Snowbound Sweetheart. Judy Christenberry

to discover price-gouging. It happened all the time. In fact, he figured the man had a hard time making a living wage most days.

      He waited for the man to run his credit card, thinking about the reaction he was bound to receive when he announced to Lindsay Crawford that they were going to share a motel room.

      The man handed over an old-fashioned key. None of those fancy plastic cards that the hotels used these days. Gil almost smiled as he pocketed the key. Just as he put his hand on the door to venture out into the storm, he looked over his shoulder. “This room does have two beds, doesn’t it?”

      The man stared at him, and Gil got a sinking feeling in his stomach.