“You’re my best friend’s little sister.” He opened his eyes, his sooty lashes framing his indecently beautiful eyes.
“That doesn’t explain your unusual feelings.”
“Maybe my actions will.” He pressed a kiss to each of her cheeks, then drew her swiftly to her feet and holding her hand, tugged her through the copse of trees. They crunched leaves and twigs beneath their feet then abruptly he pinned her against the wide trunk of a tree quite some distance from the others, his head dipping toward hers. “I need to kiss you.”
“You do?”
“Yes.” Without hesitation, he covered her mouth with his, and in what was certainly a defining moment, Winterly kissed her, slowly and surely.
Her heart almost catapulted from her chest and her legs certainly wobbled. She speared her fingers deep into his hair and returned his kiss with all the longing she’d always held within her heart for him. This was the man who had rescued her from a band of brigands and who had saved her and her kitten from high within the branches of a tree. As he deepened their kiss, she couldn’t halt the sensuous tremor which skittered delightfully down her spine, an intriguing sensation she’d never experienced when kissing a man before. It caused a flutter to take flight low in her belly, one which pulsed through with a vivid heat that curled her toes. Nothing had ever felt so wondrously perfect, and when he slipped his tongue between her lips, even more heat flared through her, making her moan with need. Oh goodness. This was all too much, all too soon. She couldn’t allow him to send her remaining good senses from her mind. She was set to wed another man, and unfortunately, not this one.
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Joanne Wadsworth
Joanne Wadsworth is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author who adores getting lost in the world of romance, no matter what era in time that might be. Hot alpha Highlanders hound her, demanding their stories are told and she’s devoted to ensuring they meet their match, whether that be with a feisty lass from the present or far in the past.
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First electronic publication: May 2018
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