Two lonesome hearts find love at Christmas...
Hannah Tate is raising her children alone after her
husband's death. Keeping her homestead running isn't easy but when chores get
done that she didn't do, she wonders who her mysterious helper is. Her daughter
insists it’s The Gingerbread Man who comes late at night. But Hannah has no
time for such nonsense. Or does she?
John Sullivan lives alone outside Harper Falls, trapping for a living. When circumstance brings him to meet the woman he’s been helping in secret, he doesn’t expect to find love once again. But he’ll risk his life more than once to finally hold her forever.
Excerpt:
Hannah turned to look at him, an
easy smile crossing her lips.
His breath held tight and without
asking, he bent. He expected her to pull away though she didn’t, and the impact
of his lips to hers was tender. He rested his fingers along the curve of her
neck, touching her hair. He eased her closer to him and her mouth parted,
accepting more.
He stopped the kiss and took his
hand away. “I’m sorry, I was caught up in us talking and you’re so easy to
speak with and…I…” He hadn’t any words, nothing save the apology and what had
he done? She’d taken the kiss, but maybe he should have waited.
“Please, don’t apologize…Sully.” The silence accompanied
them longer than a breath of moments. “I’m not sorry in the least.” She leaned
against his knee with a giggle.
“My kissing you is humorous?” he
asked, holding his own smile with his question.
“No, our kiss was very nice…” She
lifted her brows and the silence encompassed them once more, but this time the
profound comfort of loving again settled inside him.
Sounds wonderful! The excerpt was very sweet.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great story! Best with it!
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