Burning Love by Cassandra Carr
Blurb: Jude Fisher thinks his life is over. He’s been injured on the job as a firefighter and not recovering as well as he’d like. His friend cajoles him into doing a calendar shoot for a friend and Jude actually enjoys himself, even more so after literally running into a beautiful woman on his way out. Michaela owns a restaurant and works long hours to make it successful. The attraction between Jude and Michaela is instant, but their schedules are hell and they struggle to find time to connect. Then business at the restaurant skyrockets and Jude faces an uncertain future. As they battle for their livelihoods, both wonder if they’ll ever be free to pursue a real relationship or if they should just cut their losses.
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Excerpt:
They walked to his truck and
shared an easy silence on the way home. Michaela couldn’t remember a time she’d
been more at ease with someone she didn’t know well.
At her door, he pulled her to him.
“Thanks for coming out with me. This was the most fun I’ve had in weeks. I’ll
call you, and we’ll do it again soon.”
“I had a great time, too.”
“I’m glad.”
Jude lowered his head and kissed
her, capturing her chin in his large palm and turning her mouth to more fully
meet his. His other arm remained around her waist, tightening and bringing
their bodies fully flush from chest to hip. He ran his tongue along her lips,
and she opened to him with a moan. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she knew
they were taking things really fast, but try as she might, she couldn’t think
of a good reason to slow down. Their tongues tangled in an intimate dance
before he retreated to his own mouth and she chased him, moaning again when he
briefly sucked on her tongue.
His hand moved lower on her back,
cupping her ample ass and pushing his groin into hers, making his erection
obvious. They battled for control of the kiss, but Jude eventually won out,
pushing the hand that had cupped her chin around to the back of her head to
tilt her to his liking. Finally they broke apart, both breathing hard.
Jude gasped for air. “Holy hell.”
“Uh-huh.”
“We need to stop, or I’m gonna
start begging to take you right here.”
“Okay.” At Jude’s expression of
surprise, she realized what she’d said and had to resist the urge to roll her
eyes at herself. “I meant, yes, we should stop.” Very witty commentary. “So
you’re going to call me?”
Jude held up the phone containing
her number. “Count on it.” He waited for her to open her door before backing
away.
“See you soon, I hope.”
Famous last words.
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