Sparks fly when a headstrong wrangler and an alpha park ranger are thrown together while he searches for evidence to stop the poacher killing animals in RMNP. When the monster turns his sights on Brittany, Joel discovers he’ll do whatever it takes to protect her—even give his own life.
Trust makes all the difference when love and danger collide.
Something shifted in his eyes. Light seemed to collect in the gold flecks around his irises. They softened—no, heated.
He took a step closer. “You really want to know why we can’t be friends, Brittany?”
She wanted to say no, but her voice wouldn’t work. Wanted to back up, but her feet wouldn’t move. His voice had lowered to a sensual, mesmerizing pitch that held her rooted to the spot while he closed the remaining distance between them.
“You are frustrating as all hell and drive me nuts.”
Nothing like the truth to break the spell. Now she could move. Except when she took a step backward, the hitching rail brought her up short. Next thing she knew, Joel had braced a hand on either side of her, caging her in the circle of his arms.
“You don’t like me. Fine, I get it.”
“Do you?” he asked softly. “Really?”
She thought she did—until he leaned in as if he was going to kiss her.
“Yes,” she said quickly, wishing her voice hadn’t come out so breathless. As if she wanted his mouth on hers. She raised her hands between them, but hesitated to press her palms against the soft cotton covering his muscled chest. “The feeling’s mutual, by the way. And I don’t want to be friends anymore, anyway.”
The barest hint of a smile curved his lips. “Good.”
Then he brought his hands to her face, threaded his fingers in her hair, and tilted her head for a full-on, passion-infused kiss that scrambled her brain and left her aching for all of him. Confusion was incinerated by desire and any thought of resisting went up in smoke.
He took a step closer. “You really want to know why we can’t be friends, Brittany?”
She wanted to say no, but her voice wouldn’t work. Wanted to back up, but her feet wouldn’t move. His voice had lowered to a sensual, mesmerizing pitch that held her rooted to the spot while he closed the remaining distance between them.
“You are frustrating as all hell and drive me nuts.”
Nothing like the truth to break the spell. Now she could move. Except when she took a step backward, the hitching rail brought her up short. Next thing she knew, Joel had braced a hand on either side of her, caging her in the circle of his arms.
“You don’t like me. Fine, I get it.”
“Do you?” he asked softly. “Really?”
She thought she did—until he leaned in as if he was going to kiss her.
“Yes,” she said quickly, wishing her voice hadn’t come out so breathless. As if she wanted his mouth on hers. She raised her hands between them, but hesitated to press her palms against the soft cotton covering his muscled chest. “The feeling’s mutual, by the way. And I don’t want to be friends anymore, anyway.”
The barest hint of a smile curved his lips. “Good.”
Then he brought his hands to her face, threaded his fingers in her hair, and tilted her head for a full-on, passion-infused kiss that scrambled her brain and left her aching for all of him. Confusion was incinerated by desire and any thought of resisting went up in smoke.
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Stacey Joy Netzel is an avid reader and loves all movies with a happily ever after. She lives in Wisconsin with her family, a couple horses and some barn cats. In her limited free time she enjoys gardening, canning, and visiting her parents in Northeastern Wisconsin (Up North), at the family cabin on the lake.
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ReplyDeleteI'd love to know...which do you like more: strangers meet and fall in love, or friends-to-lovers?
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DeleteAlthough, I think I prefer strangers, because I love that "spark" that they both get when they meet or touch for the first time, when they just KNOW they are meant to be together, and then take that leap of faith TO be together.
I love that! I tend to prefer more of the strangers, too, Lauren. Or they have a past, and the spark is still there years later and they have to get over what broke them up the first time. Got one coming up like that but gotta figure out what broke them up, first.
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Deletethe book sounds really good thanks so much i cant wait to read this one
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