Publisher: Montlake Publishing
Date of publication: December 2017
Love only
works when your heart is in the right place. Hers could be right next door…
Single mom
Bridgette Dalton doesn’t have time to stop and smell the roses—not even in her
own flower shop. But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t noticed Bodhi Booker. Her
ruggedly handsome next-door neighbor would be the perfect candidate for a
no-strings fling. Having loved and lost, Bridgette’s not ready to hand over her
heart…but she could use a distraction.
Bodhi has one
rule: never leave anyone behind. As a special operative, he knows that each new
mission is more dangerous than the last. He’s never made a promise of forever
to a woman, not even to the beautiful widow who has him tied in knots. And if
there were anyone who could tempt him into putting down roots, it would be
Bridgette and her adorable son.
But as his
next deployment nears, they make a startling discovery. Their passion, meant
only for the here and now, might already be blossoming into something more…
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Enjoy this excerpt!
He jogged down the sidewalk toward the lake. Having grown up in the
city, waking to glorious views of the mountains and Sugar Lake was a welcome
change. He turned onto Main Street, running parallel to the lake and
fairgrounds. A banner announcing the upcoming Peach Festival was strung over
the road. The bakery came into view, and he wondered if Bridgette was working.
Shirtless and sweaty was probably not their preferred state of dress, so he
peered through the window.
“Checking out my sister?”
Bodhi snapped to attention at the sound of Bridgette’s voice, and holy hell was she
beautiful in an off-the-shoulder white blouse and jeans that fit like a second
skin. She was holding a potted plant and looking at him like he was a Peeping
Tom, which bugged the hell out of him.
“I wasn’t checking out your . . . Wait. Your sister? You both work at the
bakery?”
Her lips curved up in a smirky smile. “Let’s circle back to you peering
through the window at Willow. I’m pretty sure your overnight guest wouldn’t
like knowing her man was checking out the hot blonde in the bakery.”
“Christ,” he uttered and wiped the sweat from his brow. Maybe it was safer
if she thought he was a pig who had slept with Shira and then checked out her
sister. But she was pushing all his buttons, and he couldn’t resist pushing
hers right back. He closed the distance between them, taking immense pleasure
in the morphing of her smirk into a much hungrier expression.
She tightened her grip on the planter, her eyes drifting down his bare
torso.
Oh yeah, this was torture all right.
She squared her shoulders, and her gaze darted up to his, as if she’d
caught herself staring.
“Let’s start over.” The dead-calm tone he used when commanding his team
came out of habit. “Hello, Bridgette. Do you and . . . Willow . . . both
work at the bakery?”
“Hello, Bodhi,” she said with an impressive amount of snark. She lifted
her chin, glowering at him. “Willow owns the bakery, and I own the flower shop.
But you’re out of luck. She’s engaged.”
He clenched his jaw, lifted the planter from her hands, and set it on
the ground, allowing him to step closer and invade her personal space. This
pretty little filly was going to learn not to doubt his word. “I said I wasn’t
checking her out, and I only say
what I mean.”
“Then that makes two of us,” she said sharply.
He felt a smile tugging at his lips. “Is that so?”
She crossed her arms, tipping her chin higher. She was a sexy little
thing, a solid nine or ten inches shorter than he was, with confidence he
admired. Confidence that turned him on. He had the urge to lift her up until
they were eye to eye and take the kiss he’d been dreaming about. And then some . . .
“Always,” she said without as much as a single blink.
“I’ll remember that next time I’m in my towel and you ask if I want to
eat—”
“Oh God! No!” She whipped her head from side to side, as if she were
afraid someone might have heard him.
He chuckled and leaned in closer, inhaling the enticing scent of
sinfully sexy Bridgette caught off guard, and said, “Now I know where to find
you.”
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