HOLIDAY WISHES
a Heartbreaker Bay novella
JILL SHALVIS
About the Book:
It’s Christmastime again in Heartbreaker Bay!
When Sean O’Riley shows up at the Hartford Bed & Breakfast for his older brother’s bachelor weekend, he’s just hoping to make it through the weekend. What he’s not expecting is to come face to face with the woman he lost his virginity to a decade ago—a woman he’s never really forgotten.
The last time Lotti Hartford saw Sean, she told him she loved him while he said nothing. Now, ten years later, she’s just looking for a good time. For once, she wants to be the wild and free one, and Sean – the good time guy – is the perfect candidate.
But as the weekend continues, Sean realizes that after a lifetime of being the hook-up king, he’s ready to find happily-ever-after, and he wants it with Lotti. But will she open her heart to him again? As Christmas sweeps through the little B&B, he can only hope love and magic are in the air.
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Excerpt:
At the empathetic tone in Sean’s voice, Lotti’s heart and
stomach and head all clenched in unison. “What do you mean you can’t give me
what I want?” she asked. “All you have to do is walk away.”
“Tried that already,” he said. “And it was the biggest
mistake of my life.” He brought her hand up to his mouth and met her gaze over
their entwined hands.
He was looking at her like . . . well, she
wasn’t sure what was going on in his head, but her
thoughts were racing along with her pulse.
“You’re incredible, Lotti. I hope you know that.” Very
slowly, clearly giving her time to object, he pulled her into him.
Her breath caught at the connection and his eyes heated in
response as he slid a hand up her spine and then back down again, pressing her
in tight to him from chest to thighs and everywhere in between. His nose was
cold at the crook of her neck, but his breath was warm against her skin. She
felt his lips press against the sensitive spot just behind her ear and she
shivered. “You’re trembling,” he said, his voice low. “Are you cold?”
“No,” she whispered. Try the opposite of cold . . .
“Nervous?”
“No.” Not even close. The way his mouth moved across her skin
was making her warm all over. Not that she could articulate that with his body
pressed to hers and his fingers dancing over her skin. She was literally
quivering as the memories of what it felt like to be touched by him washed over
her, as if no time at all had gone by.
Yes, she’d let him think that their time together had
sucked for her. But it hadn’t. Not even close. That long-ago night he’d evoked
feelings and a hunger in her that she’d never forgotten. “I’ve just had a long
day,” she said.
“I know. I’m going to make it better.” He pressed a kiss
at the juncture of her jaw and ear before he made his way to her lips for a
slow, hot kiss, his mouth both familiar and yet somehow brand-new. She was so
far gone that when he pulled back she protested with a moan, but he held her
tight, staring down at her with heated eyes. “Just checking,” he murmured.
“Checking what?”
“That you want this as badly as I do.”
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ABOUT JILL SHALVIS:
New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s bestselling, award-winning books wherever romances are sold and visit her website, www.jillshalvis.com, for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.
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