MISTLETOE COTTAGE
Author:
Debbie Mason
Series:
Harmony Harbor, #1
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Sale: October 25, 2016
Publisher:
Forever
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The first novel in a brand new series from USA
Today bestselling author Debbie Mason! The series will appeal to fans of
feel-good romances by New York Times bestselling authors Brenda Novak,
Robyn Carr, and RaeAnne Thayne.
'Tis
the season for love…
Sophie
DiRossi loved growing up in Harmony Harbor. But after fleeing in disgrace many
years ago, it is the last place she wants to be. Left homeless by a fire, she's
forced to go back to the small coastal town that harbors a million secrets,
including her own. Sophie sees this secret reflected every day in her
daughter's blue eyes—and she must keep it hidden from the only man she has ever
loved.
Sophie's
return is a shock for everyone…especially Liam Gallagher. The firefighter had
some serious feelings for Sophie-and seeing her again sparks a desire so fierce
it takes his breath away. Now Liam will do whatever it takes to show Sophie
that they deserve a second chance at love, even if everything they've concealed
threatens to keep them apart. In this special town at this special time of the
year, Sophie and Liam can only hope for a little holiday magic...
The
door to the bathroom opened. Liam lowered his razor to smile at Mia and Sophie.
Sophie slammed the door in his face. “You stay
right where you are,” she ordered him from the other side. “Mia baby, let’s go
check out your bedroom.”
He
heard the sound of their retreating footsteps and shrugged. He wasn’t sure what
the problem was. He’d just lifted the razor to his chin when the door reopened
and Sophie stepped inside, closing it behind her. Her eyes flitted over him,
then she raised her gaze to meet his, a faint blush coloring her cheeks. He
grinned at her reaction. At least he wasn’t the only one feeling the
attraction.
She
glared at him. “If you wanted to give me a welcome-to-the-apartment present,
flowers or a plant would have been a better idea than . . . than this.” Her
hand fluttered between them.
“You
think I’m your welcome-to-the-apartment present?” he said, unable to keep the
amusement from his voice.
“It’s
not funny, Liam. I have an impressionable daughter. You can’t just show up at
my apartment half naked, expecting to—”
He
put the razor down and turned to her, crossing his arms. “Think what?”
“Don’t
do that. It won’t work,” she said, her eyes landing somewhere between his chest
and the towel.
“Soph,
you’ve lost me. I don’t have a clue—”
“Please,
as if you don’t know how sexy you look right now standing there all naked and
wet with your muscles on display.”
He
looked down at himself then raised his gaze to hers while holding back a
full-out grin as it hit him what was going on. He didn’t plan to enlighten her
just yet. He was having too much fun. “You forgot my impressive abs.”
Her
eyes narrowed. “Where are your clothes? You need to get dressed and . . . What
are you doing?” she asked as he closed the distance between.
Her
palms landed on his chest when he crowded her against the door. “I just
thought, since I went to all this trouble to surprise you, you could at least
give me a kiss.”
“No,
Mia is in the next room.” She stared at his mouth. “And even if I wanted to
kiss you, you have shaving cream on your face.”
“Admit
it. You like your present. And you really, really want to kiss me.”
The
corner of her mouth lifted as her hands inched their way up his chest and
around his neck. She leaned into him. “Yes, I like my present. But I’d like it
a whole lot more if Mia wasn’t with me. And I might want to kiss you a little.”
“A
lot,” he said and cupped her face in his hands, lowering his mouth to hers. He
wanted to linger, to explore her sweet mouth with a deep, consuming kiss.
Instead, because Mia was down the hall, he went with soft and tender and long
enough that she’d feel how much he wanted her.
He
pulled back. Her face was tipped up, her eyes closed. He smiled at the shaving
cream covering the lower half of her face and slowly trailed his finger through
it to draw a foamy line of white down her neck. With her eyes still closed, she
leaned back against the door, a small hum of pleasure escaping from between her
parted lips. He ducked his head and whispered. “You like that, don’t you?”
She
opened her heavy-lidded eyes and nodded, watching him as he dipped his fingers
beneath the V of her caramel-colored sweater.
He
felt her shiver beneath his fingers and moved her hair off her shoulders with
his other hand before rubbing his cheek against hers. He’d never look at
shaving cream the same way. He wanted to cover every inch of her . . .
A
knock sounded on the door. She shoved
him away. Her eyes wide and glazed, she wiped frantically at her face. “Be
right there, baby.”
Liam
grimaced. He’d gotten so carried away he’d forgotten about Mia. “Sorry, Soph.
Give me a sec, and I’ll get some clothes on.” He turned to open the door
leading into his apartment.
“You
have got to be kidding me,” she said.
Liam
glanced over his shoulder. “Nope, your apartment shares a bathroom with mine.
Welcome to the neighborhood,” he said with a wink.
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