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Category: Romance/Fantasy
Description: Love can come along at the most inconvenient times... Skye Corrigan treasures family above all else. Standing by his best friend Rhia while she suffers the heartache of losing her father to cancer has strengthened their childhood bond. Lately Rhia affects him in ways she never has before. Rhiannon O'Malley shares Skye's past and hopes for a future with him, but love must come with a willing heart. Her father's terminal illness has left her in charge of the family pub. Skye has always been there for her, but when their relationship changes, will she find the courage to claim the future? Or will a thousand-year-old curse keep its grip on two hostage hearts? Steamy love scenes, adult language.
eBook Publisher: Lyrical Press, Inc., 2011 2011
eBookwise Release Date: September 2011

Available eBook Formats: OEBFF Format (IMP) [102 KB]
Words: 21527
Reading time: 61-86 min.

Skye set the tray on the bar. Flipping up the pass-through, he sidled behind Rhiannon and rested a hand on her shoulder. She jumped at the spark of electricity that zinged between them and almost dropped the mug in her hand. That's new. He let his hand slide down along her arm to her waist, breathed in her scent--always lemony--and smiled. She might have missed half the eyes in the room following the movement, but he didn't. Good. Let them see.

Leaning closer, he spoke into her ear so she'd hear him over the racket. "Miss me?" To the room of onlookers who were desperately trying to hide the fact they were watching, it would look like he kissed her ear. "I missed you."

Rhia set down the mug, turned in his arms and almost bumped into his mouth. Even with the recovery, she was very close, barely a couple of inches from him. Her chest rose and fell in sharp, fast movements under his hands as Rhia's breath quickened. The only safe place for her hands was flat on his chest. The touch of them burned through his shirt into his skin.