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Finding her fiancé cheating with her best friend was bad
enough, but when Michelle heads up the Rocky Mountains for a little R & R,
it goes from bad to worse when her car breaks down during a major snowstorm.
Mountain Hero:
Along a deserted stretch of highway, Jason rescues a
beautiful woman who’s being accosted by two men. But can he keep her safe when
they’re left stranded during a harsh winter storm?
Love Blossoms:
Sometimes, one finds their Soul Mate in the most unexpected
places.
Excerpt:
Michelle groaned as she unwound her
arms from her knees, pain slicing through her frozen limbs. She pushed off the
ground, and stood, but the wind knocked her backward and she braced herself
against the tree behind her. Taking a moment to collect her strength, she
turned and ran on unsteady legs deeper into the woods. She’d rather take her
chances with the storm, than risk being taken by those men.
Her inadequate clothing did nothing
to keep the icy cold from cutting through her body. Her wet hair was stiff, the
strands coated with ice chunks when she brushed them off her face. The wind
stabbed her like a thousand little stinging cuts. Her tennis shoes were
worthless as snow gear, her feet frozen, and socks soaked clear through. If she
didn’t find shelter soon, she would die for sure.
A pained cry tore from her when she
suddenly sank to her knees in ice-cold water, then tripped and pitched forward.
Not having seen the little creek in front of her, she managed to throw her arms
out and catch herself from going completely under, but most of her body was
immersed as it sank through a thin layer of ice. Stumbling to her feet, she
turned around and made her way onto solid ground, before collapsing in a heap.
She lay stunned for a long moment,
her body racked by shivers that tightened her belly. Tiny pinpricks of pain
covered every inch of her. She knew she had to keep moving. But her mind
couldn’t convince her body to get up and continue. Rolling into a ball, she
closed her eyes. She’d rest for a just a moment . . .
Then someone wrapped an arm around
her waist and jerked her to her feet. She opened her eyes and struggled weakly
as she was lifted into a pair of strong arms, resting against a solid, broad
chest. She lifted heavy lids and dimly recognized her rescuer. The sense of
relief that swept through her body stole her last bit of remaining strength.
“Ssh, it’s okay. I’m not going to
hurt you.” His deep, low voice promised safety. Then he was running, and she
was too exhausted to do anything but lay her head on his shoulder as tremors
shook her in painful waves.
Everything blurred together after
that. He carried her out of the trees and across the road, toward the foot of
the mountain that ran alongside it.
“W-where a-are we g-going?” she
managed, her teeth chattering. The storm was picking up, fast and furiously,
the swirling snow a blinding force.
“I’m going to find us shelter.” His
arms tightened around her as he ran along the side of the cliff wall.
“Oh.” Michelle closed her eyes. She
was so tired. Her shivering slowed and warmth crept in to take its place. She
snuggled closer, burying her face into the curve of his neck with a tiny sigh.
He swore softly, before giving her
a gentle shake. “Stay awake,” he demanded.
The urgent tone of his voice broke
through to her fuzzy mind and she tilted her head to peer up at him.
Recognizing the fact that she’d probably be dead right now if he hadn’t come
back for her, she smiled, blinking against the snowflakes getting in her eyes.
“You’re my hero.”
Like a good, stiff drink, the
deep-timbre of his voice filled her center with a tingling warmth.
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Stumbling across a murder and getting chased off a
cliff makes for one heck of a bad day. But when a
handsome blue-eyed hero comes
to Darcy's rescue,
things begin to look up.
The last thing Randy expected when he made the
hike
up the bluff was to rescue a beautiful woman
hanging off a cliff ledge. He soon
learns that he's
her only protection against powerful forces that
want her
silenced.
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