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All Hope Cooper needed this year was to have the kind of Christmas her family always cherished. But with her parents gone and her only brother having to work, it doesn't look like it's going to work out for her. There's nothing she can do about her parents, but she most certainly can voice her annoyance at her brother's boss for making him work out of town all through the holidays.
Beckett James hates the holidays and everything that goes with them. They were important at one time, but now the only thing that mattered was his company and its continued growth and anyone who worked for him better feel the same way. If not, they could find employment elsewhere and good riddance. With a major expansion deal on the line, Beckett needs to focus. What he doesn't need is Hope to come barging into his mountain retreat demanding that her brother come home immediately due to an emergency.
Suddenly it's two alone in a snowstorm. Two alone for Christmas. And two alone to fight an attraction that had been there all along. Hope soon begins to realize she may have misjudged Beckett while he comes to see that there really is something special and magical about Christmas. But once they leave their private winter wonderland and return to their normal lives, will the magic still be there?
A modern-day Beauty and the Beast style Christmas.
Excerpt:
He
stood there in front of her, looking all kinds of handsome. His dark
hair slightly mussed, a gray wool scarf around his neck and a black
wool jacket covering his muscular build. It wasn’t fair that he
could look so good all the damn time – so calm and completely in
control – when her life was spinning in the complete opposite
direction.
“I…I
really need to go,” she said finally and then forced herself to
look up and meet his eyes. Damn. They were so dark, so intense and
it would be so easy to just look into them forever. A sigh escaped
before she could stop it. “Merry Christmas, Beckett,” she said
with a bit of a forced smile.
“You
too, Hope.”
“And
I guess a Happy New Year, too,” she added and turned to climb into
her car when his hand on her arm stopped her again. It was on the
tip of her tongue to ask what he wanted, but suddenly his lips were
on hers and Hope had to remember how to breathe.
His
lips were gentle at first but once she seemed to overcome her shock
and relax, Beckett’s hands came up and cupped her face, caressed
her cheeks. Hope sighed as her own hands crept up and clutched the
front of his coat. It was so unexpected, such a complete surprise to
her that Hope needed to keep herself anchored to something or her
knees would surely give out and she’d be in a puddle on the ground.
After
Beckett seemed satisfied with introducing himself to her through his
kiss, he deepened it. His hand traveled up and into the riotous
curls on her head as he moved closer to her. The feel of his lean
body pressed up against hers sent Hope’s own body into overdrive.
Over and over he slanted his lips over hers, his tongue teased hers,
his breath mingled with hers. It was glorious and all-consuming and
yet all she could do was purr against him.
Long
moments later when Beckett finally lifted his head from hers, he
stared down into her face. “Happy New Year, Hope,” he said, his
voice slightly rough and gravelly. His hand trailed down her cheek
to her chin before he let her go and stepped back.
And
walked away.
Thanks for sharing!!
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