A Timeless Romance Anthology: Spring Vacation Collection by Annette Lyon, Sarah M. Eden, Heather B. Moore, Josi S. Kilpack, Heather Justesen, Aubrey Mace Page B
Authors: Annette Lyon, Sarah M. Eden, Heather B. Moore, Josi S. Kilpack, Heather Justesen, Aubrey Mace
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult, Contemporary Romance, Short Stories, Anthologies, Anthology, sweet romance, clean romance
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her to take it. “Have you ever walked on a beach hand-in-hand with someone who thinks you’re pretty amazing?”
“No.” Sarah slowly shook her head while taking his hand, and feeling electricity travel throughout her entire body. He pulled her toward him, and the closer she got, the more the air around them shimmered with expectation. She hadn’t felt this energy with Clint, let alone this… rightness.
“I live in Omaha,” she said, grasping the last shred of reality she could think of. She was close enough to see the tiny ring of green on the outer edge of his blue eyes, to smell the cologne he must have put on before dinner. “I live with my parents. They help me raise Rose.”
“I live in Seattle with my disabled brother and my mom, who can’t take care of him without me.”
Saying those things out loud should have felt like stop sign for both of them. Instead, she found it comfortable and familiar. “It would be complicated,” she said.
“What about our lives isn’t complicated?” Mark replied. She could feel his breath on her face as her gaze moved to watch his mouth as he spoke. “If it’s right, we could make it work.”
The calm she felt at his words was surprising. Mark knew her world, and it didn’t frighten him. Being separated by a few states felt like a paltry obstacle. “Know what else I’ve never done?”
He lifted his eyebrows.
“I’ve never been kissed on the beach in the moonlight.”
He smiled bigger, revealing a dimple on the right side of his mouth that she hadn’t noticed before. He dipped his head and she went up on her toes to meet him halfway. Their lips met beneath the Cozumel sky, melting away the challenges and complications that defined their lives and leaving in their wake, promise, hope, and possibility.
This was the kind of man she could pin her hopes and dreams on. This was the kind of beginning that could grow into something beautiful.
About Josi S. Kilpack
Josi S. Kilpack is the author of eighteen novels, which include women’s fiction, romance, mystery, and suspense. Her suspense novel Sheep’s Clothing won the Whitney Award for Best Mystery in 2009, and she was the Best in State Award recipient for Literary Arts in Fiction in Utah in 2012. Josi is one of the co-authors of The Newport Ladies Book Club series ( Daisy , 2012 and Shannon , 2013). Baked Alaska , the ninth book in Josi’s Sadie Hoffmiller culinary mystery series, has a release date of winter 2013.
Josi and her husband, Lee, are the parents of four children and live in Northern Utah. In addition to writing, Josi loves to read, bake, and travel. She’s completed six half marathons to date, but may never run another one, because right now she hates running.
Author website: www.josiskilpack.com
Blog: www.josikilpack.blogspot.com
Twitter: @JosiSKilpack
Facebook: Author Josi S. Kilpack
Other Works by Josi S. Kilpack
The Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Sadie+Hoffmiller&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3ASadie+Hoffmiller
Daisy (The Newport Ladies Book Club series)
http://www.amazon.com/Newport-Ladies-Book-Club-ebook/dp/B007VP01WE/
Her Good Name
http://www.amazon.com/Her-Good-Name-ebook/dp/B00462RVIM/
Unsung Lullaby
http://www.amazon.com/Unsung-Lullaby-ebook/dp/B00472N4IM/
Sheep’s Clothing
http://www.amazon.com/Sheeps-Clothing-Josi-Kilpack/dp/1590387465/
Chasing Tess
By Annette Lyon
Chapter One
Tess spritzed the curls cascading from her up-do one last time then checked her bun using the mirror in her compact. Almost there. She bit her lower lip as she turned to face her image in the full-length mirror. Yes, she decided, smiling with pleasure. The coral pink chiffon was the right choice for tonight. Feminine and light, perfect for a warm spring evening.
One last thing, and her ensemble would be complete. She took the jeweler’s case from the dresser top and opened
“No.” Sarah slowly shook her head while taking his hand, and feeling electricity travel throughout her entire body. He pulled her toward him, and the closer she got, the more the air around them shimmered with expectation. She hadn’t felt this energy with Clint, let alone this… rightness.
“I live in Omaha,” she said, grasping the last shred of reality she could think of. She was close enough to see the tiny ring of green on the outer edge of his blue eyes, to smell the cologne he must have put on before dinner. “I live with my parents. They help me raise Rose.”
“I live in Seattle with my disabled brother and my mom, who can’t take care of him without me.”
Saying those things out loud should have felt like stop sign for both of them. Instead, she found it comfortable and familiar. “It would be complicated,” she said.
“What about our lives isn’t complicated?” Mark replied. She could feel his breath on her face as her gaze moved to watch his mouth as he spoke. “If it’s right, we could make it work.”
The calm she felt at his words was surprising. Mark knew her world, and it didn’t frighten him. Being separated by a few states felt like a paltry obstacle. “Know what else I’ve never done?”
He lifted his eyebrows.
“I’ve never been kissed on the beach in the moonlight.”
He smiled bigger, revealing a dimple on the right side of his mouth that she hadn’t noticed before. He dipped his head and she went up on her toes to meet him halfway. Their lips met beneath the Cozumel sky, melting away the challenges and complications that defined their lives and leaving in their wake, promise, hope, and possibility.
This was the kind of man she could pin her hopes and dreams on. This was the kind of beginning that could grow into something beautiful.
About Josi S. Kilpack
Josi S. Kilpack is the author of eighteen novels, which include women’s fiction, romance, mystery, and suspense. Her suspense novel Sheep’s Clothing won the Whitney Award for Best Mystery in 2009, and she was the Best in State Award recipient for Literary Arts in Fiction in Utah in 2012. Josi is one of the co-authors of The Newport Ladies Book Club series ( Daisy , 2012 and Shannon , 2013). Baked Alaska , the ninth book in Josi’s Sadie Hoffmiller culinary mystery series, has a release date of winter 2013.
Josi and her husband, Lee, are the parents of four children and live in Northern Utah. In addition to writing, Josi loves to read, bake, and travel. She’s completed six half marathons to date, but may never run another one, because right now she hates running.
Author website: www.josiskilpack.com
Blog: www.josikilpack.blogspot.com
Twitter: @JosiSKilpack
Facebook: Author Josi S. Kilpack
Other Works by Josi S. Kilpack
The Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Sadie+Hoffmiller&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3ASadie+Hoffmiller
Daisy (The Newport Ladies Book Club series)
http://www.amazon.com/Newport-Ladies-Book-Club-ebook/dp/B007VP01WE/
Her Good Name
http://www.amazon.com/Her-Good-Name-ebook/dp/B00462RVIM/
Unsung Lullaby
http://www.amazon.com/Unsung-Lullaby-ebook/dp/B00472N4IM/
Sheep’s Clothing
http://www.amazon.com/Sheeps-Clothing-Josi-Kilpack/dp/1590387465/
Chasing Tess
By Annette Lyon
Chapter One
Tess spritzed the curls cascading from her up-do one last time then checked her bun using the mirror in her compact. Almost there. She bit her lower lip as she turned to face her image in the full-length mirror. Yes, she decided, smiling with pleasure. The coral pink chiffon was the right choice for tonight. Feminine and light, perfect for a warm spring evening.
One last thing, and her ensemble would be complete. She took the jeweler’s case from the dresser top and opened
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