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Authors: Mary Hughes
Mind Mates (Pull of the Moon Book 2) (34 page)
© 2016 Remi Bond
Will she dare to take a leap this bold?
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR …
she's not daring enough for him
Annaliese loves Ransom but has given up on winning his heart. It hurts too much to watch him with other women, so she’s leaving town. In farewell, she throws him a Leap Year birthday party—with a surprise. She may not get his heart a-pumping, but the beautiful exotic dancer popping out of the cake will.
THE RICH PLAYBOY …
he's too much of a risk-taker for her
Ransom’s heart belongs to Annaliese, but he’s convinced he’d make her miserable, since he craves the adrenaline rush of extreme sports and kinky sex. He can only hope his passion for her matures before another man sweeps her away … and then the giant cake is wheeled in.
THE WOUNDED WARRIOR …
she's just what he's looking for
Jack is home from duty as a Navy SEAL and on the hunt for a sweet woman to settle down with. When a relative maneuvers him into a pirate costume to swing his sword for some rich chick's birthday party, he goes along as a favor. Then he spies sweet Annaliese watching his moves and knows she's the one.
A LEAP YEAR LOVE TRIANGLE … can they make it last?
When Jack sees the way Annaliese looks at Ransom, he’s ready to back away … until Ransom invites him to a private after-party for three. Can Annaliese overcome her shyness to share passion with not one, but two hot men?
Warning: This story contains hot ménage and demonstrations of affection between two alpha heroes and one heroine.
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Surprise for Three:
Despite scurrying around with last-minute adjustments, Annaliese heard the instant the cake came squeak-squeaking in. Relief flooded her, snapping almost immediately to panic. She’d wanted to see Ransom’s face as the cake entered, to judge his reaction. She spun toward the door and immediately saw him.
Interest lit his eyes.
Yes. She gave a mental fist-pump of triumph. She’d done it. She’d finally excited her adrenaline junkie.
She only hoped the woman inside the cake would measure up to Ransom’s standards. He dated supermodels and daughters of the rich and pampered. Only the best would do for him. Wondering if she could judge the woman inside the cake by the person outside, she checked the figure pushing the cart.
Her chest froze. A grandmotherly woman trundled the cake into place before the DJ’s stage.
Had Sweet Treats gotten the order wrong? Was this simply a regular cake, and Annaliese was going out with a whimper instead of a bang? Her hopes belly flopped, splat, into her stomach.
When the white-haired woman signaled the DJ to aim a spotlight at the tiered cake, Annaliese’s hopes plummeted. The confection was covered in red roses and sugar hearts. Pretty, not sexy.
Her eyes stung with tears. Not a bang, not a whimper, but an
awww. Oh Ransom, I tried.
Then the older woman heaved off the top three layers of the cake—the real birthday cake for eating later—and set it on a nearby table. It left the covered cart plus a cardboard cake base, the two together just high enough for a person to crouch inside.
Annaliese’s hopes returned with a rushed inhale. Was there at least a sexy exotic dancer inside?
Especially, was she sexy enough to wow Ransom?
The grandmotherly woman mounted the platform and took over the mic.
“Ladies and gentlemen.” Her alto rang like a showmaster’s. “Please sing a rousing ‘Happy Birthday’ to—” she checked the slip of paper Annaliese had given the DJ, and her eyes opened in shock, but she was already shouting, “—Ransom!”
The DJ dropped the needle on the traditional song. Party goers happy on champagne sang an enthusiastic, if not quite tuneful, rendition of the words. This could still go well. If the dancer inside the cake was gorgeous, everything Annaliese hoped for…
The fake tiers and cart burst in half. A tanned body stepped from inside.
“Surprise!”
The body was big, hard and muscled. Gorgeous, yes. That body could fell a horse.
Annaliese stared, not in surprise, but shock.
The stripper was a man.
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Who am I? A lover of stories that crackle with action and emotion. A mother, a flutist, a binge-TV-watcher of NCIS, Sherlock, and Agents of SHIELD. I write steamy, wickedly funny romance including the Pull of the Moon series of witch/shifter love and the Biting Love series of small-town vampires. My martial arts background means the action is real.
Most of all, I'm a believer in grand passion.
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Bite My Fire—Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Biting Nixie—Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
The Bite of Silence—Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Biting Me Softly—Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Biting Oz—Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Beauty Bites—Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Downbeat—Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Assassins Bite—Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Passion Bites—Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Biting Holiday Honeymoons
Oz Bites
Murder at Chipmunk Lake
Biting Serendipity: April Fools For Love
Masked Attraction (Prequel)
Heart Mates—Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
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Edie and the CEO—Crimson Romance
Twice Shy (A Romantic Comedy)
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