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  “Nothing. Consider them a gift.” She licked dry lips, unsure of what to do next. Of how to handle this inexplicable, intense attraction to a stranger. He was so alive and certain. So completely out of her league.

  “That’s real nice of you.” He moved swiftly, leaning into her before she could so much as blink. His heavy weight pinned her against the table as his hand came up and cupped the side of her jaw. “May I?”

  God. She’d let him do anything he wanted.

  “May you what?”

  “Touch you,” he said hoarsely.

  He didn’t kiss her, not quite. His face pressed against the skin of her throat, her head falling back in a strangely vulnerable gesture. He inhaled roughly, his breath a hot brand on her ear, his mouth moving over her jaw to the corner of her mouth. To her eternal embarrassment, she moaned. She wanted more. More Rafer, more touches.

  He stepped away, the flowers cradled gently in one massive arm.

  “Tomorrow night, you stay home, stay inside your nannan’s place. You’ll be fine. Or…” his voice dropped lower, a heated drawl, “…you come on out and see us. But we’ll be hunting.”

  He turned and headed down her dock, back out into the bayou, but he’d be back. She knew it.

  About the Author

  After ten year of graduate school and too many degrees, Anne Marsh escaped to become a technical writer. When not planted firmly in front of the laptop translating Engineering into English, Anne enjoys gardening, running (even if it’s just to the corner store for snacks), and reading books curled up with her kids. She lives in Northern California with her husband, two kids, and an enormous quantity of cats. You can visit her online at www.anne-marsh.com.

  Book List

  Look for these titles by Anne Marsh

  The Fallen

  BOND WITH ME

  HIS DARK BOND

  SAVAGE BOND

  Hunter’s Mate

  THE HUNT

  Blue Moon Brides

  TEMPTED BY THE PACK

  PLEASURED BY THE PACK

  Smoke Jumpers

  BURNING UP

  SLOW BURN

  Dawson Brothers

  ONE HOT COWBOY

  Table of Contents

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Book List