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Hero’s Welcome #1
Annie Rains
Released December
1, 2015
Loveswept
“Don’t miss this sparkling
debut full of heart and emotion!” raves Lori Wilde. The Hero’s Welcome military
romance series introduces a small coastal town where America’s best and
brightest risk everything for love.
In Seaside, North Carolina, there are two kinds of people: Marines, and kids of Marines. Then there’s Kat Chandler. Recently hired as the principal of Seaside Elementary, Kat makes it her mission to turn the school into a place of peace and calm. That’s not going to be easy with hard-liner parents like Micah Peterson storming in, telling her how to do her job—and then kissing her with those gorgeous lips of his and turning her brain into mush.
As a Marine Sergeant and a single dad, Micah Peterson has just two priorities: doing his job better than anyone else, and getting the absolute best for his son, Ben. But when he meets Ben’s beautiful new principal, a different yearning shifts into focus. He wants her, sure, but he’s also moved by the connection Kat forges with her students. So after learning that she refuses to date Marines, Micah sets two more objectives: convincing Kat to give him a chance . . . and then holding on to her forever.
In Seaside, North Carolina, there are two kinds of people: Marines, and kids of Marines. Then there’s Kat Chandler. Recently hired as the principal of Seaside Elementary, Kat makes it her mission to turn the school into a place of peace and calm. That’s not going to be easy with hard-liner parents like Micah Peterson storming in, telling her how to do her job—and then kissing her with those gorgeous lips of his and turning her brain into mush.
As a Marine Sergeant and a single dad, Micah Peterson has just two priorities: doing his job better than anyone else, and getting the absolute best for his son, Ben. But when he meets Ben’s beautiful new principal, a different yearning shifts into focus. He wants her, sure, but he’s also moved by the connection Kat forges with her students. So after learning that she refuses to date Marines, Micah sets two more objectives: convincing Kat to give him a chance . . . and then holding on to her forever.
“Have you thought about
that kiss?” she asked, as he leaned in close to fasten her seatbelt. She
couldn’t control what was coming out of her mouth. “Because I have. A little.”
She started laughing again. Val had warned her that she was a horrible drunk,
and evidently, it was true.
“What have you thought
about it?” he asked, his voice low and bristly. Her buckle snapped into place
with a loud click. He could step back now, but he didn’t.
And she didn’t want him
to. What was the point of being drunk if you couldn’t say and do what you wanted,
and then apologize for it in the morning? No one blamed a drunk, they blamed
the drink. “I thought that I liked it. The kiss. It was amazing.” She held her
breath as he lingered in front of her, his hand still resting on the seat’s
buckle.
“I thought the same
thing.”
“You did?” She swallowed
thickly, as her heart rode up her throat.
His brow lifted. “You
sound surprised.”
“I’m out of practice.” She
nibbled on her lower lip, drawing his gaze there. Then his gaze flicked back to
her ring. Just the thought squashed the flutterings in her chest, leaving a
deep ache that vibrated with the alcohol. “He’s been gone for two years,” she
said.
Micah’s brows pinched
together softly.
Explaining about John in
her state wasn’t a good idea, though. She might start crying, which she didn’t
do in front of others anymore, and right now all she wanted to do was forget
everything but their kiss. That she wanted to remember. “You could kiss me
again,” she said softly.
His smile deepened and,
damn, he smelled good.
Leaning in closer to her
ear, his hot breath melted her as he whispered, “Kat, you’ve had too much to
drink. I’m taking you home now.”
Before she could process
what he’d said, he stepped back and shut the Jeep’s door, the sound as
offensive as if someone had crashed cymbals in her ears. A moment later, he
reappeared on the driver’s side and cranked the engine, another sound that made
her wince.
She closed her eyes,
unsure of what to do with her drunken emotions.
“If I kiss you again, I
want to be one hundred percent sure it’s what you want. Not because my almost
ex is walking up and you want to help me out. Not because you’ve had too much
to drink and want to escape.”
She suddenly felt very
tired, as the Jeep Cherokee headed out of the parking lot. “So, you are going to
kiss me again?” she asked. Before she could hear his answer, though, her eyes
closed and the sounds of the road and his voice, and the blood thundering in
her head, blurred together. She remembered their kiss, the feel of his stubble
roughly brushing against her cheek, and the way he had smelled like pine and
fudge brownies.
No, wait. His eyes
reminded her of fudge brownies. He didn’t smell like them.
Her eyes fluttered open.
Yeah, she was definitely going to regret tonight in the morning.
Annie Rains is a USA Today
Bestselling contemporary romance author who writes small town love stories set
in fictional towns on the coast of North Carolina. Raised in one of America's
largest military communities, Annie often features heroes who fight for their
countries, while also fighting for a place to call home and a good woman to
love.
When Annie isn't writing, she's spending time with her husband and 3 children, or reading a book by one of her three favorite authors.
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