Either way, she wasn’t arguing. It had been so long since someone had kissed her. So long since her heart pounded, on fire with want and need.
She actually wanted something. A huge step in Gabi’s world.
Without warning, he pulled away, stepped back, ended the kiss. Party over. He peered down at her. “Well?”
She blinked, still caught in the daze of their kiss. “Well what?” she asked, her voice coming out fuzzy and dreamy.
“Did it work?”
“Did what work?”
“The hiccups.”
Oh that. She’d forgotten about them. Gabi put three fingers to the lips he’d branded so thoroughly and realized something miraculous.
Her hiccups were gone.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author LORI WILDE has sold seventy-eight works of fiction to four major New York publishing houses. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Texas Christian University and a certificate in forensic nursing from Kaplan University. She is a member of the International Association of Forensic Nurses.
Her first New York Times bestseller, the third book in her Twilight, Texas series, The First Love Cookie Club, has been optioned for a television movie. The town of Granbury, Texas, upon which her fictional town of Twilight, Texas is loosely based, honors Lori with an annual Twilight, Texas weekend each Christmas.
Please visit her on the web at www.loriwilde.com.
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ALSO BY LORI WILDE
The Stardust, Texas Series
RULES OF THE GAME • BACK IN THE GAME
The Cupid, Texas Series
LOVE WITH A PERFECT COWBOY • SOMEBODY TO LOVE
ALL OUT OF LOVE • LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
The Jubilee, Texas Series
A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS
THE COWBOY AND THE PRINCESS
THE COWBOY TAKES A BRIDE
The Twilight, Texas Series
CHRISTMAS AT TWILIGHT
THE WELCOME HOME GARDEN CLUB
THE FIRST LOVE COOKIE CLUB
THE TRUE LOVE QUILTING CLUB
THE SWEETHEARTS’ KNITTING CLUB
Available from Avon Impulse
THE VALENTINE’S DAY DISASTER
ONE TRUE LOVE, A CUPID, TEXAS NOVELLA
THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHRONICLES, Twilight Texas
novellas
Carrie; Raylene; Christine; Grace
Now available in print as
THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE COLLECTION
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EPub Edition June 2015 ISBN: 9780062311290
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