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Authors: Lorhainne Eckhart
Tags: #New Adult & College, #Contemporary Romance, #western romance
How had he known? She swallowed, because that was exactly what she’d done. She gripped his T-shirt closer, feeling her bare nipples brush the inside of the sweatshirt. Even though she was wearing shorts, as well, she felt absolutely naked in front of him. And, right now, she didn’t want to be anywhere else.
He was so close to her, and he made no attempt to move back or away. Seemed to her he really enjoyed invading her space. There was something about the way a man smelled when she was attracted to him that was better than hot fudge—and she loved fudge, anything chocolate, deep and sweet and rich. He raised an eyebrow when she didn’t answer.
“Okay, so I’m not the neatest,” she said. “Can I just say, in my defense, I was on my way to take a shower?”
The way his gaze drifted down over the bulky sweatshirt she was wearing to her bare legs and then lower, taking in all of her, was the most intimate gesture she’d ever experienced. She had to squeeze her legs together. Good God, what would it be like to have this man fuck her? She had no doubt he’d know how to do it right—and no doubt she’d think she’d died and gone to heaven. He gazed at her lower lip as she slipped her tongue out and over it. She wanted him to lean in and taste her, kiss her hard and fast and deep as he did.
Then he had her pressed against the wall, her arms above her head, and he held them with one hand in a grip she knew she couldn’t get away from, not that she wanted to move one inch from this man. No, she wanted him closer, feeling every hard inch of him pressed into her. She heard a sound and realized it was her. She’d whimpered.
“You want me hard and fast or tender and easy? Come on, Kate. Tell me what you want,” he said. He slipped his leg in between hers, and he was thick and long, pressing into her. His breath was warm as he stared so close, his eyelids heavy, eyes filled with desire. Yeah, he wanted her too.
About the Author
New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart's books have been described as Longmire meets old-school Dallas, and she recently received the 2013 Readers' Favorite Award for Romantic Suspense for her title Lost and Found. With over thirty five titles under her belt, her big family romance series have become a fan favorite. She is frequently a Top 100 bestselling author in multiple genres, such as romance, western, military and mystery/suspense. She has written multiple series, including The Outsider, Walk the Right Road, The Wilde Brothers, Saved, The Friessens, and her two newest additions, Married in Montana, and her high-stakes suspense and sizzling, red-hot romance series, Kate and Walker, Deadly, Dangerous and Desired.
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The following Lorhainne Eckhart titles are available in electronic format. Please scroll down for the links or visit her website at
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The Outsider Series
The Forgotten Child
(Brad and Emily)
A Baby and a Wedding
(An Outsider Series Short)
Fallen Hero
(Andy, Jed, and Diana)
The Search
(An Outsider Series Short)
The Awakening
(Andy and Laura)
Secrets
(Jed and Diana)
Runaway
(Andy and Laura)
Overdue
(An Outsider Series Short)
The Unexpected Storm
(Neil and Candy)
The Wedding
(Neil and Candy)
Or grab all the books in this sizzling romance series in one boxed set collection,
The Outsider Series: The Complete Omnibus Collection
.
The Friessens: A New Beginning
The Price to Love
(Neil and Candy)
A Different Kind of Love
(Brad and Emily)
A Vow of Love
, A Friessen Christmas
Or grab all the books in this romantic family saga in one boxed set collection,
The Friessens A New Beginning: The Collection
The Friessens
The Reunion
The Wilde Brothers
The Honeymoon, A Wilde Brothers Short
Friendly Fire
(Logan and Julia)
Not Quite Married
, A Wilde Brothers Short
A Matter of Trust
(Ben and Carrie)
The Reckoning
, A Wilde Brothers Christmas
Traded
(Jake)
Unforgiven
(Samuel)
Married in Montana
His Promise
Kate and Walker: Deadly, Dangerous and Desired Series
Walk the Right Road Series
Or grab all the books in the
Walk the Right Road
series in one boxed set collection,
Walk the Right Road: The Complete Collection
.
The Saved Series
Captured
Or grab
The Saved Series: The Complete Collection
, with all the books in this military thriller.
New in 2015
He Came Back – October 27, 2015
Loving Christine - November 24, 2015
Boxed Sets & Collections
Finding Love ~ The Outsider Series Volume 1
Finding Love ~ The Outsider Series Volume 2
The Outsider Series: The Complete Omnibus Collection
Walk the Right Road: The Complete Collection
The Friessens A New Beginning: The Collection
The Saved Series: The Complete Collection
Danger Deception Devotion: The Firsts
Young Adult Christmas
A Father’s Love
, Illustrated
Available on Audiobook
A Baby And A Wedding
Fallen Hero with bonus short story The Search
Other Works Available
The Reunion
The family you thought you knew.
A reunion you’ll never forget.
A love that lasts forever.
Welcome back to a very special Friessen reunion, in which Becky and Rodney renew their wedding vows.
This emotionally charged family saga will reunite the Friessen clan through timeless romance and a heartwarming celebration.
“I love love love these Friessen men. To have a love so deep and pure for their women is awesome. They show the true meaning of family and togetherness.” – Kindle Customer
“This is a tight knit family, along with their cousin Andy, his wife and their children. The kind of family we all wish we had.” -- Susan
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Read Excerpt:
Chapter 1
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his wasn’t home.
After a moment, when she allowed the confusion to clear, she understood this was where she lived now. It was her new home. She’d survived a stroke, but even through her days of hell, balancing on the edge of leaving this world, she’d never once considered not fighting her way back. She’d lost faith only once in her life, and never again would she believe that taking the easy way out was actually easier. Some days were harder than others, but she pushed on. She couldn’t give up.
She’d done that once. That had been a time in her life when she was young and foolish, believing everything she wanted was something she couldn’t have. She had always been looking for something better, not understanding that what she already had was all she needed. It was right in front of her, but then, at times she hadn’t been able to see it. She had been making choices in fear, acting as if she knew everything. She soon discovered, as the years went by, that she knew nothing at all.
There was a lot to be said for age and wisdom, for living through every heartbreak imaginable—many of her own making. She hoped she was a better person, all her choices having brought her to this one moment in time. She was Becky Ann Friessen, Rodney’s wife, mother to Brad, Neil, and Jed and their wives, Emily, Candy, and Diana. She was a grandmother, a friend.
A breeze picked up, whistling as it stirred the waves over the salty ocean. Becky could hear them pounding the white sandy shore. She could smell the salt in the air, and she breathed again until it settled her. She wanted to go down to the water, to walk there herself and wade into and through the waves as they slapped against her legs, soaking her linen pants. But she wasn’t there yet. Almost, she told herself. She believed it as she stared at the cane resting against the light oak nightstand beside the bed, beside the easy chair she was sitting in.
Her skin was damp even with the breeze blowing in. It was warm again, like every other day in Cancun, the home she and Rodney had retired to. She was in the perfect chair before the open window, staring out at the vibrant colors from the gardens below: the reds, greens, oranges, and pinks. Her roses, orchids, and lilies were all in full bloom, and it was in moments like this, when she caught a scent from her garden, that she would remember the young girl who fell in love, had her heart broken, and then pulled a knife across her wrists, allowing the blood to flow out of her just to make the agony stop.
She stared at the white lines now, faded from forty years ago. The memory too had faded over the years—what she had done, what her husband had done. Something happened when you stood between life and death that reminded you of everything you’d forgotten. Becky tried to forget and blank it out as she moved through life, becoming stronger, more confident, and finally feeling as if she was worthy of her husband’s love.
She took a breath to clear her head and took in the warm tones of her room, the white trim, and the floor-to-ceiling windows in the pocket doors that could transform the bedroom into a veranda on a whim. This was new, and her son Neil had taken it upon himself to change this bedroom into a paradise while Becky was recovering from her stroke in the rehab center. It was comfortable and nice—and because it was Neil’s idea, as always, it was over the top.
She took in the ivy green sectional, the ottoman, and the large flat screen mounted to the wall. She had teased Rodney that their large bed was made for a king, but to her, Rodney was a king, not just for who he was but because he had stayed with her and worked on their marriage, loving her for her.
Rodney wasn’t a saint. He was rough around the edges, and he’d made his share of mistakes, her tall, dark-haired, devastatingly handsome man. At times in his younger days, she’d teased him about what a stick in the mud he could be, so set in his ways. He was cocky, arrogant, confident, and there hadn’t been a woman around who didn’t try to get his attention. He was the son of a wealthy rancher, a senator, a rodeo star. He had been everything to her, as only a young girl with starry eyes could see him.