by: Nina Crespo
Series: Tillbridge Stables
Genre: Multicultural/Interracial Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 1, 2021
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition
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A sweet charade takes an unexpected turn!
Dearly beloved, we are (not) gathered together…Maid of honor Zurie Tillbridge has been working secretly with best man Mace Calderone to plan her cousin Tristan’s wedding to a well-known actress. To keep their wedding plans from leaking to the press, Zurie and Mace must pretend they are the ones getting married. Cake tasting and flower arranging seem like harmless fun…until wary workaholic Zurie realizes she’s feeling something real for her fake fiancé…
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As he approached the far end of the parking lot, his headlights illuminated Zurie’s Mercedes in her reserved space. She was just getting out of her car.
Mace backed in beside her, turned off the engine and got out of the truck.
Lights from the porch of the guesthouse helped lessen the shadows.
Surprise and something he couldn’t place was on Zurie’s face. “Mace, what are you doing here?”
“You forgot something.”
“What?”
“An explanation for why you kissed me.”
“Isn’t it obvious?”
Not in the mood to guess or try to figure her out, he got straight to the point. “No. It isn’t. You either liked kissing me or you didn’t. Which is it?”
“Does it matter? You said it was no big deal.” She gave a shrug of indifference, but the slight hitch in her voice indicated the opposite.
“I know I said that, but I was wrong.” Mace stepped closer to Zurie. “You kissing me, it matters.”
“That kiss. It can’t happen again.”
“If that’s what you want.”
“She closed her eyes and shook her head. “Why did you have to follow me?”
Chances. He’d taken more than his share in his life. But answering her question was one of the biggest ones yet. “I liked kissing you. And I wanted you to know that.”
Her long lashes raised from her cheeks, and what they revealed took his breath away. Before he could recover, she gripped his arms and sealed her mouth to his. As she parted her lips, he glided in, tasting the desire he’d witnessed a minute ago in her eyes.
His heart went haywire.
Mace curved his hands to her waist, bringing her closer, and need hummed through his veins as he explored the curves and hollows of her mouth.
If only he had more time.
Mace backed in beside her, turned off the engine and got out of the truck.
Lights from the porch of the guesthouse helped lessen the shadows.
Surprise and something he couldn’t place was on Zurie’s face. “Mace, what are you doing here?”
“You forgot something.”
“What?”
“An explanation for why you kissed me.”
“Isn’t it obvious?”
Not in the mood to guess or try to figure her out, he got straight to the point. “No. It isn’t. You either liked kissing me or you didn’t. Which is it?”
“Does it matter? You said it was no big deal.” She gave a shrug of indifference, but the slight hitch in her voice indicated the opposite.
“I know I said that, but I was wrong.” Mace stepped closer to Zurie. “You kissing me, it matters.”
“That kiss. It can’t happen again.”
“If that’s what you want.”
“She closed her eyes and shook her head. “Why did you have to follow me?”
Chances. He’d taken more than his share in his life. But answering her question was one of the biggest ones yet. “I liked kissing you. And I wanted you to know that.”
Her long lashes raised from her cheeks, and what they revealed took his breath away. Before he could recover, she gripped his arms and sealed her mouth to his. As she parted her lips, he glided in, tasting the desire he’d witnessed a minute ago in her eyes.
His heart went haywire.
Mace curved his hands to her waist, bringing her closer, and need hummed through his veins as he explored the curves and hollows of her mouth.
If only he had more time.
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Nina Crespo lives in Florida where she indulges in her favorite passions — the beach, a good glass of wine, date night with her own real-life hero and dancing. Her lifelong addiction to romance began in her teens while on a “borrowing spree” in her older sister’s bedroom where she discovered her first romance novel. Let Nina’s sensual contemporary stories and steamy paranormal tales feed your own addiction for love, romance, and happily ever after.
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