My friend and colleague Sadira Stone has a brand new novella for the holidays. Sadira specializes in lusciously emotional stories with as much heart as heat, featuring vivid real-world settings and the joys of found family.
Read on for more information about The One You Can’t Keep!
Blurb
It started as a holiday fling. Will it end in heartbreak?
Klara
After a heart-smashing divorce, a fresh start on an Army base in Germany is exactly what I need. No more whispers behind my back. No more pitying glances.
My new teaching job is my refuge, until…
Logan, a hunky single-soldier dad struggling to help his defiant son.
From that first meeting, our attraction sizzles.
But a forbidden fling with my student’s father could destroy my career and crush my heart.
Logan
Military life almost cost me my son.
After a bitter split, one yearly visit is all we’re allowed—until Cody lands on my far-flung doorstep.
I’m determined to give him the stability he’s never had, despite his belligerent teenage attitude.
My hunger for his hot, compassionate teacher is a secret I’ve got to keep undercover.
But I’m a soldier, not a saint.
And Cody’s not a fool.
The clock on our Christmas romance is ticking, and neither of us is ready for goodbye.
Come to Kittburg, Germany for a heart-warming love story with found family, second chances, and a Christmas to remember!
Buy Links
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGRL9NVL
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Excerpt
My defenses drop away as Klara’s magnetism draws me in, strong and true. I brush my lips over hers. “What do you hope, my Christmas angel?”
“I hope we get the chance to know each other.” She feathers kisses over my mouth, my cheekbones, my closed eyelids, as if memorizing the shape of me.
And then, hallelujah and glory be, she slides her hand under my sweater to stroke over my bare skin.
At this first skin-on-skin touch, heat roars through me, making my nerves sizzle. But I’ve seen too much of life’s mess not to think of consequences.
“Is this what you want, Klara? Because there’s no way this doesn’t get complicated.”
She sighs, her breath hot against my cheek. “Honestly, I’m afraid sex with you will lead to feelings bigger than I know how to handle.”
My thumb traces the tantalizing outer curve of her breast, and I swear, I understand now what people mean by ‘my heart swelled in my chest.’ And though I’ve never been any good at expressing big feelings, this surge of emotion pushes the words out.
“There are a hundred reasons not to open that door, Klara, but being with you feels so damn right. I can’t offer as much as you deserve.” I press my lips to hers and just breathe her in. “But I really want to explore this with you, and if you’re willing, I’ll give you everything I can.”
Her gaze is solemn as she cups my face in her palms. “I’ve learned the hard way that nothing worth having is simple and easy. So yes, I’m ready to gamble on a good thing.”
Happiness fills me like sunshine. Though I know our time is limited, I can’t rush this moment, this precious chance to explore Klara’s lush body. I sip at her lips, caressing her ribs, her hips, my hands greedy to memorize every curve.
With a hungry mewl, she chases my mouth and licks inside, her velvet tongue sweet and hot. Back and forth we parry, my gestures deliberately slow, hers increasingly frantic. Rising onto her knees, she bunches my sweater and tugs it up.
“Easy, now.” Chuckling, I wriggle out of the pullover she seems hellbent on tearing from my body.
Klara’s glittering eyes drink in my naked torso, and her warm hands trace every exposed inch. Her sigh shudders through slack lips. “Logan, ever since I saw you in the steam room, I have dreamed of this moment.”
About the Author
Award-winning contemporary romance author Sadira Stone spins steamy, smoochy tales, mostly set in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Her stories highlight found family, friendship, and the sizzling chemistry that pulls unlikely partners together. When she emerges from her writing cave in Las Vegas, Nevada (which she seldom does), she can be found in dance class or the pool, learning guitar, blowing bubbles with her grandchild, exploring the Western U.S. with her charming husband, cooking up a storm, and gobbling all the romance books.
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