Strangers in the night by Linda Howard

Author:Linda Howard [Howard, Linda]
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: General, Romance, Suspense, Fiction, thriller, Crime & mystery, Crime & Thriller, Adventure, American Light Romantic Fiction, Fiction - Romance, Romance: Modern, Short Stories, Romance - Suspense, Short Stories (single author), Romantic suspense fiction, Gothic, Romance - Short Stories
ISBN: 9780743439985
Publisher: New York : Pocket Books, [2001]
Published: 2001-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

chop wood." "I manage." She wished he hadn't touched her. She wished he wasn't

standing so close that she could feel the heat from his body, smell the hot

man smell of him. "And it's dangerous. What if the ax slips, or the saw, or

whatever you use? You're out here alone, a long way from medical help." "A lot

of things are dangerous." She struggled to keep her voice practical, and even.

"But people do what they have to do, and I have to have wood." Why hadn't he

released her hand? Why hadn't she pulled it away her-self? She could; he

wasn't holding her tightly. But she liked the feel of his hand wrapped around

hers, liked the warmth and strength, the roughness of the calluses on his

palm. "I'll chop it for you," he said abruptly. "What!" She almost turned

around; common sense stopped her at the last minute. If she turned around,

she 139 linda howard would be face to face, belly to belly, with him. She

didn't dare. She swallowed. "You can't chop my wood." "Why not?" "Because-"

Because, why? "Because you won't be here." "I'm here now." He paused, and his

tone dropped lower. "I can be again." She went still. The only sound was the

storm, the boom of thunder and wind lashing through the trees, the rain

pounding down on the roof. Or maybe it was her heart, pounding against her rib

cage. "I have to be careful here," he said quietly. "I'm acting as a man, not

a sheriff. If you tell me no, I'll go back to the table and sit down. I'll

keep my distance from you for the rest of the night, and I won't bother you

again. But if you don't tell me no, I'm going to kiss you." Lilah inhaled,

fighting for oxygen. She couldn't say a word, couldn't think of anything to

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say even if she had the air. She was feeling hot again, and weak, as if she

might collapse against him. "I'll take that as a yes," he said, and turned her

into his arms. 140 5 His lips were soft, just the way she'd known they would

be. And .he was gentle, rather than bruis-ing her lips by pressing too hard.

He didn't try to over-whelm her with a sudden display of passion. He simply

kissed her, taking his time about it, tasting her and learn-ing the shape and

texture of her own lips. The leisurely pace was more seductive than anything

else he could have done. She sighed, a low hum of pleasure, and let herself

relax against him. He gathered her up, wrapping his arms around her and

lifting her onto her toes so that they fit together more intimately. The full

press of his body against her made her catch her breath, and that

now-141 linda howard familiar wave of heat swept over her again. She looped

her arms around his neck, pressing even closer, shivering a lit-tle as his

tongue moved slowly into her mouth, giving her time to pull away if she didn't

want such a deep kiss. She did, more than she had ever thought she would want

a man's kiss.

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