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He licked the seam of her lips. When she opened for him, red-hot sugar and spice exploded in his mouth. She tasted better than any dessert, more decadent than any chocolate, and more satisfying than anything to ever touch his tongue.

He craved more.

He wound his fingers through the chain-link fence next to her head. Threading his other hand into her ponytail, he angled her head with a jerk sharp enough to elicit a gasp, and dove into her mouth deep and hard. Her fingers dug more firmly into his chest as she hooked his belt loop with her other hand and tugged him closer.

God, she smelled like sunshine, even though clouds were rolling in with the rising moon. He only had one shot at a night with this snow angel. If she gave it her all between the sheets like she did when she snowboarded, it would be an experience he’d never forget.

He sprinkled kisses down her neck. Salt from exertion, and the heat that had been building since they’d met, tingled under his tongue. He pushed her clothing aside and scraped his teeth along her bare shoulder.

She moaned and arched into him. The throaty, needy sound rumbled through his electrified body. Pushing his hips into hers, he pressed her against the fence, nipping and sucking at her soft skin with just enough pressure to leave a mark. He may never see her again after tonight, but he’d make damn sure she’d remember him, at least for a little while.

“Cannon.”

Her breath burst out in short pants as she cupped his face in her hands and feathered her lips across his chin.

The part of his ego that took pride in pleasing a woman rose mightier than Lucifer’s Lair. “You’re coming home with me tonight.”

She arched a dark eyebrow. “Bossy, aren’t you?”

“When I have good reason to be.”

“Please tell me you have a cabin in the woods with a fireplace.”

He snuck his hand under her layers and ran his fingers along her lower back. “We can be naked between my sheets, in front of the fire, in my hot tub, or hell, on my kitchen table, in ten minutes.”

She shivered, and he pressed his body so tightly against her curves that not even the wind blew between them. The cold hadn’t made her shiver all day, knowing that he did jerked his cock against her belly. He swallowed her soft gasp and pulled her closer, his fingers gliding along skin so soft, so…

He stilled his fingers on a puckered patch. “Is this a scar?”

She stiffened. “It’s nothing. Just a scratch.”

“That’s more than a scratch.” He traced the circular wound with his fingertips.

“It’s no big deal.”

“It feels like a big deal. Let me see.”

When she didn’t protest, he spun her around, dropped to his knees, and pulled up her shirt.

“Oh my God, Rosalie.” The aftermath of a brutal injury glowed pink in the filtered moonlight. Outrage, the kind that filled his chest when he treated a battered woman or an abused child, halted his breathing.

Even though he spent most of his time in an office these days, he rotated in the ER to keep his skills sharp. Red Snow might not be a big city, but he still treated his share of violent injuries.

He rose and turned her to face him. “That’s a stab wound.” His voice dropped to the tone he used at the hospital when he needed answers. “Who did this to you?”

She didn’t flinch. Most people jumped when he spoke in that manner.

“Was this work-related?” His sister, Julia, was a cop. Worrying about something like this happening to her singed his stomach lining day and night.

“I don’t want to talk about it.” The same steely determination she’d had on the mountain crossed her face. “I want to go to your cabin and forget everything but the hot tub, the fireplace, and us.”

“So do I.” God, did he ever, but the doctor in him burned to discover how she had sustained the injury. The man in him wished for five minutes with the son of a bitch who’d torn a jagged hole into her back. “Why would someone hurt you like this?”

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About the Author

Kristie Wolf is an award-winning author of steamy romantic suspense. 

When she was a teenager, she read her first romance novel and connected with it so deeply that she immediately told her mother she was going to write one. She is thrilled to bring that dream fully to fruition with the release of Too Dangerous to Love, Book One in the Project VIPER Series. 

While her career as a marketing professional in the government technology space hasn’t taught her to troubleshoot a computer, she’s fascinated with what happens when technology spectacularly fails. The chilling stories she’s heard from the nation’s tech leaders are the catalyst for plots about maniacal terrorists but don’t worry. Her military and law enforcement alpha heroes and badass heroines always save the day while burning up the pages and finding happily ever after. She’s looking forward to sharing the VIPER world with you starting with the October 2023 release of Too Dangerous to Love, followed by the releases of Too Deadly to Love, Too Damaged to Love, and Too Cold to Love.

Kristie resides in Maryland with her husband - aka her tech support - and her two teenagers who participate in nearly every sport or activity ever invented. Many of her words are written on the pool deck, on the sidelines and in the bleachers, or in her car.

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