The Gingerbread Man
Hannah Tate
is raising her children alone after her husband's death. Keeping her homestead
running isn't easy but when chores get done that she didn't do, she wonders who
her mysterious helper is. Her daughter insists it’s The Gingerbread Man who
comes late at night. But Hannah has no time for such nonsense. Or does she?
John
Sullivan lives alone outside Harper Falls, trapping for a living. When
circumstance bring him to meet the woman he’s been helping in secret, he
doesn’t expect to find love once again. But he’ll risk his life more than once
to finally hold her forever.
Excerpt:
Hannah turned to look at him, an easy smile crossing her lips. His breath held tight and without asking, he bent.
He expected her to pull away though she didn’t, and the impact of his lips to hers was tender. He rested his fingers along the curve of her neck, touching her hair. He eased her closer to him and her mouth parted, accepting more. He stopped the kiss and took his hand away. “I’m sorry, I was caught up in us talking and you’re so easy to speak with and…I…”
He hadn’t any words, nothing save the apology and what had he done? She’d taken the kiss, but maybe he should have waited.
“Please, don’t apologize…Sully.” The silence accompanied them longer than a breath of moments. “I’m not sorry in the least.” She leaned against his knee with a giggle.
“My kissing you is humorous?” he asked, holding his own smile with his question.
“No, our kiss was very nice…” She lifted her brows and the silence encompassed them once more, but this time the profound comfort of loving again settled inside him.
