her waist and swirled her around the room. “I’m free! At last!”
Ciara laughed in giddy delight as her head spun. “Not quite, you’re stuck with me.”
“Forever and a day.” He captured her mouth in a tender kiss which soon turned heated.
“Let’s get you patched up the old-fashioned way. I have some bandages in the bathroom. You may not be able to use that hand all that well until this heals.”
“Clean me up and I’ll show you how good I can be even one-handed.”
Ciara hurried to clean everything up so he could prove his point.
As he made gentle love to her, Ciara’s joy knew no bounds. Things might not be easy, but with a warrior on her side they’d survive.
Epilogue
Nine months later
“Push, love, you can do it.” Declan wiped the sweat off Ciara’s brow.
The pain was hideous but she didn’t care. Every second of her pregnancy and labor were gifts and she embraced them. Although, feeling the baby move was a lot more enjoyable than this ripping pressure.
“I can see the head, just a little more,” the doctor said from between Ciara’s legs. “One more hard push and you’ll have a baby.”
Ciara dug deep and pushed with everything she had in her. A primal shout tore from her throat as she felt the baby slide out of her body. There was silence then a tiny scream echoed in the birthing room.
“It’s a girl! And she’s got a ton of red hair like her mom.”
Euphoria coursed through her as the doctor laid the baby on her chest. Her daughter. Their daughter.
“She’s beautiful,” Ciara said through her tears.
Declan’s eyes were glassy as well. “Just like her mother. He leaned down to kiss Ciara’s sweaty forehead. “I’ll have to polish off my fighting skills to keep the boys away.”
Laughter, that of three women at once, ghosted through the room. But only Declan and Ciara seemed to notice.
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A Man for Marley
Take Your Medicine
Surprise
Spitfire
Dark Heat
Devil’s Playground
Snowy Night Seduction
Leap of Faith
A love to last a lifetime…or a dream turned to ash?
Love in Flames
© 2011 N.J. Walters
Spells, Secrets and Seductions, Book 3
When Esther goes along with her friend’s candle-magick spell, it’s not because she wants a lover. But a good old-fashioned one-night stand could be just what she needs to get her mind off Ryan Jameson. Having lost her father in the line of duty, she has no plans to lose her heart to a firefighter.
Not that Ryan doesn’t heat up her nightly dreams. Those erotic fantasies invariably end in deadly flames—a still-smoking echo of her ancestral namesake, whose wedding day ended in the fiery loss of her husband. A man whose dying breath was a promise to one day find his beloved.
All his life, Ryan’s dreams have taken him backward in time. As he matured, so did those dreams—erotic fantasies of a woman he loves but has yet to meet. Then he finds her in Burnt Cove. But she’s not only holding him at arm’s length, she refuses to acknowledge their time-proof bond.
On a magical Samhain night, undeniable desire is stronger than the walls around her heart. But time has one last test for them—one that will meld them into one, or drive them apart forever.
Warning: This book contains a simple candle-magick spell, a hunky fireman, past lives, lost lovers and enough heat to start a bonfire.
Enjoy the following excerpt for Love in Flames:
Ryan stayed her hand before she could touch her mug. He laid his own cup on the counter. “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” she snapped. He raised one eyebrow in question and she sighed. “Really. I didn’t sleep well and I wasn’t expecting to have to work today.” She offered him a weak smile and reached for her mug again. She really needed to put some space between her and Ryan. Work beckoned like a lifeline.
Ryan raised his hand and cupped the side of her face, freezing her in place. “Bad dreams?”
Esther
Ciara laughed in giddy delight as her head spun. “Not quite, you’re stuck with me.”
“Forever and a day.” He captured her mouth in a tender kiss which soon turned heated.
“Let’s get you patched up the old-fashioned way. I have some bandages in the bathroom. You may not be able to use that hand all that well until this heals.”
“Clean me up and I’ll show you how good I can be even one-handed.”
Ciara hurried to clean everything up so he could prove his point.
As he made gentle love to her, Ciara’s joy knew no bounds. Things might not be easy, but with a warrior on her side they’d survive.
Epilogue
Nine months later
“Push, love, you can do it.” Declan wiped the sweat off Ciara’s brow.
The pain was hideous but she didn’t care. Every second of her pregnancy and labor were gifts and she embraced them. Although, feeling the baby move was a lot more enjoyable than this ripping pressure.
“I can see the head, just a little more,” the doctor said from between Ciara’s legs. “One more hard push and you’ll have a baby.”
Ciara dug deep and pushed with everything she had in her. A primal shout tore from her throat as she felt the baby slide out of her body. There was silence then a tiny scream echoed in the birthing room.
“It’s a girl! And she’s got a ton of red hair like her mom.”
Euphoria coursed through her as the doctor laid the baby on her chest. Her daughter. Their daughter.
“She’s beautiful,” Ciara said through her tears.
Declan’s eyes were glassy as well. “Just like her mother. He leaned down to kiss Ciara’s sweaty forehead. “I’ll have to polish off my fighting skills to keep the boys away.”
Laughter, that of three women at once, ghosted through the room. But only Declan and Ciara seemed to notice.
Look for these titles by Arianna Hart
Now Available:
A Man for Marley
Take Your Medicine
Surprise
Spitfire
Dark Heat
Devil’s Playground
Snowy Night Seduction
Leap of Faith
A love to last a lifetime…or a dream turned to ash?
Love in Flames
© 2011 N.J. Walters
Spells, Secrets and Seductions, Book 3
When Esther goes along with her friend’s candle-magick spell, it’s not because she wants a lover. But a good old-fashioned one-night stand could be just what she needs to get her mind off Ryan Jameson. Having lost her father in the line of duty, she has no plans to lose her heart to a firefighter.
Not that Ryan doesn’t heat up her nightly dreams. Those erotic fantasies invariably end in deadly flames—a still-smoking echo of her ancestral namesake, whose wedding day ended in the fiery loss of her husband. A man whose dying breath was a promise to one day find his beloved.
All his life, Ryan’s dreams have taken him backward in time. As he matured, so did those dreams—erotic fantasies of a woman he loves but has yet to meet. Then he finds her in Burnt Cove. But she’s not only holding him at arm’s length, she refuses to acknowledge their time-proof bond.
On a magical Samhain night, undeniable desire is stronger than the walls around her heart. But time has one last test for them—one that will meld them into one, or drive them apart forever.
Warning: This book contains a simple candle-magick spell, a hunky fireman, past lives, lost lovers and enough heat to start a bonfire.
Enjoy the following excerpt for Love in Flames:
Ryan stayed her hand before she could touch her mug. He laid his own cup on the counter. “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” she snapped. He raised one eyebrow in question and she sighed. “Really. I didn’t sleep well and I wasn’t expecting to have to work today.” She offered him a weak smile and reached for her mug again. She really needed to put some space between her and Ryan. Work beckoned like a lifeline.
Ryan raised his hand and cupped the side of her face, freezing her in place. “Bad dreams?”
Esther
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