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Unwrapping Chris
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Unwrapping Chris by Nancy Lee Badger $1.95 Available in PDF, LIT, & ZIP formats Genre:Contemporary Length:Short Cover:BG Designs Purchase at:www.whispershome.com Army widow Jayne Rockwell searches for a secure future for her and her two daughters. Staff Sergeant Christopher Hawkins regrets leaving young Jayne eight years ago to go off to war. A crash encounter a week before Christmas thrusts these two lonely people back into each other's lives once more. Jayne must learn to trust a man who disappeared with her heart. Chris must overcome the guilt of taking her innocence, and then leaving her heartbroken and alone. A Christmas wedding brings them closer when Jayne spies him as a groomsman in Highland dress, complete with kilt. He cannot keep his eyes off the woman in green velvet wearing a wedding ring. Accusations, explanations, and remorse leads to a love that erupts among candlelight, Christmas carols, and a dark room. Who needs mistletoe? Excerpt: At the sound of a voice from his past, Chris forced his eyes open, then winced when a knee nudged his bruised left hip. “I don’t care if it’s nearly Christmas. How is it you are here? Now. Jayne?” He must be dead. “Chris? Is it really you?” “Unfortunately.” The word was ground out between clenched teeth. He gripped his patrol cap with one hand and his hip with his other. He wanted to shut her out and toss away her words of concern. He needed to flush her delicious scent and silky touch back into the past. “Are you hurt?” “Jesus, Jayne. What do you think?” Several of his men laughed. “Okay. Back in formation. And, get out of the road.” His fellow non-coms had the situation under control, so he closed his eyes and concentrated on an internal check of all his systems. Everything moved while his chest rose with each breath. Something else rose as well. He tossed his hat onto his groin, then turned his head to look into the blue eyes he’d dreamt of for eight long, lonely years. “Jayne,” he whispered. A statement, not a curse, but her wide eyes and quick jump to her feet said she thought otherwise. Sirens poured through the gathering clouds. “We’re gonna get wet,” a private moaned. His buddy muttered something coarse and low. Even from this angle—flat on his back—Chris could see the boy suddenly drop to the ground, his arms pumping with each push-up. A smile pulled at the corners of his mouth until her fragrance intensified. Jayne had bent lower. Did she plan to kiss him? In front of his men? Her fingers brushed along his safety vest, then traveled down his chest, unbuttoning him as they scurried along, light as a feather. Her breath, smelling of ginger and spice and something sweet, hovered close as she leaned over him. So close. Too close. If she tries to unbutton my pants, I’m outta here.
