Category: Romance Publisher: Ruth Ann Nordin's Books
ISBN-10: 1441443398
Pages: 154
Copyright: January 23, 2009
ISBN-13: 9781441443397
In this historical romantic comedy, Trevor Lewis sets out to marry a woman who insists that she will never marry anyone.
Adrienne Dayton flees from an arranged marriage. While heading on a train bound for New York, her father finds her. In an effort to escape him, she falls off the train, dragging Trevor Lewis with her. They find themselves stranded in a small Virginia town where they will have to work to pay for their train ticket so they can continue on their way to New York.
However, the single men in town are interested in her and want her to stay. Thinking that all men have ulterior motives, she rejects any notion of getting married. Though she and Trevor don't immediately get along, he is intrigued by her and wonders what it will take to win her heart. When she offers to show him what romance is by fixing him up with a local girl, he turns the tables on her. He'll be the one to show her what romance is...and get her to marry him.
Excerpt
Sneaking in a kiss…
“I do need help with being romantic,” Trevor said.
Adrienne hesitated.
He took off his hat and wrapped his arms around her, making sure he didn‟t hold her too tightly. “If you don‟t want to, that is fine. I hope you didn‟t find me offensive.”
“There‟s nothing offensive about you, Trevor.” Though she didn't hug him back, he did note that her hands rested on his arms. “You are pleasant to be with.”
He winked at her. “You do find a way into a man‟s heart. If you would rather wait for the kiss, I‟d understand.”
As he was about to pull away from her, she stopped him. “I suppose one kiss wouldn‟t do any harm. I mean, it would be for your play, and you do have a deadline to meet.”
“Yes, that is true.”
“I haven‟t kissed a man yet, so I don't know how good I'll be at teaching you how to kiss.”
“Then we'll have to learn together.” He leaned toward her and gave her a light kiss. His heart raced with excitement. “What did you think? Did I do alright?”
She nodded. “You did just fine.”
He was pleased that she seemed to enjoy it as much as he did. “Perhaps, it would be more romantic if the kiss lasted longer. Maybe, it should be like this...”
He kissed her again, but this time he tightened his hold on her and deepened the kiss. He felt her arms go around his neck as she leaned into him. When the kiss ended, he could hardly concentrate on anything but how wonderful she felt.
“Yes, that's the kiss to go with,” she whispered.
Oh Adrienne, just wait until we’re married. I’m going to kiss you like that all the time, he thought.
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