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side of the mattress, and that’s when she got a good look at Ella.
    Her pulse leapt in her throat and her knees nearly gave as she took in the vision before her. She thought about her whirlwind romance with Ving and how the night before he’d asked her if she believed in love at first sight. The truth was she didn’t. At least not until she met him.
    His gaze went from her to Ella, then back to her again. He gave her a sheepish look, one that had love rushing to her heart, and said, “She was sick. I think it was something she ate.” He ran his hand over Ella’s head, stroking softly. “She’s feeling much better now though.”
    Jenny’s whole world shifted and a bone-deep warmth flooded her as he looked at her with such warmth and emotion—such happiness to see her. God, how could she not love a man who watched his neighbor’s kids, a man who put a swingset in his backyard for them because their mother likely couldn’t afford it? A man who stayed up all night with a sick dog and let her sleep in his bed?
    A man who said he wanted it all—with her.
    She stood there looking down at him, her heart swelling with all the things she felt for him. That’s when two things occurred to her. Too good to be true really did exist, and eventually she’d learn his full name, because, like he said, this romance came with strings, and someday soon she was going to be his wife.

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    His Taste of Temptation
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Once the fuse is lit, there’s only one way to extinguish the flames.
    His Obsession Next Door
    © 2014 Cathryn Fox
    In the Line of Duty, Book 1
    Years ago, Cole Sullivan made a battlefield promise sealed in a dying man’s blood—to take care of his best friend’s little sister. Now he’s forced to live with the fact that Gemma Matthews is completely off limits.
    Though Gemma’s always had a crush on the darkly handsome, far-too-serious explosives expert, she can’t forget the sting of his rejection. Now here they are, ten years later, with Cole still stubbornly in the role of protector. But when she catches him watching her from his house next door, she jumps at the opportunity to show him everything he’s been missing.
    Cole can barely keep his cool at Gemma’s bedroom window performance. He’s never been a risk taker, but her all-out campaign of seduction ignites a fuse that can only blow up in his face.
    All thoughts of backing off are swept away in the heat of reckless passion. Leaving him wondering how he will live with himself amid the razor-sharp shards of his broken promise.
    Warning: Contains a smoking-hot explosives expert and enough heat to set an ammunition depot ablaze.
    Enjoy the following excerpt for His Obsession Next Door:
    “What do you think you’re doing?” Gemma asked as Cole moved in to take Douglas’s place.
    Strong hands circled her hips. The roughness of his palms felt erotic as he pulled her into a tight embrace, anchoring her body firmly to his. When his warm, familiar scent curled around her, a shiver raced down her spine. She shifted but there was nothing she could do to conceal the telltale hardening of her nipples as they pressed against his even harder chest. Dark eyes met hers unflinchingly. The intensity in his gaze frightened her as much as it excited her.
    “Maybe I should be the one asking you that question.”
    Feeling slightly breathless as their bodies swayed together, not to mention the way his firmness meshed against her softness, she jutted her chin out and asked, “I have no idea what you mean.”
    “You know full well what