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Bees in springHello everyone! It’s hot, hot, hot here. Hope you’re all somewhere you can find a spot in the shade. I’m working on a story that takes place during the winter months, so maybe this will help lower your temperature a bit. 🙂

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Today I’m sharing a snippet from Breed True, Eclipse Heat Book 7.

When Julie heard the snow crunch behind her, instead of turning to greet his approach, she pulled the blanket tighter around her shoulders, shielding herself from her new husband as much as from the cold.

 

“Thinking of walking out of here?” he asked when he stood behind her shoulder, not touching, but so close that she could feel his heat.

 

“No,” she answered him honestly, “I was wondering what keeps your enemies from sneaking through the woods and catching you asleep.”

 

He relaxed into an easier stance as he laid big hands on her shoulders, pulling her back against his chest. “I do.”

 

“One man can’t guard a border this long.”

 

“Listen.” He tilted his head, emitting a rasping call, the sound floating through the air toward the woods. In a moment, answering calls echoed through the trees, as the sentinels guarding Hawks Nest reported to each other and Grady. “You’re safe with me, Julie Hawks.”

©Gem Sivad 2016

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Desperate to give her twin daughters a decent life, Julie Fulton agrees to marry Grady Hawks and produce the son he needs to inherit Hawks Nest ranch. At the end of a year, child or not, Julie will receive enough money to escape to San Francisco and leave behind her rough existence.

Grady intends to breed back to the fair skin and Scottish features of his father and Julie meets every requirement. Her red hair and pale skin are an excellent way to dilute Grady’s half Kiowa blood. If Julie breeds true, their child will prove that the Hawks family is “white” enough to own Texas land.

The formula is right, but the outcome unexpected. Siring a son is the last thing on Grady’s mind when he discovers pleasure in Julie’s bed. And San Francisco no longer seems like paradise to Julie when she finds heaven in Grady’s arms.

 

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