A Man to Believe In (18 page)

Authors: Deborah Harmse

He drew her into his arms and kissed her. It was a long, slow kiss, full of promise. When he finally lifted his lips from hers, he said, “I love you, and I promise I’ll never leave you. You have to believe me.”

“I do.”

Jake smiled. “And you really want to get married?”

Cori reached up and cupped his face in her hands. Two weeks ago the thought of marriage would have scared her silly. Today it seemed only natural to want to spend the rest of her life with the man she loved. “Yes,” she said, “I really do.”

He put both hands on her bottom and pulled her closer. “I was hoping you’d say that.” Taking her hand, he knelt on the rug, drawing her down with him. He stretched out beside her, propping his head
up on one hand. He cupped one breast in his hand, then slowly lowered his mouth to tease the nipple. “I think we should celebrate your grand opening,” he said before giving the other breast the same delicious attention. “And our very recent engagement.”

She locked her hands behind his neck and pulled his mouth closer to hers. “I think we already are.”

To Mom, who said she always knew I could do it, and to Dad, who nudged me until I did

And to Larro, my very own take-charge kind of guy

The Editor’s Corner

Welcome to Loveswept!

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb
, and so do our Loveswept romances, enticing stories ready to seduce you all month long. Take a look at this list!

Just One Night
finishes up Lauren Layne’s Sex, Love & Stiletto series featuring Sam Compton, the hero we’ve all been waiting for. New York’s hottest “sexpert,” Riley McKenna, has been living a lie, and it’s up to one man to keep her honest … all night long.
Dream It
introduces a new hot series by Jennifer Chance with the tale of a smoldering rocker and the fangirl who catches his eye. And
Third Degree
, Julie Cross’s new Flirt release, is one you don’t want to miss in the new adult coming-of-age scene. Marshall Collins gives Izzy Jenkins all the normalcy she’s looking for while Izzy teaches Marshall a thing or two of her own.

Classic Loveswept romances are back, too, and this month Sandra Chastain’s
Adam’s Outlaw
and
The Runaway Bride
top the list, followed by Fran Baker’s
San Antonio Rose
. And don’t miss Linda Cajio’s delightful
Night Music
, coming on the heels of Karen Leabo’s suspenseful and spirited
Witchy Woman
. Deborah Harmse’s charming and warmly passionate romance,
A Man to Believe in
, will touch your heart, and
New York Times
bestselling author Iris Johansen’s rerelease of
Satin Ice
continues with the Delaney family saga.

Last but not least, always a favorite of ours,
New York Times
bestselling author Connie Brockway sweeps us back to Victorian England with her enchanting stories
Bridal Favors
and
Bridal Season
.

Let Loveswept warm you on those cold winter nights.

~Happy Romance!