Excerpt of The Mayweather Christmas Quest by Dana Pratola

The immediate warmth was heaven, caressing his face. By the time he removed his gloves and opened his coat, Olympia was already Ooing and Ahing over items on a shelf beside the register.

“You like to shop?” he asked, realizing the absurdity of the question as soon as the words were out. She was female, wasn’t she?

“This is adorable!”

Flashing him a dazzling smile, she held up a metal coffee pot overflowing with purple flowers and tiny green vines. He didn’t know if it was adorable, but she was, with her chocolate eyes excited and twinkling, her face pink from the cold, and that wonderful mouth bent with glee. Why had he not noticed before how full her lips were?

He thought it would be wonderful to taste her. And suddenly he was. The contact took them both by surprise, and for several seconds Olympia didn’t move. Then, he felt the pot at his back and her other hand pressed against his waist as her lips moved beneath his.

By the time he realized they were standing in the middle of a store, the kiss had gone from cautious sampling, to eager exploration. And it wasn’t just on his part. A soft sound emerged from her throat and he pulled her closer. David suddenly wanted to see how far she would let it go.