Kate SeRine | My Favorite Scene from STOP AT NOTHING

Three years ago Kyle Dawson and Abby Morrow finally gave into their desire. But
then
circumstances drove them apart. Now, Kyle has been transferred back home where
he’s
forced to face his demons—and the only woman he ever loved.

Thrown together on a case, they try to resist the undeniable attraction they
still
feel for one another, but in those rare moment that they let their guards down,
the
fiery passion they once shared threatens to consume them again…

The sun was completely up now, and she could only guess at the hour. In spite of her sleep-addled brain, she was intently aware of the hard planes of Kyle’s stomach where her hand rested, and the comforting weight of his arm curled lightly around her and his body pressed against hers.

At some point while they’d slept, they’d shifted into the tangle of arms and legs they’d so often enjoyed during their summer together. When she awoke to find their bodies had so easily fallen back into the familiar, her initial reaction was to pull away and put some distance between them. But then she felt the warmth of his arms wrapped around her, heard the steady rhythm of his heartbeat in her ear soothe her in a way she sorely needed at the moment, and sank into his embrace. When she felt him draw in a long, deep breath sometime later, she knew he was rousing. That was always the first sign. A sad grin curved her lips, knowing that the contentment she’d been enjoying would soon come to an end.

“Hey there,” he whispered, his deep voice a little raspy with the vestiges of sleep. “What time is it?”

She closed her eyes, her arm around his torso tightening ever so slightly. Time to let you go, she wanted to say. Instead, she raised her head and glanced at the bedside table. “Eight forty-five. We should probably get moving.” With a sigh, she pushed up onto her elbow and started to pull out of his embrace as she announced, “I’ll go make us some coffee.”

But before she could move out of his hold, he grasped her nape and kept her from pulling away, his gaze searching hers intently, looking for…

What?

If it was anything akin to what Abby was looking for as she searched his, then she was in trouble. Serious trouble.

Because the longer she held his gaze, the more charged the air between them became and the harder her heart pounded. Her gaze dropped briefly to his lips, which was a mistake. God, those lips. She’d never forgotten their warmth, how they could be so tender one moment and harsh and demanding the next. And she longed to feel them against hers, just once more…

Giveaway

About Kate SeRine

Kate SeRine (pronounced “serene”) faithfully watched weekend monster movie
marathons
while growing up, each week hoping that maybe this time the creature du jour
would
get the girl. But every week she was disappointed. So when she began writing
her own
stories, Kate vowed that her characters would always have a happily ever after.
And,
thus, her love for paranormal romance was born.

Kate is a member of Romance Writers of America and of Indiana RWA and has been
a
finalist in the Fire and Ice Contest (2010), the Finally a Bride Contest
(2010), and
The Emily (2012). She is represented by Nicole Resciniti with the Seymour
Agency.

Kate lives in a smallish, quintessentially Midwestern town with her husband and
two
sons, who share her love of storytelling. She never tires of creating new
worlds to
share and is even now working on her next project.

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