Silent Night, Unexpected
Night by Ella Jade
Ever since his divorce several
years ago, Dr. Tanner Rhodes has spent Christmas Eve alone. He has a tradition;
he sits by the fire, sips his brandy, and falls asleep by the lights of the
tree. When his son Aiden's beautiful friend, Sofia, shows up unexpectedly at
his door bearing gifts, everything changes. When had Sofia become a woman?
Excerpt:
You're
going to make this hard on me, aren't you?” An uneasy smile graced her pouty
lips.
“I'm
sorry, but you have to clarify this for me.”
“I know
you spend this night by yourself every year. I usually do too because of my
dad's work schedule. I didn’t see why either one of us should be alone tonight.”
She leaned closer to his face allowing him to take in more of her enticing
scent. “I wanted to be with you. I mean, I want to be with you.”
He continued
to run his fingertips along her cheek and jawbone indulging in the feel of her
soft skin. “You didn’t want me to be alone? That's very sweet.” Perhaps he had
misunderstood her intentions. For some odd reason, disappointment filled him
again. Maybe he wanted her to admit to more.
“You
probably think I'm crazy. I swear I'm not a stalker.”
He
laughed.
“I
don’t know what it is, but I'm very intrigued by you.” When she looked away
from him he sensed her embarrassed over her words. Obviously, it took a lot for
her to come to him tonight.
He
pressed his palm to her face. “I was thinking the same thing about you.”
Her big
brown eyes widened as he raised her head to look at him.
“I'll
be honest, I haven't given you much thought through the years, other than you
being my son's shy, awkward friend, but tonight when I saw you, I couldn’t
believe the woman you've become. You're breathtaking.”
She
shook her head.
“You
don’t believe me?” He twirled a stand of her hair around his finger. “Why not?”
“No
one's ever said that about me before.”
“Hmm.” He
didn’t know what possessed him, but he brushed his lips against her jaw. He had
to know if her skin would be as soft to his lips as it was against his fingers.
She
quivered as he lingered against her face.
“Still
cold?” he asked.
“No.”
She stared directly into his eyes. “Quite the opposite.”
“Can I kiss you?”
About the Author:
Ella Jade has been writing for as long as she can remember. As a child, she
often had a notebook and pen with her, and now as an adult, the laptop is never
far. The plots and dialogue have always played out in her head, but she never
knew what to do with them. That all changed when she discovered the eBook
industry. She started penning novels at a rapid pace and now she can't be
stopped.Ella resides in New Jersey with her husband and two young boys. When she's not chasing after her kids, she's busy writing, attending PTO meetings, kickboxing, and scrapbooking. She hopes you'll get lost in her words.
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