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  As soon as his lips met hers, the flood of desire he seemed to have been holding back for years was unleashed. His body leapt into aching arousal at the feel of her soft, little body against his, her sweet mouth opening to his tongue, her fingers digging into his shoulders.

  There had been a moment when she was stiff against him, but that almost immediately transformed. Then she was eagerly sucking his tongue into her mouth, shamelessly clawing at his neck, rubbing her body against his.

  He groaned helplessly in the back of his throat as he felt her come alive in his arms. His own body was one throbbing ache, and he pushed her backwards until she was pressed up against a wall.

  The force of his arousal was shocking. It defied any reason or explanation. He lifted one of her legs and pushed his hardened groin against her, and he heard her whimper in response. She tightened the leg around him and tried to grind herself against him as they kissed.

  Then, as quickly as it had started, she jerked her mouth away from his. Gasping helplessly, she pushed against his chest so hard he stumbled back a step.

  He stared at her, dazed, stunned, flushed, and achingly hard.

  “What the fuck are you doing?” she spat out, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.

  He found his wits quick enough to snap, “I wasn’t the only one doing it. You were kissing me too. Don’t act like I was taking advantage of a trembling virgin.”

  She cheeks were blazingly red, and her full lips looked almost swollen. He wanted her so much he could hardly hold himself back, even now. But she was visibly shaking, and it was obvious that—whatever her body wanted—the rest of her didn’t want him.

  He wondered bleakly if she ever had.

  The thought hurt so much he turned away from her abruptly and escaped into the bathroom.

  If it was this hard to get through the first hour with Leah, he dreaded to think how he was going to survive the two next weeks.

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  OVEREXPOSED — Available May 30, 2014!

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  Romancing Wisconsin Series

  The Romancing Wisconsin Volume I (Holiday Boxed Set) includes the 2010 Write Touch Award-winning stories Mistletoe Mischief, Mistletoe Magic, Mistletoe Match-Up, and the exclusive bonus short story, Mistletoe Rules.

  Christmas recipe for love—combine a matchmaking Santa, lots of mistletoe, one iron-clad rule, fated hearts; mix and stir. The Riley siblings don’t stand a chance.

  Romancing Wisconsin Volume I

  “I absolutely loved this [series] and really enjoyed getting to know each of Ms. Netzel’s characters. I loved how each couple had their own story and then crossed over in the other stories as well – I’m making it a keeper in my library. You definitely won’t go wrong picking up these stories for your reading enjoyment.” ~ Diana, Night Owl Reviews, TOP PICK

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  Mistletoe Mischief (Romancing Wisconsin Book 1): Christmas in July at the zoo is the last place single parents Eric Riley and Marissa Wilder expect to find love. Thanks to some mistletoe mischief in the form of their two young daughters and Santa, they discover mistletoe rules were not made to be broken.

  Mistletoe Magic (Romancing Wisconsin Book 2): Major Mark Riley plays Court Jester to Janelle Walsh’s Snow Queen at the Christmas Parade and is instantly captivated by the cute redhead whose grandpa just happens to be Santa. When Mark learns she’s the tenant he evicted from his newly purchased property, it’s going to take a little bit of Santa’s mistletoe magic to save their romance.

  Mistletoe Match-Up (Romancing Wisconsin Book 3): When Lisa Riley comes home for her brother Mark’s Christmas Eve wedding, her high school rivalry with his wife Janelle’s cousin, Derek Walsh, picks up right where it left off, only this time Derek has the upper hand. Santa bides his time as they battle it out because he’s waited a whole year for this mistletoe match-up.

  Pick up your copy of ROMANCING WISCONSIN VOLUME I and read these stories in full!

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  And there are more ‘seasons’ of Romancing Wisconsin coming soon—there’s still Autumn, Spring and Summer to cover!

  Starting with book 4, Autumn Wish

  Autumn Wish

  Nikki Rowen desires a family of her own—but first comes love, then comes marriage. She thought she had the former, until the moment she mentioned the latter and her boyfriend left her with nothing but a broken heart. Just as she’s beginning to doubt she’ll ever have a ’til death do us part Happily Ever After, she meets her new neighbor in the most unexpected way.

  In Sam Mallin’s experience, the word family is synonymous with abandonment; he’s more than content on his own. Yet, in less than a week, he finds himself caring for an infant dropped on his doorstep, and playing house with his beautiful next-door-neighbor. When his feelings for Nikki deepen, he fears he’s nothing more than the ready-made family she so desperately wishes for. How can a self-proclaimed loner hold onto the two females most important to him without history repeating itself in a world of heartbreak?

  ~ Excerpt ~

  He’d just reached into the refrigerator for a beer when the doorbell chimed. The cheery summons grated across his nerves, making him cringe. Could he ignore this unwanted visitor who appeared to have practically been waiting in the bushes for him?

  A glance over his shoulder gave him the answer. Nope. His bare windows, glaring lights, and the volume of the TV made it impossible to pretend he wasn’t home. Curtains and blinds seemed a great investment right about now.

  Kicking the fridge shut, he twisted the cap from the bottle. The doorbell went off again, twice as long as before, as if the person on the other side held it down. Damn it. If this was another married woman bringing him pie, he was going to—

  Smile, and say, “Thank you.” That’s what neighbors did, right?

  He took a long, fortifying pull off his beer, then thumped it on the counter on his way to answer the door. Too bad his neighbor right next door hadn’t been one of those pie-wielding visitors. He’d have invited her inside.

  Then he got a glimpse through the window…of her standing on his front porch.

  “Well, whaddaya know,” he murmured with a sudden grin of anticipation. Maybe she’d come in and watch the game with him. Hell, he wouldn’t even care if she held a pie in her hands.

  He swung the door open and smiled his welcome at the pretty blond. His gaze dropped, then froze. Where he would’ve preferred a pie, she held a baby carrier—complete with baby.

  Damn, she had a kid. After what his mother put him and his sister through, he didn’t do women with kids.

  “Samuel Mallin?”

  He lifted his gaze up from all that pink to a pair of guarded blue eyes. Forcing his lips to maintain their upward curve, he answered, “I prefer Sam. And you’re Nicole, right?”

  “Nikki.” She frowned. “How’d you—”

  “I had some of your mail in my box yesterday,” he admitted.

  “Ah.”

  Her wry smile was appealing enough to make him forget about the baby. But it faded fast as she took a breath, shifted her stance, then extended her arms, carrier and all.

  “Sam, this is yours.”

  There was a crumpled envelope clutched between the fingers of her right hand. Tilting his head, he read his name in the crinkled address field and removed it from her grasp with a laugh. He liked that she’d chosen to bring his mail over personally. If he’d been thinking, he’d have done it first—and found out about the kid.

  “Thanks,” he said as her baby began to fuss. “I just put your stuff in your mailbox.”

  Nikki lifted the carrier higher with an exasperated huff. “You don’t understand. She is yours.”

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p; In the middle of stuffing the folded envelope into his back pocket, his gaze dropped to the baby. Blue eyes, just like her momma. It took his brain a moment to make the connection, and then his pulse jumped as his eyebrows shot skyward. “Uh…I don’t think so.”

  The baby sucked hard on a pacifier, her eyes shifting back and forth as she squirmed in the confined seat. Oh, hell no. He lifted his gaze once more, taking note of the woman’s curves on the way up. Yeah, she was pretty, but not worth this level of crazy. He’d have much preferred another pie.

  “May I come in?”

  “No,” he stated. “She’s not mine.”

  He fumbled for the edge of the door. The woman stepped forward as he began to shut her out.

  Her chin lifted and those blue eyes of hers glittered with determination. “Her name is Ella. She’s three and a half months old.”

  “I haven’t—”

  He broke off as she shouldered her way past, into his living room. Sam closed the door and followed her to the couch where she set the carrier and an overflowing diaper bag. He glanced toward the kitchen, searching out his cell phone on the counter. Was he going to have to call the cops to get rid of her?

  The baby started to cry, so Nikki picked her up and rocked her while speaking in a soft, crooning voice. The gentle sound soothed his nerves until common sense returned with a vengeance.

  Denial shook his head as he moved to stand in front of her. “Listen, I don’t know what you think you’re going to get out of this, but we’ve never met before, much less done what we would’ve needed to do to create that baby.”

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  Pick up your copy of AUTUMN WISH and read the rest of the story!

  Trust by Design

  Colorado Trust Series

  Book 2

  Copyright © 2014 Stacey Joy Netzel

  ISBN-13: 978-1-939143-23-5

  Excerpt from Trust in the Lawe

  Copyright © 2011, 2014 Stacey Joy Netzel, 2nd Edition

  Excerpt from Overexposed

  Copyright © 2014 Noelle Adams

  Excerpt from Autumn Wish

  Copyright © 2013 Stacey Joy Netzel

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