Sometimes old flames are the hottest of all . . .
In the quaint little town of Cailkirn, Alaska, it’s impossible to keep a secret, especially one as juicy as the unexpected return of Kitty Grant. Tack MacKinnon remembers her wild red curls and even wilder spirit-and still feels the sting from when she shattered his heart in college. But there’s a pain in Kitty’s gorgeous eyes that guts him to the core and Tack is determined to do whatever it takes to see the woman he still loves smile again-even if it means taking on her demons as his own.
After fleeing an abusive ex-husband, Kitty decides that the best way to heal her broken heart is to come back home. But she gets a whole new shock when she sees how undeniably sexy Tack has become. More handsome, more muscular, more charming-more everything-he’s impossible to resist. Before she knows it, they’re reigniting sparks that could set the whole state of Alaska on fire. Yet trust doesn’t come easy to Kitty anymore, and as things heat up between her and Tack, she can’t help but wonder if one of them is going to get burned . . .
*EXCERPT*
An almost frenzied need to bring her back to the present washed over him. His instincts were telling him the best way to accomplish that, but his brain insisted it was a bad, bad idea.
Fighting the urge to act on his instincts, Tack cleaned up the detritus of lunch. It only took a couple of minutes to put everything back in his pack. But in that short time, Kitty didn’t just maintain her distant silence, but she drew further away from him.
And she couldn’t afford to do that.
He couldn’t say how he knew that, he just did.
Tack’s certainty growing that she’d checked out mentally in a way that was dangerous for her emotions, he put his pack aside and scooted closer to Kitty. She didn’t seem to notice.
“Wildcat?” he prompted, his voice as gentle as he could make it. “You okay in there?”
“Of course.” The words were right, but the vacant tone was anything but.
He slid his hand under her hair, cupping her neck, giving physical contact to draw her back to him and now. She didn’t react to the touch at all and that scared him.
“Damn it, Caitlin Elizabeth Grant, look at me.”
Her brows furrowed. “Don’t.”
“What?” he asked in a tone as gentle as he’d spoken sternly before. Come on, wildcat, tell me not to yell at you.
Her silence changed, as if she was searching for words. “Call me Caitlin.” She frowned. “I don’t like it.”
“I thought you wanted me to.” She’d said so, hadn’t she?
“No.”
“Why not? Why don’t you like it?”
She shrugged.
And that was it. He was done playing nice, his own misgivings not nearly as powerful as his need to stop whatever was going on inside Kitty’s mind.
With careful, but inexorable pressure, he turned her head so she faced him. Her pupils were dilated like they’d been yesterday, her complexion waxy, but her lips were pink and parted invitingly.
Her breathing changed just a little bit and he took that as a victory.
“I’m going to kiss you, wildcat. Are you up for it?”
About the Author:
A USA Today Bestseller, most of Lucy Monroe’s titles have spent multiple weeks on national bestsellers lists, including Neilson Bookscan (in both North America and the UK), Amazon & B&N.com. She is ranked as a top selling contemporary romance author on Amazon.
Jennifer’s Review of Wild Heat
Review (4.5 Stars): Such a great romance and I love Alaskan men! Kitty Grant has returned home to pick up the pieces of her life after ending an abusive marriage and there is no other safe place then being with those you love. Tack Mackinnon grew up with Kitty and was heartbroken when she chose another man while they were both attending USC together. Now, that she is home for good, Tack finally has a chance to see if they have a second opportunity to find their happy ever after together.
I loved seeing Kitty and Tack together as a couple. He had loved Kitty for so long and was devastated when she decided to marry someone else and cut all ties with him. By returning home to find herself, Tack pretended that seeing Kitty wouldn’t affect him the way that it used to but it was hard to deny what was in his heart. Kitty has always cared for Tack but her abusive ex-husband wouldn’t let her have any connection to her old life or her handsome childhood friend. She tried desperately to get back to her old self when she got home but it took her a while to trust anyone including Tack. I loved the interaction between these two because even though it seemed playful on the surface, you could tell that these two characters had deep feelings for each other and only time would heal their hearts. Their chemistry together was amazing and I wanted so desperately for them to finally find their way back to each other after all this time apart.
Wild Heat was a deliciously sexy Alaskan romance that makes me want to go find a guy like Tack right away. This is the first book in Ms. Monroe’s new series, The Northern Fire and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in this delightful series. Ms. Monroe is an author to watch and I’m looking forward to reading more from this talented author.
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Thanks for the spotlight on the new book and series and for the excerpt!