My best friend Jess is always trying to play matchmaker.
Come kayaking with my fiance and his friend, she said.
Nope. For a city girl like me, this is hell.
Mainly because the man she's brought for me is a freaking prick.
When we flip our boat, I swim to shore rather than float another second with him.
Until the river swallows me up and sweeps me away.
But when things are going dark, when I'm about to give up, strong arms pull me from the water.
Life is breathed back into me through the f...
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My best friend Jess is always trying to play matchmaker.
Come kayaking with my fiance and his friend, she said.
Nope. For a city girl like me, this is hell.
Mainly because the man she's brought for me is a freaking prick.
When we flip our boat, I swim to shore rather than float another second with him.
Until the river swallows me up and sweeps me away.
But when things are going dark, when I'm about to give up, strong arms pull me from the water.
Life is breathed back into me through the fuzz of a thick beard.
I'm coughing up water, staring at my savior.
Gage...
Am I oxygen-deprived, or is he the biggest, sexiest man I've ever seen?
He sweeps me away. Builds me a fire. And cooks me the most amazing meal.
But something is stirring between us, a storm brewing each time our eyes meet.
I've never met anyone so commanding, so primal...
He's got a hold of me, a power that transcends breath and touch.
Gage pulled me from the river, and I don't think he's ever going to let me go...
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