Anthology of 8 Navy
SEAL novellas by New York Times, USA Today and award-winning bestselling
authors: Marliss Melton, Gennita Low, Teresa Reasor, Elle James,
Delilah Devlin, Stephanie Tyler, J.M. Madden and Sharon Hamilton
SEAL's LOST DREAM by USA Today Bestselling author JM Madden
Former Navy SEAL
K9 handler Joe Flynn lost his dog in the war and doesn’t want anything to do
with animals, but every stray in Denver seems to head his way. Luckily for him,
the luscious veterinarian Willow James doesn’t mind taking care of everything
he finds. She even seems willing to take him on with all his ghosts, but is he
ready to let them go for her?
Flynn tightened his spine as
Willow walked down the hallway toward him. But as she looked up at him with
bright curiosity in her burnished golden eyes and her cheeks lifted with her
broad smile, he felt something clutch in his gut. Willow had a wispy, soft
beauty. Her hair was a mess again, but it was who she was. She didn’t try to
make herself into something she wasn’t.
The jeans she wore outlined her
voluptuous shape, even under the ridiculously nondescript black t-shirt she
wore. Her nails were blunt and a little ragged, but he knew for a fact she had
the softest touch imaginable.
Emotion tightened his throat as he
thought about last night and the way she’d completely taken him over. It had
been…a revelation. That he could be that open with somebody and not feel like a
freak.
Her plump pink lips were moving
and he slammed back into his head to respond to her query. “I, uh, found him
hiding under my truck tire when I left work.”
Willow took the fluffy, dirty
kitten from his hands and propped it against her breasts, cooing to it. “This
is exactly what I needed at the end of a long, tough day. Thank you.”
She smiled up at him and he was
struck with the urge to lean down and kiss her to tell her she was welcome.
He’d never felt the urge so strongly before and he wasn’t sure what to do with
it, so he stayed where he was, just gazing down at her.
The little cat rumbled in
happiness at the attention it was receiving.
Willow held him up high enough to
look at him. “He seems fairly healthy. Weight is good.” She lifted the kitten’s
lip to press at his gums. “Good color response, so he’s not fighting anything
obvious. I wonder if he just didn’t wander away from someone’s house?”
Flynn shrugged, unable to come up
with words to respond. He felt dumb just standing there, but he wanted to watch
her. He didn’t care if she gave the kitten a rectal exam, he’d watch her.
Actually, he wanted her attention
on him again. Last night had been surreal. Blocks of time were gone. But he
felt lighter in his skin than he had in a long time.
“Do you want to go grab a pizza or
something?”
Willow looked up at him in
surprise, but almost immediately smiled.
Her eyes flicked to the side, then back to him. “I would love to, Flynn.
Can you give me some time to clean up?”
He nodded, remembering too late
that they weren’t the only ones in the office. Sue had a mile-wide grin on her
face and the vet tech stepped forward to take the kitten. She had a sly smile
on her face as well, and he felt a little embarrassed at inviting their boss
out so abruptly.
Not so smooth anymore, Flynn.
USA Today
Best-selling author JM Madden is terminally addicted to romances, thanks to
finding her aunt's stash of 'Harlequin Presents' years ago during a sleepover,
J.M. Madden loves any and all good love stories. Most particularly her own. She
has two beautiful children and a husband who always keeps her on her toes.
J.M. was a Deputy
Sheriff in Ohio for nine years, until hubby moved the clan to Kentucky. When
not chasing the family around, she's at the computer, reading and writing,
trying to perfect her craft. She occasionally takes breaks to feed her animal
horde, and is trying to control her office-supply addiction, but both tasks are
uphill battles. Happily, she is writing full-time now. She always has several
projects in the works and loves to hear from readers.
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