My Kind of Wonderful (Cedar Ridge #2) by Jill
Shalvis
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Bailey Moore has an agenda: skiing in the Rockies, exploring castles in
Europe, ballroom dancing in Argentina. Now that she has a second lease on life,
she's determined not to miss a thing. What she doesn't realize is that item #1
comes with a six-foot-one ski god hot enough to melt a polar ice cap. She
doesn't want to miss out on him either, but Hudson Kincaid isn't the type of guy
to love and let go. And as gorgeous as Cedar Ridge is, she's not planning to
stick around.
As head of ski patrol at his family's resort, Hud thinks he's seen it
all. But never has he run into someone like Bailey. She might look delicate, but
her attitude is all firecracker. And her infectious joy touches something deep
within him that he's been missing far too long. Now he'll just have to convince
Bailey to take a chance on her biggest adventure yet . . . something rare and
all kinds of wonderful.
When the knock came at the door, Hudson had just gotten out of the shower.
Wrapping a towel around his hips, he grabbed the money he’d left on the foyer
entry table and pulled open the front door.
But it wasn’t the pizza guy.
Instead, Bailey stood there. She lifted her head slowly, her gaze taking in
his body.
Her mouth fell open.
He let out a rough laugh and gripped the doorjamb at either side of him to
stop himself from reaching for her. “You can’t look at me like that and tell me
nothing’s happening between us.”
“Yeah, and while we’re on the subject…” She lifted her gaze to his and
blushed. “I might have been…hasty in some of the things I said last time I saw
you. That’s why I’m here. I came to retract part of it.”
He stilled. Or most of him did. One particular appendage did the opposite of
being still. “Which part?”
She swallowed hard and stepped into him, setting her hands on his stomach.
Head bent, she stared at her fingers on his bared skin, her brow furrowed in
concentration.
Up or down, babe. Either way works, but I pick down…
“I don’t know how to say this, that’s all.”
“Just say it,” he said quietly. “You can say anything to me, anything at
all.”
“Okay,” she said. “I’m having trouble finding words because I’ve never done
this before.” She drew in a deep breath. “What I’m trying to say is that I want
a one-night stand.” She met his gaze, clearly waiting for his reaction.
He opened his mouth and then closed it again.
“With you,” she said. “In case I wasn’t clear. I want you.”
“For tonight,” he clarified.
“Yes.”
Just one night? Ignoring the unmistakable flash of disappointment—what the
hell was that about?—he pulled her inside, kicked his door shut, and gently
pushed her up against the wood and cupped her face. “You need to be sure.”
“I am.” She blinked. “Are you? Because it’s okay if you’re not. I can find
someone else. I can make a list.”
This stopped him. She could make a list? Of who? Not
important, he told himself. Shake it off. “You’re not going to need a list for
this, Bailey.”
She stared at him. “No?”
Hell no. “I already told you that I want you. Now I’m going to show you.” He
gave her a few beats to absorb that before he leaned in and kissed her, putting
every ounce of his want and need into it. In answer, she moaned and wound her
arms around him.
Without breaking the kiss, he straightened and cupped the backs of her
thighs, encouraging her to wrap her legs around his waist.
And then he carried her to his suite.
Q: What scene from My Kind of Wonderful was the hardest to
write?
A: The end. It’s always the end. I hate to let them all go…sniff, sniff.
Q:Do you listen to music while writing? If so, what are some
favorites that played while you were writing My Kind of Wonderful?
A: I can’t listen to music with lyrics when I write or I start singing along instead of writing. Sometimes listen to a sound app and put on a rainstorm or the beach.
Q: What are some of the challenged of writing contemporary
romance?
A: Making a believable conflict between two people who are falling in love, a conflict that will last 400 pages without making the reader roll her eyes, all without a ghost or a vampire or a zombie apocalypse or a witch.
New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in
the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters
in her books is mostly coincidental. Look for Jill's bestselling, award-winning
books wherever romances are sold and visit her website for a complete book list
and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.
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