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  The pad of her thumb bumped his palm as they shook hands. “Tess…S.,” she stammered.

  Apparently, she didn’t want to use her real name, either. “Tess Ess?” he teased. “That Spanish?”

  Her freckles nearly disappeared beneath another blush. She moistened her lips, stepped closer. “Tess,” she said, voice husky. “Tess S.,” she repeated. Like he’d ever forget. Her seductive gaze ensnared him as her soft smile whipped through his veins. His undisciplined cock sprang to life.

  “Do you have a pen?” she asked.

  “A—” Think, Halliday. “What?”

  “Never mind.” She fetched a pen from her purse and a cardboard coaster from the bar. She scribbled on the coaster and passed it to him: TESS S. A telephone number followed.

  “Call me.” She hiccupped.

  He grinned. “No last name?”

  “Not unless we actually go out.”

  At least she possessed a few street smarts. He examined the scrawled number. “Is that a one or a seven?”

  No reply. He glanced up.

  She’d disappeared.

  He surveyed the bar to see her threading back toward her table, her prim ass and long legs attracting several male glances. Her companion stood, and they headed for the washrooms—the refuge of every female he knew.

  What the hell did women do together in the washroom? Would they talk about him?

  His ego liked to think so.

  “She works around here, you know,” the bartender said.

  “Huh?” Zach climbed onto his stool. “Where?”

  “Not sure,” the brawny man answered. “Doesn’t come in often. Always thought she was classy. Sure never seen her hit on a customer before.” He pointed at the coaster. “Maybe she’s gone whacko. Want me to toss that for you?”

  “Nope.” Whacko or not, she fascinated him. Madonna or minx—which was it?

  He looked at the coaster again, tapped it.

  There was only one way to find out.

  Wet

  Cathryn Fox

  A look, a kiss, a taste of melted chocolate...

  Whispering Cove, Book 2

  Celebrity chef Kathleen Wilson has returned to Whispering Cove for her high school reunion. Tired of big-city life, she’s looking forward to relaxing in the quaint fishing village. The one thing she’s not looking forward to is facing the boy from her past. The boy she turned her back on ten years ago. The same boy she has never gotten over.

  Firefighter Trent Parker has never given up on reuniting with his Katy. When he hears she’s back in town, he figures the quickest way to show her where she really belongs is to launch an all-out, blatant campaign of seduction. An accident with a fire hose leaves her soaked—and ignites a firestorm of need in them both, with only one way to extinguish the flames.

  Soon they’re burning up the sheets, but when morning comes and the smoke clears, Katy faces a choice she never thought she’d have to make again. To leave for another ten years…or admit that the heat between her and Trent isn’t about to burn out.

  This book has been previously published.

  Warning: A dash of chocolate, a celebrity chef and a sexy firefighter who knows as much about starting a fire as how to put one out.

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  This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locale or organizations is entirely coincidental.

  Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

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  Wet

  Copyright © 2012 by Cathryn Fox

  ISBN: 978-1-61921-166-7

  Edited by Sue Ellen Gower

  Cover by Lyn Taylor

  All Rights Are Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

  Original Publication: 2011

  First Samhain Publishing, Ltd. electronic publication: July 2012

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  Table of Contents

  Dedication

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  About the Author

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