At First Touch

At First Touch
Cindy Miles

Don't trust your eyes.Trust your heart…After suffering a tragic accident, Reagan Quinn's military career was cut short and her sight gone forever. Returning to her childhood home only reminds Reagan of what she's lost. No light, no color; just shadows and indistinct forms. But one man refuses to let her give up on herself.Reagan can't see Eric Malone. All she knows is that he's there every day, driving her completely bonkers. Eric pushes her out of the darkness and into a world shaped by taste, touch and scent. But Reagan isn't quite prepared for what happens when she stops depending on her sight…and starts seeing with her heart.

Don’t trust your eyes. Trust your heart…

After suffering a tragic accident, Reagan Quinn has her military career cut short and her sight gone forever. Returning to her childhood home only reminds Reagan of what she’s lost. No light, no color—just shadows and indistinct forms. But one man refuses to let her give up on herself.

Reagan can’t see Eric Malone. All she knows is that he’s there every day, driving her completely bonkers. Eric pushes her out of the darkness and into a world shaped by taste, touch and scent. But Reagan isn’t quite prepared for what happens when she stops depending on her sight…and starts seeing with her heart.

“Close your eyes and tell me what you see.”

Eric let his fingers gently graze her eyes, one by one, brushing her lashes.

“Big eyes, long, thick lashes.” He moved to her lips, let his thumb softly scrape them, tugging one slightly open, and he lowered his head, brushed his lips over hers and kissed her deeply. “I could kiss these all day,” he muttered against her, then opened his eyes.

Hers were closed, her lips wet from their kiss, and she leaned into him. She breathed a little heavier now.

“Eric,” she said quietly, her fingers tightening around his.

He didn’t give her another second to question things. Or him. Or what he might want or not want. He’d wanted this for a while, but also wanted to give Reagan her space. Not rush things. Jesus, it hadn’t been easy, but he wanted things right with Reagan.

This was right.

Dear Reader (#ulink_6e1c0a39-a7a1-58ae-a5ee-5a14561ba660),

At First Touch introduces the youngest of the Malone brothers, Eric, and a girl he once knew: Reagan Quinn. Though these childhood friends were separated, a tragic event that has left Reagan blind brings them together. So when Reagan returns to Cassabaw to live with her sister—Matt’s soon-to-be sister-in-law—a very different young woman comes home. Bitter and angry at life’s turn of events, Reagan has no desire but to just be left alone—and somehow figure out a way to never be a burden. Unbeknownst to her, Eric Malone is the very catalyst she needs to realize her full potential.

This second book in The Malone Brothers captures many of the quirky flavors from the first book, Those Cassabaw Days, as well as the beloved characters I hold so close to my heart. From the familiar briny salt marshes and whimsical boardwalk on the beach, to that grain of childhood that remains in us all, discovered, sometimes accidentally, through a certain scent, sound or song.

Cindy

At First Touch

Cindy Miles

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

CINDY MILES grew up on the salt marshes and back rivers of Savannah, Georgia. Moody, sultry and mossy, with its ancient cobblestones and Georgian and Gothic architecture, the city inspired her to write twelve adult novels, one anthology, three short stories and one young-adult novel. When Cindy is not writing, she loves traveling, photography, baking, classic rock and the vintage, tinny music of The Great Gatsby era. To learn more about her books, visit her at cindy-miles.com (http://www.cindy-miles.com).

For my family.

Contents

Cover (#u179fb853-5585-5236-aefd-b9feab52f5e3)

Back Cover Text (#u1b37da09-8abb-51cd-9bea-a700796f0cf4)

Introduction (#ub9d97557-3998-5f54-bf7b-736fac45ccae)

Dear Reader (#u8cbf4c15-bda7-529f-88d4-0d0953ad1e9b)

Title Page (#ue6b8dba8-555f-5de9-b0dc-b078c6f839e5)

About the Author (#uba9b18e4-4f79-5e2f-9e0a-d562a0e61213)

Dedication (#ub8763c76-fdf1-579b-9b28-39fcca30e83f)

CHAPTER ONE (#ucea4b92b-df85-5567-8a13-c1783a3022ba)

CHAPTER TWO (#u047e4f63-c274-50da-ae80-716b239a097b)

CHAPTER THREE (#uf066789d-48b0-55af-a095-4d62c31752a3)

CHAPTER FOUR (#udd1d8cd1-a2be-56e2-ad62-6bddeecfec84)

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CHAPTER SIX (#u85c05211-09cc-51c9-841a-4ef1b75c6291)

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