Texas Blaze

Texas Blaze
Debbi Rawlins

Kate Manning's "blast from the past" has blown back to her quiet west Texas town!Mitch Colter was once the sum of all Kate's fantasies. But he was a few years older and her brothers' best friend, and her fantasies stayed exactly that. Now however, Kate's got seduction in mind and a point to prove: she won't miss out on Mitch a second time. Mitch can't believe the woman his "little Katie" has become.She's beautiful, has a body that gives him all kinds of naughty ideas and, best of all, she's lost none of her fiery spirit and take-no-prisoners sense of humor. So, when Kate comes a-calling—he can't resist—and won't! But will their luck be better the second time around?

“There are a lot of things I should be doing, but first…”

Mitch pulled Kate into his arms and kissed her.

She started to object, but he took advantage of her parted lips and stroked his tongue into her mouth, slow and deep, until she helplessly responded.

He had come to her. There had been no games, no lame attempts at seduction. She tasted his need in his kiss, felt his determination in the strong steady beat of his heart against her breast.

She touched his tongue with hers, heady from the warm smell of his skin, from the heat of his body where it pressed intimately against hers. He used his free hand to brush a wayward lock of hair away from her face, and then stroked her cheek with the pad of his thumb.

“You feel so damn good.” He kissed her again, hard, his stubbled jaw rasping against her overly sensitized skin.

She knew he wanted her something fierce. But was it enough to ignore his duty?

Dear Reader,

For those of you who read Texas Heat, you may be wondering about what happened to Kate Manning. Sure, she was engaged, although beset with misgivings, and then Mitch Colter stepped out of the past and into her life, sending her into a tailspin. As a smitten schoolgirl she’d had a mad crush on him, her brothers’ friend—older, confident and elusive. Yet he’d still been a boy when he left their small Texas community. Now he’s a man, and infinitely more tempting.

I must confess I sometimes wonder about boys from my past. Who are they now? What do they do? Would their smiles still make me giddy? Okay, maybe not. I think I’ll let the answers remain a mystery. Or at least let my imagination fill in the blanks.

Happy reading!

Debbi Rawlins

Debbi Rawlins

TEXAS BLAZE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Debbi Rawlins lives in central Utah, out in the country, surrounded by woods and deer and wild turkeys. It’s quite a change for a city girl, who didn’t even know where the state of Utah was until four years ago. Of course, unfamiliarity never stopped her. Between her junior and senior years of college she spontaneously left home in Hawaii, and bummed around Europe for five weeks by herself. And much to her parents’ delight, returned home with only a quarter in her wallet.

Books by Debbi Rawlins

HARLEQUIN BLAZE

13—IN HIS WILDEST DREAMS

36—EDUCATING GINA

60—HANDS ON

112—ANYTHING GOES…

143—HE’S ALL THAT* (#litres_trial_promo)

160—GOOD TO BE BAD

183—A GLIMPSE OF FIRE

220—HOT SPOT** (#litres_trial_promo)

250—THE HONEYMOON THAT WASN’T* (#litres_trial_promo)

312—SLOW HAND LUKE* (#litres_trial_promo)

351—IF HE ONLY KNEW…* (#litres_trial_promo)

368—WHAT SHE REALLY WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS† (#litres_trial_promo)

417—ALL OR NOTHING

455—ONCE AN OUTLAW†† (#litres_trial_promo)

467—ONCE A REBEL†† (#litres_trial_promo)

491—TEXAS HEAT

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13