No Groom Like Him

No Groom Like Him
Jeanie London

For a wedding planner with many events under her belt, Lily Angelica has never made her own trip down the aisle. Maybe because she compares all men to the perfect groom of her childhood fantasies–Max Downey.Too bad Max seems to think she's a miracle worker. He's convinced she can create a high-profile wedding in a few weeks–when she's on vacation, no less. Flattering, but so not going to happen…until he volunteers to help. All these hours working together make Lily admire the adult version of Max–his charm, his skills as a parent, his good looks. And the way he watches her… It's enough to make her believe she chose the right groom after all!

Too much temptation

The way he felt right now. Alive. Aware. Of Lily. She made his arms ache to wrap around her, to pull her to him and feel every curvy inch of her pressed up against him.

She would fit perfectly against him, he knew, could feel it by the way they stood so close, their bodies almost swaying together.

She felt it, too.

Max couldn’t do a damn thing except brace himself in that moment. Her voice filtered through him. He could inhale her subtle scent. Feel the graze of her hands on his skin. Sense the warmth of her body radiating between them. Imagine the way her body would melt into his.

Max knew. He could feel it in his gut where it counted, and he had to force himself to take a step back by sheer effort of will, force himself not to do exactly what he ached to do—pull her into his arms.

Because that would change everything between them.

Dear Reader,

After I wrote Her Husband’s Partner, (Harlequin Superromance #1635) I suspected the folks in Pleasant Valley wouldn’t stop living simply because I typed the end. They didn’t. After all, who wouldn’t want to live in such a wonderful place?

Lily Angelica, for one.

She had bigger plans for her life than her tiny hometown had to offer. But while she has been off chasing her dreams, she’s lost something along the way. And that something is an important part of being happy.

Max could have told Lily her priorities were mixed up. He learned the hard way not to take life for granted and is making the most of every moment with his young daughter. But it turns out Max’s journey back from grief has skewed his priorities a bit, too, so when this unlikely pair get together to plan a wedding, they find that, sometimes, the journey to someplace better brings them right back where they started.

Ordinary women. Extraordinary romance.

That’s Harlequin Superromance! I hope you enjoy Lily and Max’s love story. Let me know at www.jeanielondon.com.

Peace and blessings,

Jeanie London

No Groom Like Him

Jeanie London

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

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeanie London writes romance because she believes in happily-ever-afters. Not the “love conquers all” kind, but the “we love each other so we can conquer anything” kind. It’s precisely why she loves Harlequin Superromance—stories about real women tackling life to find love. The kind of love she understands because she’s a real woman tackling life in sunny Florida with her own romance-hero husband, their two beautiful and talented daughters, a loving and slightly crazy extended family and a menagerie of sweet strays.

For the real Max.

You’re the stuff heroes are made of. Definitely!

And special thanks to Beth Fairweather, who

always makes coming up with brilliant ideas so

much fun ;-)

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER NINETEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE