A Thrill To Remember

A Thrill To Remember
Lori Wilde

Thrills. . . and chills?It’s time to live a little, Meggie Scofield decides at the town’s masquerade party. Have a red-hot fling. Do the wild thing. And the masked stranger she meets that hot and steamy night is the perfect way to begin. This guy is sex-on-legs–and Meggie’s determined to go out on a limb! As the last bachelor up for grabs in chilly Bear Creek, Alaska, Caleb Greenleaf has been fending off women for months. But this gorgeous masked one is different, he senses. ,She sends his temperature–and libido–soaring out of control. It’s a night he’ll never forget. A thrilling experience he definitely wants to repeat. But Caleb’s delight soon turns to shock when he discovers she’s none other than his nemesis–and sexy neighbor–Meggie Scofield. And she has no idea!

“I’m going to ravish every inch of you,” Caleb whispered in the total darkness

Her voice trembled with need. “Please…”

“I’ll take you right here, right now. Up against the wall. Hard and fast. It’s dark. You can’t even see my face. You couldn’t even describe me to the authorities.”

“But I’ve been a very bad girl.” Her playful tone let him know she was enjoying their game. “I’ve told the police where they can find you.”

Caleb sank to his knees. “I’m going to have to give you a tongue-lashing.” He spanned both hands at the curve of her waist and slowly trailed his tongue from her breasts to her navel. Stroking her hip, he discovered she still wore thong panties and thigh-high stockings.

“You really are as mercurial as the wind. One minute coy, the next playful. Who are you really?” he urged.

“My identity is a secret, just as you’re a complete mystery to me.”

Hmm. Meggie liked subterfuge in the bedroom. And as long as he wore his mask and played Don Juan, he could provide her with everything. But what could he offer her as plain ordinary Caleb Greenleaf? The unsettling thought stilled his sexual hunger.

But not for long…

Dear Reader,

This is the last book in my BACHELORS OF BEAR CREEK miniseries. Writing a cross-line series for both Blaze and Duets has been quite challenging, and I can only hope all my hard work has paid off.

Meggie and Caleb’s story was particularly poignant for me as I explored darker—and sexier!—themes than I’ve ever before explored. Both Meggie and Caleb take erotic risks that lead them on a sometimes chaotic, but always thrilling path to self-discovery.

As I wrote, I found myself asking tough questions of these “best-friends-turned-lovers.” Questions that include the masks we wear both figuratively and literally when we’re falling in love, the mind games we play with each other and the roles we choose to assume.

I’ve tried my very hardest to write a story that sizzles, but even more, I poured my heart and soul into these characters, reaching deep inside myself to create a real sense of romance, love and respect between my hero and heroine. Although I do hope you enjoy this red-hot read, I also hope you come away with a sharper sense of your own self and what risks are worth taking in the pursuit of true love!

Sincerely,

Lori Wilde

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Books by Lori Wilde

The Bachelors of Bear Creek

30—A TOUCH OF SILK (Blaze)

79—SEXY, SINGLE AND SEARCHING (Duets)

EAGER, ELIGIBLE AND ALASKAN (Duets)

HARLEQUIN DUETS

63—BYE, BYE BACHELORHOOD

COAXING CUPID

50B—I LOVE LACY

A THRILL TO REMEMBER

Lori Wilde

To Renee M. Roy—

you’re a darned fine writer.

Keep at it. One day it will be your name

on the front of a book.

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

Chapter 14

Chapter 15