A snowstorm. Her much older business partner. A snowstorm changes Laura
Holiday and Russ Matheson's relationship forever. Conemporary Romance fans will love this sexy holiday romance from
New York Times Bestselling Author Noelle Adams!
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About Stranded for Christmas:
Title: Stranded for Christmas
Author: Noelle Adams
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Publisher: Noelle Adams
Series: Holiday Acres #4
Format: Digital eBook
Digital ISBN: 9781386913887
Stranded for Christmas (Holiday Acres #4)
A snowstorm. Her much older business partner. One very hot night.
Laura Holiday doesn’t believe in romance. Her life revolves around her work
and her six-year-old son.
The last thing she wants is a fling with her friend and business partner,
Russ Matheson, who is emotionally unavailable and thirteen years older than her. But one night in a snowstorm
changestheir relationship forever.
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Excerpt:
“The snow is getting bad,” Russ said, turning back to look out the window.
“Is it?” Laura looked pretty and flustered and breathless. Her shoulder-
length brown hair was slipping out of her ponytail, and she must have
gotten hot because she’d taken off her sweater.
She was wearing a fitted white shirt that gave him a clear view of her slim
body, including the luscious curve of her breasts.
length brown hair was slipping out of her ponytail, and she must have
gotten hot because she’d taken off her sweater.
She was wearing a fitted white shirt that gave him a clear view of her slim
body, including the luscious curve of her breasts.
Russ dragged his eyes back up to her face, but that didn’t really help
because she looked flushed and tousled, like she might have just gotten
out of bed.His bed.
because she looked flushed and tousled, like she might have just gotten
out of bed.His bed.
He gulped, remembering how she’d looked that morning in her pajamas.
He really needed to stop thinking such things.
Laura would be mad as hell if she found out.
“Russ?”
He blinked, trying to refocus on their conversation. “What?”
“I asked if it was really bad out there.”
“Oh yeah. Take a look. It looks like the parking lot is mostly empty, so the
customers have obviously cleared out. The roads must be pretty bad.
You probably should have picked Tommy up early.”
customers have obviously cleared out. The roads must be pretty bad.
You probably should have picked Tommy up early.”
“Shit.” Laura came over to stand beside him so she could look out the
window too. “Well, I better go get him now before it gets any worse.”
window too. “Well, I better go get him now before it gets any worse.”
“You want me to drive you?”
She turned her gaze up at him, her brown eyes big and deep. “I’m capable
of driving in the snow, you know.”
of driving in the snow, you know.”
“I know you are. It was just an offer.”
“I’ll be fine. I’ll take the SUV.” She sighed and rolled her eyes. “Olivia
and Penny have to go out in this too. And I’ve got to stop by Candy
Cane Cottage to assess the damage to the bathroom.”
and Penny have to go out in this too. And I’ve got to stop by Candy
Cane Cottage to assess the damage to the bathroom.”
“Surely that can wait.”
“We’ve got someone else renting it this weekend. I need to assess it so Ed
has time to fix it tomorrow morning.”
has time to fix it tomorrow morning.”
Russ shook his head. “That driveway to Candy Cane Cottage is steep.
You're never going to get up
it in this snow. And if you get up, you won’t be able to get down.”
You're never going to get up
it in this snow. And if you get up, you won’t be able to get down.”
“I’ll be fine. I told you I’m taking the SUV.”
“You’re putting a lot of faith in the powers of an SUV.”
“Oh shut up.” Her words weren’t sharp. Her expression was almost fond.
“I can’t believe this snow.
Why couldn’t it wait a few more hours?”
“I can’t believe this snow.
Why couldn’t it wait a few more hours?”
“The weather isn’t prone to following your timeline.” His voice was dry
because she was still standing very close. He could smell the fresh scent
of her hair. He wanted to tangle his fingers up in it.
He wanted to trace the freckles on her face and neck with his tongue.
because she was still standing very close. He could smell the fresh scent
of her hair. He wanted to tangle his fingers up in it.
He wanted to trace the freckles on her face and neck with his tongue.
“I don’t know why it shouldn’t follow my timeline. My timeline is a
good one.”
Her voice lilted slightly, and she leaned against the wall as she gazed
up at him.
good one.”
Her voice lilted slightly, and she leaned against the wall as she gazed
up at him.
Russ took a step closer to her so he could smell her again.
“I’ll let the weather know it needs to improve its performance to fall in
line with your schedule.”
“I’ll let the weather know it needs to improve its performance to fall in
line with your schedule.”
She took a shaky little breath, and her eyes dropped, causing her thick
lashes to spread out against her freckled skin in a way that enchanted
him. He edged a little closer, bracing one hand on the wall beside her.
lashes to spread out against her freckled skin in a way that enchanted
him. He edged a little closer, bracing one hand on the wall beside her.
He had her trapped against the wall now, and he’d completely forgotten
the track of their conversation. His breathing had quickened, and his
body had tightened, and his mind was buzzin with attraction. Need.
Something a lot deeper. She wasn’t pushing him away. She wasn’t
trying to cut the tension. She looked breathless. Excited.
the track of their conversation. His breathing had quickened, and his
body had tightened, and his mind was buzzin with attraction. Need.
Something a lot deeper. She wasn’t pushing him away. She wasn’t
trying to cut the tension. She looked breathless. Excited.
Like maybe she wanted him to kiss her.
He wanted to kiss her more than he’d ever wanted to kiss anyone in his
forty-five years. He’d assumed that was something she’d never want,
but maybe…
forty-five years. He’d assumed that was something she’d never want,
but maybe…
Maybe…
He leaned forward a little more. He could hear her quick intake of breath.
Her eyes darted up to his face and then down again.
Her eyes darted up to his face and then down again.
“Russ,” she said, raising a hand to put on his chest the way she had that
morning in the kitchen.
morning in the kitchen.
“Yes?” His voice was way too husky, but there was nothing he could do
about that. She was so close. Almost within reach at last.
about that. She was so close. Almost within reach at last.
Her fingers fisted in the fabric of his shirt. “Russ.”
“Yes.” This time it wasn’t a question. It was the pure articulation of his
heart.
heart.
She licked her lips, and the small gesture made his groin harden. “Russ,
please don’t.”
please don’t.”
He’d been leaning forward even more, but at that he grew very still.
“Don’t what?”
“Don’t what?”
“You know what.” She took another breath—different this time—and l
ooked up to meet his eyes again. “Please don’t.”
ooked up to meet his eyes again. “Please don’t.”
“Laura, I’m not going to do anything you don’t want, but I think maybe
you do want—”
you do want—”
“I don’t—” She broke in, dropping her hand from his shirt.
“Please don’t.”
“Please don’t.”
Russ sighed and took a purposeful step back, feeling like he’d been
hit by a truck.
hit by a truck.
Laura gave him another quick look and then grabbed her purse and
started for the door.
started for the door.
“Be careful,” Russ said as she left. “The roads are bad out there.”
“I’m always careful.”
Copyright © 2018 Stranded for Christmas by Noelle Adams
Stranded on the Beach (Holiday Acres #1)
A forced vacation on the beach. The man who broke her heart. A second
chance at love.
Rebecca Holiday’s sisters force her to take a two-week vacation on the beach
for some muchneeded rest, but then she runs into the man who broke her heart,
the only man she’s ever loved.
When they decide to spend time together, it’s only supposed to be closure, but
what they might discover
is a second chance at love.
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Stranded in the Snow (Holiday Acres #2)
An unexpected snowstorm. The man she hates the most. One very hot night.
Olivia Holiday does not expect to spend the weekend stranded in a romantic
cottage during a snowstorm with the one man she resents the most. Scott
Matheson is a player and holds a grudge against her family, and she really
shouldn’t find him so hot. They share a deep history as well as an attraction,
and it all comes out as they’re trapped together for one hot night.
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Stranded in the Woods (Holiday Acres #3)
A surprise snowstorm. A grumpy recluse. One very hot night.
When Penny Holiday gets stranded during a snowstorm, she has to seek refuge
with Kent Matheson, a childhood friend who lives like a hermit and has never
forgiven her family. Kent is everything she shouldn’t want, but feelings are
awakened in his cabin in the woods that don’t disappear when the snow
finally melts.
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About Noelle Adams:
Noelle handwrote her first romance novel in a spiral-bound notebook when she
was twelve, and she hasn’t stopped writing since. She has lived in eight different
states and currently resides in Virginia, where she reads any book she can get
her hands on and offers tribute to a very spoiled cocker spaniel.
She loves travel, art, history, and ice cream. After spending far too many
years of her life in graduate school, she has decided to reorient her priorities
and focus on writing contemporary romances.
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