Melting His Alaskan Heart
By Rebecca
Thomas
Genre:
Contemporary romance
Editor: MK
Books Editing
Cover Designer: Yocla Designs
Backgound Picture in banner is provided by MMF
When Ethan
Forrester’s hockey star brother begs him to take his place at a masquerade
fundraiser due to illness, Ethan grudgingly agrees to help the cause. After
all, he’ll be wearing a mask that covers the scar across his eye. No one will
know his true identity.
Sports journalist
Carly Hughes will do whatever it takes to procure the interview no one else can
get from the NHL Stanley cup winning captain. After a few drinks she confesses
her need for an exclusive interview or she’ll be fired. Ethan knows his brother
as well as he knows himself—spilling a few details should keep the man’s
privacy intact—mostly.
However, when their
interview moves to the penthouse suite, Ethan tries to explain he’s not the
Forrester brother she’s looking for, but Carly insists he keep his mask on.
Daylight brings
some harsh truths, and a serious hangover. Carly not only forgot to record her
interview, but she wakes up with a stranger in her bed. Or was this case of
mistaken identity the best thing that’s ever happened to her?
Completely
unskilled at basic flirting, Ethan decided keeping his mouth shut and his eyes
averted would be the best course of action. Quit trying to say what Dane would
say, just make an appearance and leave.
She ordered a Long
Island iced tea before turning her attention back to Ethan and extended her
hand. “I’m Carly Hughes.”
Ethan swallowed
before grasping her hand. Partially hidden behind a mask, her eyes gleamed with
the most brilliant shade of green. “Eee—Dane Forrester, nice to meet you.”
“Are you enjoying
the party?” she asked.
He unclasped his
hand from hers. A bolt of something sizzling hot passed between them. Reaching
for a lifeline, he embraced his mug with interlacing fingers and hung on tight.
“Yes.”
“I just moved to
Anchorage, but I figured a literacy council charity event sponsored by the
Alaska Fury would be a great way to meet people.” She readjusted her bottom in
her barstool and crossed her legs, bumping his shin in the process. “Excuse
me.”
Ethan gave a curt
nod and chugged his beer. He had to admit being hidden behind the knight’s
half-mask was a nice benefit. He didn’t have to feel self-conscious about this
scarred face. He wasn’t one for social engagements anyway, but he willed
himself to relax.
The bartender
returned with her Long Island iced tea. “That’ll be twelve fifty.”
Carly reached for
her purse, opened it up and rifled through its contents. “Oh, my goodness, did
I…I think I forgot my wallet.”
Ethan stood up and
dug out his wallet. He hadn’t forgotten all his manners. “Please, allow me.”
“All right.” She
put her purse away.
“Sorry, I should
have offered in the first place,” Ethan mumbled, opening up his wallet. “I
don’t get out much.”
She cocked an
eyebrow above the edge of her mask. “You, Dane Forrester, don’t get out much?”
“I mean, I haven’t
been out lately—as in a few days. I mean I…” Ethan decided he’d be better off
making a hasty retreat. “Forget I ever said that. I’m distracted.” He held his
empty mug an extra three seconds before setting it down. Maybe more alcohol
would numb his embarrassment. He called out to the bartender, “Could I get
another Bud, please?”
Why on God’s
snow-covered earth did he ever agree to this charade? He wasn’t good at being
Ethan Forrester—let alone Dane Forrester. He wasn’t good at being anyone other
than a part-time fireman and half-assed welder.
Rebecca Thomas
enjoys a love-hate relationship with Alaska. She lives there with her husband
and two teenaged sons. When she isn’t reading, writing, or playing board games,
she is cheering for her sons at their hockey games and tennis matches.
A reluctant reader
as a child, she didn’t become interested in books until her teen years when she
discovered historical romance. Now she loves all sub-genres of romance and
can’t decide which one is her favorite.
Rebecca earned a
bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Alaska and was employed
in the airline industry for several years before working in her current
position as a program manager in a higher education.
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