Gulf Breeze - Softcover

Hill, Gerri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193151397X ISBN 13: 9781931513975

Publisher: Bella Books, 2003

Synopsis

Dr. Carly Cambridge, wildlife biologist, returns to the Texas Gulf Coast to manage the latest Habitats for Nature project, restoring the woods and wetlands to their natural state.

She is devoted to the environmental cause with a passion usually reserved for a lover – something she hasn’t had since a disastrous love affair ten years earlier. Having sworn off women and relationships, Carly is perfectly content to live her life alone while she focuses on her latest project.

Wildlife photographer Pat Ryan is duped into volunteering her talents to the cause, but she wants no part of the overzealous Dr. Cambridge.

While they spend most of their time sparring and bickering, an early season hurricane finds them fighting nature – instead of each other – to save the wetlands and the birds that brought them together.

Soon Carly finds her heart opening, little by little, and struggles to ignore the feelings that are growing between them. And Pat, always searching for that certain someone to take her breath away, can’t believe for a moment that the woman she’s been waiting for could possibly be Carly.

About this title

From the Publisher

Best-selling author Gerri Hill brings us a stunning portrait of love and passion against the stormy backdrop of the Texas coast.

From the Inside Flap

"What makes you think you can do that?"

Pat grinned. "Because I’m the one with the camera."

The smile that Carly flashed caused Pat’s heart to stop. She slowly lowered the camera, her eyes searching and finding Carly’s. "Jesus, you are so beautiful," she whispered.

Carly watched as Pat stepped closer, but she was powerless to move. Her eyes dropped to Pat’s lips, knowing without a doubt that she could not say no to this woman. When she raised her eyes again, there was no doubting the look in Pat’s blue ones. She reached for Pat even before Pat stopped walking. Their mouths fought for control.

Carly whimpered when Pat’s tongue moved past her lips and danced with her own for the first time. She needed no encouragement from Pat as her lower body molded itself to the other woman. And God, it felt so good to be held and kissed this way. She crushed Pat to her, her arms holding Pat tightly against her body.

They drew apart, their breathing ragged. Carly opened her eyes, looking into Pat’s. So blue. She wanted to drown there. She pulled Pat’s mouth to hers again, softer, gentler now. The fury of their first kiss was absent as they explored each other with gentle tongues.

Finally, Carly pulled away, separating herself from Pat.

"You drive me absolutely crazy, you know that, don’t you?" Carly asked.

"You could pretend you’re smashed and I’m a stranger and you won’t know my name in the morning," Pat suggested quietly.

"You know I can’t do that. You’re not a stranger and I’m not going to use you to satisfy my . . . hunger."

"Please, use me," Pat whispered.

Carly reached out a hand and touched Pat’s face.

"I would never."

About this edition

• Publisher: Bella Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 193151397X
• ISBN 13: 9781931513975
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276