The Rancher’s Surrender

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BPA

Kennedy Duchane and Asher Reynolds have been
fighting their attraction for years. But when she has to
help him overcome stage fright, a little sexy distraction
may be just the ticket!

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UNDER PRESSURE,
the final book in Kira Sinclair’s sizzling trilogy
SEALS OF FORTUNE.

The sweet scent of vanilla tickled Asher Reynolds’s senses.

Cracking one eye open, he stared up at Kennedy Duchane looming above him. Her thighs were spread on either side of his hips.

“I could get used to waking up to this, Cupcake,” he rumbled, threading his fingers through her hair and pulling her closer.

Something soft and wet swept across his cheek.

“What the hell?”

She grinned wickedly, and for the first time he realized she held something in her hand. A pale cupcake with a thick swirl of bright pink frosting.

Eyeing it, he asked, “What is that?”

Her grin widened. “Payback.”

Before he could even twitch, the thing was top-down in his face. Kennedy smeared the sticky mess from his forehead, down his nose and across his chin.

There was no question, he was under siege.

Asher grabbed her by the waist and flipped her onto her back. He wasn’t about to make this easy.

With one hand, he captured her wrist, holding her arm above her head and immobilizing her weapon of choice.

She hadn’t just brought one, but a full dozen of the sticky pink things.

Stretching out, he grabbed some ammunition of his own and struck. She yelped in surprise and tried to wiggle away. But he had her well and truly pinned.

“Nowhere to go, Sugar,” he drawled.

Kennedy glared up. “Calling me Sugar is no better than calling me Cupcake, you Southern-fried Neanderthal.”

Dipping his finger in the pink confection, Asher spread a smear across her collarbone.

“I only use nicknames with people I actually like,” he murmured.

She squirmed. “Why Cupcake? It sounds so…empty-headed and pointless.”

“Hardly.” Pushing up onto his elbows, Asher gazed at her, his heart thumping erratically.

“Cupcake is the perfect description for you, Kennedy.

The kind of treat you know you shouldn’t want, but you can’t seem to stop craving… Besides, I always knew you’d taste so damn sweet.” He brushed his lips over her frosting-covered skin.

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