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  More kissing, this time a little more heated, although she had to be careful because Max’s wounds had to be sore beneath the bandages. Still, when he took her hand and put it on the bulge in his jeans, Jessie burst into breathless, ecstatic laughter. She cupped his face and looked deep into his eyes.

  “Never take me camping again,” she told him.

  “Never,” Max promised. “Never ever.”

  “Feel free to take me to the nearest hotel, though,” she said, “and to make mad, passionate love to me until we both can’t see straight.”

  “Gladly,” Max said with another kiss that set her on fire. “Always.”

  Then he put the truck in drive and they left the horror behind them.

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  ISBN: 9781460314319

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