Release Date: May 19, 2020
Title: Birthday Wishes
Author: Ash Hosking
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 19, 2020
Blurb
Sadieâs return to Grevillea Falls is nothing like she ever imagined it would be, and she pictured it many times over the years she was away.
Being back in her home town is like a blast from the past, especially when she runs into Dustin.
The town might be much the same, but Sadie isnât.
Sadieâs not just the one that got away, sheâs the one he forced to leave. Dustin always knew if she ever came back he wouldnât let her go again, and now sheâs returned.
But a lot has changed for the two of them.
The one thing that remains the same despite the years of separation is their undeniable connection. Sadie has loved Dustin for as long as she can remember, and Dustin claimed her as his before he even understood what that meant.
Can they move on from past hurts and love each other for who they are now? Or are their differences just too much to overcome?
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Excerpt
I sit up in bed trying to calm my racing heart as I look around the room. Nothing is amiss, but for the rain pelting against the window with a vengeance. I donât hear anything in the house, but I get up to check on Elle just in case since Iâm already up. The screen on my phone lights up capturing my attention as Iâm reaching for my robe.
Dustin: Come to the door if youâre awake.
What the hell now?
I tie the sash of my robe with an impatient tug before leaving the room. I check in on Elle, whoâs still sleeping soundlessly, then hesitate at the entrance to the living room.
I can practically hear Gran telling me that nothing good comes from opening the door to a man who drops by after the sun goes down.
Sheâs right. I should just go back to bed.
But this is Dustin. Iâve never been able to turn down anything heâs asked of me. Iâm not about to start now, even if Iâm still annoyed at him.
I donât bother with turning on a light to see where Iâm going as I head to the back door, knowing thatâs the one he means if heâs here. I unlock, then haul back the wooden door to find him standing there on the other side of the screen, backlit by the storm raging behind him. Dustinâs completely soaked, dripping water that pools at his feet. The singlet heâs wearing is clinging to his chest which heaves like heâs just run a marathon. His track pants reveal a whole lot more than is decent right now as they cling to him like a second skin.
âDustin Kingston, what the hell do you think youâre doing?â I grumble, my voice sleep-logged so bad I have to clear my throat.
Dustin wordlessly pulls open the screen between us, so it slams against the veranda siding with a bang as he reaches in to take my wrist so he can pull me out against him. I have no choice but to stumble along until Iâm pressed up against his front. My satin robe stands no chance. I can feel the cold water seeping through, making my nipples peak.
âWhat Iâve wanted to do since the second you walked back into my damn life,â Dustinâs reply is rough. He sounds mad.
I donât know what he has to be angry at. I donât get the chance to ask. His hands come up to cup my jaw, then his lips crash against mine as another strike of lightning crackles across the sky behind him.
Dustin tastes like rain mixed with whiskey. His kiss is hard and unyielding. The emotions that have been brewing like a storm inside me since the moment I laid eyes on him again are unleashed. I donât know if itâs the boom of thunder or the kiss that has the world shaking beneath my feet. Both are a force to be reckoned with. Thereâs no holding back. No emotions spared as I curl my fingers around the shoulders of his singlet, clinging to them for dear life.
Author Bio
Ash Hosking is an admitted daydreamer and hopeless romantic with a dirty mind from the Gold Coast, Australia, who loves to write stories about strong, smart women and the men they fall for with a mixed bag of emotions thrown in.
She lives with her husband and adorable fur baby, Prim, who loves to keep her from getting anything done.
Ash is always up for an adventure, is addicted to coffee frappes and can never say no to a Tim Tam.
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