He drew her to him, and started licking, nibbling, eating off the cream. Grace put her arms around him, drawing him as close as she could, as his talented tongue made short work of the whipped cream. He didn’t back off when it was gone, but continued, sending fire through her body.
Next, he had her skirt and panties gone, raising her so he could reach her without moving too much.
Carter slanted her a smile so sinful her breath stopped, then cold cream landed between her legs. Carter gave her another hazel-eyed look, before he slid his tongue over her heat and showed her how bad she could truly be.
Grace’s body swayed, sensations pouring through her and emerging as passionate cries. She tried to muffle the sounds but Carter’s attentions made that impossible.
“I love you!” Her declaration rang through the room, as she arched to Carter’s wicked, beautiful mouth.
“Love you too,” Carter said, and kissed her where she was hottest. “My bad, bad, sweetheart of a woman.”
Grace’s body squeezed to one point of astonishing pleasure, then she was collapsing down to him, Carter gathering her into his arms.
Grace held on to him, kissing, loving, before she raised her head. “I don’t want to hurt you.”
“You never can, Grace.” Carter touched a soft kiss to her lips, then snaked his hand to the nightstand and snapped off the light. “You never can.”
“Love you.” Grace settled down against his chest, enjoying the warmth of him, the silence of the house.
“Love you too, angel,” Carter said.
The darkness of the night closed around them, the peace of it welcoming Carter and Grace home.
The End
Faith’s Birthday Texas Sheet Cake
Texas sheet cake is an easy cake to make from scratch. It can be mixed up with a spoon and doesn’t require a lot of exotic ingredients.
The simple cake can be dressed up with any kind of frosting, chopped nuts, or chocolate candies or colorful sprinkles.
Makes one 10 x 15 x 1 cake (see note)
Sheet Cake
Butter: 1 cup (2 sticks or 16 oz)
Cocoa Powder: 1/4 cup
Water: 1 cup
Flour: 2 cups (all purpose, unbleached)
Sugar: 2 cups
Baking soda: 1 teaspoon
Salt: 1/2 teaspoon
Eggs: 2, lightly beaten in separate bowl
Sour Cream: 1/2 cup
Note: If you don’t have a 10 x 15 x 1 jellyroll or sheet pan, you can bake this recipe in two 8 x 8 square pans. Test for doneness at 20 minutes.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
2. Grease the pan(s) or line with parchment paper (buttered waxed paper works as well).
3. Cut butter into small pieces. In a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt butter, stir in water and cocoa powder and mix until smooth. Do not let the mixture boil or simmer.
4. Remove from heat and cool about ten minutes.
5. Pour chocolate mixture into a large mixing bowl.
6. Add flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, sour cream, and lightly beaten eggs.
7. Mix well until combined and pour into sheet pan.
8. Bake 25 minutes. Cake is done when it’s springy and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Remove to a wire rack and let cool.
Frosting
This cake is delicious plain with a dusting of powdered sugar, or, make Faith’s chocolate icing as follows:
Butter: 1/4 cup (1/2 stick or 4 oz)
Milk: 3 tablespoons
Cocoa powder: 2 tablespoons
Confectioners Sugar (also called powdered sugar): 1 1/2 to 2 cups
Vanilla: 1/2 teaspoon
1. Melt butter with milk in a small saucepan.
2. Add cocoa powder and mix until smooth.
3. Mix in vanilla.
4. Stir in confectioners sugar, one cup at a time, until the frosting is as thin or thick as you like it (more confectioners sugar can be added for thicker frosting, more milk to thin it if necessary).
5. A very thin frosting can be poured over the cake like a glaze. A thicker frosting can be easily spread with a table knife or frosting spatula.
Decorate as you like, and enjoy!
Books by Jennifer Ashley
Riding Hard
Adam
Grant
Carter
Tyler
Ross
Kyle
Ray
Shifters Unbound Series
Pride Mates
Primal Bonds
Bodyguard
Wild Cat
Hard Mated
Mate Claimed
Perfect Mate (novella)
Lone Wolf
Tiger Magic
Feral Heat
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Bear Attraction
Mate Bond
Lion Eyes
Bad Wolf
White Tiger
Shifter Made (short story "prequel")
And more to come!
Immortals Series
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The Darkening (by Robin Popp)
The Awakening (by Joy Nash)
The Gathering (by Jennifer Ashley)
The Redeeming (by Jennifer Ashley)
The Crossing (by Joy Nash)
The Haunting (by Robin Popp)
Blood Debt (by Joy Nash)
Wolf Hunt (by Jennifer Ashley)
And more to come!
Stormwalker Series
(w/a Allyson James)
Stormwalker
Firewalker
Shadow Walker
“Double Hexed”
Nightwalker
Dreamwalker (forthcoming)
“A Little Night Magic”
in Hot for the Holidays
(short story “prequel”—Jamison and Naomi’s story)
Mackenzies Series
(Historical romance)
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage
The Many Sins of Lord Cameron
The Duke’s Perfect Wife
A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift
The Seduction of Elliot McBride
The Untamed Mackenzie
The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie
Scandal and the Duchess
Rules for a Proper Governess
The Stolen Mackenzie Bride
A Mackenzie Clan Gathering
And more to come!
About the Author
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jennifer Ashley has written more than 80 published novels and novellas in romance, urban fantasy, and mystery under the names Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James, and Ashley Gardner. Her books have been nominated for and won Romance Writers of America's RITA (given for the best romance novels and novellas of the year), several RT BookReviews Reviewers Choice awards (including Best Urban Fantasy, Best Historical Mystery, and Career Achievement in Historical Romance), and Prism awards for her paranormal romances. Jennifer's books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have earned starred reviews in Booklist.
More about Jennifer’s books and series can be found at
http://www.jenniferashley.com
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Copyright © 2015 by Jennifer Ashley
This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer's imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental.
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