“Not yet, you won’t.” She laughed breathlessly. “AJ and Darcy went inside an hour ago for more booze and never came back out.”
“Lucky bastard,” Parker murmured, and dragged her out to the dance floor, where he succeeded in heating her up and making her look longingly at the house.
He laughed at her. “Not yet,” he teased.
It was two more hours before Zoe stood in the middle of the street, finally watching Wyatt and Emily drive off in his truck, the Just Married graffiti all over it.
Behind her, the rest of the gang cheered loudly and migrated back to the yard, where the wedding reception would carry on, probably late into the night.
Parker slid an arm around her. “They grow up so fast.”
She laughed and turned into him, her breath catching at the sight of him, as it had all night. “Did I ever tell you that the sight of a man in a tux makes me wild?”
He flashed a very wicked smile at that. “How do you feel about a man stripping off his tux?”
“Even better.” She laughed when he nudged her toward the house instead of the party. “We can’t yet,” she said. “We have guests.”
“They’ll never even notice,” he promised.
Inside, the house was dark and quiet. Parker didn’t turn on any lights, leading her by the hand into . . . the kitchen? “Not that I’m complaining,” she said. “But I’m tired. I’m going to need a bed to do my best work—”
He flipped on the light.
Oreo lifted his sleepy head from his bed by the stove. Bonnie and Clyde, both cuddled with him, lifted theirs, too. At the sight of Zoe, the Food-Giver-Outer, they came running and tumbling toward her and she gasped.
Each of the kittens had a ribbon around their neck and from the ribbon hung a sign. Clyde got to her first, and his sign read:
Marry our daddy?
And Bonnie’s read:
Will you . . .
Parker sighed. “The one night that he’s faster than she is . . .”
Zoe turned and threw herself at him, both laughing and crying as she squeezed him tight.
Parker’s arms came hard around her. “Is that a yes?”
Speechless, her chest tight with emotion, she nodded.
Oreo, sensing the escalating excitement, lifted his head and barked.
Zoe laughed through her happy tears and kissed Parker. “Yes,” she said against his lips. “We’ll all marry you.”
Sunshine, Idaho, is a small, sunny town – the perfect home for man and beast. Well, maybe not for man, as pilot-for-hire Brady Miller discovers when his truck is rear-ended by what appears to be Noah’s Ark.
As the co-owner of the town’s only kennel, Lilah Young has good reason to be distracted behind the wheel – there are puppies, a piglet and a duck in her Jeep. Still, she doesn’t find it hard to focus on the sexy, gorgeous stranger she’s collided with.
Brady is just passing through, but there’s something about Lilah and her menagerie that makes the temptation of staying in Sunshine one that’s difficult to resist . . .
Praise for Jill Shalvis:
‘From beginning to end, Animal Magnetism is a captivating story that will have you laughing out loud, rooting for a happy ending for Lilah and Brady, and hoping that this won’t be your last visit to Sunshine’
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Sunshine, Idaho, is the perfect place to give injured animals a refuge . . . or to find one. Veterinarian Dell Connelly suspects there’s a reason his clinic’s uber-efficient receptionist has taken shelter here.
Jade Bennett couldn’t be happier to escape the big-city jungle to work with injured animals . . . and enjoy the gorgeous views of her ruggedly sexy boss.
Jade is used to planning everything in her life, but Dell’s seductive, alluring ways have sparked an uncontrollable desire. And though Dell has never had time for love, Jade’s strength and sass is the kind of call no red-blooded male can resist . . .
Praise for Jill Shalvis:
‘Funny and hot as hell . . . Moving,
empowering, and engaging’
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