All Wrapped Up
All they want for Christmas…PR professional Olivia Kearns needs a change. Her company's become hipper and more with-it, and Liv simply…isn't. When she finds out her college ex, Nick Matheson, is back in town, she decides he'd be her best instructor in creating the new spontaneous her. She tit hasn't seen him in years and there's no spark anymore, so she's not risking anything. At least, that's what she thinks…Nick thinks it's fate when Liv asks for his help. He needs an interview with one of her clients, who's such a hermit that he can't get to her without Liv.So if she's willing to scratch his back… But once the lessons begin, Nick can't believe how impulsive his sexy ex becomes! He didn't want more than a fling five years ago, but now he's just about ready for anything!
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âItâs only me.â
Nick stepped into the change room and closed the door.
âWhat are you doing in here?â Liv asked, holding the minuscule lacy bra in front of her.
âThis would be a good time to see if you have it in you to be spontaneous,â Nick said, reaching for her. The lace didnât conceal her nipples. On the contrary, it created a peekaboo effect that left him a little breathless.
He moved his lips to the hollow of her throat, stroking with his tongue as he kneaded her buttocks.
âYes, yes,â Liv whispered.
He lifted a lace-clad breast in one hand and caressed her hardened nipple with his thumb while he slid the other inside her panties. With more willpower than he knew he possessed, he took his hands away and kissed her softly. Theyâd spent enough time in the dressing room to make the clerk suspicious.
âThe lacy bra will do nicely,â he said, winking at the blushing clerk.
Dear Reader,
Who doesnât love the holidays? The lights, the tinsel, the wrapping of gifts, the unwrappingâ¦? Mmm, especially the unwrapping!
When former lovers Liv Kearns and Nick Matheson are reunited, itâs strictly business until the layers start coming off! Can public relations professional Liv keep reporter Nick at armâs length?
We (Jennifer Drew is the pseudonym for the mother-daughter writing team of Barbara Andrews and Pam Hanson) hope you enjoy finding out that the answer to this question is a resounding no!
So take a break from the hectic pace of your holiday season and sit back to see whatâs going to be revealed!
Enjoy!
Jennifer Drew
Books by Jennifer Drew
HARLEQUIN DUETS
7âTAMING LUKE
18âBABY LESSONS
45âMR. RIGHT UNDER HER NOSE
59âONE BRIDE TOO MANY* ONE GROOM TO GO*
72âSTOP THE WEDDING!*
80âJUST DESSERTS
100âYOUâLL BE MINE IN 99
106âDESPERATELY SEEKING SULLY
This oneâs for our readersâ¦with heartfelt thanks
Contents
1
LATER SHEâD CRY or scream.
Olivia Kearns pressed her throbbing forehead against the ice-cold, living-room window of her suburban Chicago town house. She wanted to freak out, but now wasnât the time to lose it, not when she had so much to do.
Outside, snow flurries were starting to accumulate. Liv hoped her parents, driving away in separate cars, wouldnât have trouble with the slippery roads. She shook her head in disbelief, still unable to accept that her parents really intended to divorce after nearly thirty years of seemingly harmonious marriage. Theyâd come to her home to tell her the bad news, calling ahead to be sure sheâd be there on a Saturday afternoon. Dad had nodded agreement while her mother assured her the decision was for the best.
Would she and her sister, Amy, have a place they could consider the family home, a place where they could all gather for Christmas? One set of grandparents had retired to Florida and the other set to Arizona, so everyone had always come to her parentsâ house for family celebrations.
Liv was the family problem-solver, the one who could resolve any crisisâbut not this one. How could her parents split up? They were the heart of the family. How could they still be a family if her parents werenât together? Liv knew she was being a drama queen, but she didnât care.
She padded in stocking feet across the moss-green carpeting, hardly seeing her comfy couch and chair covered with flowery slipcovers or the Queen Anneâstyle cherry tables. The room was tidy and organized, just the way she liked her life.
What she needed to do was make a list. Making a to-do list would help her focus and feel more in control. She went upstairs to her office in the spare bedroom and grabbed a fresh yellow legal pad.
First, she thought, writing a bold numeral one, she had to cancel her parentsâ New Yearâs Eve thirtieth-anniversary party.
Theoretically, she and Amy, her older sister by one year, were planning the party, but sheâd never expected much help from her sister. Amy was willing enough, but organization wasnât her strong suit especially now when her wedding was coming up in a few months. She had more on her plate than she could manage. It was up to Liv to cancel the party.
She groaned. Nearly fifty invitations had gone out. Sheâd have to explain fifty times why the party was off.
Then there was Amyâs wedding. Only her sister would choose February for a big wedding. Liv had tried to suggest tactfully that sub-zero, snowstormy late winter wasnât the best time. Now it was an awful time because of her parents. Who would keep the wedding arrangements on track? She wrote a large number two on her list.
âI can get through this,â she said with a sigh.
She was almost glad there were no men in her life at the moment. She didnât have to break a date to the anniversary party, because her last relationship had ended several months ago. Breaking up with Jerry after a lukewarm relationship had been more comedy than drama, although she wouldnât mind a shoulder to cry on right now.
