Blue Moon Kisses by Cindy Roland Anderson
At age twelve, Ashlee Nichols fell in love with her brother’s best friend, Beau Jacobsen. Everyone thought she was cute and that her crush was simply that…a crush. But her young heart had known he was the one, and she had planned on marrying him as soon as she was old enough. Unfortunately, when she confessed her feelings to Beau, he’d laughed, patted her on the head and told her he was flattered. Sure, Beau had been twenty-two at the time, but she knew she wouldn't always be a little girl. Just when she turned eighteen and was finally old enough to date him, Beau joined the Army and was deployed to Afghanistan. Now, six years later, Beau is back in Mitchel Creek, Georgia for a few weeks. He’s hotter than ever…and still ten years older, something he can’t seem to get past. He still sees Ashlee as a glorified little sister…or does he?
*Blue Moon Kisses was well worth the wait. I anxiously awaited this sweet clean romance and was not disappointed. I was engaged from the first line and didn't want the story to end. The author has a fun writing style and I loved getting to know this couple as they navigated the obstacles in their relationship. There are some funny and heartwarming moments you will enjoy- Diane, Amazon
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*This book had me laughing, smiling, and wanting to read it all over again!- Jessie C, Amazon Reader
*This was the perfect ending to The Georgia Moon books. I've been waiting for Ashlee and Beau's story for a while now. I was NOT disappointed! I loved it. It perfectly captured their romance. If you haven't read this series you need to - Sarah, Amazon Reader
Using a skill Beau had picked up in the Army, he silently
approached Ashlee. He wasn’t sure how happy she’d be to see him, so he’d
come bearing gifts. The apple pie was still warm, melting the scoop of
vanilla ice cream on top. He spotted her lying in the hammock with her
ankles crossed. Smiling at the sight of her red Chuck Taylors, he tried
not to stare at the length of leg showing. The hem of her dress had
ridden up mid-thigh, revealing smooth, tan skin.
He
squinted at the screen of her phone and saw she was playing a game, not
reading about the hot Navy SEAL. He still couldn’t believe how fast his
blood had turned cold when he’d thought she was going out with one of
the cocky special ops guys. He knew right then and there that he was in
trouble. His thoughts might have been protective, but they were also
possessive—as in he didn’t want Ashlee going out with any guy. Period.
Although
he still grappled with the age difference, he knew it wasn’t a
showstopper. The showstopper was how to tell his best friend he was into
his little sister. He had no idea how Chase would react. Beau figured
before he even said anything to his buddy, he should at least explore
his new-found attraction to Ashlee. He would go cautiously. For all he
knew, her crush might never amount to anything more than that. She’d
liked him for so long, she may not know how to act any differently
around him.
He was close enough that he could
see she was definitely not reading. When he called her on it, she
squealed and rolled to one side of the hammock. Before she toppled to
the ground, he quickly advanced and righted the hammock. “Sorry, I
didn’t mean to scare you.”
“Somehow I don’t
believe you.” Her light blue eyes flashed with irritation, making him
smile. She was so cute when she was mad. “I thought I told y’all not to
bother me unless it was an emergency.”
“I know, but I brought you a peace offering.” He held out the bowl toward her. “It’s still warm.”
She leaned in to look and nearly tipped the hammock over. Beau caught it again. “Maybe you should sit up.”
“Maybe I don’t want dessert.”
One corner of his mouth lifted into a smile. “You forget how well I know you.”
“Used to know me, Beau.” She swung her feet around so she sat in the hammock vertically. “People change. I’ve changed.”
“True.”
He sat down beside her, the weight of his body making her press up
against his side. The attraction was still there, spiking his pulse
rate. He tried not to freak out and had to force himself to stay right
there beside her. “So, you’re okay if I eat this then?”
She snatched the bowl out of his hands. “Not so fast. I may have changed, but I still love dessert.”
“You’re welcome,” he said when she dug in for a taste.
She swallowed and licked the corner of her mouth where a dot of ice cream had landed. “I was going to say thank you…eventually.”
The
speck of ice cream still remained and, without thinking it through,
Beau reached out and swiped his thumb across her mouth. “You missed it,”
he said gruffly when she stilled and looked at him with wide eyes.
“Is it gone?” she asked in a voice just barely above a whisper.
His
eyes dropped to her mouth, and he forgot all about checking for
lingering ice cream. Her lips were pink and perfectly shaped with the
bottom lip slightly fuller than the top. The urge to cover her mouth
with his for just one little taste was overwhelming. It was also
seriously freaking him out.
He couldn’t kiss
her before asking her out. He’d been raised to treat a girl with
respect. Besides, Chase had gone in with Addie to help get their
daughter into bed, but he could come back at any moment. They were going
to shoot a few hoops before Beau went home.
Shifting
his focus from her mouth to her face, his mouth went dry. No wonder she
was good at playing the role of any one of the beautiful fairy-tale
princesses. The combination of her heart-shaped face with her light blue
eyes and all that gorgeous, long blonde hair falling around her
shoulders left him breathless.
This was too fast and too much for him to handle. “Yeah, it’s gone,” he said, jumping to his feet.
“Where’s a pool when you need it, right?” Ashlee said dryly.
He
couldn’t help laughing. He’d forgotten how funny she could be, and the
humor dispelled the crazy tension between them. “That was pretty good,
Ashlee.”
“Much better than my date-with-my-book-boyfriend joke, wouldn’t you say?”
“Definitely.”
He narrowed his gaze. “By the way, what is it with women thinking Navy
SEALs are so hot? I’ve known a few of them, and they aren’t very good
boyfriend material. They’re always gone on training missions or on a
real mission. Plus, they’re so secretive.”
“Should I get the opportunity to date a hot Navy SEAL,” she said with a wink, “I’ll keep that in mind.”
She
took another bite of the pie, and Beau decided it was wise not to check
for any residual ice cream left on her mouth. He usually had incredible
self-control, but being around her was sorely testing him.
“So, do you ever read any books about…I don’t know…Army guys?”
“Nope,” she said with a smirk. “I guess they’re not hot enough to make the cut.”
It
took every ounce of Beau’s discipline not to drag Ashlee to her feet,
pin her against a tree and prove to her he had what it took to make the
cut. “So, I guess that means you’d never go out with anyone from the
Army?”
A stunned expression wiped the smile from her face. “Is an Army guy asking me out?”
Oh
boy, he’d really gotten himself into a tight spot. He felt like he was
tiptoeing through a minefield. One wrong move and he was dead and so
were the people around him.
Author Cindy Roland Anderson
Cindy Roland Anderson writes clean, contemporary romance with a combination of humor, romantic tension and some pretty great kissing scenes. She and her husband, John, live in northern Utah, and have five amazing children. Their family has expanded by adding a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law, and six adorable grandchildren. She is a registered nurse and has worked in the NICU as well as the newborn nursery. She loves to read, almost as much as she loves writing. And she loves chocolate, probably a little too much.
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