Temptation by Fire
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“Congratulations,” I said into Miriam’s hair, my voice tight.
“Thank you.” Miriam hugged me tightly for a moment before she released me, wiping furiously at her eyes.
“All right. Are you two ready for some pictures?”
“We’ll be right behind you.”
Miriam danced off, and Karson tugged me to a stop when I tried to follow.
“What did she mean by you two?”
If I didn’t know better, I’d think the brave demon hunter was afraid of getting his photo taken. But I knew the real reason for his hesitation.
“She meant us, Karson. Her friends. Her family.” I leaned up and kissed the worried expression turning his mouth. “You’re stuck with us now.”
The tension faded from his brows, and his mouth turned into a sexy grin. “Oh yeah?”
“Yup. You’re especially stuck with me.”
He took my hands in his, and a pleasant shock ran through me at the touch. His warm brown eyes captured mine with the intensity of emotion they conveyed, and for a moment, the world around us stopped.
“You’re stuck with me, too,” he said. And then he kissed me.
I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Acknowledgments
First of all, a huge thank you to Rochelle French for her help throughout this project. Working with you has improved not only this story, but made me a better writer. Thank you so much!
I’d also like to thank Nina Bruhns for reading an early version of this story. Your suggestions were spot on, and they have been instrumental in how I have planned and written stories ever since.
A huge thank you to Regan Summers for reading I don’t know how many versions of this book. You’re a badass. And thank you to Kerry Vail for your insights through several versions of this story as well. I couldn’t do this without you guys.
I want to give a huge thanks to my family, my critique partners, my editors, and my wonderful publicity and marketing folks at Entangled Publishing.
A special thank you to my husband for supporting me in the scary decision to go for this writing dream. My mother for never faltering in her faith. My family for their unlimited optimism. And my agent, Jill Marsal, for her guidance and help.
About the Author
CPA-turned-romance-author Tiffany Allee used to battle spreadsheets in Corporate America, and now concentrates on her characters’ battles to find love. Raised in small-town Colorado, Tiffany currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona, by way of Chicago and Denver. She is happily married to a secret romantic who tolerates her crazy mutterings.
She writes about ass-kicking heroines and the strong heroes who love them. Her work includes the suspense-driven From the Files of the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency series, which revolves around a group of paranormal cops solving crimes and finding love, and Don’t Bite the Bridesmaid, a lighthearted paranormal romance (Entangled Publishing).
Tiffany has an MBA in accounting and nearly a decade of experience in corporate finance—all super-useful stuff for a writer who spends far too much time trying to figure out fun ways to keep her characters apart and interesting ways to kill people (for her books—of course!).
Visit Tiffany at her website, http://tiffanyallee.com/, connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/authortiffanyallee, or follow her on Twitter: @TiffanyAllee.
Other books by Tiffany Allee
From The Files of the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency Series:
Banshee Charmer
Succubus Lost
Lycan Unleashed
Vampire games
Don’t Bite the Bridesmaid
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