Passion of Sleepy Hollow by Lexi Post
Recluse Braeden Van Brunt is
not happy to be the Headless Horseman…until he meets Katrina Van Tassel, owner
of the Sleepy Hollow Inn, whose allure bewitches him from the front desk into
the bedroom. When he discovers Kat and the village of Sleepy Hollow are cursed
to exist only in the present day for one weekend a year, he realizes the
sacrifice he must make if he wants to keep her.
Katrina Van Tassel lives
between slivers of time. She thought she was through grieving her betrothed’s
death, but her dreams flare to life when his mirror-image arrives
requesting a room. Drawn to Braeden, she is taken to greater heights of
intimacy than she ever imagined, but she can’t be sure if her heart is with him
or with the love from her past.
Knowing he must conquer both
time and ghosts to keep the only woman he’s ever loved, Braeden must put the
past to rest. But the dead won’t rest in Sleepy Hollow.
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Excerpt:
Kat closed the door to her
room and leaned against it. Her heart raced so fast it could beat a squirrel up
a tree. Licking her lips, she closed her eyes. Braeden’s kiss brought back all
those wonderful feelings she used to have with Brom. The ones where her toes
curled inside her buckle shoes and her body quivered.
She crossed her arms over her
stomach. She hadn’t had those with anyone else since. Not even slightly. What
was she going to do? She’d been desperate to get away, and now he would be
staying the night. She opened her eyes. Staying in her room. Oh, Lord.
Moving to her chest at the
end of the bed, she pulled out a pillow and threw it on the floor. She’d
already changed the sheets because he was supposed to leave. It had been so
hard not to bury her face in his unique scent. It reminded her of the forest
after a rainstorm, musky, comforting, making her want to snuggle in for a
winter hibernation.
Ugh, what was she thinking?
He was Stephen’s brother, a Newtimer, and he would leave tomorrow.
Oh no. The village would be
long gone by then. What would happen to Braeden then? She glanced toward the
door, listening to the floorboards creak under his weight. Quickly, she pulled
her quilt from the chest and grabbed the pillow.
Too late.
The door opened and he ducked
inside, obliterating the opening from her sight. He stood stock-still, studying
her once again. The lantern light softened his features, proving how different
he really appeared from Brom.
Straightening her shoulders,
she stepped toward him. “Your room is all set. I’ll just make my bed in the
parlor.”
He didn’t move, and she
couldn’t go through the door unless he did.
“Braeden? You need to step
aside for me to leave.”
“And what if I don’t want you
to leave?”
Her breath caught in her
throat as tingling sped from her head to her toes. She swallowed hard. “What do
you mean?” She turned away to give herself a moment without looking at his
handsome visage. “Did I forget something?”
The floor creaked behind her
and she stepped forward to inspect the water pitcher. If he touched her again,
she’d be lost. She turned to review the bed. “I assure you these are clean
sheets.”
The door closed.
She spun and the quilt
knocked the pitcher off the table onto the floor with a crash. “Oh no.” She
knelt, suddenly wanting to cry, though the pitcher wasn’t anything special. In
fact, it had a crack along the handle and was bound to break soon anyway.
“Come. It’s okay.” Braeden’s
hands on her arms helped her to stand and sent fire through her already taut
nerves.
Gently, he enveloped her in
his arms. Her heart slowed as a feeling of rightness settled through her. With
her face against his chest, she could hear his strong heartbeat.
“Kat.” The soft-spoken word
came from deep within him and she met his gaze. “Don’t be mad at me.”
The loneliness she glimpsed
in his eyes undid her. Before she could think about what she did, she hooked
her hand around his neck and pulled him forward for a kiss.
About Lexi:
But Lexi's first love is romance novels so she married her two first loves, romance and the classics. From hot paranormals to sizzling cowboys to hunks from out of this world, Lexi provides a sensuous experience with a “whole lotta story.”
Lexi is living her own happily ever after with her husband and her cat in Florida. She makes her own ice cream every weekend, loves bright colors, and you will never see her without a hat.
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