Winter Magic (Black Hills Wolves Book 32)

By TL Reeve

There's magic in the air...

Kalum Truesdale is willing to take the leap and mate. Fawn Hawthorne has been at his finger tips for months now since his return, but the timid wolf rebuffs him at every turn. With the Winter Solstice right around the corner, he's got a couple of tricks up his sleeves to finally catch the elusive wolf.

Fawn Hawthorne isn't ready for a mate. After years of torture, all she wants is to be left alone. However, the handsome and persistent Kalum Truesdale, isn't willing to let her hide. So, when presents start arriving in the days leading up to the Solstice, Fawn has a decision to make. Take what Kalum is offering her, happiness and love. Or continue to fear the world around her while always wondering, what if?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Decadent Publishing
• Release date: Nov 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781613339176

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Winter Magic

Copyright  2015 by TL Reeve

ISBN: 978-1-61333-917-6

Cover art by Fiona Jayde

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Dear Reader,

Happy Holidays!

I hope you enjoyed Fawn and Kalum’s story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Winter is one of my favorite seasons. So, being able to write a story centered around the solstice, made it even more special for me. This is story is about finding one’s self along with trust. Fawn is a little bit broken, but a tenacious woman who doesn’t give up. Kalum is just the guy to bring her out of her shell and when they get together, their chemistry is explosive. As always, I love hearing from you the readers! You can find me on facebook or email me at [e-mail]

TL

Black Hills Wolves Stories

Wolf’s Return

What a Wolf Wants

Black Hills Desperado

Wolf’s Song

Claiming His Mate

When Hell Freezes

Portrait of a Lone Wolf

Alpha in Disguise

A Wolf’s Promise

Reluctant Mate

Diamond Moon

Wolf on a Leash

Tempting the Wolf

Naming His Mate

A Wolf Awakens

The Wolf and the Butterfly

Infiltrating Her Pack

Omega’s Heart

Raven’s Claw

Claiming the She-Wolf

Worth Fighting For

Dangerous

Uncaged

Promiscuous Wolf

Disquieted Souls

A Cougar Among Wolves

Long Road Home

A Mate’s Healing Touch

Winter Solstice Run

Wolf’s Holiday

Winter Magic

Winter Secrets

Winter Ménage

Wolf in Winter Clothing

Also by TL Reeve

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Their Secretary

Craving Cameo

All Or Nothing

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Winter Magic

There's magic in the air...

Kalum Truesdale is willing to take the leap and mate. Fawn Hawthorne has been at his finger tips for months now since his return, but the timid wolf rebuffs him at every turn. With the Winter Solstice right around the corner, he's got a couple of tricks up his sleeves to finally catch the elusive wolf.

Fawn Hawthorne isn't ready for a mate. After years of torture, all she wants is to be left alone. However, the handsome and persistent Kalum Truesdale, isn't willing to let her hide. So, when presents start arriving in the days leading up to the Solstice, Fawn has a decision to make. Take what Kalum is offering her, happiness and love. Or continue to fear the world around her while always wondering, what if?

Dedication

A big thank you to Heather Long, Rebecca Royce and Laura Garland, you guys are awesome. To Robyn and Rhonda, thank you for being my biggest cheerleaders. To the readers, thank you for your unwavering support. And to my family, thank you. I love you guys.

Winter Magic

Black Hills Wolves

Winter Solstice Run

By

TL Reeve

Chapter One

Fawn Hawthorne forced the spoon toward her mouth and took a bite of oatmeal. The texture didn’t appeal to her; in fact she downright hated it. However, her goal to experience one thing each week she hated required she push through. Maybe she would still hate the hot cereal when she was done, or maybe she associated it with something bad from the past. Either way, she considered it therapy after everything she’d endured under Magnum’s reign as Alpha. On the upside, she earned a reward every time she tackled one of her personal challenges. Tonight’s prize: pizza.

With her cup in one hand and her breakfast in the other, she settled at the computer to eat and work. Located on the outskirts of Los Lobos, Fawn’s home had been a fixer-upper even when her mom owned it. Since moving back in, Fawn worked as an accountant, and, when she had the money, she made tiny repairs to the place. Though the revitalization of Los Lobos was a work in progress, she took pride in the fact she provided a valuable service for her pack—even when she felt like an outcast—plus she’d gained a few customers in Rapid City.

Today, her schedule included a few clients dropping off their books for the month and a visit from the man who drove her insane, Kalum Truesdale. Arrogant buffoon, she muttered, grabbing a pencil out of her mug with a picture of a howling wolf on it.

The broad-shouldered, Southern-charmed cowboy had crawled under her skin. Made her want things she didn’t need.

He commanded her.

Demanding her attention every time he walked into her home office, he would tip his hat and greet her in his lazy drawl…. Ma’am. She shivered, remembering his gravelly tone. Rough with a hint of sexual intent, it reverberated through her. Not to mention the jokes he told. They were corny to the nth degree and made her groan. Of course, he’d later saunter out of her office, laughing after his silly barbs.

Several times, she’d tried to hand him lists of accountants who’d better serve his bovine endeavors, but he never took the hint. The Wolf-slash-cattle rancher seemed determined to stay under her skin, like a tick sucking the life from her. No, she didn’t mean it like it sounded. Persistent was more like it. Yet, a sick, twisted part of her reveled in his attention. She looked forward to the beep of her alarm system signaling his arrival.

By now, she knew him by his scent—leather and aftershave, even though he wore a scruffy beard. Her mouth watered. It wasn’t right the way his Wranglers encased his ass, fitting him to perfection. Or the glimpse of a dimple in his left cheek when he smirked at her. Or the way his cool, slate-colored eyes assessed her. Peering deep into a soul tattered and torn. Worn threadbare by years of abuse.

Not to mention, he had a horrible way of making her forget about everything, including logging onto her computer. She typed her password and hit Enter. The cheerful greeting Tinks programmed into the startup scrolled across the screen before a picture of two wolves filled the monitor. The bigger of the two stood over the smaller, protecting her from any predator that might happen upon them. Like you wish someone would have protected you? She mentally shook off the thought as the desktop icons appeared. An old picture of her and her brother, Kru, stared back at her.

Without a second thought, she pulled up her accounting program then licked her spoon. As she ate her paste-like breakfast, daydreaming about pizza, she worked on the files lying in front of her. The majority of it was easy: print out the clients’ checks and balance their ledgers. Tomorrow, she’d run to town and get them to sign them and send them off.

Hello? The alarm chimed seconds after Kalum called out. His heavy footfalls echoed against