Your Wolfish Heart (Shifting Hearts Dating App Book 2)
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Praise for Gina Kincade
"Gina Kincade is imaginative, intelligent, and full of heart. It really takes a special writer to not only craft attention-grabbing, complex plots, but to also write three-dimensional characters that come alive on the page and in your hearts."
— Amazon Reviewer, TOP 100 REVIEWER
Praise for Gina Kincade
I devoured this story in one sitting and could have easily read an entire series of just these characters, this world, and this story. It really takes a special write to not only craft such an attention-grabbing plot, but to also write three-dimensional character that come alive on the page and in your hearts. This is a story I will not soon forget, and the emotions I felt while reading will surely haunt my thoughts for days to come."
— Amazon Reviewer, TOP 100 REVIEWER
Praise for Gina Kincade
The detailed descriptions of everything from the storm to the magical objects and spells brings this whole new dynamic to the story, enriching it, adding depth, bringing to life every single part of the story, no matter how big, small or even how inconsequential it *may* seem. It truly is What Lies Within Us that makes this story the magical gem that it is!
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This was a really fun, and hot, read. I spent most of the story grinning, heart pounding, eager for what would happen next. It's so great to see Gina writing again, as we're gifted with gems like On Santa's Naughty List. This story made me wish that I was in an area where we got a White Christmas, because it's perfect to warm you up on a cold winter's day.
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Your Wolfish Heart
Shifting Hearts Dating App,
Book Two
Copyright © 2020 Erzabet Bishop, Gina Kincade
ISBN: 978-1-77357-136-2,
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Your Wolfish Heart
About Your Wolfish Heart
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Dear Reader,
A Taste From Chocolate Moon Café
Prologue
Chapter One
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Your Wolfish Heart
Shifting Hearts Dating App, Book Two
By
Erzabet Bishop & Gina Kincade
About Your Wolfish Heart
App Tastic...
They were supposed to have the app live by Valentine’s Day. At least that was what Paige’s brother, Rafe, agreed to. Now here she was hoping and praying that with a little goddess power, and whole lot of technological know-how, he and his team can pull off a V-Day miracle.
Flower power...
Valentine’s Day was Liv’s least favorite holiday, even if she was part owner of Bluebonnet’s, one of the busiest flower shops in town. The holiday coinciding with her daughter’s death at the hands of a drunk driver, and then her marriage dissolving, was just another reminder of how empty her life was. But when a very familiar doctor starts coming into the shop, she feels a tug on her heartstrings, not to mention her lady bits, and wonders if maybe there is someone out there for her after all.
A Wolf in Need…
Dr. Thomas Merton fills his days tending to the needs of others, but he can’t ever forget the dark-haired woman who lost her child to a drunk driver. Not one to poach on another man’s woman, he put his wolf’s attraction and his own on the back burner. But when a fortuitous meeting at a local flower shop leads to a second chance at making a connection, can his wolf convince them both that the right kind of love is worth everything?
Dedication
To Gina: To the moon and back.
For my husband and fur babies…love and chicken strips.
Mariana: You make me laugh and I love hearing about the mischief your kids get into. One of these books is going to be for you.
For the fans who love shifters just as much as I do: This one’s for you. Cause we all need a hunky man bearing chocolate for Valentine’s Day. And flowers. Let’s not forget the flowers…
Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.
—Audrey Lorde
Love is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction.
—Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Chapter One
“What do you mean it’s not completely ready?” Paige tightened her grip on the water bottle until it crunched. Standing in the entrance to her brother’s office always felt like a doorway into something from Weird Science or Tron. Computer equipment lined his work bench and the white board that covered the wall was filled with enough equations that it absolutely gave her a headache.
All she wanted to do was run the front side of the business and leave the technical stuff to him, where it belonged. But Valentine's Day was fast approaching and she hadn’t even seen as much as a sniff of a demo.
She wasn’t going to admit to her partner, Sylvia, that she was beginning to panic. Not ever.
They needed a dating app, and pronto, if they were going to compete in the big leagues. And they needed it yesterday. Her brother would come through. Even if that meant she had to prod him a little.
Her cat flexed her claws and rubbed along the underside of her skin and Paige gave her a mental hug.
The launch party would be a success. It had to be. She’d already booked the new event space at Blue Willow House, one of the most popular local sites for weddings. Gracie at Death by Chocolate was bringing her most awesome deserts and Chef Patrick from Kimball’s was catering the rest with bite-sized mouth orgasms of his smoked steak and potato awesomeness.
Heck, even Amanda from the Silver Wolf Winery was providing samples of her amazing 2020 lineup.
It was a win-win for everyone. There were date night passes and a raffle basket from one of the cruise ships out of Galveston… She was ready. All except for the damned app.
Paige struggled for calm and suddenly wished her mate had time for lunch today. He always had a way of settling her anxiety and right about now, she could really use the moral support. Sylvia wasn’t in yet. It was just as well. She had to send out more emails and make sure all the details were set and ready. Her friend Caroline, who’d opened a flower shop, had agreed to donate some table arrangements and she needed to finalize how many guests were going to be there.
It was going to be fine.
Rafe would do it.
He would do it or she would set him up with the worst date in the history of ever.
And she had a few candidates in mind, too, if he decided to be an ass.
Whatever. She just needed a moment to talk to him before Sylvia got back and then she could start on the emails.
Shandra, one of the new part timers in the office, was already at work putting files together on prospective clients, so at least that part of the plan was working well. Now they just needed to get the technology part off the ground.
She came further into the office and crossed her arms, giving her brother a death stare.
“Are you going to tell me what’s going on or do I have to pry it out of you?”
“Look, there are stages to this process, okay?” Rafe ran his fingers through his dark hair and she noticed not for the first time just how tired he looked. His team had been working around the clock. She knew that. But Valentine’s Day was just around the corner and this was cutting it too close for comfort. Her’s or anyone else’s.
“I realize that,” she responded, trying to keep the edge out of her voice.
“Rafe. I think I have a solution for the issue we ran into… Oh.” Jessica, one of the new members of the technical team, burst into the office. Seeing Paige, she clamped her lips shut and stared down at the floor.
“Jess,” Paige said stiffly. She wasn’t sure what to make of the girl. Awkward and fashion challenged, she was more into computers than actual conversation with a live person.
No wonder Rafe picked her for his team. Paige wasn’t entirely sure how he felt about dating now that she thought about it.
Her gaze sharpened as she took in the telltale blush lining the other woman’s cheeks.
Bunny.
The scent was unmistakable. She hadn’t bothered getting close enough to care before today. Rafe had conducted the interviews for his tech team and she’d had the pleasure of hiring the office part timer. It worked out fine. Each to his or her own.
She wouldn’t know the first thing to ask in a tech interview anyway, so it was just as well. As long as the new members of their team did what they hired them to do, then they had a chance of keeping this ship on course.
So the bright young bunny had a thing for her brother…hmmm.
Her cat stretched, rubbing against the inside of her skin, eager to get out and run.
Well, now. That was interesting. And she didn’t guess Rafe had the first clue. A smile tugged at her lips and she coughed, passing Jess on the way out the door. As she stepped into the hallway, she turned back to her brother.
“Guys. I have an event booked. Please make sure we have something to show our guests.”
With that, she turned and made her way back toward the main bullpen of the office. A jangle of bells accompanied her partner, Sylvia, through the front door with a blast of frigid air.
Goddess bless, she didn’t much care for winter.
“Hey. How’d it go?”
“Great. Demi’s shop is flourishing and the hunky polar bear shifter she connected with are still as hot as ever.”
“That’s wonderful.” Paige grinned. It was especially amazing when a lead from a friend brought two people together. A little goddess magic never hurt either. Especially for familial relations like Demi.
Sylvia dropped her purse on her desk and looked down with a frown. “Where is Allison? There aren’t any emails.”
“I took care of them already,” Paige responded. “Unless something new came in. Besides, she had an errand to run for the Valentine’s Day party, so I sent her to get us some supplies.”
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Ah. The app launch. How’s that going?”
“Oh…you know. Fine.” Paige wrapped a long strand of hair around her finger and pretended to leaf through some paperwork on her desk. If she made eye contact now, Sylvia would totally know she was lying.
“We’re getting quite the crowd. And I reached out to a friend of mine with ties to the local hospital. She’s donating some flowers and has promised to send some candidate our way for the event.”
“Wonderful.” Sylvia beamed. “I knew you had it all under control. If you need me, I’m going to just run over to Star Pizza and pick us up some lunch. Oh…and make sure a few of the singles are set to attend.”
“Sure.” Paige blinked. Gotta hand it to Sylvia. Her goddess powers were more than just a little amazing. One suggestion and people were putty in her hands. The whole descending from the Goddess of Love thing was really working in both of their favors. Now if she could get the technology angle in place, there wouldn’t be anything they couldn’t handle.