by Kat Flannery
“What are you doing?” she asked, coming closer.
“Taking care of this,” he said through gritted teeth. She came around him and was shocked to see he was stitching up the hole in the front of his shoulder. The bullet had gone straight through.
“Are you crazy? You’ll get an infection.” She took the needle and thread from him and finished the last stitch.
“I was doing just fine, thanks.”
“I can see that. What were you using to clean this?”
He lifted up the bottle of whiskey and gave her a crooked smile.
“Well, it’s best if you come inside so I can stitch the back.” She reached for the whiskey and he grabbed her hand.
“We have a situation.”
“Yes, and it involves the gash in your back that needs mending.”
He shook his head.
She waited.
“It involves you and I.”
She sucked in a breath. He’d not told her of his intentions toward her. She was sure of her feelings for him; just to look at him made her melt like butter on a warm July day.
He opened his mouth, but nothing came out, and his eyes moved from hers to the floor. Her heart sank. He didn’t share the same feelings. It was to be expected, she was a spinster—an independent woman—and it’d become clear no man would see her as marriage material.
“There is nothing to say.” She smiled. “Let’s get you inside.”
His head shot up.
“There is plenty to say.” He ran his hand through his hair. “Damn it, I don’t know how…I’m not good with words.”
“Gabe—”
“Listen, I can’t stop thinkin’ about you. You’re always in my mind and…well…”
“You don’t like it?”
“Ah shit.” He pulled Fern to him and pressed his lips to hers. With every caress of his tongue she felt his need for her. Gabe’s hand moved up to the back of her head, pulling the pins from her bun as he held her to him.
“I want to kiss you for the rest of my life,” he said against her lips.
“That makes two of us.”
He smiled, and kissed her until the sun came up.
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Kat
Novels by Kat Flannery
Chasing Clovers
The Branded Trilogy
Lakota Honor (Book 1)
Blood Curse (Book 2)
Sacred Legacy (Book 3)
Hazardous Unions: Two Tales of a Civil War Christmas
(by Alison Bruce & Kat Flannery)
The Montgomery Sisters Trilogy
Fern (Book 1)
Poppy (Book 2)
Message from the Author
Dear Reader,
I hope you enjoyed Fern and Gabe’s story. This book was a labor of love and seemed to take forever to finish. I always find these novellas to be so much fun, but I must admit I am not yet used to writing them.
However, you’re in luck because there will be three books to this series, each one telling the story of the Montgomery sisters: Fern, Poppy and Ivy. And I promise to finish them in a timely manner.
I’d like to thank my publisher, Imajin Books, for being so patient with me in finishing this novella—I’m horrible with deadlines; my dear friend Cheryl Kaye Tardif for being a sounding board in my professional and personal life, you’re the best; and my husband and boys for always asking what I’m writing now…even though I know you’re not really interested. I love you so very much.
Thank you to my readers who make this all possible.
Love,
Kat
About the Author
Kat Flannery’s love of history shows in her novels. She is an avid reader of historical, suspense, paranormal, and romance.
She has her Certificate in Freelance and Business Writing. A member of many writing groups, Kat enjoys promoting other authors on her blog. She’s been published in numerous periodicals throughout her career.
Her debut novel CHASING CLOVERS has been an Amazon bestseller many times. LAKOTA HONOR and BLOOD CURSE (Branded Trilogy) are Kat’s two award-winning novels and HAZARDOUS UNIONS is Kat’s first novella. Kat is currently hard at work on her next book.
When not researching for her next book, Kat can be found spending time with her three sons, and husband.
Kat’s website: www.katflannerybooks.com
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Twitter: @KatFlannery1
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Did you love Fern? Then you should read Poppy by Kat Flannery!
Poppy Montgomery has always been good with a gun and could fight her way out of anything. Tough as nails and a sharp shooter, her beauty deceives the outlaws she's after.Hot on the trail of the Clemmons gang, a group of outlaws who rob trains and killed an innocent woman and child a few months before, she is determined to make them pay for the sin's they've committed by bringing them to justice.Pinkerton, Noah Shaw is investigating a ring of stage robberies and knows the Clemmons gang is behind them. Told to track down the infamous redheaded bounty hunter, Noah gets more than he bargained for when he arrests Poppy for assault.Handcuffed together the pair must work to stop the robberies, and figure out who is behind them. But what happens when love interferes and thrusts Poppy into discovering emotions she never knew existed? Will she choose the solitude she's always known, or Noah's sweet embrace?
Read more at Kat Flannery’s site.