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  “Barbed wire, like your tattoo?” Your hot, sexy, badass tattoo that wraps around your incredibly hard muscle?

  He eyed his tattoo with a half-cocked smile. “Regular fence wire.”

  “Was it rusty?” She tried to ignore the heat of his assessing gaze.

  He shrugged again, which seemed to be a common answer for him.

  “When was your last tetanus shot?” She finished cleaning the cut and placed a fresh bandage over it before wrapping the dirty swabs in a napkin.

  He shrugged. “I’m fine.”

  “You won’t be if you get tetanus. You should stop by the medical clinic for a shot. Any of the nurses can administer it for you.” She tucked her hair behind her ear and checked the time. She was definitely late, and he was definitely checking her out. Her stomach did a little flip.

  “Are you a nurse?” He rolled up his torn sleeve again.

  “Doctor, actually,” she said with pride. She wondered if seeing her helping him stirred the memory of when he stood up for her all those years ago. By the look in his eyes, she doubted it. He had that first-meeting look, the one that read, I wonder if I have a shot, rather than the look of, You’re that girl everyone said was a slut.

  He nodded, and his eyes turned serious. “Well, thank you, Dr. Daisy Honey. I appreciate the care and attention you’ve given to my flesh.”

  He said my flesh with a sensual and evocative tone that tripped her up. She opened her mouth to respond and no words came.

  Margie returned to the counter. “Can I get you something, Luke?”

  Thankful for the distraction, Daisy pushed the first-aid kit across the counter, then gathered her things. “Thanks, Margie.”

  “I’d love coffee and two eggs over easy with toast,” Luke said.

  Daisy felt his eyes on her as she struggled to handle the cake, bag, and coffee again.

  “Coming right up, sugar.” Margie disappeared into the kitchen, and Daisy headed for the door.

  He touched her arm and batted his long, dark lashes. “You’re just going to dress my wound and leave? I feel so cheap.”

  Despite herself, she had to laugh. “That was actually kind of cute.”

  He narrowed his eyes, and it about stole her breath. “Cute? Not at all what I was going for.”

  Then you hit your mark, because it wasn’t cute that’s making my pulse race.

  He held the door open for her. “I hope to see you around, Daisy, honey.”

  “Tetanus isn’t fun. You should get the shot.” She forced her legs to carry her away from his heated gaze.

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  LOVE IN BLOOM SERIES order

  Love in Bloom books may be read as stand alones. For more enjoyment, read them in series order. Characters from each series carry forward to the next.

  SNOW SISTERS

  Sisters in Love

  Sisters in Bloom

  Sisters in White

  THE BRADENS (Weston, CO)

  Lovers at Heart

  Destined for Love

  Friendship on Fire

  Sea of Love

  Bursting with Love

  Hearts at Play

  THE BRADENS (Trusty, CO)

  Taken by Love

  Fated for Love

  Romancing My Love

  Flirting with Love

  Dreaming of Love

  Crashing into Love

  THE BRADENS (Peaceful Harbor, MD)

  Healed by Love

  Surrender My Love

  River of Love

  Crushing on Love

  Whisper of Love

  Thrill of Love

  THE BRADENS (Pleasant Hill, MD)

  Anything for Love

  BRADEN WORLD NOVELLAS

  Daring Her Love

  Promise My Love

  Our New Love

  Story of Love

  Love at Last

  THE REMINGTONS

  Game of Love

  Stroke of Love

  Flames of Love

  Slope of Love

  Read, Write, Love

  Touched by Love

  SEASIDE SUMMERS

  Seaside Dreams

  Seaside Hearts

  Seaside Sunsets

  Seaside Secrets

  Seaside Nights

  Seaside Embrace

  Seaside Lovers

  Seaside Whispers

  BAYSIDE SUMMERS

  Bayside Desires

  Bayside Passions

  Bayside Heat

  THE RYDERS

  Seized by Love

  Claimed by Love

  Chased by Love

  Rescued by Love

  Swept Into Love

  SEXY STAND-ALONE ROMANCE NOVELS

  Tru Blue (Set in Peaceful Harbor)

  Truly, Madly, Whiskey

  Driving Whiskey Wild

  Wicked Whiskey Love

  THE MONTGOMERYS

  Embracing Her Heart

  Our Wicked Hearts

  Wild, Crazy, Heart

  Sweet, Sexy, Heart

  BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK

  WILD BOYS

  Logan

  Heath

  Jackson

  Cooper

  BAD BOYS

  Mick

  Dylan

  Carson

  Brett

  HARBORSIDE NIGHTS

  Includes characters from the Love in Bloom series

  Catching Cassidy

  Discovering Delilah

  Tempting Tristan

  Standalone Books by Melissa

  Chasing Amanda (mystery/suspense)

  Come Back to Me (mystery/suspense)

  Have No Shame (historical fiction/romance)

  Love, Lies & Mystery (3-book bundle)

  Megan’s Way (literary fiction)

  Traces of Kara (psychological thriller)

  Where Petals Fall (suspense)

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  Melissa Foster is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. Her books have been recommended by USA Today’s book blog, Hagerstown magazine, The Patriot, and several other print venues. Melissa has painted and donated several murals to the Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC.

  Melissa also writes sweet romance under the pen name Addison Cole.

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