Registered nurse Brynn Norseman hasn’t had the easiest time in her career. Her days at work are spent in the quiet telemetry monitoring station instead of where she truly wants to be -- caring for patients.<br><br>All Nikki Mortelli ever wanted was to become a lawyer, but bailing out trust fund brats and corporate sharks wasn’t what she had in mind when she’d passed her bar exam.<br><br>A late night spent perusing through the aisles of the local co-op ends in a chance meeting between the two women. Though instantly infatuated with the other woman, Brynn worries her tattered past will get in the way of a meaningful connection. When they’re forced together during a freak snowstorm, can Brynn put her fears aside and open up to Nikki?

Snowed In: Nikki and Brynn

Hovering over her, Nikki slipped her hands beneath Brynn’s shirt, fingertips grazing naked breasts. Lips trailing down, Nikki nipped at Brynn’s jaw and down to her earlobe. Breath coming faster, Brynn’s hands raked up Nikki’s sides, tugging her tee shirt over her head. Then, her dexterous fingers unclasped her bra, slipping the straps down Nikki’s arms. Nikki’s fingers teased Brynn’s stiffened nipples and she pushed her sweater up, urging it over her head and tossing it to the floor. Brynn froze, wrapping her arms across her torso, apprehension clear on her face. “My scars are ugly, Nikki,” she whispered, her eyes flickering down to where Nikki knew the ragged scars were etched in her skin.


Chapter 21