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“I don’t even want to kiss you!”
What had she been thinking? Brad was the wrong man for her. He was a distraction.
A damned good-looking distraction, but still.
He rose, a tall stone sentry in the darkness. “Sure seemed like you wanted to kiss me a second ago. ”
“You imagined that. ”
“So if I kissed you right now, you’d hate it?”
“I’d probably slap you. ” She could lie with the best of them. If he did kiss her, she didn’t know what she’d do, but slapping him wasn’t anywhere near what her body had in mind.
“Then there’s only one thing to do,” he said, taking a step closer, to her coming within an inch of her mouth. His gaze flicked from her eyes to her lips and then back to her eyes. “Stay the hell away from each other. ” His face hardened, then he walked away.
Her Frog Prince
Shirley Jump
To my son, whose fascination with all things slimy and messy has made my life…interesting. You make me laugh more than anyone I’ve ever known and I wish I could bottle these days with my little boy forever. I love you, messes and all.
SHIRLEY JUMP
has been a writer ever since she learned to read. She sold her first article at the age of eleven and from there, became a reporter and finally a freelance writer. However, she always maintained the dream of writing fiction, too. Since then, she has made a full-time career out of writing, dividing her time between articles, nonfiction books and romance. With a husband, two children and a houseful of pets, inspiration abounds in her life, giving her good fodder for writing and a daily workout for her sense of humor.
The Tale of Her Frog Prince
Once upon a time a princess lost her golden ball down a deep, cool well.
She cried as she heard it splash down below. She loved her ball and would give anything to have it rescued. That’s when a frog popped up to offer his help.The frog said, “If you will love me and take me home with you I will bring your ball back. ”
Thinking the stupid and ugly frog would have to stay in the water, the princess readily agreed. “I promise. ”
But when the frog retrieved her ball, she hugged it to her chest and ran home, forgetting her promise—until the next day, when the frog came to her house. She slammed the door on him and tried to put him out of her mind. But her father insisted she honor her vow to the frog. Though she was horrified and afraid of the wart-covered frog, she knew she must obey her father.
In her heart, however, she was bitter and angry. When they reached the bedroom she threw him against the wall. “Leave me alone, ugly frog!”
But with her action he became a handsome prince, and she gladly agreed to keep her promise.
From the Brothers Grimm
Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Prologue
Merry Montrose sat on the deck of Lady’s Delight, the small cruise boat owned by La Torchere Resort and Spa, and tried not to look miserable. Being an old lady was getting to be, well…old. The curse her godmother Lissa had put on her seven years ago was nearly over, thank goodness. All she had to do was serve as matchmaker to three more couples. So far, she’d put eighteen together; surely, three more should be a cinch. Then she could go back to being twenty-nine-year-old Princess Meredith of Silestia and kiss this old-lady life—and the clunky shoes that came with it—goodbye.
