MOST OF ALL YOU
by
Mia Sheridan
MOST OF ALL YOU by Mia Sheridan
Heartbreaking...inspiring, uplifting and raw... ― RT Book Reviews, A 5-star Gold Pick
A broken woman . . .
Crystal learned long ago that love brings only pain. Feeling nothing at all is far better than being
hurt again. She guards her wounded heart behind a hard exterior and carries within her a deep
mistrust of men, who, in her experience, have only ever used and taken.
A man in need of help . . .
Then Gabriel Dalton walks into her life. Despite the terrible darkness of his past, there's an
undeniable goodness in him. And even though she knows the cost, Crystal finds herself drawn
to Gabriel. His quiet strength is wearing down her defenses and his gentle patience is causing
her to question everything she thought she knew.
Only love can mend a shattered heart . . .
Crystal and Gabriel never imagined that the world, which had stolen everything from them,
would bring them a deep love like this. Except fate will only take them so far, and now the
choice is theirs: Harden their hearts once again or find the courage to shed their painful pasts.
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Mia Sheridan is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. Her
passion is weaving true love stories about people destined to be together. Mia lives in
Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband. They have four children here on earth and one in heaven.
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I swallowed heavily, my mouth going dry as I took in the masculine
beauty of his practically naked body. He was…divine. That was the word that
immediately came to mind. Divine. Angelic. Godly.
My gaze soaked in
his strong, broad shoulders, the tight, lean muscles of his chest, the taut
ripples of his stomach. As if my eyes were drawn to him like a magnet, they
moved down his chest to his muscled thighs, his well-formed calves and then
back up to his boxers, where the outline of his male anatomy was just barely
visible against the thin material.
My core clenched,
wetness pooling between my thighs. I blinked, completely unaccustomed to this
kind of reaction when it came to a man’s body. I wanted to simultaneously run
away and step toward him, to reach out and trail a finger down his chest the
way I’d just run a finger over the tiny stone bird.
“My father made
that.”
“W-what?” God, my
voice sounded too breathy, too stunned.
“The sparrow.”
He crossed his
arms over his chest, obviously self-conscious about his state of undress. He
gave a quick nod downward. “Sorry, I didn’t know you’d be up.”
Again, my eyes
moved to his bare chest. There was a sparse trail of hair under his belly
button leading into the waistband of his boxers. My eyes leapt back up to his,
and I practically gulped, sure he had heard it when his eyebrows twitched
slightly.
I turned my head,
my heart beating so loudly in my own ears I was sure he could hear that, too,
even from where he stood. “It’s only fair, I suppose,” I murmured.
“What’s that?”
“Now we’ve both
seen each other half-naked.”
Gabriel tilted
his head, assessing me in some mysterious way. He suddenly turned and walked
back toward his room. I stood rooted to the spot, confused, when he returned
just as quickly as he’d left, pulling a T-shirt over his head. He walked toward
me, coming to stand directly in front of where I stood. His expression was
slightly shy, slightly teasing. “I hope…that if we see each other naked again, it
won’t be a job, or an accident. It will be because we both want it, and because
it means something.”
What?
Visions swirled
through my mind, unbidden: tangled limbs and twisted sheets. Heat filled my
veins, blood pumping between my legs. It was too much. It was…out of my control
and it scared me. I didn’t want to think of Gabriel that way, couldn’t think
of Gabriel that way. In truth, had never thought of any man that way. “Mean something?” My voice was a
mere whisper.
He nodded, his
expression going serious, his eyes filled with sudden gravity. His hand slowly
moved up to my hair, and he brushed a piece back from my face. His hand
lingered, his knuckle brushing gently down my cheekbone. My breath hitched at
the subtle touch. His full lips parted slightly, those angel eyes moving over
my features as if he was memorizing me, memorizing the moment. I was
spellbound, caught once again in his gaze. No one had ever looked at me the way
Gabriel was right then, not in all my life.
“Yes.” It was all
he said, leaving me to try to comprehend his meaning. But of course getting
naked always meant something. A bribe, a
paycheck, a coercion, a means to an end…only I knew very well Gabriel didn’t
mean any of those things, and it was impossible to convince myself he could. I
already knew better. And I didn’t want to think about what getting naked would
mean to Gabriel because the very idea filled me with terror and an aching,
needy want. But mostly terror.
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