Cupcakes & Macarons: Delilah Horton 4.5 E-Book

Bethany Lopez

• Herausgeber: Bethany Lopez
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

Join Lila and Cade on their European Honeymoon in this short story filled with laughs, sexy times, and the gorgeous backdrop of Europe!

Cupcake Series - Should be read in order
Always Room for Cupcakes
Cupcake Overload
Lei'd with Cupcakes
Cupcake Explosion
Cupcakes & Macarons: Honeymoon Short
Lei'd in Paradise: A Cupcakes Series Novella (Carmen and Bran)
Crazy for Cupcakes - Coming Soon

Leseprobe

Cupcakes & Macarons

Delilah Horton 4.5

Bethany Lopez

Cupcakes & Macaroons

Copyright 2020 Bethany Lopez

Published Apr 2020

Cover Design by Bethany Lopez

Editing by Red Road Editing / Kristina Circelli

Ebook Formatting by Bethany Lopez

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Keep Reading for a look at Lei’d in Paradise featuring Carmen and Bran!

Lei’d in Paradise - Chapter 1

About the Author

Also by Bethany Lopez

Chapter 1

“I love you both so much,” I told my twins as Cade waited patiently by the door. “Be good for your dad and I’ll bring you lots of souvenirs.”

“Bye, Mom, have fun,” Elin said, allowing me to kiss him briefly on the cheek.

“Okay, Mom, you’d better go or you’ll miss your flight. We’ll be fine,” Elena insisted as she tried to push me off her. “Bye, Cade, love you.”

“Yeah, love you, Cade,” Elin repeated.

“Love you guys, too,” Cade said as he picked up his leather duffel, indicating he was ready to leave.

“Thanks, Eric, see you in a few weeks,” I said to my ex.

“No problem, you two have a good time. And, Lila, try and stay out of trouble,” he said wryly.

“Yeah, right,” Cade joked, before prodding, “Darlin’?”

“I’m coming,” I said, giving my kids each one more kiss on the cheek before rolling my bags to the door.

Once we were outside, Cade loaded our bags into the back of his truck and we were on our way to the airport.

Day before yesterday we’d had a beautiful wedding with our friends and family in attendance and now we were headed to Europe for our honeymoon. I’d planned the wedding and Cade planned the honeymoon, so although I knew we were going to Paris, Venice, and Barcelona, I didn’t know the particulars.

And, I was totally okay with that.

Three weeks in Europe with my gorgeous hunk of a man was the stuff of fantasies.

Hell, I’d be happy in a straw hut in the middle of nowhere … as long as Cade was with me.

“I can’t believe we’re doing this,” I said excitedly. “I hope Carmen will be okay holding down the fort.”

I was a private investigator. I kind of fell into the business after the PI I worked for was murdered and he left his business to me. Carmen, one of my best friends and new business associate, was watching over things while we were away.

Carmen had done it before and I knew she’d be fine, but still, the business was like my baby and I couldn’t help but worry something would go wrong while I was away. Or worse, she’d catch a case that put her in danger and I wouldn’t be around to help her out of it.

Not that she was alone. Not only was she dating Branson Braswell, a lawyer and friend who’d gotten us out of some tough spots. But, our friend Bea was a local cop, and my bestie Amy May was always up for a little trouble, although, now that she was pregnant she probably needed to stop getting involved.

“She’ll be fine,” Cade replied. “Carmen’s a tough and smart woman.”

I nodded in agreement, since he’d simply confirmed my own thoughts.

We got to the airport and made it through TSA in record time. Since we were a little early, we decided to stop at the bar for a drink while we waited to board.

Cade pulled his hair back into a messy man bun, pulling off a look I couldn’t in a million years, the jerk, and I couldn’t stop my grin as I took him in.

Tall and built like a brick shithouse, with long dark hair, tanned skin, and a face meant to be an artist’s muse. Cade was all man. Virile, sexy, and sometimes scary. As a man who got things done for his MC and looked like he was tailor made to ride a motorcycle, my new husband got my vote for the sexiest man alive.

“You good?” he asked with a grin when he caught me staring.

I could tell by the look on his face Cade knew what I was thinking, but I still picked the olive out of my dirty martini and made a little show of putting it in my mouth and sucking on my fingers.

“So good,” I purred, leaning in close so only he could hear me. “You are so incredibly sexy.”

Cade brought his hand to my throat and caressed my skin before running his thumb along my jawline.

“Careful,” he warned, his tone rough. “Unless your goal is to get fucked right here.”

Damn, I thought as my vision blurred and my blood heated. It sounds good to me.

Unfortunately, they chose that moment to announce our flight was boarding. So, I tossed back my drink and mentally calculated how many hours it would be until we arrived at our first destination and first available bed.

Our first stop was Paris and we were staying in the vacation home of one of his old football buddies. Cade had sustained an injury in college, but a few of his friends had gone pro and they’d generously offered up their homes for us during our trip.

I’d never been to Europe, but had always wanted to go.

As we moved down the gateway to the plane, I grabbed Cade’s hand in mine and held on tightly.

I’d been burned in my first marriage when I caught Eric cheating and I’d never imagined myself falling in love and giving ‘til death do us part another shot. But, Cade had busted through all of my walls by being a man I could count on. Someone who would love and protect me and my children, while letting us be who we were and supporting us one-hundred percent.

Cade was the person I never knew I needed.

We were made for each other … As corny as it sounds, I believe it with my whole heart.

As we were about to get on the plane, I stopped and looked up at him.

“Hey … thanks for picking me up that day on your bike, for loving me even when I drive you crazy, and for not giving up on me … on us.”

Cade tugged on my hand, bringing me closer so he could claim my mouth with his. After a few heated seconds, I heard a man clear his voice behind us and broke away to see we were holding up the line.

“We’re on our honeymoon,” I stated, loud enough for the first twenty people to hear.

A few people smiled, and one lady shouted, “Congratulations,” as we turned and continued on to the plane.