Once Upon a Kiss Gone Horribly Wrong (A Christmas Prequel)
She was his confidante, and then his bride.
England 1801: MISS ANNE THATCHER ought to choose a husband. That, however, is easier said than done for no man of her acquaintance manages to capture her attention, her interest, her heart. The only man she has ever loved is Tobias Hawke, her childhood friend who has always been like an older brother to her, troublesome but loyal.
Anne cannot think of him without remembering how he used to hide frogs in her bed when they were children. He is her friend, not a suitor, and yet, lately, whenever she finds herself looking into those chocolate-brown eyes of his, Anne cannot help but wonder…
…what if he kissed her?
She knew all his secrets, and then she stole his heart.
TOBIAS HAWKE, brother to Viscount Barrington, no longer sees the little girl he once knew when he looks at his childhood friend Anne Thatcher. To him, she’s no longer Little Annie, and the thought that she might still think of him as Little Toby disturbs him greatly. Yes, she is his confidante, his friend, the one woman who knows him like no other, but…
…what if he kissed her?
They never thought they’d be more than friends...
Neither one of them dares to risk the friendship that connected them since childhood…until Christmas arrives, and they find themselves pushed under a sprig of mistletoe.
What if?
Sighing, he marveled at the strange stirrings in his heart when those deep blue eyes looked into his own. "You'll always be the dearest friend I'll ever have, Annie." The moment the words left his lips, Tobias could have kicked himself. Although he hadn't lied, he had to admit that he no longer saw her as the friend she'd once been to him...and the thought that she might think of him thus was utterly disheartening.
For a second, her smile seemed to falter before it returned with greater force. "Well, so long as we remain the best of friends, I shall have nothing to complain about."
But I do, Tobias thought the moment her eyes moved from his to look over his shoulder.
