He stays home with the kids, since she made more money, and makes these instructional cooking videos that he posts on YouTube. My point is that they find a solution together when they have an issue. They’re a team.” Hunter met her gaze. “I’m inviting you to be the other half of my team.”
“So I can invest in the future?”
“Well, not just with money,” Hunter said. He reached out and touched her chest, the weight of his fingertip right over her heart. Chloe couldn’t take a breath. “I’d like to make a play for your heart, too. I love you, Chloe. I miss you. You turned me upside down and inside out and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us together, if you decide to take a chance on us.” He grinned crookedly at her. “Want to run a horse farm with me?”
“Yes!” she said and threw herself at him.
Hunter caught her close and swung her around, holding her in the air above him. “There’s one catch, though,” he said, his expression so solemn that she knew he was putting her on. “The Sinclairs offer the best Christmas sleigh rides. We’re not going to be able to let that tradition slide.”
“Of course, not,” Chloe said. “We’ll do them even better. It’ll be like living in a Hallmark movie.”
Hunter laughed then lowered her for a kiss, still keeping her feet off the ground. “Chinese food on Christmas Day,” he said. “And we’ll invite Jacinda.”
“Of course. You know that Daphne and Alex will be visiting all the time.”
“Sounds awesome.” He sobered. “Sure you want to leave F5F West?”
“I’d only do it for love and I love you, Hunter Tate.”
“Against every expectation,” he teased.
“Pretty much.” Chloe kissed him again, then pulled away slightly. “But which one of us actually broke rule thirteen?”
“Maybe we did it together,” he suggested and Chloe smiled.
“Not the first joint venture or the last,” she said and he laughed. They kissed again and she knew that she was making the right choice, for this night and the rest of her life.
The future was filled with such promise that Chloe couldn’t wait to begin.
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Just One Silver Fox
Flatiron Five Fitness #8
Jax Morgan is an open book…
Married young and widowed soon after, Jacquie can’t remember a time that she wasn’t defending and protecting someone. When her baby goes to college and her nest is empty, she decides to indulge herself. Attending the F5F Valentine’s Day “come disguised as your favorite superhero” party seems like the perfect solution—but the better one is taking “Superman” home for the night, knowing exactly who is behind the mask.
Pierce Aston has a hidden past…
It’s a history he’d rather forget, so Pierce is building himself a new life, with no commitments or responsibilities. F5F club provides a perfect place to find his new balance, with the bonus opportunity to admire kickboxing queen and human resources manager, Jacquie. Going to a party in disguise is right in his toolbox, as is a covert mission for seduction—but being with Jacquie is far more addictive than Pierce expects. When she decides to help him by unravelling his secrets, will Pierce be able to deny his perceptive new lover, even to defend those he is sworn to protect?
Just One Silver Fox
Flatiron Five Fitness #8
Coming January 26, 2021
About the Author
Deborah Cooke sold her first book in 1992, a medieval romance called Romance of the Rose published under her pseudonym Claire Delacroix. Since then, she has published over fifty novels in a wide variety of sub-genres, including historical romance, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, time-travel romance, women’s fiction, paranormal young adult and fantasy with romantic elements. She has published under the names Claire Delacroix, Claire Cross and Deborah Cooke. The Beauty, part of her successful Bride Quest series of historical romances, was her first title to land on the New York Times List of Bestselling Books. Her books routinely appear on other bestseller lists and have won numerous awards. In 2009, she was the writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library, the first time the library has hosted a residency focused on the romance genre. In 2012, she was honored to receive the Romance Writers of America’s Mentor of the Year Award.
Currently, she writes contemporary romances and paranormal romances under the name Deborah Cooke. She also writes medieval romances as Claire Delacroix. Deborah lives in Canada with her husband and family, as well as far too many unfinished knitting projects.
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More Contemporary Romance by Deborah Cooke
Flatiron Five Fitness
1. Just One Fake Date
Tyler and Shannyn
2. Just One More Time
Kyle and Lauren
3. Just One Night Together
Damon and Haley
4. Just One Hometown Hero
Cassie and Reid
5. Two Weddings & a Baby
A Novella
6. Just One Second Chance
Theo and Lyssa
7. Just Home for the Holidays
Hunter and Chloe
8. Just One Silver Fox
Pierce and Jax
Coming January 2021
Flatiron Five Tattoo
1. Just One Snowbound Night
(Olivia and Spencer)
2. Just One Vacation Night
(Reyna and Kade)
3. Just One Unforgettable Night
(Lexi and Gabe)
4. Just One Christmas Night
(Chynna and Trevor)
The Coxwells
1. Third Time Lucky
(Philippa and Nick)
2. DOUBLE TROUBLE
(James and Maralys)
3. ONE MORE TIME
(Matt and Leslie)
4. ALL OR NOTHING
(Zach and Jen)
5. Christmas with the Coxwells
Novellas
A Berry Merry Christmas