Landon inhaled the woman who had stirred his interest so strongly and his passions so wildly and pulled her closer still. She was like a sprite flitting and dancing beneath the wide, waxy leaves of a magnolia tree; sometimes still and pensive, others quick and carefree. He thought he’d discovered the real Keelan earlier at the lake, but now he wasn’t as sure. Was she the boyish imp dueling so bravely? Was she the stunning, yet haughty maiden preparing to dash his heart into the flames? Or the beautiful fire-haired water nymph who drew him to her like a fish on a string? The mystery only stoked his curiosity, making him even more determined to solve it. For reasons he couldn’t fathom, he was drawn to her. He longed to taste the skin on her stomach, run his fingers over her ribs, and down he
