Return to Hacienda Luz—the world of Pasko Na, My Love and Forevermore—as the beloved Moore family opens the gates once more for a dazzling Santacruzan Fiesta in the heart of Napa Valley.For two vibrant days, the vineyard comes alive with music, food, pageantry, cultural traditions, and unforgettable moments beneath the spring sky. But amid the beauty and celebration, hearts are on the line.
From acclaimed and bestselling Filipino American authors comes Love at the Fiesta, a joyful romance anthology filled with family, longing, second chances, and love.
“Do you ever think about it?”
I look at Avelyn. The last time I saw that heart-stopping expression, we ended up naked and tangled around one another.
“About what?” I ask softly.
“You know. That night.”
I draw in a soft hiss of breath.
“I do,” she mutters, her voice low for only the two of us to hear. “I’ve never done anything like that before, so I’m not sure what’s proper. Or if anything can ever be proper after this. I’m sure that other people… are a lot more experienced than me and they know how to separate their feelings. I was just wondering if we could revisit that. Uh, revisit what happened before.”
It’s like she’s speaking in some kind of code. I know she wants to be proper but there’s only one thing keeping me from sweeping her into my arms and kissing her until we’re drowning in each other once again.
“Avelyn,” I say, my voice almost a growl. “Just say it. Tell me what you want. You know I’ll give it to you.”
The innocent afternoon morphs into something else entirely. We’re balanced on a razor-thin precipice, barely separating our wants from our needs. All it’s going to take is the faintest whisper of a breeze to tip us over to a forbidden place—one I want to go back to again and again.
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Sounds like a good story.
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