“It was like a hand had turned the volume way down on the hum of anxiety that always buzzed in my head. He was all calm competence. He knew what to do, and he'd tell me how in that dark-brown-sugar voice, and I could just be. I slowly followed his instructions. He leaned in and I got a whiff of white soap and pine forest. "Closer," he said softly. "Cut closer." He could whisper in my ear, he was that near. His scarred lower lip so close to my skin.” Scent Of A ManIntimate MomentsKitchen RomanceCalm And Quiet Book:The Slowest Burn Source: The Slowest Burn
“Bay leaves, spices, his watchful, quiet, they drew my attention even more than the cheerful woman holding up the latest Sarah J. Maas on the screen.” Sarah J MaasScent Of A ManBookstagram Book:Love Walked In Source: Love Walked In