Excerpt:

He meant it to be a brother-to-sister reassuring kiss. That thought flew from his mind as her warm lips quivered and responded to his. He pulled her close into a deeper kiss. He gathered her hair into one hand, released it and slowly stroked her back.

Deni froze. "Stop. Please." Her face flushed, she wrapped her arms around herself. "The window is under there. Just take the measurements. I'll, I'll see you later." She brushed past him leaving behind a cooling rush of lavender.

"Deni! Wait!" Shane ran after her. The kiss had shocked him, too. "Talk to me!" He watched her run into the house and slam the door. He followed her, knocking on the door. "Deni!"

Why wouldn't she talk to him?

Deciding to leave her alone for a while Shane stepped back and let his hand drop, frustration filling him. He hadn't meant the kiss to be like that, but he couldn't deny its impact. But he couldn't deny that it had upset Deni, either. But why? Edging aside the frustration, he knew better than to push her now for explanations. Especially since he wasn't sure he wanted to hear them. Why had he done it? And, what was he going to do about it now that it had been done.

Back in the studio he walked to the dimly lit corner and slid the time softened blanket from the window onto the floor. He picked up the window and carried it into the light. The beauty stunned him. It was done in delicate pastels instead of the dark jewel colors he associated with stained glass. At first glance it was a design of flowers. Looking closer he could see smaller details woven into each flower. He didn't understand how the designs were connected. There were ballet slippers, three birds, and a Bible. Now that one makes sense. He wondered if the ballet slippers went with the Bible verse on Deni's key chain. But why did she include the three birds? They had to be there for a reason or they wouldn't be embedded in the flower design.

After measuring the window, Shane put it back in the corner. He set the blue blanket over the window, adjusting it until both sides were equally covered. He smoothed the corners until there were no bumps, then gently let it rest against the wall. To protect it further he surrounded it with boxes.

Shane stood in the studio doorway thinking about the excellent craftsmanship used to make the window. The glass was cut and joined with solder that was free of bumps. The choice of colors and glass told him she was an artist, not just someone that put pieces of glass together and called it art.

It was obvious to him Deni was an expert at working with glass.

An expert was just what he needed, too. He had been looking for someone to put in a few stained windows in a display house. Now he had found one--living next door in the house that he wanted. It would be a tough decision. He knew if he hired her the lake property would no longer be in his future. Deni would have enough money to continue living next door and the business she would attain from the display houses would only make 'Glass From the Past' grow, rapidly.

The memory of Deni's warm lips and the hunger that responded to his made him wonder. He smiled. Maybe, just maybe there was another way to solve this problem.

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Author BIO: Diana Lesire Brandmeyer has been writing since she was seven. She didn't take her ability seriously until after her first husband, John, died. Realizing life doesn't always happen tomorrow, she began writing a few articles and children's stories. With strong encouragement from her new husband to write to her heart's desire, Diana wrote her first inspirational romance, A Time To Dance.

Diana is excited to find inspirational romances becoming available in e-book form. She feels with this technology, Christian women all over the world will have access to books expressing their lifestyle as well as being able to use them as witness tools.

Diana lives in Illinois with her husband, Ed, and three sons, Andrew, Benjamin and Joshua. She loves animals and has three, a senior cat and two dogs. Reading is a favorite hobby along with dance classes. Her favorite shared activity is riding bikes with her husband.