Nov 17

REVIEW: The Extravagant Collection by Lauren Blakely

5 SMOOCHES!

    

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SYNOPSIS:

A collection of the three best-selling high-stakes stand-alones in the Extravagant series!

One Night Only

On the outside, I look innocent—blonde hair, bright smile, buttoned-up blouse.

But inside, I’m black lace and dirty dreams. And for the last year, I’ve been fighting my desires for the one man who’s totally off-limits—my bodyguard.

One Exquisite Touch

When the invitation arrived, it detailed the rules of the masquerade—no names, no identities.

I set one more—find a most wicked man for one night, the kind who’ll bring me deliciously naughty pleasure.

Turns out, he’s my rival, and he wants my business. And me.

My One Week Husband

He’s my business partner, my good friend, and the man I’ve craved for years.

But I’ve resisted the sexy Brit. Then an opportunity comes along for us to snag the business deal of a lifetime.

The catch? We need to pretend we’re married to pull off this high-stakes deal.

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REVIEW:

ONE NIGHT ONLY

A bold and adventurous story, One Night Only is primed with passion and promises. Blakely fulfills fantasies within the pages of this novella, I positively devoured this addictive love story. Five smooches from me for One Night Only by Lauren Blakely!

ONE EXQUISITE TOUCH

Blakely takes it to new heights of adventurism in One Exquisite Touch, an unputdownable story of the unabashed pursuit pleasure with the sweet surprise of discovering love in the process. This is Blakely’s boldest, most daring and thrilling romance to date, and I positively inhaled it in a single sitting. This author’s work always impresses me, but when she stretches her wings and takes a chance with more risqué material, she delivers something truly special and memorable, and I am a grateful reader for her brave storytelling. Five smooches from me for One Exquisite Touch by Lauren Blakely!

MY ONE-WEEK HUSBAND

Drawn in from the start, Daniel and Scarlett’s attraction captured my attention, but it was the blending of their personal back stories and their joint present story that held me raptly engrossed. This story was as much about the healing of past heartaches as it was about the promise of new love. At times raw and emotional, Lauren managed to tell this heartbreaking yet hopeful and passionate love story without relying on an angst-filled or drama heavy tale. My One Week Husband was  such a lushly told love story, and I just couldn’t put it down. A new favorite of mine from Blakely and a top favorite for the year! Five smooches from me for My One Week Husband by Lauren Blakely!

The Extravagant Collection is a fantastic compilation of some of Lauren Blakely’s steamiest, most seductive stories. Fiery and full of fantasies, all three of these romances are heart-racing, heat-filled, humorous and emotionally heady love stories. A must-have collection of some of my 5 SMOOCHES favorites from Lauren Blakely!

~Danielle Palumbo

 

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Nov 15

RELEASE BLITZ WITH EXCERPT: This Woman by Jodi Ellen Malpas

THIS WOMAN, the highly anticipated hero’s point-of-view of the iconic This Man series from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Jodi Ellen Malpas, is available now!

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Women never reject Jesse Ward. They fall at his feet.

Except the one woman who unwittingly becomes his obsession…

 

 

Jesse Ward has stumbled through life drinking and indulging himself within the rooms of his high-class sex club, The Manor, numbing himself to the pain, grief, and guilt of his wrongs. Pleasure and alcohol are his medicine. Hedonism is all he knows.

It’s how he copes.

How he survives.

Until Ava O’Shea strolls into his office and knocks him back with her breathtaking beauty, ambition, and drive. It only takes one look into her eyes, one touch of her skin, and one word murmured, before his heart is kick-started, offering him something he never thought possible. A distraction from his daily torment. A semblance of peace.

Women never reject Jesse Ward. They fall at his feet, melt from his charismatic, devious smile, and obey his every salacious command. All except the one woman who unwittingly becomes his obsession and the only thing that can keep him from the brink of self-destruction.

He needs Ava and will do anything to have her.

Even hide every last skeleton in his large closet.

Because the truth could destroy them both.

 

 

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“My heart raced, ached and soared throughout this captivating story, and I have a whole new appreciation for this much beloved hero.” ~Danielle, Red Cheeks Reads

 

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EXCERPT:

 

This.

Is.

Unprecedented.

She’s still, peaceful. I’m peaceful with her. Bliss. But then I feel her shift, and my arms lock down of their own volition. “Don’t even think about it, lady,” I mumble. I’m not moving, not for a long while, and neither is she.

“I need to use the bathroom.”

“Tough,” I grunt, probably unreasonably. But this is so nice. “Hold on to it. I’m comfy.”

“I can’t,” she says, somewhere between laughter and exasperation, trying to pry my arms from around her. I shrug her hands away with ease. I’ll always win. She needs to get used to that. Especially when she is the prize.

“I’m not letting go of you.” Not ever.

Sensibly, she relents, and I smile on the inside, placing a kiss on her cheek before relaxing back again, my eyes closing. I could stay here all day—this is unbelievably good—just . . . being, but I feel her body solidify. She’s going to try and escape me again? When will this woman learn? I move fast, spinning her onto her back, kneeing her thighs apart, and nailing her wrists to the bed.

Job.

Done.

Well…almost.

I push my groin into her, feeling the corners of my lips twitching. She’s breathless. Staring up at me in wonder. One touch, and she’s mine. I mentally file that knowledge away and get down to the business of maintaining our bliss, as well as keeping Ava in her blindsided frame of mind.

I’m lacking many things as a man—we won’t go into details—but one thing I have on my side is my talent in bed, and I will wield that power to my advantage when I need to, no apologies. Like now when she needs to pee. She’ll soon forget that.

 

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About Jodi Ellen Malpas:

Jodi Ellen Malpas was born and raised in England, where she lives with her husband, boys and Theo the Doberman. She is a self-professed daydreamer, and has a terrible weak spot for alpha males. Writing powerful love stories with addictive characters has become her passion—a passion she now shares with her devoted readers. She’s a proud #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, a Sunday Times Bestseller, and her work is published in over twenty-five languages across the world. You can learn more about Jodi & her words at www.jodiellenmalpas.co.uk

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Nov 15

REVIEW: This Woman by Jodi Ellen Malpas

5 SMOOCHES!

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SYNOPSIS:

Jesse Ward has stumbled through life drinking and indulging himself within the rooms of his high-class sex club, The Manor, numbing himself to the pain, grief, and guilt of his wrongs. Pleasure and alcohol are his medicine. Hedonism is all he knows.

It’s how he copes.

How he survives.

Until Ava O’Shea strolls into his office and knocks him back with her breathtaking beauty, ambition, and drive. It only takes one look into her eyes, one touch of her skin, and one word murmured, before his heart is kick-started, offering him something he never thought possible. A distraction from his daily torment. A semblance of peace.

Women never reject Jesse Ward. They fall at his feet, melt from his charismatic, devious smile, and obey his every salacious command. All except the one woman who unwittingly becomes his obsession and the only thing that can keep him from the brink of self-destruction.

He needs Ava and will do anything to have her.

Even hide every last skeleton in his large closet.

Because the truth could destroy them both.

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REVIEW:

I started reading romance in earnest in the post Fifty Shades days of 2011, and that book—that series—started me on a path that I’m still following 11 years later. I branched out after Fifty, and that’s how I found Jodi Ellen Malpas, Jesse Ward and her unforgettable This Man series. I read a lot of books in those early days, but few have stayed with me in the way that the This Man series did. If you haven’t read the This Man series, it’s required reading before diving into This Woman.

I really don’t want to give anything away. But…if you read This Man and think you know the story, you’re in for a wonderful surprise. This Woman was so much more than a simple retelling of the epic love story of Jesse Ward and Ava O’Shea. In heart-wrenching detail Malpas takes readers into the mind of Jesse. I knew he was a complex, complicated character, but I had no idea. Jesse’s version broke my heart, but it sure did give me a different perspective of him. He was such a neurotic, obsessive character, reckless and wild—and now I understand why.

Malpas glorious prose paints a vivid picture here with her intense attention to detail, and I really loved seeing the secondary characters through Jesse’s eyes. This may be an OG contemporary romance, but this trip through the gates of The Manor was an entirely different experience than the first time. This Woman was palpably passionate, emotionally engaging and devastatingly developed, and I simply could not put it down. My heart raced, ached and soared throughout this captivating story, and I have a whole new appreciation for this much beloved hero. Five smooches from me for This Woman by Jodi Ellen Malpas.

~Danielle Palumbo

 

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Nov 15

RELEASE BLITZ: Untying The Knot by Meghan Quinn

UNTYING THE KNOT, a steamy, witty and emotional new romantic comedy from USA Today Bestselling Author, Meghan Quinn, is available now!

 

 

“I’m not interested in continuing to leave it up to fate…”

 

 

A spin-off from the #1 Amazon bestsellers, A Not So Meet Cute and So Not Meant To Be, USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn brings you a heart-warming, yet hilarious full-length novel on what life is like after the happily ever after.

Ryot Bisley is my husband.

Yes, the former third baseman for the Chicago Bobbies and absolute heart throb of the Windy City. That Ryot Bisley.

The first time I ran into him, he was grumpy, a horrific host, and left me on his sofa with nothing but a nylon baseball flag to use as a blanket.

The second time, he reluctantly bought me dinner, stared at my chest the entire night, and still sported that permanent frown.

The third time . . . well, that was a game changer. His smile captured me, his teasing charmed me, and his touches excited me.

So when he was called up to the majors that didn’t stop us from knocking it out of the park and all the way down the aisle.

Eleven years later…I’d love to say we’re happy as ever but the man who sent me dirty text messages every day is long gone and Mr. Frowny Face is back.

He’s so focused on trying to build a life after baseball that he doesn’t see the life we’ve already created together. . .so I make the hard decision and serve him divorce papers.

Problem is…my husband refuses to accept those papers. Instead, he has a new game plan that makes untying the knot of our marriage a little tricky. And just when I thought I wanted to be traded . . . he’s slowly, tantalizingly roping me back in.

 

 

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USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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Nov 10

COVER REVEAL: The Game by Vi Keeland

THE GAME, a forbidden new sports romance from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Vi Keeland, releases January 16th! Check out this cover!

 

 

Title: THE GAME
Authors: VI KEELAND
Genre: STANDALONE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Cover Design: SOMMER STEIN, PERFECT PEAR CREATIVE
Photographer: MARQ MENDEZ
Model: NICKY JOHN WHITE
Release Date: JANUARY 16, 2023

 

 

It started out like any other Tuesday.

I spent twelve hours writing algorithms for one of the largest companies in the world and then came home to work on a pet project of mine—feeding facts about the men I knew into a formula to find my perfect match before my twenties came barreling to a close.

But then a man knocked on my door and handed me some papers that turned my life upside down.

Apparently, a father I never knew existed had left me something in his will. That something turned out to be part ownership in a professional football team.

Next thing I knew, I was learning a sport I knew nothing about by spending time with the team’s quarterback who was out with an injury, a man who my formula would definitely determine was all wrong for me.

Christian Knox was too handsome and confident for his own good and could have any woman he wanted. Only lately the only woman he seemed to want was me.

But there was no way I was getting involved when I was now his boss, even if he was insanely gorgeous and had the dirtiest mouth I’d ever come across.

It would be wrong, wouldn’t it?

Probably. But you know what they say about things that are wrong…sometimes they feel so right.

 

 

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About Vi Keeland:

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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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Nov 08

RELEASE BLITZ: The Good Guy Challenge by Lauren Blakely

THE GOOD GUY CHALLENGE, a new standalone fake dating MF sports romance, from #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Lauren Blakely, is available now!

 

 

He’s a good guy by day, and a very dirty man after dark…

 

 

Fake real dating the one who got away? Sign me up…

There’s just something about bad boys. Tattoos and leather jackets, am I right?

Trouble is, my last boyfriend was a teensy bit too bad and now he’s in prison. Yikes.

When my friends challenge me to take a dip in the good guy side of the dating pool, I see their dating bet and I raise it, looking up the guy I crushed on growing up.

With a winning grin and heart of gold, Gabe Clements is now the star receiver for a pro football team.

Except, the supposed good guy turns out to be nothing like I imagined. He’s better. He’s growly, possessive, smoldering.

And he’s determined too. At the end of the night, he asks me to be his fake real girlfriend for the rest of the week.

Sounds like my kind of dating challenge since he’s a good guy by day, and a very dirty man after dark.

I’ll cure my bad boy blues in no time.

Well, as long as I don’t fall for Gabe’s big heart too.

 

 

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“The Good Guy Challenge was a Blakely style mash-up of her wonderful contemporary romances and her white hot After Dark series.” ~Danielle, Red Cheeks Reads

 

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About Lauren Blakely:

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sweet, sexy and witty. She also writes red-hot, sexy romance and USA Today bestselling LGBTQ romance.

With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, with more than 60 titles on the USA Today Bestsellers list alone. She’s sold more than 4.5 million books. A Brown University graduate, Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and is the vegetarian at your dinner party.

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Nov 08

REVIEW: The Good Guy Challenge by Lauren Blakely

5 SMOOCHES!

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SYNOPSIS:

Fake real dating the one who got away? Sign me up…

There’s just something about bad boys. Tattoos and leather jackets, am I right?

Trouble is, my last boyfriend was a teensy bit too bad and now he’s in prison. Yikes.

When my friends challenge me to take a dip in the good guy side of the dating pool, I see their dating bet and I raise it, looking up the guy I crushed on growing up.

With a winning grin and heart of gold, Gabe Clements is now the star receiver for a pro football team.

Except, the supposed good guy turns out to be nothing like I imagined. He’s better. He’s growly, possessive, smoldering.

And he’s determined too. At the end of the night, he asks me to be his fake real girlfriend for the rest of the week.

Sounds like my kind of dating challenge since he’s a good guy by day, and a very dirty man after dark.

I’ll cure my bad boy blues in no time.

Well, as long as I don’t fall for Gabe’s big heart too.

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REVIEW:

The Good Guy Challenge was a Blakely style mash-up of her wonderful contemporary romances and her white hot After Dark series. A fake-dating, MF sports romance, Blakely brought together a couple with a bit of history and an age gap in this sweet and surprisingly spicy story. I listened to the audiobook, and I was positively captivated by Stella Hunter and Jason Clarke’s performances.

Gabe and Ellie have known each for years. Their families were friends and neighbors, Gabe was her childhood babysitter, and unbeknownst to him, he later was teenage Ellie’s secret crush. Fast forward a decade and some change, and Gabe is entering his final year in the NFL, and actress/screenwriter Ellie has just relocated back to California after a horrific breakup to focus on her new project. Her friends have challenged her to date a good guy, and as it turns out, Gabe just happens to be one.

Blakely penned an absolutely addictive story here that was meant to get lost in. Gabe and Ellie’s connection was sincere and authentic, their attraction to each other was electric, and their banter was sassy and witty. While they meshed well everywhere, Gabe and Ellie were especially in sync in the bedroom where their sexy, spontaneous sides really came out to play. Full of heart-revving heat and feel-good emotions, The Good Guy Challenge was full of absolutely everything I love about a Blakely novel. Five smooches from me for The Good Guy Challenge by Lauren Blakely!

~Danielle Palumbo

 

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Nov 02

COVER REVEAL: Untying The Knot by Meghan Quinn

UNTYING THE KNOT, a steamy, heartfelt and hilarious new romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Meghan Quinn, releases on November 15! Check out this cover!

 

 

“I’m not interested in continuing to leave it up to fate…”

 

 

A spin-off from the #1 Amazon bestsellers, A Not So Meet Cute and So Not Meant To Be, USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn brings you a heart-warming, yet hilarious full-length novel on what life is like after the happily ever after.

Ryot Bisley is my husband.

Yes, the former third baseman for the Chicago Bobbies and absolute heart throb of the Windy City. That Ryot Bisley.

The first time I ran into him, he was grumpy, a horrific host, and left me on his sofa with nothing but a nylon baseball flag to use as a blanket.

The second time, he reluctantly bought me dinner, stared at my chest the entire night, and still sported that permanent frown.

The third time . . . well, that was a game changer. His smile captured me, his teasing charmed me, and his touches excited me.

So when he was called up to the majors that didn’t stop us from knocking it out of the park and all the way down the aisle.

Eleven years later…I’d love to say we’re happy as ever but the man who sent me dirty text messages every day is long gone and Mr. Frowny Face is back.

He’s so focused on trying to build a life after baseball that he doesn’t see the life we’ve already created together. . .so I make the hard decision and serve him divorce papers.

Problem is…my husband refuses to accept those papers. Instead, he has a new game plan that makes untying the knot of our marriage a little tricky. And just when I thought I wanted to be traded . . . he’s slowly, tantalizingly roping me back in.

 

Narrated by Jason Clarke and Stella Hunter

 

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USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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Nov 01

RELEASE BLITZ: Nobody Cares Unless You’re Pretty by Lani Lynn Vale

NOBODY CARES UNLESS YOU’RE PRETTY, a new suspenseful romance from Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author, Lani Lynn Vale, is available now!

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Was I falling in love with a man that should scare the shit out of me? A resounding hell yes.

 

 

The problem with Wake was that he was understandable. He was the type of villain that literally scared the absolute shit out of you because you knew that under the right circumstances, you could end up exactly like him.

Which, sadly, was the case for me.

I’d done the exact same thing as Wake, and now I was a murderer just like him.

Did I know that I did wrong? Hell yes.

Did I regret that? Hell no.

Did I plan on changing a thing? Also, no.

Was I falling in love with a man that should scare the shit out of me? A resounding hell yes.

 

 

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EXCERPT:

You know how you wake up in the middle of the night, and you crave chocolate cake, and you got some from the restaurant that you didn’t finish, so you brought it home?

How you wake up and can only think about that cake? But you try to stop yourself, because you’re a faster, and you’re not supposed to eat for another seven and a half hours, and cake was never really supposed to be on the menu anyway.

However, all you can think about is that chocolate cake, and how good it will taste, and fuck it.

You’ll just have a little bite, and then end up eating the whole thing?

Then you go to bed afterward, hating yourself for being so weak.

That’s exactly what Wake Westfield was to me.

A piece of decadent chocolate cake that I know damn and good well I shouldn’t taste. Yet, he was all I wanted. All I could think about. All I wanted to devour until there wasn’t a single stray piece of him left.

I just knew he’d go straight to my hips, too.

Oh, god.

I wanted him more than I could ever imagine wanting a person.

 

 

About Lani Lynn Vale:

Lani Lynn Vale is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children and lives in the Great State of Texas.

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Nov 01

BLOG TOUR WITH EXCERPT: A Wild Heart by Amie Knight

A WILD HEART, a standalone new single mom, second chance romance in the Heart Series from USA Today Bestselling Author, Amie Knight, is available now!

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Our relationship was probably the worst gamble I’d ever taken.  
But my stupid, wild heart needed him…

 

 

I lost a huge piece of myself the day my husband was killed in action.
In the months that followed, I felt like my grief would swallow me whole.
My only solace was my daughter, whose bright light guided me through the darkest of times.

I never wanted to meet someone else.
I vowed to never fall in love again, especially with a marine.

It was supposed to be no strings attached and for a while it was.
But Weston Reeves’s grumpy soul called to my tortured one.
Maybe it was the midnight rides on his bike or the way that only I could make him smile.
He lit me up, set my body afire, and for the first time in five years made me feel alive.

Our relationship was probably the worst gamble I’d ever taken.
But my stupid, wild heart needed him, even if our love was destined to burn me to ashes.

 

 

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EXCERPT:

“I just came by to say that a couple of weeks ago was a mistake and it can’t happen again.” I chewed on my bottom lip.

What in the ever-loving hell was wrong with me?

His lip twitched as I heard what sounded like a snort come from his nose. Then he turned away from me and headed back into his stupid garage.

“Did you just snort at me?” I shrieked.

This time he shook his head and chuckled low, completely ignoring me, and went back to work on his bike like I wasn’t even there.

And because I was completely insane, I followed him into that garage and stood a foot from him. “Did you hear what I said? I said it was a mistake. The whole thing. The entire night.”

He nodded, not even looking up from his bike. “I heard you, babe.”

I swung back on the heels of my sneakers. “Well, good.” I turned on those same heels to get out of there like the fires of hell were licking at them.

“But that ain’t why you came all the way out here,” he said so lowly I almost didn’t hear him.

I turned, staring at him even as he continued to ignore me for tinkering with something on his bike. “Excuse me?”

“You heard me,” he said, standing up and finally looking at me. “You didn’t come over here just to tell a one-night stand the whole thing was a mistake.” He prowled toward me slowly, still cleaning his hands with that rag nonchalantly like he wasn’t coming toward me like a lion stalking its prey.

And I’d somehow managed to corner myself in the back of his garage, as far away as possible from the garage opening. Still, I raised my chin and straightened my spine. “Why the hell did I come all the way out here then?” I started walking myself backward even though I was putting on a brave face.

Tell me. Tell me why I came all the way out here and give it to me. Make me forget.

When he’d finally cornered me in the garage right next to what appeared to be the door to enter his house, he smiled like the cat that ate the canary and my skin prickled even as I felt my nipples harden beneath my shirt.

Oh, God.

He dropped the dirty rag and brought his hands up on either side of my head, caging me in against the wall. “Come on, baby.” He ran his nose down the length of mine and my breath caught. “We both know why you came here.”

I lifted my chin in pretend defiance when all I wanted to do was lick the seam of his gorgeous, supple lips.

“Hmmm, what did I come here for then?” I whispered, feeling dizzy and hot, a deep ache between my legs that I’d never felt before.

He smelled like motor oil and soap and God, it took everything in my power not to grind against his leg that was pushed between mine.

He gave me a barely there smile that never quite met his eyes. “You came here because you missed me,” he growled, moving further into my body even though I’d thought we were as close as two people would get.

My nipples rubbed against his chest and I could feel his heart beating against my own. Our breaths mingled as I trembled against him, but he was wrong. I hadn’t missed him. But I had missed this.

I gave him a smile of my own as I moved my hand between us and rubbed the hard length of him, squeezing at the base. “Oh, honey, I haven’t missed you a bit, but I have missed him.”

A low chuckle echoed throughout the garage that sent goose bumps across my skin before, suddenly, my body was turned, my front pushed crudely against the wall until I was forced to turn my face to the side to avoid hurting my nose.

I panted, my heart thundering wildly in my chest. He was right. This was what I’d come for. The feeling of floating. Being weightless. The high of his body touching mine. The way it made me forget. The way it made me feel alive.

 

 

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Amie Knight has been a reader for as long as she could remember and a romance lover since she could get her hands on her momma’s books. A dedicated wife and mother with a love of music and makeup, she won’t ever be seen leaving the house without her eyebrows and eyelashes done just right. When she isn’t reading and writing, you can catch her jamming out in the car with her two kids to ’90s R&B, country, and showtunes. Amie draws inspiration from her childhood in Columbia, South Carolina, and can’t imagine living anywhere other than the South.

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