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You gotta read this one.
I loved it.
Why? It is fun and realistic, but a great escape!
Blurb:
Cody Alvarez needed to find a wife by Christmas or he would lose the ranch his uncle left to him. Libby Morris just needed, for once in her life, to feel desired. Sensual. Appealing. Especially after an intense reshaping at a high-end spa. Invited to Christmas Week at the Castillo Lodge in Alaska by Madame Eve of 1Night Stand, Cody and Libby were not given the names of the partners chosen for them. As they were forced to wait until they learned who their one-night stands were, they discovered an incredible spark of chemistry and a connection stronger than either had experienced before. Would spending a very erotic night together ruin their arrangements or give them another option?
Want a taste?
Of course you do.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT 2012, DESIREE HOLT.
He squeezed her hand
gently. “At eating dinner?”
She shook her head,
still not looking at him. “At…small talk. Dating. Things like this.” Her cheeks
felt so hot she thought they must match her lipstick.
“Libby?” Cody’s voice
barely penetrated the fog of embarrassment. And he still had hold of her
hand. “Libby, look at me.”
Reluctantly she
raised her eyes.
“I’m going to order
us each another drink and then I’d be interested to find out why someone as
beautiful and sexy as you has trouble in a social situation like this. Surely
you must be beating the men off with a stick.”
She made herself
breath evenly. She might as well tell him. They’d never see each other again
and maybe he could give her some moral support. Besides, he made her feel
comfortable, something her assigned date night not do.
The waiter cleared
their dessert dishes, brought another glass of wine for her and bourbon on the
rocks for Cody. He touched his glass to hers.
“To us. Two people
enjoying a nice dinner.”
She laughed at that
and swallowed some wine.
“Now. Let’s have it.
What’s got you skittish as a newborn calf?”
“You’ll laugh at me.”
He smiled. “Darlin’,
the last thing I’ll do is laugh. I promise.”
She took another gulp
of wine. “Well, they say it’s easier to tell things to a stranger.”
“Oh, but we’re not
strangers,” he protested. “Are we? We spent all that time on the plane
together, right? But Libby? It’s still all right to talk to me. Tell me.”
She drained her wine
glass and held it out. “C-Could I have another drink? Please?”
Cody laughed. “Yes,
but then I’m cutting you off. I don’t want anyone to accuse me of getting you
drunk and taking advantage of you.”
Her breath caught in
her throat. “I…You…”
He signaled for the
waiter then picked up her hand again. She wished he’d never drop it. It felt so
good and secure.
“Breathe,” he teased gently.
“It’s okay. Just relax. If you don’t want to say anything you don’t have to.
Really.”
“I’ve been fat and
frumpy and boring all my life,” she blurted out then wished she could dive
under the table. When he didn’t say anything she made herself look up and saw
him staring at her. “What?”
He cleared his
throat. “Libby. I have to say that those are three words I would never
associate with you.”
The waiter brought
their drinks and she paused long enough to sip some of hers. “That’s because
you didn’t know me. Even now I have a long ways to go.”
“For what?” He
sounded astonished.
“For, you know. To
look like everyone else.”
“Why the hell would
you want that? You’re perfect the way you are.”
She snorted. “Oh,
sure. That’s nice of you to say but you don’t have to be polite. I just spent
two months at a spa to get to this point.” He hadn’t stopped staring at her.
“That’s why I booked this thing through 1 Night Stand. A woman at the spa told
me about them.” Her face heated again. “I wanted an exciting, erotic night like
my girl friends talk about. An adventure. You know. Hot sex.”
Oh,
god, maybe the floor would just open up and swallow her.
Cody downed his
bourbon in two swallows and signaled the waiter for the check.
3 comments:
YA SILLY QUIRKY WOMAN!! LOL PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRR!
This was another great 1Night Stand story! :)
ROCK ON WOMAN! LOL
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