Blurb
A passion-fueled encounter in the corridor of a hotel convention room reveals two anguished hearts struggling to reconnect despite life’s difficulties. Will Carlisle, the eye candy of the office, is every woman’s dream, tall, handsome, and dashingly charming. Sara Rozek never guessed he has secretly wanted her for months now. When a bad day falls upon them and Will breaks the reins of his own restraint, she sees the burning passion in his eyes, and there is no denying the mutual attraction. Will and Sara’s start quickly runs awry, and Sara becomes convinced she was played for a fool. Will begs her to listen to him, but she turns away in fear. Can Will mend her broken heart, or will the passion they shared vanish forever?
Excerpt ~
Will finished his conversation and hung up his phone, having
booked himself on the next available flight. Highway assistance had solved
their lug nut challenge. They were back on the road to the airport. Sara saw
the exit and glanced at him with a grin, her stomach churning. His phone beeped,
he glanced at the screen with an audible sigh.
“Is everything okay?” Sara asked.
“Uh, yeah. It’s fine.”
“You don’t sound so convinced.”
“I’m not.” His focus went to the window, a deafening quiet
lying between them once again.
“Are you going out of the same terminal?”
“Yeah, I think so, American.”
She grabbed her drive-thru pass and headed to the terminal.
They reached it, but the curbside thorough way was closed. She pulled into the
garage and found a space. She exited the car unwilling to break the boundary of
silence he’d put up and wordlessly popped the hatch.
“Make sure you get a new tire, you shouldn’t be driving on
the donut for longer than a day.” He came around the side, pulling his luggage
from the back.
“I will.” She pulled her fingers against her hair. The
tension was killing her. Sara had enough. “Will…”
“They’re replacing me.” Her blood turned to ice.
“What?”
“The phone call, it was Regan. They decided to split the
departments, and my position has been absorbed into the transition.” Unable to
deal with the news without emotion, she turned away from him. “There are a
couple positions available in Phoenix. They are setting up interviews for me.”
“When?”
“I’ll announce it Monday, they want me to work through the
transition so probably a few weeks.”
“I can’t believe this is happening. Will, you’ve been—“
“It’s okay, Sara. It’s not personal, we knew with all of the
changes stuff like this was going to happen.”
“Yeah, but not to us.”
She saw him take a deep breath before he closed the hatch.
Her emotions rose in her chest again, and she wasn’t sure what to do. She did
her best to gulp it back.
“Well, at least you’ll be around for the next few weeks, so
I can still harass you when needed.” She meant for the statement to be light,
but it came out like a final farewell. “You’ll have to come up with an excuse
to come to visit. I’m sure the group of us can come up with a plausible
justification.”
“I’ll be around.”
“I know you will, you’re always around when I…we need you.”
His eyes bore
through her. Sara’s body involuntarily tightened. “You’d…uh…you’d
better get going, or you’re going to miss your plane again.”
“Yeah. I think I would have a hard time using the flat tire
excuse twice.”
“Have a safe trip.” She stepped into him, wrapping her arm
loosely over his shoulder in a hug. Her heart raced at the solid heat of his
body against hers.
“Let me know if you need anything. Seriously, if you need
anything, just call.”
“You too.”
She nodded and went to step back, his hand lingering on her
hip. She hesitated, he moved. She took another step back. He threw his laptop
case over his shoulder and unfolded his luggage before waving goodbye.
A heaviness settled in her chest, forcing a deep sigh. Her
mind felt thick. She pulled herself away, turning to get in her truck. She
lifted the handle when the smacking of hurried footsteps against concrete got
her attention.
“Sara!”
She spun on her heel, following his voice around the truck.
“Did you forget something?” He didn’t respond just kept
walking, a startling determination in his eyes. She waited in open confusion.
He kept coming. Before she could react, his hand curled around the back of her
neck. His mouth crushed hers with a heated demand. Giving her no choice but to
give in.
She opened beneath him, and his tongue dove into her mouth.
He shifted his arm, wrapping it around her waist, resting at the small of her
back. His mouth still dominating her attention, his overpowering torso pressed
her against the truck. She was trapped, unable to escape his possessed siege of
her mouth.
The kiss broke. They both gasped for air. Will’s eyes
searched her face. His fingers kneading her neck. He wordlessly pulled at her
lips. Her hands balled against his chest.
She took another gasp of air, looking up into his heavy-lidded
eyes.
“Don’t go.”
“I was hoping you’d say that.” His voice, deep and gritty,
seemed to caress her body like rolling thunder. She shuddered, and he captured
her lips again, this time with gentle persuasion. He pulled back, and her heart
sighed. “Let’s get out of here.”
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