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WAITING ON MY REASON
BY DEVON ASHLEY
Release Date: January 21, 2014
New Adult Romantic Suspense
Things always happen for a reason. I just wish I knew the why behind mine.
Five years ago, graduation wasn’t what it was supposed to be. Publicly
humiliated, Melanie was more than happy to kiss off her high school sweetheart.
But in doing so, she lost more than just her boyfriend, she lost the only other
guy she truly cared for – his best friend, Shane.
Shane loathed the idea of returning to his small hometown. He just wanted
to get in, help his best friend manage a legal matter, and get the hell back
out again. But he wasn’t expecting to run into the one girl who got away, who
always held a piece of his heart despite the animosity that lingered. Melanie
could’ve been the one, but after everything that happened, trust was a serious
issue.
Melanie just wanted to do right by her son. Shane just wanted to do right
by his best friend. And just when they think they can find the strength to
forgive the sins of the past, more secrets and lies bubble to the surface,
threatening to push them even farther apart.
Excerpt #1
I gave Shane one
last kiss before pushing against him. He followed my lead, but it was clear by
the look on his face that he didn’t want to go. “We need to wait for Jake to
fall asleep first,” I explained.
One of his eyebrows lifted, and I could
just hear the silent you’ve got to be
effing kidding me. I should’ve known by the twisted smile that he had no
intention of obeying. In one swift motion he pulled his shirt over his head,
balled it up and tossed it onto the chair. And damn if I didn’t like looking at
him, his abs all firm and defined, not to mention the muscular curvature of his
arms. It was still weird seeing him standing before me like that, half-naked,
half-cocked. Just for me.
And it was completely evil that he was
baiting me with that rock hard body.
My hands found their way to my hips, just
as he asked with a not-so innocent voice, “What?”
“Here I was just thinking all these
wonderful things about you and now you’re trying to strip down before we can
have sex.”
His hands casually held in the air, he
explained, “I was hot.”
“It’s seventy degrees in here.”
His hands went to his cotton pants,
thumbing the cinched band, preparing for a total strip down. Gawd, how I
secretly wanted him to do it, but for some reason, the word stop came out of my mouth. At least I
agreed with myself when I said, “That is so
not fair.”
Neither was the way the left side of his
mouth curled up, smiling wickedly as his eyes swept across my body. “You’re
right. Your ogling is making me uncomfortable. You should remove your top to
compensate.”
I bit into my lower lip and shook my head,
my arms crossing across my chest to better cover up. “I am so not sleeping with you right now. My little boy is still awake.”
He shrugged lightly, his eager eyes
penetrating mine. “Doesn’t mean you can’t get naked.”
He grabbed the remote and turned the
television on to an action film before tossing it back on the dresser. Then he
moved to lock the door. When that twisted smile came within feet of me, I held
my hand out between us. “Not a chance. He’ll hear us.”
He still kept coming, so I began backing
up. “Oh, you’d be surprised how quiet I can be when I’m determined.”
Next thing I knew his cotton pants were on
the floor. Did I say he was half-cocked? Well, he was fully cocked now.
Damn, he knew how to distract me. My back
hit the wall, and in less than two seconds his body was trapping me against it,
his mouth sucking on my left earlobe. Gawd…the
tingles this man could make with just a single bite. “Well, what if I like to scream and moan, huh?” Hell, I
was practically moaning just as I said it.
“Oh, I know you do, but it’s called
self-control. Now would be a great time for you to practice it.”
“Self-control?” I scoffed playfully.
Sardonically, I added, “Yeah, because you’re such a pro at it right now.”
His mouth paused just long enough to reply,
“I never suggested that I practice
it.”
I’m a mom, wife, a lover and a fighter, coffee addict, wicked knitster, Microbiologist,
baker of fine yummy treats, and someone who will fight you to death for that
last bag of M&Ms during the zombie-apocalypse. Seriously, my addiction is
that important to me. Oh, and I say seriously
way too much. Seriously.
the book looks really good love the post denise smith
ReplyDeleteDevon Ashley is a new author for me. Thanks for presenting her book ... very intrigued from the blurb and excerpt. Shane definitely likes to get his way! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good read :)
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