**********
She raced into the street. A car making its way to the south end of
town screeched on its brakes. The man holding the dog dropped the lead and
leapt in front of her. He snatched her arm and yanked her out of the way. She
fell to her knees on the pavement, but didn’t feel the pain because the pug was
licking her face. She kept repeating his name as tears flowed.
“You okay, lady?” the man asked, grasping her elbow and easing her to
her feet.
Lauren clutched his arm while her knees trembled. She narrowed her
eyes. “You stole my dog,” she said, before bending over to pet the pooch.
*********
"What else are you good at, besides grilling and throwing a
football?”
“Do you want the PG version or X-rated?” He snickered, his
dark eyes dancing with mischief as they skimmed over her skimpy robe, making
her shiver.
She laughed.
Griff slipped his hand over her free one. “Or should I show
you?” His gaze settled on her lips.
She finished chewing and sat back, checking him out again.
His muscles were nicely defined, and the sprinkling of dark chest hair tempted
her fingers. She ached to touch him, but resisted. He’s a womanizer. He’ll leave you. He’ll hurt you. “Don’t think
so.” She removed her hand to cut another piece of meat.
***********
His friend shook his head. “I don’t know if you’re a man of
great willpower, or an idiot.”
“Neither do I,” said the quarterback.
Griff wasn’t ready to face the fact that he was giving up
good, steady road trip sex for a woman who didn’t want to get married.
***********
“Do you want me to stay with
you?”
“Please. I don’t want to be
alone.”
He got in beside her and
tucked her against his chest. She snuggled down.
“Look there,” he said,
pointing. “See the moon? It’s full.”
She nodded. He was lying
behind her, his arm around her middle, holding her fast. Lauren laid her hand
on top of his.
“I’m here. You’re safe. Close
your eyes. I’ll be right here if you need me.”
“Thank you,” she whispered
and brushed her lips against his arm. Griff kissed her hair and tucked his
knees up under hers. The warmth from his body soothed her. Her muscles relaxed
as she stared at the moon for a moment before falling back to sleep.
*************
A bit about the book
Two
people, two tragedies, two deep, devastating secrets…. Griff Montgomery is the headline-making,
heart-breaking star quarterback of the Kings – a 6’4”, 33 year old womanizer. Lauren Farraday
is a beautiful young interior designer, bitterly scarred by divorce, whose life
is falling apart. Though they violently oppose one another in court over her
beloved pug (she thinks he’s arrogant and
conceited, and he thinks she’s a bitch on wheels), something happens....
These
are the bare bones of this sizzling romance, riddled with passion -- the first
in a brand new series that’ll tantalize football fans and have readers glued to
every page and on the edge of their seats!
Griff
looks like a super hero with his tousled, mahogany hair, dazzling smile, dark,
sexy eyes, and a body that does
something indescribable to a tight pair of jeans. Though Lauren’s sworn off men
forever, one look sends shivers down her spine, making her feel lonelier than
ever before. Her lustrous, long hair, sparkling green eyes, and nonstop curves
make his fingers tingle at the thought of touching her. How do they deal with their cataclysmic
attraction? Will they be able to drop their protective facades – his to
camouflage his grief over his sister and her family, for whom he was a
surrogate father, moving 3000 miles away…. And hers’ to shield her from the
incalculable loss of her husband and hoped for child?
For
Griff, the thought of falling in love is as foreign as toe shoes and a tutu. For
Lauren, it’s like putting on cleats and a helmet and running 50 yards…. Can
they, will they, risk it?
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