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Here are a few sexy snippets:

As she was about to look away, he turned toward her and their eyes met again. This time he smiled warmly at her.  She blushed, looked away and left quickly mortified for him to see her showing an interest.

   He knew he shouldn’t stare at her chest and he tried, but when she came into his office wearing a low-cut blouse and bent over to put papers on his desk, he was mesmerized. He looked away before she noticed, he thought, but sometimes it was a close call. Still he felt she had a painful secret. While her beauty drew him, her quiet pain made him cautious.  

A bit about the book

  Callie Richards was no stranger to heartache. Her parents were killed when she was sixteen. Left with her older sister, she fell into a romance with good-looking, Kyle Maine. They became engaged and Callie’s future was set until he was killed in Iraq. Two years later, she pulls herself together to get her Master’s degree at Kensington State University. Broke, and alone, she restarts her life on her own.
   Mac Caldwell, Dean of Students at Kensington State, has made plenty of mistakes. But his toddler son, Jason, wasn’t one of them. Divorced, alone, and unhappy, Mac is surprised when shy Callie Richards turns up as the new office assistant. Drawn to her sweetness, but cautious, he befriends her. Drugs on campus threaten her life as love creeps into her heart. Can their relationship survive a conniving ex-wife and a drug ring bent on revenge? 

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Now and Forever 5, Love's Journey

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TUESDAY TALES -SUMMER

Welcome! This week the word prompt is "summer". We're back with Pete "Coach Bass" Sebastian from First & Ten --my new football romance series. 

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Restless on the warm summer night, Pete Sebastian wandered in to The Savage Beast. Saturday night was karaoke night at the bar. He knew Jo Parker had a date with Devon Drake and that they were headed there. His temper burned when he thought about Drake beating his time with the hot, new P.R. woman. He slipped into a seat in a dark corner in the back, ordered a beer, and checked his watch. 

Right on time. Why’s he always late for practice? Pete tried to separate his personal feelings about Jo from his professional attitude toward Devon Drake, an excellent running back and necessary to the team. Don’t piss him off, but don’t let him make time with her, either.

Pete took his time looking her over, unseen from his out-of-the-way spot. Her golden hair was freed from the bun she had worn at the office. It fell loose and free around her shoulders, the ends curling a little. His fingers itched to comb through the silken strands. She had shed her severe business suit for a soft, dark pink dress with a frilly ruffle at the sexy neckline. Her laugh carried across the room and her thousand-watt smile was trained on the young football player. Stop drooling. You’re over forty. Get a grip.

Pete cringed. The first singer was terrible. Then Devon took the mic and did This Guy’s In Love with You. He sang it to Jo, staring at her with lusty eyes. The back of Pete’s neck began to burn.

At ten o’clock, the couple stumbled out of the bar, arm-in-arm. Anger and jealousy bubbled up in Pete’s chest when he imagined their next destination –Drake’s bedroom. Pete headed home. Tomorrow it’s my turn. Look out, Drake. The master is about to make his play.

On Sunday, Pete dressed in his best casual clothes and slapped on Seduction, aftershave recommended by his daughter. He got behind the wheel of his car. Jo was ready when he rang her bell. She wore a tailored dress and her hair pulled back in a ponytail. Pete stuffed his disappointment down. What did you expect, asshole? The same sexy, low cut dress?

The Maitre d’ showed them to a quiet table near a big window facing the ocean. Pete tipped him handsomely. While he was perusing the menu, Jo opened her bag. He put it down, ready to suggest the lobster, when she pulled out a small pad and a pen.

“What exactly is this meeting about?” She asked, picking up the pen.

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TUESDAY TALES -WORD PROMPT SEA

Welcome to Tuesday Tales. This week's word is "sea". I'm continuing Pete "Coach Bass" Sebastian's story. He's head coach of the football team, The Connecticut Kings. This will be a story in my upcoming First & Ten series of football romances.

COACH BASS

Coach Bass was in a foul mood all day, after witnessing Dev Drake moving in on Jo Parker. While muttering to himself about what a lowlife Drake was, the Coach shuffled papers around on his desk, couldn’t concentrate and left early.

Whenever Pete Sebastian was overwhelmed by being Head Coach for the Connecticut Kings and raising twin daughters on his own, he went to the beach. He thanked God he owned a house three blocks from the sea.
Running on the beach helped Pete work out his problems. The fresh, salty, ocean air cleared his head. Away from the demands of his kids, his players and the team owner, the Coach could think.
He stretched his leg muscles, then took off at a moderate pace. 
Need to do distance today. Not gonna solve this problem with a sprint. After fifteen minutes, tension slowly drained out of his body. He smiled. One roll in the hay with Jo Parker would have done the same thing.

The few dates he’d had over the years hadn’t led to much. He couldn’t commit to a woman because he worried about taking time away from his girls. Now that they were in college, a new freedom washed over him. Time to get active in the bedroom again. After another forty minutes, he had made up his mind what to do and returned home.
The next day, he dressed with care and went to the office early. When Jo arrived, he sauntered over, attempting to appear nonchalant. After a little meaningless chitchat, he made his play.
“You’re new in town, aren’t you?”
“I am. It’s very charming here. I love tNew England.”
“There’s a terrific restaurant, Kerry’s Catch, down by the water.
How about joining me for dinner there on Saturday?”
“Saturday?” She bit her lip and consulted her phone. “Hmm. Can’t Saturday. Dev Drake is taking me to The Savage Beast for karaoke night.”
“Sunday then?” Pete shifted his weight.Jo skimmed her finger over the screen. “Sunday’s wide open.”

“Great. Pick you up at six?”
Jo scribbled her address on a piece of paper and handed it to him with a smile. “Six works for me.”
Pete stuffed the paper in his pocket, grinned back at her and returned to his office. Fuck you, Drake. This old quarterback isn’t going down without a fight.

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