A Good Time
by Shannyn Schroeder
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A passionate free spirit and a sweet-talking playboy sound
like a match made in heaven—until life gets in the way of all the fun and
games…
Indy Adams values her freedom above all else. She works hard
to support herself, moonlighting as a waitress while she fights for her first
big sale in the Chicago real estate market. The last thing she needs is to be
tied down, so she doesn’t think twice about declining her philandering
boyfriend’s marriage proposal. Besides, she just landed a new client, a wealthy
lothario—exactly the kind of guy who would understand her no-strings approach…
Handsome, rich, and charitable, most women jump at the
chance to even talk to video game developer Griffin Walker, let alone date him.
So he can’t understand why Indy wants nothing more than a few steamy nights
together. Despite his romantic track record, Griffin longs for real
love—complete with a home and family—and he wants it with Indy. But a blessing
in disguise may lead them both to a life they never expected, and give Griffin
a chance to show Indy that it’s okay to want more than a good time…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“Why are you here?” she asked
again.
“I rolled over in bed, expecting
to find a warm naked body and found nothing. When you didn’t pop out of the
bathroom, I went to look for you and found this.” He tossed her crumpled note
on the kitchen table.
She shook her head to clear it.
“You’re pissed because I borrowed a sweatshirt?” How petty was this guy? She
stripped it off and threw it at him. He dropped it on the chair.
Indy moved to push past him, but
he caught her arm.
“I’m pissed because you snuck out
of my house. You just left.”
She yanked her arm back. “I
didn’t see the point in waking you. What do you want, a big, fat thank you?”
He deserved at least that much.
It had been some of the best damn sex she’d ever had. Not that she would admit
it right now.
“I want to know why you left.”
She didn’t know how to answer. I
don’t belong in your world? He wouldn’t buy it, even though it rang true. She
took a deep breath, stared at the floor, and lied. “I can’t sleep in a strange
place.”
She’d felt too comfortable in his
bed and knew it was a bad thing. Sex was sex, but sleeping together changed
things.
His voice softened. “You fell
asleep before I did.”
She shrugged, hoping he wouldn’t
try to bust her on her lie. He moved closer and ran a hand over her hair. She
wanted nothing more than to snuggle her face into his hand, but held back.
“Fine. I thought you might want
these back.” From his pocket he produced her panties.
She looked at her panties
dangling from his finger. The tense moment passed and she smiled. “No bra?”
His eyes wandered to her chest
and her hard nipples. “I didn’t know you left it.”
“I couldn’t find my panties or
bra.”
“I’ll look for it.” He took a
step closer and she backed into the wall. “Next time, I won’t let you off so
easy.”
She tilted her chin up, her heart
already racing. “Who says there will be a next time?”
“You,” he whispered against her
lips and kissed her.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shannyn Schroeder is a former English teacher, who now works as a
part-time editor while raising her three kids.
Even though she wrote from high school through college (mostly poetry),
she’d never considered a career as an author. Writing fell by the wayside as
she focused her energy on creating lesson plans and new and fabulous ways to
torment her teen students. One group in particular dubbed her “The Torture Master,”
a title she carried into motherhood.
After the birth of baby number two, Shannyn resigned from teaching and
fell in love with reading romance novels. She read so many books so quickly
that her husband teased, “If you’re going to read so many damn books, why don’t
you just write one?”
So she did.
That first book is safely buried on her hard drive, but the process set
Shannyn on the path to professional author. She came to reading romance later
than many, but lives for the happy ending because real life can be depressing.
She writes contemporary romance because she enjoys the adventure of new love.
In her spare time, she loves to bake cookies and watches far too much
TV, especially cop shows. She is recovering from her Diet Coke addiction, fears
putting her foot in her mouth on social media, and has a renewed appreciation
for the bad girls of the world.
Web site: http://www.ShannynSchroeder.com
Twitter: @SSchroeder_
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This really sounds like a steamy and exciting romance.
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Seems like the tables are turned!!
ReplyDeleteShe is behaving like a typical guy!! (no offence meant :))
Nice excerpt!
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