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EXCERPT:
“I
have an even better idea.” Ian lowered his voice into a honeyed drawl and his
attention again dropped to her lips and stayed there. “We could forgo all bets
and mistletoe. No one else is around. You can kiss me now for thirty seconds, a
minute, but if you want it to go on longer, we’ll have to retire to your office
and shut the door.” His mouth curled into a half-smile. “I promise I won’t
tell.”
Gia
gasped and lifted a hand to her throat, only half-pretending. “Are you
propositioning me, Mr. O’Connor? I’m shocked, not to mention appalled, that
you’d go to such sordid lengths to win a bet.”
He
eased closer and his heated gaze drifted over her face and along her neck, as
if he couldn’t decide where he wanted to start nibbling first. “You have no
idea what lengths I’ll go to for you, Ms. Hellman.”
Her
breath caught and it had nothing to do with pretending. Her blood raced faster,
suddenly too hot, and a tingling invaded her lips, as if he’d already kissed
her, hard and hungry, and left her wanting more. Holy crap, the man was a
menace. And she couldn’t stop looking at his mouth, couldn’t stop wondering if
he could truly deliver on all the decadent, delicious promises in his darkened
eyes.
Probably. But she wasn’t
willing to lose the bet to find out.
Subtly,
as if drawn against her will, she leaned nearer, keeping her attention on his
mouth. Even with her four-inch heels, she had to lift her chin to bring her
lips closer to his. Gia made her voice soft and sultry. “Mistletoe or not, I
won’t be kissing you. Not today, tomorrow or any time on Saturday.” She patted
his cheek. “Get used to losing.”
He
captured her wrist before she could withdraw her hand, keeping her gently
captive. His eyes were blue fire. “I never lose.”
C.J Burright is
a native Oregonian and refuses to leave. A member of Romance Writers of America
and the Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal special interest chapter, while
she has worked for years in a law office, she chooses to avoid writing legal thrillers
(for now) and instead invades the world of paranormal romance, fantasy, and
contemporary romance. C.J. also has her 4th Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and
believes a story isn’t complete without at least one fight scene. Her meager
spare time is spent working out, refueling with mochas, gardening, gorging on
Assassin’s Creed, and rooting on the Seattle Mariners…always with music. She
shares life with her husband, daughter, and a devoted cat herd.
You can find
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