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When friends become lovers, is there a chance friendship can turn into something more?
Cyber security
consultant, Sloane Cooper is dumped by her wanna-be politician boyfriend, his
parting shot—not only are you the worst girlfriend ever, but you're a lousy
kisser, too! So she turns to game developer Miles Preston for “kissing
lessons”. But Miles doesn't want to be Sloane's rebound guy. How does he convince
his best friend steamy kisses are not enough? Traditional wooing won't work.
Can a few well chosen gaming obstacles do the trick instead?
Excerpt:
“You're not wearing the dress I bought you.”
The up and coming political star with aspirations for the U.
S. Senate, was irritated.
Sloane wasn't surprised. She glanced down at the black leggings,
emerald-green flowing top inset with slashes of lace, and her favorite Converse
tennis shoes before opening the door wide as an invitation to enter.
She grabbed her cell from the side table where she'd left
it. Five o'clock? Crap!
Scrambling to find an excuse that wouldn't irritate him
further, the only thing she could conjure up was the truth. “I'm sorry. Picked
up this sweet gig today. Identifying spyware. Worms. Intruders. The whole nine
yards. I lost track of time.”
She backed toward her bedroom and the dress that so wasn't
her style.
Her consulting business, Cooper Cyber Securities, was her
life. Well, with the exception of Todd, the guy she'd been dating for two
years. And she loved it. The challenge. Excitement of the chase. Sussing out
code gone wrong. Locking out hackers.
When her apology had no affect—Todd's brows pulled into an
intimidating
canyon—Sloane stopped retreating. Hands plunked on hips, she
took a stand. She didn't need anyone telling her what to wear. Except just this
once she should probably make an exception. If she was interested in talking
him out of his foul mood.
She wasn't given a chance.
“My god, Sloane! When are you going to grow up and start
living in the real world?”
Real
world? What was that supposed to mean? She had a real-world job.
She swallowed sudden anger before she said something that wouldn't help the
situation. “I said I was sorry. It won't take long to get ready. Ten minutes.
Fifteen tops.”
Before she could spin around to perform this miracle—really
she'd need at the very least thirty minutes—Todd's next words stopped her cold.
“This isn't going to work for me.”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Like all
children of military families, Susan spent her childhood moving from one duty
station to the next. An ardent student of human nature, she acquired a love for
ancient history and myth, a fascination for the ridiculous and unusual, and is
the first to admit, she still collects way too much useless information. These
days, when not working as a Registered Nurse, she writes whenever she can. When
not writing, her favorite things to do are spend time with family, read, watch
movies, garden, take black-and-white photos, travel, and remodel her house.
Website: http://susanlute.com/
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ReplyDeleteHi Kim...it's a cool one :)
DeleteI go crazy over book covers. I really like this one.
ReplyDeleteI liked the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rita :) Making scenes work, especially the opening scene is definitely a challenge.
DeleteI just downloaded the sample for this one.. can't wait to see how Sloane finds her HEA!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Victoria. I hope you love it :D
DeleteThank you for the chance!
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DeleteSounds like a great read.
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