Synopsis
Blair Walton isn't your average curvaceous tattooed children's librarian. She's also one half of bestselling romance author, Scarlet Rose. Along with her BFF Raine, she spends her nights writing books so steamy, she's afraid they would shock her Southern conservative grandmother to death . . . if she knew about them. That's why she and Raine write in secret.
On deadline for their latest book and out of ideas, Raine suggests (demands) that Blair find a guy and "do some research." Declan Bennet has all the qualifications: He's British, looks fabulous in a suit, has glorious blue eyes and gets bonus points for being an amazing single dad to his adorable son, Drake. But what starts out as a research project quickly turns into something much more. And Blair's not the only one with secrets.
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“People talk, you know.”
“About what?” I asked.
“About two women living together.” Oh for the love of
hoop skirts. This again?
“Gran, I don’t really care if people think I’m a
lesbian. It’s none of their business, even if I was. And what if I had a male
roommate? What would people say about that?” I snatched the last cookie from my
plate and chomped down on it. The cookies were really the only things that were
pleasant about this experience. The things we do for family and amazing
cookies.
Gran made a strangled noise and I knew I’d gone too
far.
“I should probably be going. I have, um, some laundry
to do.” It was a terrible excuse, but I couldn’t tell her that I had smut to
write.
I rose from the table as she’d taught me and went to
kiss her proffered cheek.
“It was nice to see you, dear. Come and see me next
week.”
“Yes, Gran.”
She reached up and held my chin. That woman had a grip
like Chuck Norris.
“Behave. And don’t turn down a decent man who asks you
on a date. And don’t make sassy comments. You’re a lady. Act like one.” She
patted my cheek and gave me a sweet smile.
“Yes, Gran,” I repeated and gave her another kiss on
her cheek, and a quick hug. Her shoulders were frail, but she still had perfect
posture.
I glanced back at her as I walked through the house to
the front door. We always took our Sunday afternoon tea in the sun room. She
sat in her chair, staring out at the view of her garden, where birds and
butterflies flitted about and a squirrel tried to infiltrate the birdfeeder.
Gran lived alone, but I never got the sense that she was lonely. After all,
she’d been married to my grandfather since she was sixteen years old. It might
be nice to have some peace and quiet at this time in her life.
Closing the door softly behind me, I chastised myself
for snarking at her. She’d had her values for much longer than I’d been alive
and she sure as hell wasn’t going to change them now just because I wanted her
to.
About the Author
Her New Adult Contemporary Romance titles include My Favorite Mistake, which has been bought by Harlequin along with a sequel, Deeper We Fall and Faster We Burn (April 20, 2013)
Her Young Adult books include Nocturnal, Nightmare and Neither, the first three books in The Noctalis Chronicles. The fourth and final book, Neverend will be out in 2013. Whisper, the first in The Whisper Trilogy is also available, with the second book in the series, Silence and the final book, Listen coming out in 2014.
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