Dee S. Knight
ADULT title
ADULT title
Blurb: As one of a set of triplets, Jonah always feels the need to make his individuality known. So where his brother Daniel is serious and completely focused, Jonah shuns commitment. Where his genius brother Mark is hailed in the scientific world, Jonah hides beneath a car, tinkering. Thing is, being different isn't all it’s cracked up to be. It takes a woman—the right woman—to make him see that a "good man" can always be a better man.
Release date: November 2019
Words: 80,310
Publisher: Nomad Authors Publishing
Genre: Erotic romance, HOT
Excerpt:
"May I have this
dance?"
Kelly turned at the sound
of Jonah's voice behind her. Dinner had ended. All three of the boys had given
best man speeches and Eve had even given a very creditable matron of honor
speech, considering she had only known Marilyn and Caleb a short time. Lots of
toasts had been raised and finally the live band had struck up the music. Caleb
led his bride onto the floor for a foxtrot—a dance more than half of the guests
had no idea how to do, including her.
Facing Jonah she sighed
inwardly at how scrumptious he looked. Sure, his face was pretty much displayed
on his brothers' heads, too, but there was something different about Jonah. His
nose was just a little crooked from when Bobby Hendricks had broken it in ninth
grade and his eyes held an especially bright sparkle when he smiled. Maybe…
Well, she didn't know what caused the difference between Jonah and his
brothers. Whatever it was, she had never been fooled by the so-called identical
nature of the identical triplets. She'd wanted to be his girl since elementary
school. Thought she would be in high school. And then she’d forced every last
thought of him from her mind from senior year on.
Until now.
"I don't know how to
foxtrot."
He shrugged. "Who does
except those over fifty?" He glanced at his folks, still alone on the
dancefloor, although a few couples were wandering out to join them now.
"We can pretend."
She mentally compared
standing on the sidelines alone now that Mama Rio left the party, or being held
in Jonah's arms. Smiling, Kelly held out her hands. "Just don't step on my
toes, Jonah Goodman, or there'll be hell to pay."
"Yes, ma'am."
Together they walked onto the dancefloor. He took her right hand in his left
and placed his right hand on her waist. Fortunately for them, the music changed
to a slow tempo. Kelly laid her head on Jonah's shoulder, and he tugged her
closer as they swayed to the music.
"This is nice,"
he murmured.
"Yes it is," she
replied. So very nice. He smelled good. Beneath the light citrus fragrance of
his aftershave was a slight whiff of pure man with maybe a twinge of motor oil
or something so Jonah it brought tears to her eyes.
He rubbed a path up to her
shoulder blades and gave a squeeze. "You fit me perfectly, Kelly."
"I do?"
"You sure do. I think
our hearts can feel each other beat."
Kelly chuckled.
"Smooth talker. Face to face like this our hearts are on opposite
sides."
"Hey! I'm trying to be
romantic here."
She sighed. "Keep on.
It's appreciated."
"You smell…good."
She felt his smile. Raising
her head she gave him a mock glare. "Watch it with those pregnant pauses,
buster."
He used his hand to press
her head back to his shoulder. "You do smell good, though. This isn't the
same perfume you wore in high school. That was—"
"Lilac," they
said at the same time. Once more she raised her head to look at him. "How
did you remember that?"
"I remember much more
than you might think." He turned her and moved her closer to the door onto
the patio. "Each spring when lilacs are in bloom memories come flooding
back. Does that surprise you?"
"More like shocks
me," she said, grinning. And then she laid her head on his shoulder once
more, finding she liked it more and more there in his arms. She stepped
slightly closer and his arm tightened about her.
"Well, after a while I
thought lilac seemed too girlish. I like the vintage scents, so in college I
wore Wind Song. Then Shalimar was the scent Brad liked me to wear." She felt
Jonah stiffen when she mentioned her ex, and really she didn't blame him.
"But when I grew up enough finally to take charge of my own life, I
started wearing Chanel No 5. A complex fragrance for what I hope is a complex
woman."
"It suits you. Complex
and beautiful." He kissed her temple. "Want to step outside for a
minute?"
"Sure. It is a little
warm in here."
On the patio, they could
hear the sounds of the people from the television networks packing up
equipment, chatting and laughing. Stars shone brightly in the clear night sky.
Wood smoke from someone's fireplace wafted through the air and static
electricity fairly crackled in the crispness of the autumn air.
"This is my favorite
time of year," Kelly said. "The heat of summer is gone and winter nights
curled up with a hot drink and blazing fire are ahead."
"Not me. I'm a summer
boy all the way."
"A hothead you
mean?" she teased.
"Oh, I'm hot all
right." He waggled his brows at her. Kelly laughed.
"I do seem to remember
that about you."
"You used to be pretty
hot yourself. Still are." He leaned in. His eyes flicked down to her lips.
Kelly sucked in a breath. She should stop him, she really should.
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About the Author:
A few years ago, Dee S. Knight began writing, making getting up in the morning fun. During the day, her characters killed people, fell in love, became drunk with power, or sober with responsibility. And they had sex, lots of sex.
Writing was so much fun Dee decided to keep at it. That's how she spends her days.
Her nights? Well, she's lucky that her dream man, childhood sweetheart, and long-time hubby are all the same guy, and nights are their secret.
For romance ranging from sweet to historical, contemporary to paranormal and more join Dee on Nomad Authors. Contact Dee at dsknight@deesknight.com.
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ReplyDeleteThat sounds really good. I loved the excerpt.
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