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Can a forever kind of girl and a for-the-moment kind of guy
take a risk on love?
Blurb: Tessa Caldwell’s carefully structured world is thrown into
chaos when the handsome stranger she had an uncharacteristic fling with
reappears in her life. Ben not only gets the promotion she thought was hers,
but is also intent on resuming their physical relationship. Although Tessa’s
rational mind insists on a professional association, both her heart and her
traitorous body have other ideas. Can her sensible nature possibly win against
such temptation?
Memories of the petite blonde with large, blue eyes have
haunted Ben Dunham for months. When he transfers to her branch, he anticipates
picking up where they left off. Reality doesn’t match memory when the cool and
collected lady wants no part of him. If he intends to pursue Tessa, he has to
earn her trust. The problem is, Ben carries a dark and dangerous secret. How
does he get Tessa to trust him when he can’t trust himself?
Excerpt:
Ben crossed the room to the computer table. From where she sat, Tessa caught a whiff of a sensuous blend of spice and citrus as he passed her desk. She swallowed. Hard.
“I take it this was Ed Hardy’s computer and now it’s for my use?” he asked after a moment.
“I guess,” Tessa agreed. Needing to concentrate on something other than how sexy Ben smelled, she dug in her drawer for her appointment book to see what she had on her schedule for the day. Morris wanted her to clean up any outstanding work by the end of the week, leaving her free to focus on new accounts with Ben.
Ben walked over to her desk, folded both arms across his chest and gazed down at her. “Ya know, this polite stranger thing is getting pretty old.” When she looked up, he braced his arms on the edge of the desk and leaned in. “Are we talking to one another or what?”
Tessa dropped the book and flattened into her chair. That now familiar breathless feeling constricted her throat. His stance, his closeness, gave her an exhilarated, restless sensation. Her body reacted to the message she read in his eyes, little jolts of desire mingling with spurts of resentment. She felt ashamed of the treacherous way her body responded to him and if she read his smug expression correctly, he knew exactly what effect he had on her.
No matter what or how she actually felt, her pride demanded that she prove this impertinent man wrong.
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Joyce Holmes lives with her husband and very small dog in
the beautiful Okanagan region of British Columbia. An empty-nest mom, she treasures family time,
especially with her two precious little grandsons. Hiking, biking, boating and photography are
pursuits she enjoys when she's not dreaming up stories in her head or planning
her next great adventure.
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Note from ELF: I had the pleasure of editing this delightful and sweet romantic tale and I look forward to hearing what readers think!
