Release Day & Giveaway: Falling for the P.I. by Victoria James
Falling for the P.I.
Still Harbor # 1
By:
Victoria James
Releasing
August 10th, 2015
Entangled
Bliss
Blurb
Teacher
Kate Abbott's fresh start in Still Harbor was the beginning of the
life that she and her two best friends always imagined for
themselves. Still, being a working single parent of a special needs
daughter hasn't exactly improved Kate's love life. But Kate's
preference for nachos over men quickly disappears when she meets the
oh-so-sexy Matt Lane.
Until
she finds out he's a cop.
Matt
is a former cop-turned-private investigator, and he knows fear when
he sees it. A cop clearly spooked Kate…or hurt her. Still,
something about the gorgeous professor catches his attention, and
despite his “no settling down” policy, he can't resist her. But
all of the attraction in the world won't be enough to overcome Kate's
past…
EXCERPT
She
turned her face up to his, her lips reaching for him. He cupped her
face gently with his hands and proceeded to kiss her thoroughly,
deeply, until neither of them had the desire to speak. The emotions
she evoked in him were like nothing he’d ever experienced. The
first night he’d met her at the bar he’d wanted to go to bed with
her. He’d had an insane attraction to her, found her gorgeous and
drop-dead sexy, and now he wanted her even more, was even more
attracted.
Except now he also wanted to wake up with her, wanted to know every
part of her.
Matt
kissed her until she couldn’t stand on her own. Her knees wobbled.
He picked her up, sat her on the counter, and stood between her
legs. Everything became hotter, fast.
Their
hands bumped into each other, competing for access, and he let her
win as she pulled his shirt off. He lifted her and walked with her
legs wrapped around his waist into his bedroom.
“You’re
not carrying me.” He didn’t feel like pointing out that she made
no attempt to disengage herself.
“I
am, because I don’t want you to let go.”
“Well,
it’s not very smart, because of your leg injury.”
“Sex
rule number one? Don’t remind a guy about any inadequacies.”
She
laughed softly and leaned forward to kiss his neck. “We both know
your ego isn’t that fragile. Maybe you should use a cane.”
He
dropped her on the bed, both of them laughing. He followed her down
only to have her wrestle him underneath her. She straddled him, out
of breath. When he made eye contact with her, the humor was gone,
something changing in her expression. His room was dark, but the
faint glow of light from the hallway streamed through, enough that he
could make out every expression, every flicker in her eyes. She
leaned down, took his hands off her waist, and placed them beside his
head. She didn’t break his stare.
There
was a look in her eyes, something other than desire. The room was
quiet except for the sound of their breathing. He waited, knowing she
needed to make the next move, knowing this wasn’t going to be like
anything he’d ever experienced. God, he’d wait forever, even if
it killed him. She sat there, on top of him, and he sensed he was
being evaluated, tried for some crime he had or hadn’t committed.
He
tried to figure her out, as he’d done countless times before,
studying her unreadable expression. After another minute he slowly
lowered his hands to grasp her thighs, feeling the heat through the
soft denim. He didn’t say a word as he grasped the edge of her
sweater and she lowered her head as he lifted it off and tossed it to
the floor. His gaze roamed over her bared torso appreciatively,
taking in the full breasts, the black lace bra.
With
self-control he hadn’t known he possessed, he kept his hands on her
waist, her soft, pale skin a contrast to his. Her eyes were still on
him, like she was expecting something. He knew her guard hadn’t
come down yet. He didn’t have her trust yet. And he knew she wasn’t
waiting for words. Whatever darkness Kate had, whatever wounds, he
knew they wouldn’t be healed by some compliments. He knew that what
she needed from him wasn’t words.
Author
Info
Victoria James
is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary
romance.
Victoria always knew she wanted to be a writer and in grade five, she penned her first story, bound it (with staples and a cardboard cover) and did all the illustrations herself. Luckily, this book will never see the light of day again.
In high school she fell in love with historical romance and then contemporary romance. After graduating University with an English Literature degree, Victoria pursued a degree in Interior Design and then opened her own business. After her first child, Victoria knew it was time to fulfill her dream of writing romantic fiction.
Victoria is a hopeless romantic who is living her dream, penning happily-ever-after's for her characters in between managing kids and the family business. Writing on a laptop in the middle of the country in a rambling old Victorian house would be ideal, but she's quite content living in suburbia with her husband, their two young children, and very bad cat.
Sign up for Victoria's Newsletter to stay up to date on upcoming releases and exclusive giveaways, follow her blog for daily antics and insight into her daily life, and get to know her on twitter and Facebook. She loves hearing from readers!
Victoria always knew she wanted to be a writer and in grade five, she penned her first story, bound it (with staples and a cardboard cover) and did all the illustrations herself. Luckily, this book will never see the light of day again.
In high school she fell in love with historical romance and then contemporary romance. After graduating University with an English Literature degree, Victoria pursued a degree in Interior Design and then opened her own business. After her first child, Victoria knew it was time to fulfill her dream of writing romantic fiction.
Victoria is a hopeless romantic who is living her dream, penning happily-ever-after's for her characters in between managing kids and the family business. Writing on a laptop in the middle of the country in a rambling old Victorian house would be ideal, but she's quite content living in suburbia with her husband, their two young children, and very bad cat.
Sign up for Victoria's Newsletter to stay up to date on upcoming releases and exclusive giveaways, follow her blog for daily antics and insight into her daily life, and get to know her on twitter and Facebook. She loves hearing from readers!
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I enjoyed this story. It was an easy read and I really liked Matt the hero.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read it! Now waiting is going to be harder. Haha!
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