A cop car drove by and it took all of her nerve to keep from bolting down the street.

Instead, she calmly turned and walked in the door that had just opened.

It was loud and packed and rowdy and she could smell food.

If anybody was looking for her, she could lose herself in here and she’d eat, figure out her next move.

Keenly aware of the cop car still cruising on down Main Street, she made her way over to the bar and wedged herself onto the seat at the end, keeping the front door in her line of sight. She’d already noticed where the other exits were, where the bathroom was and if memory served right—she’d check her GPS to be sure—she knew which route would be the best to take if she had to try and evade the cops.

It was sad that she had to think about this shit.

It was sad that she had to think about running.

It was sad that she’d spent her life in hiding—

“What can I get you?”

Now that…that wasn’t sad.

That voice was practically a wet dream, in and of itself.  The man’s low, lazy drawl stroked over her skin like rough velvet and she dragged her eyes up to meet a pair of dark, dark brown eyes.

Well, I can think of one thing…

The punch of lust was visceral, unexpected. Heat rushed through her, centered low in her belly as she sat there, wondering just how long it had been since she’d responded to a guy.

A while.  A very long while.

A faint smile tugged the corners of his mouth.  Such a nice mouth.  She knew without a doubt he know how to use that mouth.  As the faint smile warmed just a little, she squeezed her thighs together and returned the smile, tried not to stare.  If she stared, people might stare back and that would get her noticed.

But oh, oh, my…how she wanted to stare.

 

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I’ll have a blog tour going on in the next few days, prizes & stuff, to help celebrate the release.

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Annnnnddddd…. I’ll be signing Sweeter than Sin during two upcoming signings this month…the bookfair at Moonlight & Magnolias in Atlanta and the bookfair at the NJRW event in Iselin, NJ.  Links & info in the sidebar!