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BOOK: Irresistible Forces (McKingley)

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She pursed her lips to keep from asking the question she longed to. Him out in this weather didn’t make sense. Hell, he’d used an umbrella to get from the car to the restaurant. The man flicked pieces of lint off his immaculate dash. Now he was suggesting that he go out in a silk suit and push his car free of the mud?

Harmony didn’t want to bruise his pride so she said nothing. Besides, he could do with getting a bit dirty. He shrugged out of his dark blue jacket, which left him in a vest and white shirt. Her mouth watered a bit as she stared at his powerful torso.

He opened the door and vanished into the rainy night. She slid over into his seat and adjusted it to fit her shorter stature. Shifting into the lowest gear, she waited, her eyes flashing between the rear-view and side mirrors.

“Go!” he hollered.

Harmony gently gave it some gas and could feel it pulling free of the mire. The car lurched forward when the front tyres found solid purchase. She made sure to stop on the firm part of the shoulder and double-checked to ensure the hazards were flashing. Checking the mirrors, she frowned when she couldn’t spot Jonathon.

The passenger door opened and her eyes widened in shock at what entered. Mud covered him. Head to toe. The scowl on his face would have sent the Devil into hiding.

She had to bite the inside of her cheek in order to keep the laughter inside. He released a continuous litany of curses as he lowered his soaked and muddy body into the seat.

“Not a word,” he growled.

Holding up a hand in agreement, she shut off the hazards and got them on the road. She couldn’t help but keep looking at him, he looked so miserable and yet…so cute and rumpled. Not the stuffy man he normally portrayed.

“I see your grin, Harmony,” he said.

“I’m sorry… It’s just that…that… Well, you look”—she burst out laughing—“adorably miserable.”

His low rumble echoed in the small interior.

She did her best to compose herself. “Where am I going?”

“My house.”

A flutter appeared in her belly. “I don’t know how to get there.”

“You will.” His words were drenched with more than just a fleeting promise.

After he gave her directions, she concentrated on driving and not on the handsome yet mud-soaked man in the passenger seat. However, it didn’t escape her attention that the sexual tension between them seemed to increase the closer they got to his place.

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About the Authors

McKenna Jeffries has loved the written word from time she picked up her first book. Soon she was creating tales of love and family. Although McKenna used to make up stories, she never thought to put them on paper until…she realised the stories would keep filling her until they were written.

Since then she’s been writing and sharing her books. There is always some new story floating around her head. An itchy feeling in her fingers fills her until she can get a piece of paper to write it down. She writes because it’s a love affair. Writing is in her blood and she enjoys taking readers on a journey. With so many ideas filling her, McKenna is always hard at work.

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Aliyah Burke is an avid reader and is never far from pen and paper (or the computer).

She is married to a career military man, they have a German Shepherd, two Borzoi, and a DSH cat. Her days are spent sharing her time between work, writing, and dog training.

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McKenna and Aliyah love to hear from readers. You can find their contact information, websites and author biographies at
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