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“It’s perfect.” She sighed happily. “Guess margaritas are out on the island since
I’m never taking this baby off. Salt intake causes swelling,” she said at his blank
look.
“Gotcha.”
They just clung to each other, smiling like dopey fools in love. Then he grabbed both
of their bags. “Let’s go to South Carolina.”
She blinked, her eyes wet and dazed. Probably just like his. “Didn’t you hear them
calling the flight? They’ve boarded. It’s gone.” She inclined her chin. “Go on, yell
at me. Tell me I should’ve interrupted you for a stupid plane. How often do you think
I get proposed to, buster?”
He threw back his head and laughed. This woman was going to be the death of him.
Only fitting, since she’d saved his life.
Find out where it all began…
the first book in the Love Required series
by
USA TODAY
bestselling author Cari Quinn
He’ll make her forget about the dress…
After years of ho-hum dating, Noelle Gregory is tired of fooling around. There’s only
ever been one guy for her—Jake Conroy, her best friend’s older brother. Now that Jake’s
back in town, she’s headed to his sister’s New Year’s Eve party to make her move.
Purse full of condoms? Check. Sparkly dress guaranteed to show Jake the sexy woman
she’s become? Check.
Carjacker that makes off with both two hours before the party? Check.
When Jake finds Noelle stranded on the side of the road—looking sexier than ever in
her striped socks and silly holiday shirt, damn it—he’s glad for the snowstorm that
cancels his sister’s party. His and Noelle’s friendship has tormented him for years,
and now, Jake wonders if he should dare to sample what he’s always wanted…and if he’ll
be able to walk away when it’s over.
If you loved Cory and Vicky, we recommend Dillon and Alexa’s story…
the second book in the
Love Required series by Cari Quinn
He’ll give her everything she desires…except his identity.
Flower shop owner Alexa Conroy had it all before the recession hit and her customers
fled to cheaper shopping grounds. Desperate to make ends meet, she sells her dream
home and moves into the rundown apartments above her shop. When she spots six feet
of sexy distraction—complete with muscles, piercings, and tattoos—ripping up flooring,
Alexa knows the karmic windfall she’s due just landed on her doorstep.
And the attraction’s
definitely
not one-sided.
Dillon James, reluctant heir to the corporation about to foreclose on Alexa’s shop,
is not about to jeopardize their scorching chemistry by admitting he’s not the building’s
handyman. But with only weeks until her business goes under and his identity is revealed,
Dillon must find a way to convince Alexa
cooperation
isn’t a dirty word, help her save the shop from his brother’s greed, and persuade
her that he’s not the enemy…or risk losing the only woman who’s seen the real him.
Can’t get enough of Cari’s couples?
a Halloween anthology featuring five of Brazen’s bestselling authors!
One night. Five cases of mistaken identity.
Mystery and intrigue surround Halloween night as friends unwittingly become lovers,
enemies surrender to long-hidden desires, and the heat of passion threatens to consume
them all…
Enjoy your tricks
and
treats in this sexy anthology featuring bestselling authors Katee Robert, Lauren
Blakely, Cari Quinn, Samanthe Beck, and Tessa Bailey.
Coming September 2013!
Acknowledgments
To the amazing Heather Howland and Shannon Godwin, who both went above and beyond
to help me with this book. I can’t thank you enough. You’re the best!
About the Author
USA TODAY
bestselling author Cari Quinn saves the world one Photoshop file at a time in her
job as a graphic designer. At night, she writes sexy romance, drinks a lot of coffee,
and plays her music way too loud. When she’s not scribbling furiously, she’s watching
men’s college basketball, reading excellent books, and causing trouble. Sometimes
simultaneously.
Get ready for the book everyone’s waiting for…
the third book in the Come Undone series
by
NYT
bestselling author Katee Robert
Revenge is a dish best served with him on top…
Eight years ago, former Army sergeant Nathan Schultz let the love of his life disappear
without a fight. After watching everyone around him find happiness while his slipped
further away, he’s finally ready to fight for Chelsea Callaghan—and he’s not afraid
to play dirty.
Chelsea has always followed her conservative family’s rules—with one heartbreaking
exception. When she receives an invitation to an old high school friend’s wedding,
she knows who’s to blame. Though she goes solely to give Nathan a piece of her mind,
he blackmails her into staying the entire week. With him.
There’s no way she’ll bow to Nathan’s will without making him pay. Unfortunately,
revenge is a dish best served fully clothed, and they can’t be in the same room without
losing theirs. As insatiable, anger-fueled lust shifts into something more, they begin
to lose sight of why they can’t be together. But with so many unforgivable wrongs
between them, can Nathan and Chelsea ever make things right?
If you love Cari Quinn, you might enjoy Samanthe Beck’s quirky and sexy romances.
the first book in her McCabe Brothers series
He’s undercover. She’s in over her head.
Yoga instructor Kylie Roberts is the good twin. Or she was—until an accident prevents
her sister from dancing at a posh Hollywood “men’s club,” and Kylie has to step into
her twin’s sexy stilettos to make rent. But nothing could’ve prepared Kylie for the
dead body in the club’s parking lot, a killer who only targets
her
clients, or the ridiculously hot detective assigned to the case. Too bad he thinks
she’s her sister, because Kylie’s willing to volunteer for an intimate, full-body
strip search.
Detective Trevor McCade needs Kylie’s help. His plan is to pose as a regular customer
and draw out the killer. It means long nights undercover, and long dances where Kylie’s
body tempts him with sensual promises. Dances that leave them both wanting
more
. But despite Kylie’s hidden identity and the danger lurking in the shadows, it’s
only a matter of time before Kylie and Trevor take this undercover operation under
the covers…
If you love your steamy romance with
a side of hilarity, check out #1
NYT
bestselling author J. Lynn’s…
the first book in the Gamble Brothers series
She’ll make him lose control…
Madison Daniels has worshipped her brother’s best friend since they were kids. Everyone
thinks she and Chase Gamble would make the perfect couple, but there are two major
flaws in their logic: 1) Chase has sworn off relationships of any kind, and 2) after
blurring the line between friends and lovers for one night four years ago, they can’t
stop bickering.
Forced together for her brother’s wedding getaway, Chase and Madison decide to call
a truce for the happy couple. Except all bets are off when they’re forced to shack
up in a tacky 70’s honeymoon suite and survive a multitude of “accidents” as the family
tries to prove their “spark” can be used for more than fighting. That is, if they
don’t strangle each other first…