Slow and Easy: Sensual Erotica Boxed Set (12 page)

Lexi's eyes widened as she discovered a white
box filigreed in gold and tied with a big red bow sitting in her
locker. A card rested on top of the familiar bakery box. She
glanced around the room, wondering if maybe someone was playing a
prank on her. All the other women in the room seemed
oblivious.

Her fingertip traced her name on the card, the
letters written in bold silver print. A quiver of excitement
rippled through her belly. Who had put this in her locker? Did she
really have a secret admirer?

Not wanting to share her secret with anyone,
Lexi carefully blocked the view of her locker with her body and
slipped the card and box into her gym tote. She hastily slipped
into her black hoodie and zipped up the front. Pretending nothing
had happened, she plastered on a smile and hiked her tote up onto
her shoulder. Purse handles clamped in her hand, Lexi closed her
locker, snapped the lock shut and left the room with a few smiles
and hasty farewells.

Out in the lobby of the gym, Lexi bristled
with the sensation of being watched. She turned her gaze toward the
reception desk where Tom and Frank stood shoulder to shoulder.
Their intense stares inspired a shiver of excitement up her spine.
No, she thought quickly, it couldn't be!

But there was no mistaking those sexy smiles.
Both men gazed intently in her direction. Toes tingling and nipples
tightening to points, Lexi swallowed hard and tore her gaze away
from them. Consciously putting one foot in front of the other, she
left the gym without tripping or falling on her face. Once she hit
the parking lot, she broke into a jog and cut across the pavement
to her car. She fumbled for her keys and hit the button on the fob
to unlock the door.

Safely inside the car, Lexi pulled the box and
card from her tote. She sat them on her lap and stared at them for
a long moment. Her fingers tugged the red bow. The ribbon fell onto
her thigh as she lifted the lid and uncovered her favorite cake
bites. The round balls of Italian cream cake were dipped in white
chocolate and decorated with sprinkles. In honor of Valentine's Day
it seemed the bakery had switched out the usual blue and yellow
bits for tiny pink and red hearts.

Fingers trembling, Lexi picked up the card and
broke the seal on the envelope. She slowly withdrew the card and
smiled at the funny design on the front. It wasn't one of those
overly mushy cards with flowers and hearts. She appreciated the
thought that had gone into choosing a card she'd enjoy.

The message inside caused her heart to skip a
few beats. Her heart fluttered wildly in her chest, slamming
against her sternum as she read and reread the invitation inside.
She closed the card and turned her attention back to the front of
the gym. This invite had danger written all over it. It was one
thing to entertain her fantasies but quite another to give over to
that hope.

What if all they wanted was this one night? It
seemed unlikely that Frank or Tom were interested in anything more.
Could she live with that? Could she go on seeing them at the gym
day after day after being their one-night stand? Lexi honestly
didn't know.

More importantly, what would happen if one of
them wanted something more? She couldn't exactly have them both.
Real life didn't work that way. She'd seen enough of that kind of
philandering in her childhood to know three and four and five were
most definitely a crowd.

And yet she
couldn't deny that she wanted to go to the hotel tonight. She
wanted to see what they had planned for her. She wanted to
live,
really
live,
even if just for one night. There would be consequences, of that
she was only too sure, but Lexi couldn't live the rest of her life
wondering what if. She had to know.

Mind made up, Lexi stabbed her keys into the
ignition and eased out of her parking space. Her plan for a simple
night on the couch with trashy TV and takeout had been supplanted
by something much more exciting. Right now she needed lingerie.
Super sexy, naughty bits of lace and silk.

If she only had one night with the men of her
dreams, she was damn well going to make the most of it.

Be Our Valentine (Book 1 of the
Holiday Ménage series) will be available July 10, 2012 along with
Margaritas and Mayhem (Book 2) and Fireworks for Three (Book 3) at
Amazon, B&N, Smashwords, ARe, iTunes, Kobo, Sony and
more.

About The
Author

While browsing bookstore shelves as a
teenager, Lo discovered the erotic writings of Anaïs Nin and A.N.
Roquelaure. Certain her mother would not approve, Lo smuggled the
books home and squirreled them away in the most likely of
places:  under her bed. Late at night, she delved into the
sensual worlds both writers created.

As a co-ed studying biochemistry and
genetics at Texas A&M University, Lo dabbled in creating
naughty tales to entertain her friends. Study for a midterm or pen
a deliciously dirty story to delight her small band of fans? Not
surprisingly, Lo is now on an extended sabbatical from college.

Luckily, Lo stumbled onto the world of
erotic romance publishers. She realized there were other readers
and writers who loved and craved breathtaking romance with the
spiciest of love scenes. She took a chance and submitted her first
novella. The rest is history.

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