Two people who’ve always played at love discover the stakes are higher when
they let down their guard and open their hearts…
Cassidy
Arnez is an elementary school teacher with an enormous secret: a sexually
adventurous online life that she leads under a foolproof alias. Her motto has
always been to enjoy sex and the single life as much as possible. With a
deadbeat dad and a brother who died in combat, she knows she can’t rely on any
man to stick around.
Bryce
Anderson enjoys his bachelor life as the CFO of a major cruise line, a position
that gets him all the sun, sand, and women he could want. But he meets his
match in Cass, who’s even less interested in commitment than he is, and her
casual, confident sexuality turns him on more than anyone he’s ever met.
When
a financial crisis at Cass’s school places her, and her coveted secret
identity, at the center of a small town firestorm, she must decide whether
she’ll let Bryce become the first man she’ll trust with both her secrets and
her heart.
Excerpt
Bryce
ran the back of one hand down her bare arm as he leaned over to flag the
bartender. Electricity shot all the way up to Cass's shoulder, and something
deliciously warm and familiar tingled between her legs. She brushed his
shoulder as she reached for her drink, telegraphing a message that registered
in the light of his eyes.
He
took a long swallow of his beer, then rested one elbow on the bar and turned
toward her. Two inches, maybe one, separated them. She could smell him. If she
leaned forward, she could probably taste him. And damn, but that mouth looked
like it would know what to do on a woman’s body.
“That
pick-up line, by the way?” she said. “The good-luck charm? Weak.”
He
clutched his chest as if she’d shot him. “Was it that bad?” The corner of his
mouth quirked up. “I thought it had flair.” He touched the neck of his beer
bottle to her glass. “Women like flair.”
Cass
crossed one leg over the other and let her dress ride up. “Flair is
over-rated.” She ran her fingers through her hair, loose and falling past her
shoulders. “It takes more than that to win a girl over.” A nice ass will do, though, she thought. Good smile and wit helped too,
and so far Bryce was three for three, though she wouldn’t tell him that.
“Decided
to take the free cruise?”
“I
did.”
“How’s
your friend Louise?”
“She’s
fine. Spends a lot of time with Toby, but I’m guessing you already know that.”
She sipped her martini. “What about your buddy? The one from the bachelor
party? He get married yet?”
“Yep.
Valentine’s Day.” He cocked his head when she didn’t answer. “I take it you're
not a fan?”
“Of
marriage? Or Valentine’s Day?” Not either
one, she wanted to say. She set her
glass down after another sip. “Thanks for the drink. But I think I’ll be
going.” First conversations never needed to last longer than a few minutes.
She’d leave him wanting more...
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