Can two lost souls find their way to love?
Worth
It, Book 4
Anastasia Renaldi’s life is a complete
lie. Disinherited from the family fashion accessory business and informed she’s
the illegitimate daughter of the famous—and long-dead—Michael Worth of Worth
Luxury, she has no one to turn to. No real family, no job, no identity to claim.
Lost and confused, she turns to the one man who can help her obtain what is
rightfully hers.
Attorney Gavin Westmore is hired to
discover the truth. Does Stasia Renaldi have a stake to claim in the Worth
empire? From the moment he meets her, Gavin knows what sort of woman Stasia is.
Calculating, devious—she won’t let anything or anyone get in the way in her
pursuit of a fortune. As long as he can collect his generous fee, he’s fine
with it.
But Gavin soon discovers his perception of
Stasia is wrong. She truly is confused, a sweet, ambitious woman who wants what
rightfully belongs to her. Soon they’re spending lots of time together—and it
goes beyond the attorney/client type meetings. The only question is, after
untangling the web of lies to get to the truth, if there will be any room left
for love?
Excerpt
“Let me go.” The
curvy, wet bundle of pissed-off woman struggled against his hold, her backside
brushing against his front, sending a fresh surge of lust straight through him.
Obliterating the anger and absolute frustration he’d felt toward her only
minutes ago.
Irritating as hell,
this connection he had with Stasia. Gavin didn’t understand it. Couldn’t ignore
it no matter how much he wanted to.
“You’re mad.” He
hauled her close, his mouth just above her ear. “What I said was really shitty.”
“Terribly shitty,”
she agreed. The more emotional she became, the thicker her accent grew. It was
sexy as hell.
“I was angry. You’ve
put me in a spot I really don’t want to be in.” If she didn’t stop rubbing that
delectable ass against him, he was going to lose it.
“I’m sorry.” She
stiffened, tension radiating from her in not-so-subtle waves. “I’ve been put in
the same spot, you know. And I’m not happy about it either.”
“I know.” Really, he
did. Taking a deep breath, he decided to do what normally didn’t come naturally
for him. Apologize. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you.” He loosened his
grip on her but still kept her close, enjoying her wet, warm skin pressed to
his. His hands rested just below her breasts and without thought he lifted his
thumb, caressing the underside of her breast.
She jerked against
him. “Stop it.”
“Stop what?” He
pulled her with him further out, till both of them were treading water, the
waves rocking them back and forth. She felt good nestled against him. He’d
wanted to strangle her when she admitted what she’d told her mother. It felt
like this entire case was nothing but lies piled on top of lies.
Yet here he was,
falling into her seductive trap. Funny how he found her even more attractive
when she was madder than hell at him. He never knew he was such a sadist.
“Stop—touching me.”
He swiped his thumb
slowly across her nipple, felt the bit of flesh harden beneath his touch. He
was a complete jerk for doing this to her, but he couldn’t seem to stop.
“I can’t help it. Every
time I get near you, I need to put my hands on you.” He gave her a little
squeeze. “Maybe this isn’t such a bad idea after all, pretending we’re
together.”
“I thought you hated
it.”
“I don’t like lying
to your mother. I don’t like lying to anyone.” He drew his finger upward, along
the outer edge of her breast, to trace the string that tied at the back of her
neck. “It’s not such a hardship, though. Touching you, wanting to be close to
you.”
Bestselling
romance author Karen Erickson writes what she loves to read — sexy contemporary
romance and sensual historical romance. Digitally published since 2006, she
currently writes for Samhain Publishing, Entangled Publishing’s Bliss &
Brazen Imprint and Avon Impulse. A native Californian, she lives in the
foothills below Yosemite with her husband and three children.
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1 comment:
Oh, yes, this is going on my must have list.
Thanks,
Tracey D
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