These are the bare bones of this sizzling romance, riddled with passion -- the first in a brand new series that’ll tantalize football fans and have readers glued to every page and on the edge of their seats!
Griff looks like a super hero with his tousled, mahogany hair, dazzling smile, dark, sexy eyes, and a body that does something indescribable to a tight pair of jeans. Though Lauren’s sworn off men forever, one look sends shivers down her spine, making her feel lonelier than ever before. Her lustrous, long hair, sparkling green eyes, and nonstop curves make his fingers tingle at the thought of touching her. How do they deal with their cataclysmic attraction? Will they be able to drop their protective facades – his to camouflage his grief over his sister and her family, for whom he was a surrogate father, moving 3000 miles away…. And hers’ to shield her from the incalculable loss of her husband and hoped for child?
For Griff, the thought of falling in love is as foreign as toe shoes and a tutu. For Lauren, it’s like putting on cleats and a helmet and running 50 yards…. Can they, will they, risk it?
Hunger woke Lauren at nine o’clock. Clad only in her bra and panties, she threw on a short robe and crept downstairs, trying not to make a sound. Griff had wrapped a plate of food for her and left it on the kitchen table. She licked her lips as she uncovered the meal. The steak looked perfect. She pulled utensils out of a drawer and sat down. The meat was juicy, even though it was well done. She closed her eyes to savor the flavor of the fine sirloin.
A deep voice came out of the night. “It’s perfect, right?”
Lauren opened her eyes as she jumped, rising two inches off her chair. “You scared me,” she said, frowning.
He joined her. “Sorry. I heard a noise in here. Didn’t expect you up.”
“My stomach woke me. I’m starving,” she muttered between large bites of the succulent steak. She kept her eyes on her food, trying to ignore the fact that he was only wearing jeans.
“Did you undress me?”
“Guilty. I stopped at decency, though how a woman could sleep wearing a bra is beyond me.”
“Thank you.” She tucked into her steak to hide her embarrassment.
“Well? How is it?”
“It’s amazing.” She snuck a glance at his amazing chest.
Griff chuckled. “I’m good at the grill.”
“What else are you good at, besides grilling and throwing a football?”
“Do you want the PG version or X-rated?” He snickered, his dark eyes dancing with mischief as they skimmed over her skimpy robe, making her shiver.
She laughed.
Griff slipped his hand over her free one. “Or should I show you?” His gaze settled on her lips.
A deep voice came out of the night. “It’s perfect, right?”
Lauren opened her eyes as she jumped, rising two inches off her chair. “You scared me,” she said, frowning.
He joined her. “Sorry. I heard a noise in here. Didn’t expect you up.”
“My stomach woke me. I’m starving,” she muttered between large bites of the succulent steak. She kept her eyes on her food, trying to ignore the fact that he was only wearing jeans.
“Did you undress me?”
“Guilty. I stopped at decency, though how a woman could sleep wearing a bra is beyond me.”
“Thank you.” She tucked into her steak to hide her embarrassment.
“Well? How is it?”
“It’s amazing.” She snuck a glance at his amazing chest.
Griff chuckled. “I’m good at the grill.”
“What else are you good at, besides grilling and throwing a football?”
“Do you want the PG version or X-rated?” He snickered, his dark eyes dancing with mischief as they skimmed over her skimpy robe, making her shiver.
She laughed.
Griff slipped his hand over her free one. “Or should I show you?” His gaze settled on her lips.
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Jean Joachim is a best-selling romance fiction author, with books hitting the Amazon Top 100 list since 2012. She writes mostly contemporary romance, which includes sports romance and romantic suspense.
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This series/book sounds great :)
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ReplyDeleteTutu? Don't knock it if you haven't tried it, Griff.
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