Excerpt & Giveaway: Caught In The Act by Sara Jane Stone
Caught
in the Act
Independence
Falls # 2
By:
Sara Jane Stone
Releasing
September 16th,
2014
Avon:
Impulse
Blurb
Falling
for his rivals' little sister could cost him everything …
For
Liam Trulane, failure is not an option. He is determined to win a
place in Katie Summers' life before she leaves Independence Falls for
good. But first, he needs to make amends for the last time they got
down and dirty.
Only
problem?
His
professional success hinges on striking a deal to buy Katie's family
business. And after Liam's relationship with their Katie went south
years ago, the Summers brothers are more enemy than friend. If both
parties agree to set the past aside, they can reach an understanding.
But when Katie welcomes him back into her bed, Liam risks everything
to make her his.
After
Liam betrayed her trust, Katie Summers will do anything to keep him
from walking away with the family business. She decides to seduce
him, knowing that when her brothers find out, they will back off from
the deal. And she'll finally have her revenge. But when her plan
spirals out of control, Katie learns that payback may come at too
high a price …
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With the full moon rising in the Oregon
night sky, Liam climbed into the passenger side of Katie’s station
wagon and reached for his seat belt.
“Want me to drive?” He’d never
liked riding shotgun.
“You don’t know where we’re
going.”
“You could navigate.” Seat belt
secure, he looked over at her. She’d changed out of her usual jeans
and T-shirt into a short, pale pink dress that did amazing things for
her long legs. Hell, maybe she should drive. He’d rather watch her
skirt inch higher on her legs.
She put the car in reverse and backed
out of his driveway. “I can do both. Settle in. Relax. We’re
going to be here for a while.”
“I like how you dress for research,
but I’m wondering if my jeans and boots will make the cut.” He
glanced up at her profile. She’d blown out her hair again and put
on makeup. A light coat of shiny gloss on her lips, which left her
looking like she wanted to be kissed, and a dusting of something that
highlighted her green eyes. “Mind telling me where we’re headed?”
“Surprise. But I think you’ll fit
in just fine.”
He shook his head. “You have an
independent streak a mile wide, don’t you?”
“I couldn’t stay eighteen forever.”
“Honey, you knew your own mind back
then. Your headstrong spirit is part of the reason I never realized
how innocent you were. I never imagined it was your first time.”
She stole a quick glance at him before
returning her attention to the road. Putting on her blinker, she
steered the wagon onto the highway. “We don’t need to talk about
this.”
“I think we do.”
He hadn’t been looking forward to
this conversation, but he knew it needed to happen. She’d told him
the other night that she didn’t hold a grudge, but he suspected
that was a lie. Maybe she hadn’t admitted it to herself. Either
way, if he wanted to move forward with Katie, they needed to revisit
the past. Here, in her moving car, where he couldn’t invite her to
sit on his lap, was probably the best place.
And there was one question he’d been
dying to ask for seven long years. One he should have addressed to
her that night instead of shutting her out. “Why didn’t you tell
me it was your first time?”
“I was afraid you’d stop. I didn’t
want you to walk away.”
“I would have,” he cut in.
“I know. And I told myself that it
didn’t matter. I thought you—” She bit her lower lip as if
trying to stop herself from letting another word escape.
“That I’d fallen in love with you?”
He kept his voice soft and gentle as if speaking to one of her
skittish horses. “Katie, I never meant to hurt you. Never. But I
was young too. And pretty damn stupid. I wasn’t looking for love
back then.”
“And now?” she demanded. “What
are you looking for now?”
Liam hesitated, staring out the window.
It was too soon to tell her that he wanted a second chance at that
moment when she’d offered him her heart, her future, her
everything. He needed more time to prove that he deserved her, show
her that he’d cherish her. This time it would be about what she
wanted and needed from him.
“I’m not as stupid as I was back
then. I like to think I've learned from my mistakes.”
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After
several years on the other side of the publishing industry, Sara Jane
Stone bid goodbye to her sales career to pursue her dream-writing
romance novels. Sara Jane currently resides in Brooklyn, New York
with her very supportive real-life hero, two lively young children
and a lazy Burmese cat. Join Sara Jane’s newsletter to receive new
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I was looking at this one the other day and really want to give it a go. Looks pretty good!
ReplyDeleteIt is! I also met the author earlier this year and she's very sweet!
DeleteI liked the first story. I will have to give this one a look.
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