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Legendary playboy Jake Sherbrooke arrives in North Salem
with one thing in mind, helping the town recover from a devastating hurricane.
Once there though he meets Charlotte “Charlie” O’Brien, a doctor in the US Navy,
and he cannot help but be attracted to her. But can a relationship between a
billionaire playboy and a woman afraid to let any man get to close survive his
reputation?
Excerpt
Turning on her heel, she noticed
that Jake had pulled his white dress shirt out of his pants. Before he could begin to unbutton it, she
moved closer to him and brushed his fingers away from the tiny buttons.
“Let
me,” she whispered against his lips. She
heard a deep intake of breath and couldn't contain her smile.
Charlie
took her time undoing each tiny pearl button.
Between each one she placed a gentle kiss on his lips or caressed his
arm or back. The change in his breathing
let her know her actions excited him. As
she trailed a hand down his chest she wondered just how long she could tease
him before he turned the tables. Jake didn't give her the opportunity to do
anything else before tearing his arms out of the shirt as soon as she slipped
the final button from its hole. The
white t-shirt he wore underneath immediately followed, both of them quickly
landing in a pile on the floor.
Jake
with clothes on was gorgeous, but half-naked he was simply a sight to
behold. Unable to stop herself, she ran
a hand over his powerful chest then down his sculptured abs. She felt his abs contract and a new feeling
of empowerment flowed through her.
Without pausing she let her hand travel down further toward his belt
buckle. With deliberate movements she
undid the buckle making sure her hand brushed over his erection more than once.
After
her third pass, he gripped her wrists.
“I suggest you let me finish.”
Jake didn't wait for a reply.
Once he undid his tux pants and added them to the growing pile on the
floor he took a step back toward her.
“My turn.”
He
began by pulling the pins from her hair.
Once the twist she'd fashioned was gone, he slid his hands over her bare
shoulders and back to the zipper of her dress.
Inch by agonizing inch Charlie felt the zipper move downward until the
only thing holding the dress up was the fact that her body was pressed tightly
against Jake.
“I
think it's time we get rid of this.” As Jake whispered in her ear he took a
step back and the dress began to fall away from her body.
Determined
to remain calm, she fought the unexpected urge to grab the dress and yank it
back into place, and when the dress hit the floor around her ankles she
deliberately stepped out of it. Her
heart pounded an erratic rhythm as she stood there in nothing but her white
lace thong, strapless bra and heels.
Despite her discomfort she never once looked away from Jake's face.
The
raw desire she saw on his face as his gaze slowly and seductively slid down her
body extinguished any fears and replaced them with a burning desire that set
every inch of her body on fire. Her
entire body craved his touch and she wanted nothing more than to fall into the
bed behind them, wrap her body around his and satisfy her craving. With every intention of doing just that
Charlie took a step toward him, but Jake reached for her first and held her in
place. Slowly his eyes traveled from her
face down to her feet and then back again.
As his gaze moved over her it left a trail of pulsing excitement behind
on her skin.
“You're
sexier then I imagined.”
Whether
because of his compliment or the way his eyes devoured her, Charlie's
confidence grew stronger. Before she
could rethink her decision, she undid the tiny hooks at the back of her bra and
tossed it on the floor. At the sound of
Jake's sharp intake of breath she smiled.
Before she could do or say anything else he closed the gap between them
and scooped her off her feet.
