Beachcomber Valentine by Stephanie Queen

Author:Stephanie Queen
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: romantic mystery, mystery detective, military hero, alpha hero, mystery action adventure romance, romantic comedy mystery

Shana laughed at his old-fashioned old-world charm and adored his warmth. Then she looked at Dane and instantly felt the loss. There was a knowledge that she was stuck on a man who had none of what David Young had; none of the easy charm, even temper or pleasing temperament. Dane was difficult. How could she be stuck on someone so difficult? Especially someone she vowed she wouldn’t stick herself with?

What the hell was she doing with Dane?

The easy answer was that she was his partner—they worked well together—understatement. They respected and trusted each other implicitly as working partners and you didn’t just throw that away. And she liked him. They were friends. She cared about him as a friend.

Weren’t those good enough reasons to stick with Dane?

Yes—but only if she could unstick the romantic notions. She needed a date.

She needed a romantic Valentine’s Day date. It was the sane, right, smart thing to do.

She would talk to Cap when they got back to the island.

They stepped out through the door of police headquarters, back outside into the sunny cold afternoon.

“Looks like we need a room at the inn after all,” Dane said. He didn’t sound disappointed or apprehensive—like she felt.

“Two rooms.”

“Come now—surely you don’t want to waste a few hundred bucks for propriety’s sake. You know you can trust me to keep to my side of the bed.” He showed one irresistible dimple.

She knew—was one hundred percent certain—that he was teasing. She even found it funny on some level, she might even laugh. Except her pulse spurted and her gut spurted and anxiety pounded and her heart sped up. If she didn’t chill she’d be breaking out in a sweat. But she needed desperately to keep her cool. She didn’t want to test their relationship tonight. She wasn’t up for it, couldn’t stand to find out what might happen or not happen. Not knowing was preferable to knowing right now. Maybe forever. She wanted to stay right where she was on her fence between possibilities and impossibilities.

She said, “It’s not you I don’t trust. I don’t trust myself not to jump you in the middle of the night. After all, you’re frickin’ Dane the legend and I’m poor little Shana George. What chance do I have of resisting you? You and your too cool to scare attitude, your killer eyes and killer instincts…”

He’d smiled at first, chuckled with amusement. But she’d gone on a beat too long and overdone it so it was too obvious she was anxious. Too anxious to control her mouth properly.

So he didn’t taunt her with a comeback and she simmered, feeling vulnerable, wishing he had.

He draped an arm around her, casually, protectively. It almost made her cry but she didn’t dare shrug him off. She determinedly clung to her fence and marched forward, back to the hotel.

To spend the night together with Dane. The one man on the planet she’d sworn never to get romantically involved with again.

And the one man that tempted her past her considerable ice queen defenses.

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