Falling Free (Southerland Security Book 1) by Evelyn Adams

Author:Evelyn Adams [Adams, Evelyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: single women falling in love, sexy series, small town romances, romance with family, family saga
Publisher: Evelyn Adams
Published: 2016-12-02T18:30:00+00:00

SHE HEARD MICHAEL BEFORE SHE saw him. His rich, warm laugh carried across the mostly empty bar, tightening something low inside her. She hadn’t expected him to be there, but in hindsight, she should have known her sister and cousin would push for him to join them. They couldn’t help but meddle and the two of them together were exponentially worse than either of them alone. And now that Taylor was pregnant, she seemed to have a fierce desire to make sure everyone around her was happy too.

As she made her way across the room to the table where her relatives sat, it hit her how at ease he seemed with her family. Matt hovered over her cousin, somehow managing to shelter Taylor with his larger body, but she could tell by their expressions, they were clearly charmed by whatever story Michael was telling them. Gabe sat to the other side of him, his shoulders shaking with laughter, and she didn’t need to see her sister’s face to know she was as enamored with Michael as the rest of them.

She couldn’t decide how it made her feel. She’d be a bitch if she let it bug her that Michael seemed to genuinely like her family as much as they clearly liked him. That’s the way it was supposed to go for people who worked together on a team. But she couldn’t help but see the difference between the way her family acted around Michael and the way they acted around Ethan. The times Ethan bothered to show up. If he’d been a recluse, she could have understood it—made allowances—but that wasn’t it at all. He had plenty of friends he spent time with. It was her family and friends he avoided.

She caught herself scowling and smoothed her forehead. The last thing she wanted to do was field questions from her family about what was bothering her. She didn’t have any doubts they’d press the case if they saw any sign of weakness. Her sister could be ruthless when she wanted.

When she looked up, she caught Michael watching her and when their gazes met, he smiled, his eyes lighting up in obvious pleasure. She couldn’t help but return it. The man’s smile was contagious. He stood, and she was struck again by the way the river driver shirt he wore hugged his broad, muscular shoulders. The faded jeans hanging low on his hips were their own kind of distraction, and she quickly turned toward her cousin before he caught her ogling him.

“About time,” said Becca, glancing over her shoulder. “Did you get the invalid settled?”

“Shut up,” she said, closing the distance between her and the table.

Michael had already pulled out the chair next to him, leaving her no choice but to sit down or make a scene. She sat, quickly turning her attention to Taylor so she wouldn’t have to look at the tanned bit of skin peeking out of Michael’s open collar or think about what it would feel like

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