Fatal Fiction (Harbour Bay Book 5) by Camille Taylor

Author:Camille Taylor [Taylor, Camille]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

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By the end of the day, she’d talked Nick’s family into trying several new books and had her fill of cookies to the point she didn’t think she eat another. Ever. The warmth of the Doyle household had left her limp and envious of Nick, of his wonderful, embracing parents. She’d been hugged more today than in her entire life. Which only highlighted how sad her life was.

She didn’t think Jackie knew but each maternal touch brought tears to her eyes and made her wonder what she’d be like had her mother lived. How different would she be? Her heart ached. She’d avoided families like these from years, a painful reminder of what she had lost and still not found. Not that she’d been looking. Years later, and she was still afraid to take that risk.

Her emotions were all over the place. First with someone fixated on her to Nick’s seemingly cold demeanour only to be at odds with his hot stare. She had no idea what to do about him.

She wanted Nick. She couldn’t get a read on him which was unusual but given he was a cop used to hiding his emotions it was expected. He treated her so oddly. He was protective and caring yet romantically distant. It was as though he saw her as a sister. Except for what she’d felt against her the night before. But, she was worldly enough to know it didn’t necessarily mean anything. A biological response. Wasn’t that depressing? The one man who caused her heart to thump, and her stomach flip like an acrobat and he saw her as nothing but a friend. Or worse, Dean’s friend. A woman in need of protecting. She well knew of Nick’s classes at the LAC. She could take care of herself. She didn’t want him seeing her as a helpless female. No, she wanted him to see her a woman. A desirable woman who needed him. Not to protect her. She could do that herself. Mostly.

What did he see in her that turned him off? She couldn’t believe he hadn’t been attracted. The sparks between them had practically burned with its intensity. But something had. Was she too bossy? Too independent? She couldn’t change those things. They were who she was.

Skipping away from the crowd looming around the cleared table, Riley locked herself in the bathroom, the loud click satisfying to her ears. As one of two, lunchtime was not a feast of epic proportions. She and Declan usually just made themselves a ham and cheese sandwich. She had not been prepared for the three-course meal she had just eaten. It was a good thing she’d been hungry but she doubted if she’ll ever be hungry again.

Riley took a deep breath, savouring the much-needed silence. She wasn’t used to never having a moment to herself. The whole time they’d been eating the Doyle family had started up a round of twenty questions followed by another round and then another one all centred on Riley.

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