Sex and the Single Girl (Single in South Beach Book 1) by Joanne Rock

Author:Joanne Rock [Rock, Joanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quarter Moon Press
Published: 2023-06-08T16:00:00+00:00

Brianne refused to open the front door again until her hands stopped shaking. She watched, fixated, as her fingers trembled over the deadbolt.

The flowers still waited outside on the front step as Aidan’s car rumbled out of the driveway.

Who’d have thought orchids wrapped in tissue paper and surrounded with exotic greenery could scare her to the roots of her hair?

They had to be from Jimmy. There hadn’t been any other man in her life for over a year, except Aidan. And he obviously hadn’t sent them.

When she’d first spied the bouquet on her doorstep, she’d wanted nothing more than to jump behind him and make him go read the card. His whole job was about protecting people—surely he could help her figure out how to shake one nightmare of an ex-boyfriend?

But then again, why dump on him after she’d already promised she would stay out of his way in this investigation? She’d distracted him during his first case against Mel, why divert him from his cause all over again?

No, Aidan didn’t need to hear about her problems. It was enough that he’d been there to walk her to the door and make sure no one jumped out from the bushes. She’d call the local cops in a minute.

Perfectly rational, right? Okay, maybe not super rational given that her stupid pride had also been driving her actions. What would Aidan say if he discovered she was not only linked to a big time swindler in Miami, but a potentially dangerous stalker in New York? She was obviously quite skilled at associating herself with scary guys.

Gulping a few extra breaths to settle her nerves, she worked herself halfway to hyperventilation. She needed to develop a rational plan and then act on it.

First, she would read the card and confirm her worst fears. Then she’d call the cops and alert them to her situation. Last, she would work her tail off to update the security on her house and her car.

Standing in her foyer and quaking in her high heels served zero purpose.

She wrenched open the front door and hauled the flowers inside. No way would she read the card outdoors where she could have a coronary out in the open. She’d do her hyperventilating in the privacy of her own home, thank you very much.

After edging the heavy arrangement into the hall, she dropped it on the floor and felt around for the card. Snagging the crisp white envelope, she backed toward the bench where Summer’s fabric samples still lay. She clutched the burgundy velvet to her like a security blanket, as if she could wring some metaphysical connection with her new friend simply by holding onto the fabric.

And knowing Summer, she would probably say such a thing was possible.

Had Jimmy found her? Was he angry that she’d left New York and robbed him of his daily stalker routine? She yanked the card out of the envelope and read:

Thanks for covering for me. You’re the best. Mel.

Melvin?

Her brain scurried to adjust her thinking.

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