The Hell-Raiser by Rhonda Nelson

Author:Rhonda Nelson [Nelson, Rhonda]
Format: epub
Tags: American Light Romantic Fiction, Private investigators, Stepmothers, Inheritance and succession, Romance: Modern, Mystery & Detective, Contemporary, Hard-Boiled, General, Romance, Adult, Historical, Architectural restorers, Romance - Contemporary, Fiction, Fiction - Romance
ISBN: 9780373794164
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

“SO, HAVE YOU COME UP with it yet?” Mick asked, as Sarah Jane pulled back into her driveway. While Blinken was AWOL, Winken and Nod sat in the front window, and a flutter of curtains told her the dogs were nosing the gauzy fabric aside, evidently recognizing the sound of her truck. A blanket of warmth settled over her as she watched her furry family eagerly, as always, await her return.

But for the first time in her life, Sarah Jane was nervous about coming home. Mick was about to walk her to her door, and the anxiety of whether or not that first kiss—the one she wanted so desperately she’d forgone the onion rings at Mabel’s—was going to happen was shredding her nerves like a wood chipper stuck on High.

“Have I come up with what yet?” she asked, trying valiantly to stay tuned to the conversation.

The smile that curved his beautiful lips was so sexy and knowing, her stomach actually gave a little roll. “My Indian name,” he reminded her.

That had quickly turned into a running joke, she mused, remembering the “Virile Badass” suggestion he’d tossed out over dinner. Quite frankly, she thought “Virile Badass” suited him perfectly, and the more time she spent with him, the more apt the moniker seemed.

He was certainly both. Still…

“How many times do I have to tell you,” she said, “that when I think of one I’ll let you know? The name has to be organic, not dragged from the shadow of your enormous ego.”

Mick closed the truck door and followed her up onto her porch. Her gurgling koi pond mingled with the other night noises, creating a natural soundtrack to her ever-growing nervousness and off-the-charts attraction. It was insanity to want someone so much. Beyond rational thought.

“Enormous ego?” He scoffed, feigning offense.

“Where on earth did you get the idea that I have an enormous ego?”

Her hands trembling, Sarah Jane fished her house key out of her small purse, but hesitated before slipping it into the lock. She felt a wry smile tilt her lips as she turned to face him, then almost jumped when she realized he was much closer than she’d thought.

She was so definitely getting kissed tonight, she decided, feeling a wicked thrill whip through her midsection. She resisted the urge to do a screaming little happy dance and felt a burst of anticipation coursing through her blood.

“Where would I get the idea that you’ve got an enormous ego?” Smiling, she chewed the inside of her cheek. “Well, let’s review a few of your suggestions tonight, shall we?”

Mick’s twinkling blue gaze dropped to her lips, darkened, then found hers once more. “If you insist,” he murmured.

Oy. Those blue flame eyes coupled with that sexy, endearing mouth were going to be her downfall.

With any luck, right onto a mattress.

Clearly, she’d lost her mind. Hadn’t she decided he was trouble? That he had more issues than she could take on? That he’d never stay here? Didn’t she know where all of this would lead?

Yes, she did.

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