Without a Net by Blake Jill

Author:Blake, Jill [Blake, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-06-28T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Wednesday morning dawned too soon. She wasn’t ready to face Max.

It wasn’t the work that was the problem. That was chugging along quite nicely, right on schedule. The website and blog were all set to go, pending Max’s final approval. She had a list of promotional sites and dates, along with a publicity kit that included links, book excerpts, sample Facebook and Tumblr posts and Twitter tweets that could be fired off with a single keystroke. The only things still missing were the tchotchkes for contests and giveaways she had planned for an online launch party in two weeks. The orders were in, and Eva was expecting delivery any day.

So as far as the promotional campaign for Max’s book, things were definitely on track.

The issue was Max himself. Hard as Eva tried to distance herself, the man had a way of getting past her defenses. What woman wouldn’t melt beneath the impact of those moss green eyes and seductive grin?

But it wasn’t just his looks and charm. He had strength of character, a gritty determination tempered with compassion. Or maybe that was just his protagonist. Was she making the classic mistake of confusing the writer with his creation? He’d penned a novel, after all, not an autobiography. What did she really know about Max, other than the fact that he had a way with words, seemed quite fond of his sister and nephew, and could bring a woman to orgasm repeatedly while barely breaking a sweat?

She’d promised to stop by his house after dropping Ben off at school. But if she did that, she was afraid they would wind up in bed. Again. Her body might be screaming yes, but her head was telling her not to be foolish. There was only one way for this to end, and that was badly. Someone was bound to get hurt. Frankly, Eva wasn’t enough of a risk taker to chance it.

Which meant she was back where she started a few days ago, when Max had first presented his date-me-or-else ultimatum. She could continue on this self-destructive path with him, or she could deliver everything that was already completed, and ask him to find someone else to take over the marketing.

Unless…

She pulled out her phone and texted him: Meet for coffee?

His response was almost instantaneous. I’ll make some. Come over.

She frowned. Meeting in a public place would provide some protection. Sure, they’d be seen together, but at least this time she could claim work as a legitimate excuse. She typed a response. Already ordered. Black, no sugar, right?

This time he took longer to answer. Where?

She bit back a smile and keyed in the name of the coffee shop where they’d met before. Then she grabbed her laptop bag, locked the house, and started walking.

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