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\"busted<\/a>From the national bestselling author of Wrecked<\/i> and Razed <\/i>comes an emotionally charged story of undeniable passion and life-affirming love\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

Like his brothers Zach and Zane, Trey Barnes thought he had found the love of his life. But fate had other plans. A widower who\u2019s had to raise his five-year-old son on his own, Trey has not allowed himself to be with another woman. Until he meets Ressa Bliss at\u2014of all places\u2014a children\u2019s library program. The beautiful librarian is wonderful with his son, Clay, but every time Trey even considers asking her out, he is tortured by guilt.<\/p>\n

Fate is indeed fickle. When the two meet again at a conference, this time the attraction is too powerful to resist. But is their connection and passion strong enough to survive Trey\u2019s deep inner torment?<\/p>\n

Excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first time Trey Barnes saw her it caught him by surprise.<\/p>\n

Not because he knew her.<\/p>\n

Not because of anything she did.<\/p>\n

But because it had been six years since a woman had caused this kind of reaction in him.<\/p>\n

Six years.<\/p>\n

So it was a punch in the gut when he walked into the Norfolk library for the kid\u2019s reading program and saw her<\/em>.\u00a0 His tongue all but glued itself to his mouth and his brain threatened to do a slow meltdown.<\/p>\n

The woman was kneeling down in the middle of a circle of kids, a smile on her mouth.\u00a0 A mouth slicked wine red and he suddenly found himself dying of thirst.<\/p>\n

It had also been six years since he\u2019d touched a drop of alcohol, but in that moment, he found himself imagining a glass of wine.\u00a0 Wine\u2026wine-red lips, wine-red sheets and the two of them stretched out on a bed as he ran his hands over that warm, lovely brown skin.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on, Daddy!\u201d Clayton jerked on his hand.\u00a0 \u201cLet\u2019s go!\u00a0 I want to go play.\u201d<\/p>\n

His son\u2019s voice dragged him out of the fantasy, rich and lush as it was, and he shook his head a little to clear it.\u00a0 A heavy fullness lingered in his loins and he was glad he\u2019d gotten used to look like a bum.\u00a0 The untucked shirt had fit him well enough when he bought it years ago, but the weight he\u2019d lost after Aliesha\u2019s death had stayed off so the shirt hung loose on his rangy frame.\u00a0 Loose enough that he figured it would hide the hard-on that yet to subside.<\/p>\n

A few minutes surrounded by chattering preschoolers ought to do it, he thought.<\/p>\n

Clayton let go of his hand as he got closer and he reached up, nudged his sunglasses down.\u00a0 As he\u2019d retreated farther and farther into hermit mode, fewer people recognized him, but he rarely went anywhere without something hide his face.\u00a0 Between the hair he rarely remembered to cut and the sunglasses, people didn\u2019t often recognize him these days.<\/p>\n

A shrill shriek split the air as two kids started to fight over a book.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s going to do it<\/em>, he mused.\u00a0 Blood that had burned so hot a minute before dropped back in the normal zone.<\/p>\n

Only to jump right back up into the danger zone.<\/p>\n

Miz Sexy Librarian was standing in front of the two kids.<\/p>\n

And fuck<\/em>\u2026 her voice was a wet dream.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I know<\/em> you two weren\u2019t raised to treat books that way.\u00a0 Do you do that at home?\u201d<\/p>\n

Two pint-sized little blond heads tipped back to stare up at her.\u00a0 Trey barely noticed them, because his gaze was riveted on the plump, round curve of her ass.\u00a0 How could he not<\/em> notice that ass?\u00a0 She wore a long, skinny skirt that went down a few inches below her knees and her stockings were the kind with a seam that ran up the back of her legs.<\/p>\n

He passed a hand over his mouth.<\/p>\n

Hell of a way to realize he could still get aroused\u2014in the middle of the children\u2019s section of the very public, very busy Norfolk library.\u00a0 Gritting his teeth, he focused on the ceiling.\u00a0 Would counting sheep help?<\/p>\n

\u201cHello.\u201d<\/p>\n

That whiskey-smooth drawl was like a silken hand stroking down his back\u2026or other things. He cleared his throat. Speak, dumb-ass<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Amazon<\/a>\u00a0| BN<\/a>\u00a0| iBooks<\/a> | Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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