November 25, 2022November 24, 2022 by H K Carlton

New Release – Kisses and Winter Wishes – A multi-author Antho #regencyromance #historicalromance #theromancecafe @hosborneauthor @DS_Promotions1

NEW RELEASE

Kisses and Winter Wishes

A Historical Romance Collection

Romance Café Collection Book 17

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Blurb:

Hot kisses and scandalous wishes…

Join amorous rakes, shy wallflowers and a powerful maharani on a journey through the racy Regency to the turbulent 1940s.

Petticoats fly, cravats are crushed, and silk saris unravel in this collection of historical romances from USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors, curated by The New Romance Cafe. HEA guaranteed.

Participating Authors:

Angelina Jameson

Clyve Rose

Emma Brady

Evangeline Gold

Grace Hartwell

Heather Osborne

Rose Pearson

Shanti James

Tanya Wilde

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The New Romance Café is the place to get your daily dose of romance books.

Hang out with like-minded readers and authors at different stages of their writing journey, in a diverse and inclusive group.

Find out about new releases, take part in fun discussions, and recommend your favourite reads in the safe space of the Café.

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November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 by H K Carlton

#PreOrder + #Giveaway ~ Askew Ever After ~ a Limited Edition Contemporary Romance Multi-Author Collection #99cents

Askew Ever After

A Limited Edition Contemporary Romance Collection

One kiss changes everything…

The characters inside these pages will leave you wanting more after they set your e-reader on fire. Askew Ever After has a romance for everyone. Forbidden loves find ways to be together against all odds. Fated romances find each other at last, then the real journey begins. Billionaire bosses fall in love with their sassy executive assistants and bend all the rules so they can be together. Small town cowboys rope their sweethearts in with their southern drawl and a little down home love. Alpha males prove their worth while defending their loves, and of course bad boys can’t help but bring the drama. Rockstars who know exactly what they want and won’t stop until they get it. Tattoo artists with an enchanting softer side. There will be secret loves, second chance romances, and everything in-between. If you want love, Askew Ever After has a happy ever after made just for you.

ONE CLICK NOW, before this limited edition romance collection rides off into the sunset.

Expected Release Date : January 19, 2021

Authors included in this collection are:

Mandy Melanson

Elle Ryan

Adam Johnson

Dusty Grein

S. M. Nicholas

S. L. Davis

Rebecca Lovell

AJ Mullican

Shennon Doah

Dawn Luedecke

Jane Suen

Angelique Jordonna

Jotham Austin, II

Amy C Beckinsale

Desire Luna

Heather Wynter

Love Hadley

Aubrey Wynne

Amabel Daniels

Krista Ames

Daniel Craig Roche

Angela Scavone

Kimberley B. Jones

Jim Tritten

Sandi Hoover

Susan Dalessandro

Arietta Richmond

Kyrii Rayne

Tienna Wilde

Dinah McLeod

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November 25, 2020November 23, 2020 by H K Carlton

Black Friday Week Reader’s Catalog of Discounted Books! #BlackFriday #Books #Sale

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November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by H K Carlton

Pre-Order + #Giveaway – Sinners & Saints: A Multi-Author Collection of Romantic Interludes – Including Shamrock & Clover by C.A. King @PortalProphecy

Sinners and Saints: A Collection of Romantic Interludes

Saints & Sinners Anthology Book 1

Genre: Romance Anthology (no erotica)

Sometimes it takes a Saint to love a Sinner.

There’s something for everyone in this collection of 15+ romance stories from today’s USA Today bestselling, award-winning, and rising star authors. From reluctant billionaires to displaced gods, century old vampires to young lovers just about to graduate high-school, love strikes where it will, and who’s to say a Sinner is any less deserving of happiness than a Saint?

Let us tempt you to take a walk on the wild side, unleash a little bit of the sinner inside you to find that romance you’ve always been waiting for.

These original stories are packed with unforgettable characters, amazing romances, and intense emotion that will leave you on the edge of your seat waiting for more. From sweet to sultry, these stories will have you reading long into the night.

Fans of Mary Higgins Clark, Stephanie Meyer, Danielle Steel and Suzanne Collins won’t wait to misbehave for Sinners & Saints.

Don’t miss your chance to get this set before it’s gone! The sins will stack up and the saints won’t stay forever, so make sure to grab your copy of these 15+ titillatingly delightful stories when you scroll up and one-click today!

With stories from: Shaunna Rodriguez (AW), MA Abraham, AnnaMarie Gardner, Deborah Garland, Madison Granger, BK Harrell, Angelina Kerner, CA King (USAT), Darlene Kuncytes (AW), Megan Kuykendall, Andi Lawrencovna, Didi Oviatt, Crystal StClair, SE Winters, Tricia Daniels and Payne Craven

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Shamrock & Clover

C.A. King

A Shamrock has three leaves.

A Clover can have more.

Faith, hope, and love are standard.

But luck is always number four.

He’s a sinner when it comes to love; she’s a saint. They’re both searching for the elusive fourth leaf and a little luck. If they meet in the middle, they might just find it and each other.

Shamrock & Clover is a sweet Romantic Comedy chronicling the journey of one unlikely couple in their search for love.

USA Today Bestselling & Award Winning Author, C.A. King, was born and raised in Halton County. She currently resides in Brantford Ontario, Canada with her two sons.

After the loss of her loving parents and husband, Ms. King was devastated.

She decided to retire from the workforce for a year or two to do some soul searching. It was during this time that writing became her passion. She found she was able to redirect her emotions through her writing and in 2014 decided to publish some of her works.

“I need to thank everyone for being so wonderful. It’s amazing when someone reads your work and enjoys the story. I already have people waiting for future books to be released.”

Carol Ann King is proud to have her name join the list of Canadian born authors. She hopes her writing will help inspire another generation of Canadians to continue adding to the literary heritage and rich culture Canada already has to offer. Her books in The Portal Prophecies series are fictional fantasy stories based on opening the door to possibilities.

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September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 by H K Carlton

Pre-Order Blitz – Possessed by Passion – a multi-author Anthology #paranormal #darkromance #99cents

Title: Possessed by Passion

Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance

Publication Date: March 16^th, 2021

Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR

Blurb:

Passions pulsate.

Destinies collide.

Humans, angels, and demons alike are possessed with a common bind—desire.

Experience exquisite and sultry seraphs, demonic witches, a hellfire phoenix, a vengeful gargoyle, ordinary humans with dark sides, vampires, werewolves, ghostly spirits, and other creatures of the night, who will whet your desire for romance and seduction. Travel with them into their worlds as they lust for love, romance, and pleasure.

Will they find what they are searching for? Will you?

Find out in this twenty-plus, limited time paranormal and dark romance collection by USA Today, international bestselling, and award-winning authors.

Experience the passion.

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Bella Emy – USA Today Bestseller

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Erin Lee – USA Today Bestseller

Lorah Jaiyn – USA Today Bestseller

Cora Kenborn – USA Today Bestseller

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Olivia Marie – International Bestseller

M W Brown – International Bestseller

LJC Fynn – International Bestseller

Tiffany Carby – International Bestseller

Michelle Edwards – International Bestseller

Tracy A. Ball – International Bestseller

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Marie Ahls

Rheanon Nicole

Cloud S Riser

Catherine Wiltcher

Lexi Swann

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March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 by H K Carlton

Out Now! Fractured Fairy Tales Anthology – Benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation @MJLocklear @SaSSigning @LipServicesPR

FRACTURED FAIRY TALES:

A SASS ANTHOLOGY

Designer: Wicked by Designs

Release Date: March 17, 2020

Benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation

Once upon a time…Happily ever after…all of the fairytales we know and love begin and end the same, but what if they were altered? Fractured? Would the magic still happen? Does that happy ending still come at the stroke of midnight or with a kiss?
Join this group of SaSSy authors as they take you on a journey, weaving their own magic and putting a spin on the fairytales we all know and love to support Make-A-Wish Foundation.

** MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION creates life-changing wishes for children with a critical illness who have reached the age of 2½ and are younger than 18 at the time of referral.

**Anthology will only be available collectively in Ebook. Each story will be available individually from the author in paperback.

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Amy Marie

Lexi C Foss and Cora Kenborn

Maria Vickers

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Erin Lee

Jennifer Allen

Julie Morgan

Kira Nyte

Sidonia Rose

Cee Marie

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Carolyn LaRoche

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ME Montgomery

Abigail Lee Justice

Kiki Malone

Lora Logan

Ava Harper Kent

Julie Mishler

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December 30, 2019December 15, 2019 by H K Carlton

Book Tour + #Giveaway Soldiers of Fortune Vol 4 #RomanticSuspense

Soldiers of Fortune: Volume 4

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Publication Date: December 16, 2019

with stories by

Joanne Jaytanie, Nicole Morgan, Desiree Holt, Krista Ames

They are the Soldiers of Fortune… and these are their stories.

Rhett Fortune settled on the small parcel of land he purchased in 1858 with his wife Clara and founded the beautiful landscape that surrounded his newly built home and what is now known as Fortune, TX. A veteran of the United States Army and as a Colonel who served with honor in the Mexican-American War, Rhett and Clara raised a large family. Sons and daughters, and grandchildren to follow, their clan grew throughout the decades.

Now in the 21st Century, two of their descendants remain at the helm. Chance Fortune, a former member of the Army’s Delta Force and co-founder of Soldiers of Fortune, has an innate duty to serve and protect. Working with his brother, RJ Fortune, a former Navy SEAL and wounded warrior, they take the cases that their government won’t. And vow to protect the civilians that no one else can.

They have quietly put out the word and now, after three years, other former brothers-in-arms have contacted them bringing situations that span not only the country but the globe. On Fortune family land they have built a facility out of the public eye for their office, a helicopter, a gun range, and whatever else they might need.

Including spine tingling tales of suspense and romance by:

Desiree Holt

Nicole Morgan

Joanne Jaytanie

Krista Ames

Watch for RJ’s Awakening by Nicole Morgan ~ RJ Fortune didn’t believe in ghosts. Then again there was a time he didn’t believe in love either. How could one woman change so many things?

and Dogs of Fortune Part 3 by Joanne Jaytanie ~

Ex-SEAL and canine handler Zane Kelly is done with war, with dogs, and with the Soldiers of Fortune. Coerced, cajoled, and eventually intrigued, Zane finally capitulates to the Soldiers of Fortune recruiters for just one project, to find Blair Sellick. The mission is clear, the dog trainers are dying, and nobody has heard from Blair for weeks. Zane has failed only one mission, and that failure cost his canine partner Axel his life.This time Zane has no intention of leaving anyone behind.

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Publication Date: October 15, 2019

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Joanne Jaytanie, Nicole Morgan

They are the Soldiers of Fortune…

They are the Soldiers of Fortune… and these are their stories.

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Dogs of Fortune Part 2 by Joanne Jaytanie

RJ: The Beginning by Nicole Morgan

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Soldiers of Fortune: Volume 2

Publication Date: August 15, 2019

with stories by

Nicole Morgan, Krista Ames, Deelylah Mullin, Joanne Jaytanie

Sacrifice: Part 2 by Nicole Morgan

Ever Since she entered the picture, his mission has changed.

Eddie Peterson’s mission had been to take down the nearly untouchable drug lord, Rojas. Years of being underground, with no protection from his country, he is left to fight off the cartel on his own. It was a job he thought he could handle.

With Marissa Rojas nothing is simple. The only daughter of a ruthless drug lord leaves little opportunity for a wholesome upbringing. Her life is complicated and thanks to her bodyguard, Eddie, things are about to get a whole lot tougher.

Now, it is no longer Eddie’s mission that is in jeopardy. It is their very lives.

Operation Undercover by Krista Ames

Don’t get caught under the covers.

Killing Me Softly by Deelylah Mullin

With only gunfire and each other to keep them company, can Jorden and Luke save the innocents without complicating things?

When Jorden Mane met Luke Garrett, there weren’t wedding bells ringing, choirs singing, nor fireworks exploding—unless you consider the gunfire. But, as she got to know the mysterious man behind the stoic facade, she fell for him. Hard.

But, it didn’t matter. They needed to get to find El Capitan—the mastermind behind the decimation of the small villages they’d encountered.

As Luke Garrett used his special ops training to defeat the bad guys, he sensed a familiarity in the attacks—like they were the plans of a previous mission leader or commanding officer.

Which made him shudder at every turn.

It also made him have to think outside-the-box with regard to defensive tactics.

All of it made his head spin, but the constant was Jordan. He didn’t know when or how it happened, but he’d grown to care for her.

Which was a bad, bad thing when they were on the outskirts of the law.

Will Jordan and Luke make it through the next siege? Can they keep their feelings for one another out of the mix? Or will passion fuel the flames of their survival?

Dogs of Fortune by Joanne Jaytanie

The Baker Corp. has recruited Blair Sellick, a nationally known dog trainer with truly phenomenal skills, to provide exceptional training for service dogs. The project would supply highly intelligent animals as partners for victims of PTSD and other disabilities. Or would it?

The answer has disappeared along with Blair, her fellow dog trainers, and all the dogs.

This time Zane has no intention of leaving anyone behind.

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Soldiers of Fortune: Volume 1

Publication Date: June 4, 2019

with stories by Nicole Morgan, Desiree Holt, Krista Ames & Deelylah Mullin

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Rogue’s Return by USA Today & Award Winning Author, Desiree Holt
Sacrifice by USA Today & International Bestselling Author, Nicole Morgan
Operation Unknown by International Bestselling Author, Krista Ames
Rage Against the Machine by International Bestselling Author, Deelylah Mullin

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Joanne Jaytanie writes romantic suspense and paranormal. A transplant from upstate New York, Joanne lives with her husband and Doberman, on the Olympic Peninsula with a panoramic view of the Olympic Mountains. In her prior life Joanne showed dogs and managed her husband’s forensic engineering firm.

https://www.joannejaytanie.com

Nicole Morgan is an international and USA Today bestselling author who has been writing since 2009 and is an author of erotic romance novels, which more often than not have a suspenseful back story. Erotic romance mixed with good old-fashioned whodunit.

www.nicolemorganauthor.com

Desiree Holt is an Amazon and USA Today best selling author who writes exciting love stories at many heat levels. She has been called the Nora Roberts of erotic romance.

https://desireeholt.com

Krista Ames is an international bestselling author of contemporary romances that make you ‘fall in love with happy ever afters’.

www.kristaames.com

Deelylah Mulin is empty-nesting with her hubby, Mr. VampBard. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s likely at the movies or finishing a home improvement project.

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September 17, 2019September 16, 2019 by H K Carlton

Release Blitz – Alphas Confess All, an all-new antho benefitting @4PawsForAbility

Sometimes, all sin needs is a little confession.

Alphas Confess all, an all-new anthology featuring 10 bestselling authors and benefitting 4 Paws for Ability, is available now!

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And sometimes, those who need it the most have the highest walls, the darkest secrets…the dirtiest desires.

You’re obsessed with what he’ll do to you. How he’ll possess you in every way possible. Every naughty, forbidden way…

These heroes, created by ten of romance’s leading stars, are ready to step out of their shadows and confess all…to you. The wickedness of their world. The midnights of their fantasies. The forbidden fruit of their needs.

Are you daring enough to accept?

Once Upon An Alpha along with 4 Paws for Ability, and ten bestselling authors, bring you this page turning, limited edition, anthology that’s sure to keep you up well past your bedtime and craving your own Forbidden Encounter.

Participating Authors:

Shayla Black

Lexi Blake

Sidney Bristol

Mari Carr

Sierra Cartwright

Katana Collins

Jenna Jacob

Geneva Lee

Angel Payne

Willow Winters

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About 4 Paws for Ability

4 Paws for Ability is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to place quality service dogs with children with disabilities and veterans who have lost use of limbs or hearing and educate the public regarding use of service dogs in public places.

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July 18, 2019July 17, 2019 by H K Carlton

Cover Reveal – Alphas Confess All: Forbidden Encounters – A multi-author Antho benefitting @4PawsForAbility

Alphas Confess all, an all-new anthology featuring 10 bestselling authors and benefitting 4 Paws for Ability, is coming September 17th and we have the steamy cover!

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Sometimes, all sin needs is a little confession.

And sometimes, those who need it the most have the highest walls, the darkest secrets…the dirtiest desires.

You’re obsessed with what he’ll do to you. How he’ll possess you in every way possible. Every naughty, forbidden way…

Are you daring enough to accept?

Participating Authors:

Shayla Black

Lexi Blake

Sidney Bristol

Mari Carr

Sierra Cartwright

Katana Collins

Jenna Jacob

Geneva Lee

Angel Payne

Willow Winters

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Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Models: Andrew Biernat & Sofia Romero

About 4 Paws for Ability

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Shayla Black

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Lexi Blake
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Sidney Bristol

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Mari Carr

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Sierra Cartwright

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Katana Collins

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Jenna Jacob

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Geneva Lee

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Angel Payne

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Willow Winters

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June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 by H K Carlton

From the Down & Dirty Anthology – Destiny Happened – by London Saint James

Hi, everyone! *Waves* London Saint James here. I’m one of the authors of the Down & Dirty crew and I’m so excited to let you know the Down and Dirty box set is now available!

Blurb

Get in, get down…and get filthy with these sexy, hardworking, blue-collar heroes who don’t mind when things get a little dirty at work or at play.

This collection of 22 brand new stories from USA Today and International Best-Selling authors is full of scorching hot romance tales that will be sure to leave you breathless for more. These men work hard and play even harder.

From cops to mechanics, miners to brewmasters, they aren’t afraid to go all in. At the end of the day, when they find the woman who completes them, they learn love and life can be as messy as their day jobs…and they wouldn’t have it any other way.

For a limited time Down and Dirty is on sale for only .99 cents, so grab your copy now!

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When I was first invited to take part in this project, I had three different professions in mind for my sexy blue-collar hero. A ship welder, jackhammer operator, and big rig diesel mechanic. All of them were yummy, and it was too hard to decide and pick just one. What did I do? I took it to my peeps in my FB group, Slip Between the Pages with London. I Love them!! After putting it to a vote, the winner was…big rig diesel mechanic and my hero, Kash Caldwell, was born.

Destiny Happened Blurb

Desi

Of course, I noticed Mr. Shirtless. With a bod like his, who wouldn’t? But his hot-factor didn’t matter. What did? My asshat ex and the need to make him jealous. So, I strolled up to the panty-melting stranger as though I knew him and laid one on him, hoping said asshat would see I’d moved on just fine without him. Only, he never saw me kissing another man.

Kash

I spotted her—honey-blonde hair gleaming in the sun as she came my way. I’d flirt. Smile. Maybe get her number. I sure the hell didn’t expect her to toss her arms around my neck, mashing her body against mine, and kiss the ever-loving shit out of me. Then, she stopped. Stepped back. Blushed. Whispered “Sorry” and blended into the crowd.

I never got her name that day. Or her number. However, fate had other plans and Destiny happened…again.

Destiny Happened Excerpt

Desi

“Stupid, stupid, stupid…”

My breathless mutterings were meant for no one but me. Because seriously, I was stupid. Look up the word in the dictionary and you’d see a big ol’ picture of my dumb face. I’d just kissed a stranger and ran. A ‘kiss and run’ if you will. Not only was I stupid, but I might also be insane. Like, total zonkers!

Why did I do what I did?

Okay. The why was simple. Or, at least, I thought it was at the time. I wanted to make my ex jealous. Show the douche-canoe I’d moved on just fine without his no good ass. Let him know he’d been easy to forget. Prove I was so over him, it wasn’t even funny.

You’re probably thinking the ex? Let me back up a bit.

When a group of Oktoberfester’s shifted, most of them watching the hip-wiggle/ass-jiggle Linds was doing, someone started catcalling. This had me looking in the direction of the whistles, and that’s when I became aware of Mr. Shirtless. With the chiseled cheekbones of a Greek God, he stood a few feet away in low-slung denim—glistening in the sun.

Hello! With a rock-hard bod like his, who wouldn’t notice?

I’m pretty sure he hadn’t been the whistler, but I was certain he had been watching Lindy. Then his gaze slid to me as I took him in. Honestly, the man’s abs alone should be bronzed. It was like I’d stepped into one of those hot guy calendar shoots, his more than a six-pack rippling.

And did I mention glistening? I think I did, but it’s worth mentioning again.

That man’s midsection with the V-cut was enough to bring a grown woman to her knees in adoration. But just as I was about to stop myself from gawping at all those large, well-defined muscles flexing as the tall, dark-haired hottie wiped sweat from his bare chest, someone else redirected my attention.

Jenner.

Of all the places the asshat could be, there he was, mixed in with a group to Mr. Shirtless’s left! He shouldn’t have mattered. I shouldn’t have allowed the sight of him to burrow under my skin, but there was no helping it. Jenner had his arm curled around the shoulders of that woman as they strolled along a line of vendors—she smiling up at him all happy while he winked down at her.

Heat, and not from the sun, prickled along the back of my neck.

Seeing them out together—him more attentive to her than he’d ever been with me—pissed me the hell off. Thus, I made a rash decision and did something completely nuts. I strolled up to Mr. Shirtless like I knew him and laid one on him.

Or maybe he laid one on me.

Either way, we kissed. Hard. With tongue. And he smelled good. Clean sweat and something a bit caramel-spiced. And the way my stranger pulled me into him—alpha male possessive—God help me. Though, the real ‘holy wow’ moment came when I realized the man had developed an impressive erection while thrusting his tongue against mine, and he wasn’t afraid to use it.

Truth here. Stranger or not, when he pressed himself against me—hard and commanding—lightning struck my core.

Let’s just say, lip-locking with Mr. Shirtless had been, well… kind of mind-blowing. And after, when he looked into my eyes—his the color of chocolate swirled with honey gold—I think I lost my ability to breathe.

Then, Bam! Reality hit me.

Not only had I made a complete and total fool of myself, but my spur-of-the-moment decision hadn’t worked. Jenner and the skank had strolled on by—engrossed in each other. He never noticed me nor my brilliant public display of kissing the lips off another man.

Slowing to more of a power walk than a run, I glanced around. “Shit!” I’d been so hell-bent to just go, I’d gone in the complete opposite direction of where I’d left Lindy.

Body jittery with adrenaline, I turned around and started on my way back to her.

“Hey, babe. There you are.” Lindy strolled up, handed me a strip of chicken teriyaki on a stick, and frowned. “Where did you go? I lost you for a little while.”

“Jenner,” I said, disgusted. “He’s here.”

“Is that why you’re all flushed?” Her head jerked around as though ready to go another round with him and the skank. “Did the buttmunch say something to you?”

“No. I kind of strolled up to some random hot guy and kissed him to make the asshole jealous, but he didn’t even notice.”

Lindy’s eyes went wide. “Say what?”

With a nod, I spilled. Jenner with the woman. How they looked together. Mr. Shirtless. The PDA. The entire crazy tale.

When I was done, my bestie grabbed my shirt sleeve. “Show me the guy.”

“No way.” I shook my head. “I made a complete fool of myself and added to it by running away, Linds. I can’t take you to see him. I’m embarrassed enough as it is.”

“Come on. We’ll just stroll but keep our distance, and you can point him out.”

I groaned. “What if he sees me?”

“We’ll be sneaky.” She tugged at me. “Let’s go.”

“All right. This way.”

Being careful not to be noticed, I led Linds over toward Pops Brats, only I didn’t see Mr. Shirtless.

“He’s not around,” I said.

“Damn it.” Lindy sounded disappointed.

And me? Well, I couldn’t be sure if I was relieved my sexy stranger was no longer there or despondent I’d never see him again.

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