Can time forgive the mistakes
of the past?
After a six year absence, Lila
Crofton has returned to her hometown of Steeple to bury her father. Hopefully
she can avoid Trevor Matheson, her ex-boyfriend, long enough to take care of
her business and get back to the city. With everything she's dealing with the
last thing she needs is to run into the man who betrayed her and broke her
heart.
Recently divorced Sheriff
Trevor Matheson is picking up the pieces of his life. When his high school
sweetheart, Lila, returns to Steeple, Trevor sees it as a sign. He's getting
over a failed marriage and she's grieving the loss of her dad. They need one
another. The timing couldn't be more perfect. But can they move past the events
that tore them apart six years ago?
Is there a second chance in
their future, or is their stolen love gone forever?
Content Warning: contains
graphic sex and strong language
Genre(s): Erotic Contemporary
Romance
Excerpt
As Trevor helped Lila up the
porch steps, she wrapped her arms around his neck and brushed her lips against
his jaw. She hadn't taken her hands off him since they'd left Tate's.
"I love to feel your
stubble." She ran her fingers along his cheek. "It's sexy."
"Keys?" He held out
his hand and waited as she dug through her bag. She had him rock hard and ready
to go. The fact that she'd rested her hand on his thigh the whole ride home
hadn't helped matters. It was the alcohol lowering her inhibitions, but that
didn't make it any easier not to respond.
"Here they are." She
dropped them into his hand. "Come inside with me."
He opened the door and led her
into the foyer. As soon as he let her go, she stumbled forward. He caught her
by the waist and pulled her against him. He couldn't take his eyes away from
her lips.
"Do you want to kiss
me?" Her warm breath caressed his mouth.
More than you know.
"Let me help you upstairs.
I don't want you to fall down the steps." He scooped her up and carried
her to the staircase. She was so light and dainty. She was still his perfect
fit.
"You didn't answer my
question." She placed soft, open-mouth kisses along his neck as he made
his way to her old bedroom. He remembered sneaking up those steps many times,
while her father slept down the hall. They still creaked, but this time he
didn't have to worry about getting caught.
"Of course I want to kiss
you." He pushed the door open with his shoulder and set her down by the
bed.
She closed her eyes and leaned
into him. He swiped the hair from her face, took her chin between his fingers,
and placed a chaste kiss on her lips.
She opened one eye and peered
at him, waiting for more. "That's it?" Disappointment flooded her
beautiful features.
"For tonight." He
tapped the tip of her nose with his finger. "I want you to remember when I
kiss you."
"I'll remember." She
wrapped her arms around his neck. "You're not easy to forget."
He pried her arms from his
body. "Believe me, I want to, but not tonight."
"Why?"
"Because four hours ago
you ran away from me," he said. "Something made you run. Tell me
why." He may not have wanted to take advantage of her physically while she
was intoxicated, but he didn't see why he couldn't let her drunken lips tell
him what she was afraid of.
"I can't."
"You can't what?" He
needed to know what she thought about the two of them.
"I'm tired now." She
lifted her dress over her head and tossed it in the corner of the room. She
stood before him in nothing but her white push-up bra and matching lace thong.
"Hell." He couldn't
take his eyes off her toned, tanned body. He mindlessly licked his lips when he
discovered her rose-colored nipples poking through the thin, silky material of
her bra. Struggling with himself, he tried not to lower his gaze. He lost the
battle as he greedily took in her scantily covered sex.
"Want to kiss me
now?" She ran her fingers down her neck and over her breasts. "Want
to touch me like this?" She moved her hand down her stomach and to the
waistband of her panties.
He stepped closer to her and
grabbed her wrist. He had to get her to stop or he'd lose all control.
"You want to do it?"
About the Author:
Ella Jade has been writing for
as long as she can remember. As a child, she often had a notebook and pen with
her, and now as an adult, the laptop is never far. The plots and dialogue have
always played out in her head, but she never knew what to do with them. That
all changed when she discovered the eBook industry. She started penning novels
at a rapid pace and now she can't be stopped.
Ella resides in New Jersey with
her husband and two young boys. When she's not chasing after her kids, she's
busy writing, attending PTO meetings, kickboxing, and scrapbooking. She hopes
you'll get lost in her words.
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