It’s here.
My short, sweet (okay, maybe not so sweet) story from Musa Publishing: The One That Got Away.
This little book releases as part of Musa’s Finally Ever After line.
The One That Got Away: The Blurb
Sometimes its impossible to know whether he was the one who got away or the one you’re definitely better off without…until he comes back into your life.
Lily Kember never dreamed a causal introduction to a friend?s friend would change her life, but three days after meeting Kai Jettison, she?s fallen deeply and irrevocably in love.
Kai falls just as hard, yet minutes after telling her as much he has no choice but to rip her heart to shreds, leaving whatever has blossomed between them lying in tatters on the ground.
It?s been five months since that fateful day. Five months of no contact. Now Kai is attending the same end of year bash as Lily, and bumping into him seems unavoidable. Lily?s choices are limited: either steel her emotions against Kai or risk losing her heart to him all over again.
The One That Got Away: A (short) Excerpt:
Lily was on her feet before she realized she?d moved. ?Keep hoping, Kai. You smooth-talked your way into my heart and my life once before, then ripped them both to pieces when you finally found the guts to be honest. Do not think, even for a second, that I might give you a chance to do it again.?
She turned and walked away with as much dignity as she could muster, taking one cautious step after another, ensuring she didn?t trip over her own heels. She smoothed her dress down as she walked, aware of its less-than-chaste length. One sharp gust of wind and Kai and everyone else at the party would be treated to a view of her lace underwear.
Before Lily made it to the door leading back inside, Kai grabbed her hand and tugged it hard enough that Lily stumbled. Kai caught her against him, pulling her close, holding her upright. Without giving her a choice, he took several steps backward, leading them into a darkened spot in the garden. From there Lily could hear the music, but the only part of the house she could see was solid wall.
His arms wrapped around her, clasping her against his muscled abdomen, trapping her. Her nose was buried in the groove between his shoulder and neck, so when she breathed, his unique, spicy scent inundated her senses.
Claustrophobia and desire slammed into her in equal measures. A desperate need to escape, to free herself from his steely embrace and breathe fresh air warred with the ache to rub herself against him, press her breasts firmly into the wall of his chest and nip at the salty skin beneath her lips.
He surrounded her. She could see nothing but his shoulder, smell nothing but his spicy scent and feel nothing but his strength.
Awareness didn?t just slither through her veins. It hit her with the force of a hurricane, blowing away her rationality, vanquishing her logic. All she knew was Kai, his aroma, his body and her devastating need to get closer.
She struggled against him, using her fists to pound his arms and squirming her hips to break free, but all he did was tighten his hold and pull her nearer.
?Let me go.? She tried to yell, but her voice came out muffled. ?Damn it, Kai, take your hands off me.? He had no right to touch her. No right to trap her like this. He?d had his chance five months ago, and he?d blown it.
?No. Not yet.?
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You can get your copy of The One That Got Away for the bargain price of $0.99.
It’s available now at Musa Publishing and at Amazon.
The book will soon be available from Barnes and Noble, but if you can’t wait til then, you can buy it in .ePub format direct from Musa.
Jess
