Twenty year
old, Allison Slater has been in love with her brother’s bandmate, Rhys McGowan,
since she was fifteen years old. But to him, she’ll always be Jake’s little
sister and off limits. Now a college sophomore and licking her wounds from a
bad breakup, she sets her sights on making Rhys see her as someone he could
date…maybe even love. Her opportunity comes when Rhys visits his parents in
Savannah where she is attending college. But the night she’s dreamed of turns
to heart-break, and she realizes she’ll never be the one for Rhys.
For Rhys
McGowan, his nightmare began when he woke up, naked and hung-over, next to his
bandmate’s little sister. Unable to remember a thing from the previous night,
he only makes matters worse by lying to Allison about not being interested in
her. The truth is he’s spent the last year to ignore his body’s reaction
whenever Allison is around. His resolve is tested when Allison comes on tour
with Runaway Train, as both Jake and Abby’s nanny and to fulfill her fashion
design internship. The more time he spends with her in the close quarters of
the bus, the harder it is for him to resist.
Will Rhys
realize that having a relationship with Allison is worth fighting for even if
it means that he has to fight his best friend for a chance?
“Take a
shot,” he commanded, his expression tense, his eyes unreadable.
Goosebumps
pebbled my arms at his assertiveness. I wasn’t used to him being so forceful.
For a moment, I couldn’t process his words. It was like the tone of the entire
conversation had veered off course. Reluctantly, I followed his orders. When I
started to reach for a lime, he stopped me. As I eyed him curiously, he took
the shaker of salt in his hand. Tilting his head, he shook the bottle along his
neck. Then he leaned over and brought the shaker to my neck. My chest rose and
fell in harsh pants at the nearness of him. But most of all, it was the way the
tension crackled in the air between us. Nothing really had been spoken
out-loud, nothing had been done to change things, but in that moment,
everything was different.
“Take a
shot,” he repeated.
With
trembling fingers, I reached for the glass. I took it in one hand and the lime
in the other. Leaning forward on the stool, I dipped my head down to his neck.
My lips hovered over the warmth of his skin. Flicking out my tongue, I brought
it against the stubble on his neck. Rhys sucked in a harsh breath at the
contact. Slowly, my tongue trailed upwards over the faint line of salt,
eliciting a small groan from Rhys.
Once I finished,
I pulled away. I didn’t dare look at Rhys—my skin burned just from the
intensity of the stare I felt on me. Tipping up the glass, I downed it in one
fiery gulp. As my eyes pinched shut in pain, I slammed the lime against my
lips. My teeth cut through the fruit, as my mouth sucked off the juices. When I
swallowed again, a shiver echoed through me.
I opened my
eyes to find Rhys still staring at me. His dark eyes shone with an intensity
that I would’ve given anything to know what he was thinking. He reached for his
glass and lime. His eyes never left mine as he bent over. I tilted my head to
give him better access. At the feel of his warm tongue on my neck, I shuddered,
and I remained trembling even after he pulled away. He then downed the tequila
without even bothering with the lime.
“Another?”
“Yes.”
We repeated
the process again. And again. Until we had downed five shots and licked and
sucked our way up each other’s necks. My skin still tingled from the feel of
his tongue. Of course, my entire body was tingling from the strong alcohol
pumping through every cell and molecule. It made me feel so alive. While it had
just been his tongue on my neck, the feel of his hands as they brushed on my
shoulders, whispered across my collarbone, had driven me crazy. I could only
fantasize that his tongue was following the same path across my chest and down
to my breasts.
More than
anything in the world, I wanted this man, and tonight I was going to get my
wish. From the lust-filled looks he been giving me, along with the groans of
pleasure when I had licked his skin, I knew what was going to happen. I was
finally going to have Rhys.
SOUNDTRACK
(songs
mentioned in the book)
You and
Tequila - Kenny Chesney
Weakness in
Me - Joan Armatrading
Am I The
Only One -Melissa Etheridge
You're
beautiful--James blunt
Say
something - A great Big World
Portland,
Oregon—Jack white and Loretta Lynn.
Same
Mistake - James Blunt
Goodbye My
Lover - James Blunt
Conga -
Gloria Estefan
Drunk in
Love - Beyonce
About the Author: Katie Ashley
Katie
Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of The
Proposition. She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled
dogs and one outnumbered cat. She has a slight obsession with Pinterest, The
Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, Supernatural, Designing Women, and
Scooby-Doo.
She spent
11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS and HS English
until she left to write full time in December 2012.
She also
writes Young Adult fiction under the name Krista Ashe.
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