Can a secret crush . . .
Jo Walsh has loved Cameron Mitchell for as long as she can remember. Whether front and center in her
life or on the periphery, the tall, brooding artist has made his presence seductively and irresistibly
known. But whenever they start to get close, Cam pulls away. Jo's tired of keeping her feelings in a box
Cam is afraid to open. If he wants her, he'll have to prove it. And if he doesn't, Jo will need to know
the real reason why . . .
. . . become the love of a lifetime?
How do you walk away from your soul mate? Cam wishes he knew. No matter how far he runs from Jo,
he can't resist looking back at the silver eyes that seem to see right through him. But as well as Jo thinks
she understands Cam, the dark truth about his past is something she shouldn't have to handle. Cam's
sure that setting Jo free is the right thing to do. Too bad his heart has other ideas . . .
At thirteen years old, Jo had fantasized about her first kiss. In her mind, it would be with
Cam. She had practiced on her pillow and French-kissed her hand. She had positioned herself just so
during Spin the Bottle, but Cam’s bottle had never landed on her. He’d never even hinted that he’d
wanted to kiss her, that he fantasized about her, too. So all she’d had were daydreams. And in those
daydreams, Cam nibbled at her lips. Slipped his tongue into her mouth, shy as she was. He was gentle
and careful.
This was not that kiss.
This kiss was made of sweet smoke and embers. It sizzled on her lips and seared her
senses until she could only feel and taste and touch and see him. The whole universe whittled down to
this man completely possessing her with a kiss. Sucking her tongue into his mouth. Pulling her lips
between his teeth for tantalizing bites.
Cam walked them backward with slow, measured steps until he eased onto the bench,
never leaving space between their mouths. He pulled her bare legs to either side of his hips, pressing
against her back until her breasts were crushed against his chest. He lowered his head, nudging the
straps of her camisole aside with his lips and sucking on her naked shoulder. Jo moaned, tipping her
head back until her hair rained between her shoulder blades. Cam pushed the camisole down around
her waist and pulled her breast into his greedy mouth. With every pull of his lips and tongue, she rolled
her hips against him, a steady, sensual syncopation that shoved Jo over the edge. She took shelter
against his chest, gripping his neck, huffing hot air into the collar of his shirt. Her thighs tightened
around his hips, and her body released in shivers and whimpers and shudders.
She stilled little by little, falling against him, limp and pliant. Cam pushed her hair behind
her shoulders, raining kisses over her collarbones and nipples until they peaked and begged for his
mouth again. He suckled at her, sliding his hands inside her shorts, squeezing her butt and urging her
against him.
“Cam, I just—”
“I know.” He looked up, anointing her nipples with his words. “It was the most beautiful
thing I’ve ever seen. I want it again and again and again.”
Kennedy Ryan writes contemporary romance and women's fiction. She
always give her characters their happily ever after, but loves to make them work for it! It's a long road to
love, so sit back and enjoy the ride. In an alternative universe and under her government issue name,
Tina Dula, she is a wife to the love of her life, mom to a special, beautiful son, and a friend to those living
with autism through her foundation Myles-A-Part, serving Georgia families.
Her writings on Autism have appeared in Chicken Soup for the
Soul, and she has been featured on the Montel Williams Show, NPR, Headline
News and others. She is donating a portion of her proceeds to her own foundation and to her
charitable partner, Talk About Curing Autism (TACA).
Her interview series MOMMIES DO THE MOST AMAZING
THINGS is featured each month in Modern Mom.
♥READ THE SERIES♥
Book 1 - When You Are Mine
Book 2 - Loving You Always
Book 3 - Be Mine Forever
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