âYou have a Mr Right checklist?â
It made him uncomfortably aware that she was weighing everything he did and said. He needed to watch himself around her.
Gail shrugged. âItâs just qualities I think would be compatible with me. Like, Iâm looking for someone with a good job.â
âCheck that one off for me.â
She smiled at him. âAnd he has to be committed to the person heâs dating.â
âAh. That one will be harder to convince you of, wonât it?â
âYes. You arenât exactly known for monogamy. And then â¦â She hesitated as a pretty pink blush spread up to her cheeks.
âWhat could be next?â he asked. âWhy are you so shy now?â
âI have to be attracted to you. A healthy sex life is on my checklist.â
He leaned in close, his breath hot on her neck. âWhen the time is right you will have no doubts that I can fulfill all your needs.â
Dear Reader,
My new series from Desire⢠is kicking off with a juicy, scandal-ridden romance! Russell Holloway was a secondary character in my MIAMI NIGHTS miniseries so you might remember him from there. In this book he meets his match in Gail Little, who is Russellâs antithesis. Where heâs a free spirit whose escapades are always heralded on the internet, sheâs staid and quiet and looking for Mr Right.
Some matchmaker thinks Russell might be that guy, but PR guru Gail thinks it might be a setup to clean up Russellâs image. Russell starts out with ulterior motives but soon finds himself falling for Gail. He never would have thought that Ms Right would be so classy, so refined and so damned sexy!
I hope you enjoy the start to this new series.
Happy reading!
Katherine
What had she been thinking?
Gail Little took a deep breath and walked into the makeshift hair and makeup area for the set of the reality-TV dating show Sexy and Single. She had never in her entire life thought of herself as sexy, but single ⦠now, that was something she had buttoned up. Sheâd always thought sheâd hook up with a guy in college, and theyâd fall into a relationship as they both started their careers. Then, after three years of dating, theyâd get married, but now she was staring down thirty and still alone.
âIâm Kat Humphries, the PA for Sexy and Single. Iâll also be your handler for all of your segments.â
Gail shook Katâs hand. Sheâd expected to see Willow Steadâthe producer of the show and one of her best friendsâinstead of a PA. Willow had gotten the idea to do the show when Gail had signed up with Matchmakers Inc. Though Gail had only told her friends she wanted to find a husband and didnât meet the right kind of men at work, the truth was she wanted a family of her own and her biological clock was ticking. So sheâd signed on with the dating service, never expecting her experiences would become the focus of a TV show.
Kat looked to be in her mid-twenties and wore a pair of slim-fitting jeans and a T-shirt from a bar in Mexico. Her long brown hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and she had an earpiece attached to the radio at her belt.
âFollow me,â Kat said.
Gail nodded and went with her to a bank of lighted mirrors set up against the wall. This was behind-the-scenes television that few viewers ever saw. Not very glamorous, but as the owner of a very successful PR firm, it was a world Gail knew well. Funny that she never pictured herself as the one going onstage.
âHave a seat here. The hair and makeup people are on their way. Youâre a few minutes early.â
âSorry about that. I didnât want to be late,â Gail said. Kat nodded, but held up one finger as she listened to something on her headset.
âPlease stay in here until I come back to get you,â Kat said. âWe want to capture that first moment when you and your match see each other.â
Gail wanted to groan. But she knew deep down that if she stayed in her rut any longer, her life would be nothing but work, and her dreams of a family and all that went with it would never be realized.
She stared at herself in the mirror as she waited for the hair and makeup person to arrive. Her thick, curly hair with its wild, out-of-control style framed her face. She reached up and pulled her hair back ⦠that was how she usually wore it for work. Because letâs face it, she thought, her unruly hair didnât scream sexy and single.
A man and woman approached her. âHello, Gail. Iâm Mona, and this is Pete. Weâre going to be doing your hair and makeup. Just sit back and relax.â
Gail did just that, wondering what sheâd gotten herself into. Sheâd wanted a man to spend her holidays with instead of being home alone, which might have been fun for Kevin in the