A SEAL's Pleasure

Subject: Navy SEAL Gabriel Thorne

Mission: Initiate Operation: Romance...and prove that one night isn’t enough!

Explosives expert and Navy SEAL Gabriel “Romeo” Thorne makes his living tempting fate. Pushing the limits. So far, he’s never lost—especially when it comes to women. That is, until his best friend’s wedding, where Gabriel is suddenly face-to-face—and deliciously body-to-body—with the one woman hot enough to detonate his self-control.

Tessa Monroe is used to being in control with men. Gabriel, on the other hand, is pretty much her sex kryptonite. Hard, gorgeous, dark-eyed kryptonite. Even as her defenses whisper “danger,” lust demands she take her pleasure with him and then run. Now they’re skirting the edge of an explosive attraction...where one wrong move could mean disaster.

“What am I doing? I’m seducing you...”

Gabriel slid his fingers through the long sweep of Tessa’s hair, enjoying the silky thickness. “You’ve finally admitted this attraction we’ve got going on here. It’s time to see how far we can push it. How long we can play it out.”

“Oh, I’ll bet you’re good for at least a few long, hard hours,” she said in a husky tone, her fingers tiptoeing up his chest, leaving hot little trails.

“Oh, yeah, I could keep you panting and wet for hours,” he promised, leaning closer as if to kiss her. At the last second, he shifted so his lips brushed the softest whisper over her cheek. “But we could do better than that.”

Her breath hitched a little, her gaze blurred with pleasure. The fingers of both her hands were kneading his chest, nails digging in gently in a sexy rhythm that promised a superb sense of timing.

Gabe knew his limits, knew how far he could push this desire before he hit the point of no return.

Now to find out hers.

And, in a flash as powerful as his spiking desire, he realized what she was doing.

She wanted to spike this heat, accelerate it so it blew, hot, fast and furious. Then she’d turn on those sexy heels of hers and walk away without a glance.

Gabriel understood her strategy. He even admired it.

But it wasn’t going to happen...

Dear Reader,

Ahh, weddings. Don’t you love them? Since they are often the end result in a romance novel, I’m a big fan. But the wedding preparation? Oh, man, talk about stress! Especially when the bride keeps changing her mind. Which is why in A SEAL’s Pleasure, Tessa’s best friend’s wedding has become her biggest nightmare. For a woman used to speaking her mind and going after what she wants, simply smiling and going along is pushing the bounds of friendship.

Which made it even more fun to give Tessa a delicious distraction like Gabriel, aka Romeo to his SEAL team (a worthy nickname, as many a woman will attest). Not only is Gabriel gorgeous, sexy and fun, he challenges Tessa to learn what romance is. Pretty fitting for a wedding, right?

I hope you enjoy A SEAL’s Pleasure and that you’ll check out the rest of my sexy SEAL series. You can find them on my website, as well as insider peeks into this story and others. Visit tawnyweber.com or find me at facebook.com/tawnyweber.romanceauthor or follow me on Twitter @TawnyWeber.

Happy reading,

Tawny Weber

A SEAL’s Pleasure

Tawny Weber

www.millsandboon.co.uk

A New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of over thirty hot books, TAWNY WEBER has been writing sassy, sexy romances since her first Mills & Boon Blaze book was published in 2007. A fan of Johnny Depp, cupcakes and color coordination, she spends a lot of her time shopping for cute shoes, scrapbooking and hanging out on Facebook.

Readers can check out Tawny’s books at her website, tawnyweber.com, or join her Red Hot Readers Club for goodies such as free reads, complete first-chapter excerpts, recipes, insider story info and much more. Look for her on Facebook at facebook.com/tawnyweber.romanceauthor and follow her on Twitter @TawnyWeber.

To all of the bridesmaids, everywhere!

Contents

Cover

Back Cover Text

Introduction

Dear Reader

Title Page

About the Author

Dedication

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Extract

Copyright

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CHIEF PETTY OFFICER Gabriel Thorne had yet to find a challenge he couldn’t meet, beat or defeat.

And today’s game was no different.

Ignoring the noise, the intense stares and the heavy expectations, he assessed the field, making note of all of his options even as his mind calculated risks and probabilities. There were three easy shots, ones that would assure him an advance. But Gabriel had no need for easy.

A quick glance at the clock assured him that he did have a need for speed, though.

He leaned over the pool table, slid the cue between his fingers and, in a practiced move, placed a machine-gun shot right in the center of the waiting balls, sending them all flying home to clear the table.

“And that’s how it’s done,” he told his scowling opponent.

Gabriel easily read the fury in the guy’s face, but kept his grin in check while the other man yanked his wallet from his slacks pocket.

“Another round,” insisted Jase Jeglinski—otherwise known as Jackrabbit to the SEAL team.