Iâm waiting for you. Make me yours.
Melodieâs provocative words echoed through Coleâs head, and he nearly groaned as every muscle in his body responded to her brazen invitation. Her flattened palms traveled along his shoulders and around his neck, causing her soft, lush breasts to rasp across his chest and her thighs to press against his. One step closer and sheâd have ample proof that he was ready, willing and able to indulge in carnal pleasures with her.
Unable to take another moment of her bewitching seduction, he grabbed both of her hands to regain control of the situation and backed Melodie up against the wall behind her.
âDammit, Mel,â he growled, his low, rough tone threaded with frustration and desire. âYouâre playing with fire.â
Cole had expected her to back off, but this sexy new Melodie was proving to be more than he bargained for.
Instead of retreating, she let out a deep breath and rubbed her breast against his chest. Looking up at him with a challenge in her gaze, she said, âBut Cole, maybe I want to get burnedâ¦.â
Dear Reader,
I think most of us are good girls at heart, with urges to be impulsive and naughty at times. And Melodie Turner, the heroine of A Shameless Seduction, is no exception. Sheâs lusted after her boss, Cole Sommers, for years, and sheâs finally decided that sheâs going to shed her sensible image and have him, no-holds-barred. What ensues is a shameless seduction filled with erotic encounters, provocative fantasies and enough heat to singe your fingertips! Cole doesnât stand a chance against this femaleâs methods of persuasion. So turn the page and discover just how far Melodie will go to get her man.
I hope you enjoy Cole and Melodieâs sizzling story. And donât miss the fireworks when lady-killer Noah Sommers meets his match in The Ultimate Seduction, a November 2002 Blaze title. You can check out my Web site at www.janelledenison.com for updated information on both books.
Enjoy the heat!
Janelle Denison
P.S. I love to hear from my readers. You can write to me at P.O. Box 1102, Rialto, CA 92377-1102 (send a SASE for goodies!), or at [email protected].
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799âTEMPTED
811âSEDUCED
832âSEDUCTIVE FANTASY
844âWILD FANTASY
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This is dedicated to all the good girls out there whoâve taken chances, seduced the man of their dreamsâ¦and lived happily ever after.
And to Don, for letting this good girl take a chance on him. Youâre my happily-ever-after.
âI NEED A WOMAN.â
âYou most certainly do. Maybe if you got laid every once in a while you wouldnât be so uptight at the office.â
Cole Sommers shot his younger brother a tolerant look from across the expanse of his polished oak desk. âHa-ha, very funny, Noah. Youâre a laugh-riot.â
Noah chuckled despite Coleâs unhumorous tone. âHey, itâs the truth. Sex does wonders for a guyâs attitude. Take me for example. Iâm always in a great mood.â His trademark bad-boy grin made an appearance, making his blue eyes gleam with satisfaction and purpose. âAnd judging by your surly attitude lately, Iâd say itâs been a while since youâve blown off someâ¦steam, among other things.â
Cole grunted in reply. Reclining in his chair, he rolled his shoulders, inwardly admitting that he had been tense and restless lately. He just wasnât sure if it was a result of not getting laid, or rather the culmination of some unstimulating sex. The last brief affair heâd had nearly six months ago hadnât been all that mind-blowing and had left him feeling like something crucial had been missingâ¦like an emotional connection. As a result, heâd become more discriminating when it came to dating and sexual relationships, which had narrowed the field of women considerably and left him celibate and even more irritable than normal.
But with no woman constraining him he could concentrate full-time on his true love. His P.I. firm was his mistress, and Sommers Investigative Specialists was demanding enough to occupy his days and nights.
âYouâre awfully quiet,â Noah said, breaking into his thoughts. âDoes that mean Iâm right?â
âHardly,â Cole drawled. âLove âem and leave âem is your motto, not mine.â
âHell, you donât even love âem.â Noah stretched his long, jean-clad legs in front of him and clasped his hands behind his head. âThatâs the whole problem, Cole. For you, work comes before pleasure. Itâs always been that way.â
âIâve had my share of relationships,â he refuted. But Noah was right about his dedication to his work. The wealth of responsibilities heâd taken on at a very early age was all heâd ever known. He wasnât complaining. He loved his job and career. So, at the age of thirty-three, heâd pretty much resigned himself to being a confirmed bachelor, and he was fine with that status. Work and past obligations had consumed him, a single-minded trait that stemmed from the bitter divorce of his parents, his motherâs tragic death and then the loss of the one man heâd always looked up to and thought of as his own personal hero.