âI never guessed youâd be sexually uptight.â
The words came out sounding very provocative. Jake fought the impulse to kiss Michelle, even though she had just insulted him. âIâm not uptight,â he said roughly.
Michelle arched an eyebrow. âSo what are you doing on that bed when youâre welcome in this one?â she asked, patting the sheet beside her.
Jake felt himself on the losing end of this battle. His pulse rate sped up. His throat tightened. And he wanted nothing more than to take her up on her invitation, consequences be damned.
Still, he had to try to gain control over the situation. âRespect. A gentleman never takes advantage. Heâ¦â Jake couldnât think when he looked at her seductive pose, so he shifted his gaze to her hands. âHe gets to know her firstâher likes, her dislikes, her favorite color⦠He gets to know her on an emotional level before moving on to the physical.â
Michelleâs generous smile caught him off guard. âI guess I havenât encountered many gentlemen.â She went over and took his hands. âBut Jake, why would you give a woman more than sheâs asking for?â Pulling him close, she whispered, âDonât you know that all I want is youâ¦?â
Dear Reader,
Ah, those Magnificent McCoy Men! In the first two books of the miniseries, License to Thrill and The P.I. Who Loved Her, you met Marc and Mitch. After these sexy-as-sin brothers, we thought we couldnât possibly come up with another hero capable of eclipsing their considerable shadow. Then out stepped brother Jakeâ¦
In For Her Eyes Only, seriously single Immigration and Naturalization Agent Jake McCoy bumps into fascinating French national Michelle Lambert, and is thrown for the loop of his life. Where heâs conventional and rule-abiding, Michelleâs provocatively uninhibited and willing to do anything it takes to get what she wantsâ¦and near the top of her list is sizzling sex with Jake. Will Jake obey the rules and keep her at armâs length? Or is he man enough to see that some rules were meant to be broken?
We hope you enjoy reading about Jakeâs seductionâboth in and out of the bedroom! And weâd love to hear what you think. Write to us at P.O. Box 12271, Toledo, OH 43612, or visit us at the Web site we share with other Temptation authors at www.Temptationauthors.com. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the next book in the series, featuring delicious David McCoy, coming your way soon!
Hereâs wishing you love, romance and many happy endings,
Lori & Tony Karayianni
aka Tori Carrington
So many people, so little space! We wholeheartedly dedicate this book to everyone at Harlequin Books in Toronto forâ¦well, for everything. But mostly for making it possible to do what we love doing most. Especially Birgit Davis-Todd, Randall Toye, Brian Hickey, Stuart Campbell, Katherine Orr, Stacy Widdrington, Maureen Stead, Carolyn Flear, Helen Higginson, Jennifer Tam, Meghan Dillon, Krystyna de Duleba, Amy Chen andâlast but certainly not least, Brenda Chin without whom none of this would be possible. Thanks to all, named and unnamed! Without you, weâd still be writing stories that would make it no farther than our closet floor.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Epilogue
âJAKE, DO I EVER HAVE THE WOMAN FOR YOUâ¦.â
Jake McCoy tucked his chin toward his chest and squinted against the September morning sunlight. If any words could put the fear of God into him, those were it. Melanie, his younger brother Marcâs new wife, had said them at the McCoy place last nightâright after his other brother Mitchâs new wife, Liz, took a perfectly good chicken and mutilated it beyond recognition for Sunday dinner.
His measured footsteps echoed off the asphalt of the parking lot across the street from the Immigration and Naturalization Service field office building in Arlington, Virginia. He hadnât responded to Melâs frightening proposition. Marc had answered for him, reminding his pregnant wife that Jake wasnât interested in a woman. That none of the McCoy men were. They had to be bitten in the ass before any of them would even consider the idea of marriage.
Jake had been embarrassed by the resulting laughter.
Then again, how was Marc to know how very close heâd come to getting married? Long before his younger, brash brother had even had his first sexual experience.
He tightened his grip on the files he held in his left hand, then absently moved his other hand to pat the breast of his jacket. Perhaps close wasnât exactly the word for his only brush with the M word. Heâd been close. The woman heâd been dating, Janice Tollerby, was shocked when heâd pulled out the simple gold ring and proposed on their fourth date.
He still couldnât figure that one out. Heâd known on their first date that he and conservative Janice could form a workable union. It was unimportant that he was new to the dating scene and that they hadnât known each other long.