Housekeeper at His Beck and Call
Maid for his bed! Lieutenant Cade Grant wears his scars well on the outside. He’s rugged, strong and gorgeous, but his heart is as hard as they come. Sweet, innocent, and in need of employment fast, Liv will do almost anything. If that means donning her housekeeper’s pinny for the brooding Lieutenant then so be it. As sparks fly between them, Cade’s more interested in having his beautiful new housekeeper between his sheets rather than washing them. But the plucky virgin’s nervous.The job description has just been changed – the situation vacant is now in his bed – and Cade will teach her everything she needs to know…
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âGet out of my way, Cade. Iâm warning youââ
He pulled away from the door and stood back, but when she tried to slide past him he got in her way. She tried to dodge round the other side, but he moved with her. And now he had her trapped, with both his hands resting on the door above her head.
âMove, Cade!â
âNo.â
âWhy?â she demanded, chest heaving up and down.
âBecauseâ¦â He kissed her firmly, possessively, hungrily, and felt her tremble as she moaned.
She was just getting into it when he pulled away. A kiss like that could lead only one place, and though Liv was fiery and courageous, she was vulnerable too, here under his roof, his dominion.
He watched her as she recovered. âThatâll teach you to fight me.â
Susan Stephens was a professional singer before meeting her husband on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta. In true Modern⢠Romance style they met on Monday, became engaged on Friday, and were married three months after that. Almost thirty years and three children later, they are still in love. (Susan does not advise her children to return home one day with a similar story, as she may not take the news with the same fortitude as her own mother!)
Susan had written several non-fiction books when fate took a hand. At a charity costume ball there was an after-dinner auction. One of the lots, âSpend a Day with an Authorâ, had been donated by Mills & Boon author Penny Jordan. Susanâs husband bought this lot, and Penny was to become not just a great friend but a wonderful mentor, who encouraged Susan to write romance.
Susan loves her family, her pets, her friends and her writing. She enjoys entertaining, travel, and going to the theatre. She reads, cooks, and plays the piano to relax, and can occasionally be found throwing herself off mountains on a pair of skis or galloping through the countryside. Visit Susanâs website: www.susanstephens.netâshe loves to hear from her readers all around the world!
Look out for Susanâs next Modern⢠Romance, coming soon!
Recent books by the same author:
Modern Heat⢠LAYING DOWN THE LAW DIRTY WEEKEND
Modern⢠Romance DESERT KING, PREGNANT MISTRESS BOUGHT: ONE ISLAND, ONE BRIDE ONE-NIGHT BABY
The Royal House of Niroli EXPECTING HIS ROYAL BABY Book 5
Recent reviews for talented Modern⢠and Modern Heat⢠author Susan Stephens
About LAYING DOWN THE LAW, Modern Heatâ¢, January 2008:
âIt should be illegal to miss Susan Stephensâ terrific LAYING DOWN THE LAW! With its cast of wonderful characters, hilarious one-liners, sparkling dialogue and steamy sexual tension, LAYING DOWN THE LAW is compulsive reading for readers who enjoy reading sexy romances that will tug at their heartstrings and tickle their funny bones!â
âwww.cataromance.com
About BOUGHT: ONE ISLAND, ONE BRIDE, Modern⢠Romance, December 2007:
âAn exhilarating tale full of passion, intensity and heat, BOUGHT: ONE ISLAND, ONE BRIDE is a sizzling romance you will be unable to put down, featuring a gorgeous Greek tycoon and a feisty but vulnerable heroine. Sexy, steamy and engrossing, BOUGHT: ONE ISLAND, ONE BRIDE is another triumph for the wonderful Susan Stephens, a writer who never fails to deliver enthralling romances we just cannot resist!â
âwww.cataromance.com
âA pleasing story about overcoming the past with the healing power of love. The Greek island and its people are wonderful secondary characters, filled with rich local flavours and traditions.â
âwww.romantictimes.com
For the wonderful, strong women who so generously shared their thoughts on loving a soldier with me
CHAPTER ONE
HE WAS aching with inactivity. He could never sit down for long. The television company had asked if they could conduct the interview in the farmhouse kitchen at Featherstone Hall, saying the kitchen would make him seem more human and approachable.
Thinking publicity would help raise awareness of his campaign, he had agreed, and now he found himself sitting in the glare of camera lights, while a girl with dirty toenails and an earnest air snapped a clapperboard in his faceâwhich was doing nothing for his blood pressure. âThatâs it,â he said, standing up.
âBut, Lieutenant Colonel Grantâ¦Cade.â She clearly thought that using his first name might soften him. She was destined to fail. âYou havenât finished interviewing the prospective candidates for the post ofâ¦â she paused for dramatic effect ââ¦Housekeeper to a Heroââ
âIf you mean the stoogesââ
The earnest oneâs eyes gleamed. ââNo one else turned upâ¦And so in order to prevent the interview from being a complete disaster, I providedââ
âStooges from your team? Yes, I know.â He pushed his chair back. âAnd now you can all pack up and go home; this interview is over.â
He stood at his full height, knowing that with the top of his head brushing the beams he was an intimidating sight. He should have known it was a mistake to let anyone into his life, and that it was just an excuse to pry. The only reason heâd done it this time was because heâd hoped television coverage would promote his scheme to turn Featherstone Hall into a rehabilitation centre for returning soldiers; a service he was determined to expand throughout the country. But the reporter was only interested in graphic stories of heroics, with plenty of blood and gore, she told him. Heâd flinched at that, and when sheâd added that sort of
