Theyâre discovering the healing powers of passion
Burned-by-love architect Hunter McKay came home to Phoenix to open her own firm, not rekindle her fleeting high school romance with playboy Tyson Steele. But when she runs into the sexy surgeon at a nightclubâand he unleashes that legendary Steele charmâHunter fears sheâs headed straight for heartbreak once again.
Tyson hasnât forgotten the one who got away. A weeklong fling should be just enough to get the sultry beauty out of his system for good, even if he has to let Hunter set the ground rules. But the rules are suddenly changing for the no-strings bachelor. Can Tyson convince this sensual woman that heâs the real dealâthat they deserve a second chance together?
Deciding not to believe him, she looked past his shoulder to the door. âHow did you get into my office without Pauline announcing you?â
He shrugged. âI told her she didnât have to bother. I like announcing myself. Besides, she was packing up to leave, and she told me to tell you that she would see you Monday morning.â
Hunter glanced at her watch. She hadnât realized it was so late. That meant they were alone, and that wasnât a good thing right now with her present frame of mind. The best thing to do was to send him packing. Picking up the manila folder off her desk, she offered it to him. âHereâs what you came for.â
Tyson moved toward her with calm, deliberate strides, and when he came to a stop directly in front of her, she tried ignoring the sparks going off inside her. Instead of accepting the folder, he reached out and brushed the tips of his fingers across her cheek. âThatâs not what I came for, Hunter. This is.â
And before she could draw her next breath, he leaned in and captured her mouth with his.
Dear Reader,
They are back!
I love writing about men who defiantly reject the notion of falling in love. Men who honestly believe there is no woman out there who has the ability to tame their wild heart.
When I began writing about the Steele family, introducing them in my first book, Solid Soul, where my readers got to meet Chance Steele, I knew these men would be special. When I had accomplished the feat of marrying off all the Steeles in Charlotte, North Carolina, I gleefully turned my attention to their rambunctious cousins who lived in Phoenix. They are the ones known as the âBad Newsâ Steeles.
There are six brothers. So far weâve married off Galen, Eli and Jonas. Now, in Possessed by Passion, youâll get to see how Tyson Steele puts up a bitter fight until the end. Like his brothers, Tyson thinks he knows how to play the game and win. However, an old flame by the name of Hunter McKay shows him itâs not always a game. Once in a while, itâs all about possession. And when you throw passion in the mix, a lot of things can happen.
Thank you for making the Steeles a very special family. I look forward to bringing you more books of endless love and red-hot passion.
Happy reading!
Brenda Jackson
BRENDA JACKSON is a New York Times bestselling author of more than one hundred romance titles. Brenda married her childhood sweetheart, Gerald, and has two sons. She lives in Jacksonville, Florida. She divides her time between family, writing and traveling. Email Brenda at [email protected] or visit her on her website at brendajackson.net.
To the man who will always and forever be the love of my life, Gerald Jackson, Sr.
To all my readers who waited patiently on another novel about those âBad Newsâ Steeles, this one is especially for you.
And to my readers who gave me their love, support and understanding as I endured a difficult time in my life, I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart.
Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly.
Chapter 1
âI understand you became an uncle last night, Tyson. Congratulations.â
Tyson Steele glanced over at the man whoâd slid onto the bar stool beside him. Miles Wright was a colleague at the hospital where they both worked as surgeons. âThanks. How did you know?â
âIt was in this morningâs paper. Quite the article.â
Tyson shook his head as he took a sip of his drink. Leave it to his mother, Eden Tyson Steele, to make sure the entire city knew about the birth of her first grandchildren. Twins. A boy and a girl that represented a new generation of Steeles in Phoenix. Everyone was happy for his brother Galen and his wife, Brittany, but his mother was ecstatic beyond reason. Within the past three years, not only had three of her six die-hard bachelor sons gotten married, but as of last night she also had a grandson and granddaughter to boast about.
He wondered if Galen was aware of the article in this morningâs paper since he hadnât mentioned it when Tyson had spoken to him earlier. Knowing their mother, Tyson wouldnât be surprised if the announcement appeared in the New York Times next. A former international model whose face had graced the covers of such magazines as Vogue, Cosmo and Elle, his mother still had connections in a lot of places and had no shame in using them.