Seduced In Seattle
Can a skirt really act as a man-magnet? Kate Talavera is a true believer. After all, the skirt has already snared husbands for her two best friends! So when seriously sexy Brock Gannon storms back into her life after twelve years, and makes it plain that he has seduction on his mind, she thinks he's the one.Only, little does Kate guess that Brock's only after the skirt.…
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âOkay,â Kate said, closing the door. âYou can come out now.â
Brock slowly slid out from under the bed, his dark hair slightly tousled. âItâs been quite a while since Iâve hidden under a girlâs bed.â He smiled. âMakes me feel seventeen again.â
His smile made her stomach feel funny. âGlad to know Iâm not your first.â Kate held out her hand to help him to his feet, her heart skittering at the way his big hand closed around her fingers.
âThanks,â he said, straightening to his full height.
âYouâre welcome,â she replied, automatically reaching up to brush the dust bunnies out of his hair. Suddenly she realized just how intimate her actions were and drew back her hand as if sheâd been burned. âSorry.â
âMe, too,â Brock said huskily. âIâm sorry you stopped.â
Kate swallowed, the tone in his voice making her skin tingle. Itâs the skirt, she reminded herself. Brock wasnât really attracted to her. He was just reacting to the skirtâs magnetic qualities.
But after seeing how good he looked in her bedroom, Kate was tempted to take Brock any way she could get himâ¦.
Dear Reader,
Do clothes make the man, or in this case, the woman? Most people think so. As a poor college student, on the first five dates I had with my future husband, I actually wore clothes I borrowed from friends. I really wanted to impress him, and I was sure that nothing I had in my meager closet could do the job. And I wouldnât be surprised if young women today were having the same problem. Wouldnât it be great if there was a special store that sold clothes guaranteed to attract men?
In Seduced in Seattle, Kate Talavera doesnât find the storeâbut she gets The Skirt! And sheâs determined to use it to catch the man of her dreams. Only, when she meets sexy Brock Gannon, her dreams begin to changeâ¦.
I hope you enjoy the third installment of the SINGLE IN THE CITY miniseries. Cara Summers, Heather MacAllister and I had so much fun writing them! And the fun isnât over yet! To find out more about our ongoing series, check out our Web site at: www.singleinthecity.org.
Enjoy,
Kristin Gabriel
Books by Kristin Gabriel
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HARLEQUIN DUETS
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25âTHE BACHELOR TRAP
27âBACHELOR BY DESIGN
29âBEAUTY AND THE BACHELOR
61aâOPERATION BABEâMAGNET
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Contents
Prologue
FATE WAS CONSPIRING against Kate Talavera. There could be no other reason she found herself locked in the ladiesâ room of the reception hall the very moment the bride was scheduled to toss the skirt.
âLet me out of here!â Kate pounded on the bathroom door, hoping someone could hear her over the loud music reverberating from the reception hall. The strong odor of pine-scented air freshener was giving her a headache.
When her fist grew sore, Kate leaned against the sink and debated her options. Staying stuck in the ladiesâ room wasnât an option. Not when an event that could change her entire future was about to take place.
She glanced at her watch, noting that it was almost time for the bride, Gwen Kempner, to toss the bouquet. But Kate didnât care about that. She wanted the skirt. The secret weapon that had snared husbands for all three of her old college roommates.
The skirt came from an island hidden deep in the Caribbean and a rare, powerful thread ran through it. A thread that drew men to the woman who wore it and entranced them forever.
Wearing the skirt, which she had caught at Torrieâs wedding, Chelsea Brockway had found true love with Zach McDaniels and been married at Christmas. Kate and Gwen had both been bridesmaids, only Gwen was the one lucky enough to catch the skirt that night. Shortly afterward, Gwen had met Alec and this morning, on Valentineâs Day, she had become Mrs. Alec Fleming. Now it was Kateâs turn.
If she could get out of the bathroom.
She looked around the small lavatory for some kind of tool that she might be able to use to pry the door open. But all she found were some extra rolls of toilet paper and an empty tube of lipstick. This couldnât be happening. Not when sheâd finally found the perfect man.
Todd Winslow, her former next-door neighbor and the current owner of one of the most successful home shopping channels on cable television. He was smart, successful and, best of all, single. In two weeks, heâd be coming to Seattle to attend her parentsâ fortieth wedding anniversary party.
Thatâs when she planned to snag him. All she had to do was catch the skirt, then catch Todd. Sheâd waited so long for true love that she wasnât about to let a locked door stop her now.
Kicking off one shoe, she whacked the three-inch heel against the edge of the sink until the small rubber tip on the end of the heel came loose. She pulled it off, then rubbed one finger over the sharp metal point. Sheâd chisel her way out of here, if necessary.
