âWhy donât we go over to my apartment?
âAfter all,â Lana continued, âyou seem like a nice guy.â
Greg wasnât a nice guyâeverybody said so. But his neglected libido stirred. He could be a nice guy for an hour or so.
âThat is, if you like me,â she added shyly.
Greg couldnât believe it. While he was cooped up in his corner office, this kind of stuff was going on all over the city. Men and women were hooking up through singles ads for hot sex. Greg shook his head. No wonder life was passing him by. âWhatâs not to like?â
Her smile lit up the room. âGreat. Give me a sec to grab my coat and purse.â
Gregâs stomach churned with indecision as she walked away. She removed her apron, revealing a stunning silhouette. Seeking single male for good time. Heâd never done anything like this in his life.
But when Lana turned her smile in his direction, Greg discarded rational thought. Why the hell not? He was going for it!
âAre you ready?â she asked, hooking her arm through his.
He couldnât believe his luck. âOh, Iâm ready all right. Ready and willing.â
Dear Reader,
Can true love be found in the singles adsâeven if you donât place one? When Lana Martina finds herself in dire need of a roommate, she advertises for a female or gay male to help her share the rent. So when Greg Healey shows up, she figures the gorgeous guy is off-limits to her gender. Only, Greg is responding to a singles ad for his brotherâ¦And when free-spirited Lana starts talking about going back to her apartment, he concludes sheâsâ¦well, adventurous. How can these two love-starved loners ever get together?
I hope you enjoy this lighthearted holiday romance in which several characters from my previous books make cameo appearances. (How many will you recognize?)
Watch for my next title in Midnight Fantasies, the 2001 BLAZE anthology, available in June. Then look for Two Sexy!, a sequel to that short story in the new, longer BLAZE line also scheduled to debut in 2001. For a complete list of my titles, please visit my Web site, www.stephaniebond.com.
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Happy Holidays,
Stephanie Bond
Lexington, KY: SF in mid-twenties seeking SM for good times. Horse lover a plus. Iâm a good cook. Coffee Girl
LEXINGTON ATTORNEY Greg Healey looked up from the ad circled in Attitudes magazine, his stomach twisting at the sight of his younger brotherâs wide smile. âYou want to do what?â
âMeet Coffee Girl,â Will said. ââSFâ means single female, and âSMâ means single maleâthatâs me.â
Closing his eyes, Greg murmured, âSeeking single male.â
âFor good times,â Will added eagerly. âWill you help me, Gregory?â
After a long morning of correcting real estate contracts, this he did not need. He sighed, then looked up into innocent brown eyes. Willâs childlike expression seemed incongruous with his twenty-five-year-old body, which was broad and toned from grooming and riding horses at the farm that neighbored their home. Greg was tempted to dismiss his brotherâs request, but lately Will had been showing an elevated interest in women and dating. And in truth, considering Willâs shyness and relative isolation, turning to the singles ads wasnât so far-fetched. The fact that his brother had ventured downtown to Gregâs office to discuss the ad was proof that he was serious.
Still, intense protective feelings reared high. Greg gestured for his brother to sit in a plush visitorâs chair, while he himself leaned against his desk and crossed his arms. âI donât think this is a good idea, buddy. You donât even know this womanââ
âBut she likes horses and she likes to cook and she must like coffee.â Will shrugged massive shoulders, as if he couldnât imagine what else mattered. âI love coffee, Gregory. Can I call her? Thereâs a number at the bottom of the ad.â
Greg bit down on his tongue, unable to offer an alternative for the handsome man before him who was obviously craving female companionship. The physical need, he could relate to, but Greg feared Will wouldnât be able to distinguish a physical attraction from an emotional one. And he was determined to shield Will from would-be opportunists with their sights set on his brotherâs half of the Healey family business.
âWill, women areâ¦complicated creatures.â
âIs that why youâre not married, Gregory?â
Greg squirmed. Subtlety was not in Willâs repertoire. âEr, yes.â One of many reasons, the main one being heâd never met a woman who warranted the trouble of his becoming involved. Besides, most women seemed embarrassed by Willâs presence, and his brother would always be his top priority.