How do you save a hero?
Workaholic Cricket Shaw is a darn good lawyerâuntil a controversial case compromises both her ethics and her career. A long weekend in Temptation Bay, Rhode Island, for her high school reunion is the perfect escape. Sand between her toes, the sun on her skin...and a ruggedly mysterious former navy SEAL.
Except Wyatt Covack is much more than Cricket ever imagined. Heâs still tormented by the lives he was responsible for and lost. The connection between them seems to take on a life of its own, a current that resists all logic. But the only way Cricket can save her SEAL is by letting go of the life sheâs fought for...
âWhere to?â
Wyatt and Cricket stood midway between the elevators and the outdoor deck.
âMy suite?â
âSure?â
She nodded.
He kissed her lightly, quickly. âI need to get that wine.â
She held him even as he tried to make a break for it. âThatâs what room service is for.â
âIs that all?â
âFor now,â she said, pulling him along until she could hit the button to go up. His arm slid just above her waist, his fingers gliding on her bare skin.
She shivered at the feeling, and when she opened her eyes, he was staring at her with so much longing it stole her breath away...
Dear Reader,
After writing over sixtysomething books for Harlequin, here it is, my very first Superromance. I have to say, itâs been a total joy to write. I loved delving so deeply into the relationships, fell madly in love with Wyatt, wanted to be just like Cricket, and I absolutely want to move to Temptation Bay...this week, please?
I got so involved in this story that I dreamed about these characters, thought about them at inconvenient times (while watching a movieâthat I actually liked) and now that Iâm not writing it anymore, I miss them like crazy. I keep calling my dog Baby Girl, have made myself a lobster roll because I couldnât bear not to and, well...I truly do hope you enjoy Wyatt and Cricketâs story.
All my best,
Jo Leigh
JO LEIGH is from Los Angeles and always thought sheâd end up living in Manhattan. So how did she end up in Utah in a tiny town with a terrible internet connection, being bossed around by a houseful of rescued cats and dogs? What the heck, she says, predictability is boring. Jo has written more than sixty novels for Harlequin. Find her on Twitter, @jo_leigh.
To my editor, Birgit Davis-Todd.
Weâve been partners in this journey since 1997, and weâve worked on Temptations, Blazes, Intrigues, special series, online reads and now Superromance. Sheâs been my advocate, my sounding board and my trusted advisor, which makes me the luckiest Harlequin writer ever!
Chapter One
âMS. SHAW, YOUR weekly delivery is here. Should I send Arnold to your office?â
At the sound of Felicityâs voice coming from the intercom Jessica looked up from her laptop. Ignoring her assistantâs blatant attempt to get a rise out of her, she said, âI believe you still have tip money in the envelope I left with you.â
âI do. So would you prefer he leave the flowers with me?â
Jessica sighed. âPlease.â A headache threatened from reading briefs most of the day and she wasnât in the mood for her assistantâs teasing. Not just that, but encouraging Arnold in any way wasnât a good idea. Ever since heâd become Jessicaâs regular deliveryman, heâd had a crush on her. If you could call it thatâthe guy had to be in his late twenties. It hadnât turned into anything...it wasnât as if he was stalking her. But six months of trying to engage with her was too long.
A few minutes later she heard a light knock at her door.
âCome in, Felicity.â Jessica stood and moved last weekâs flowers off the corner of her desk.
The door opened and the young woman entered, holding a glass vase filled with cheery yellow daffodils and pale green chrysanthemums. Huh. Interesting choice for the middle of June in Chicago. It did the trick, though, and boosted Jessicaâs spirits.
âSorry about earlier,â Felicity said, setting down the bouquet. âI shouldnât have been joking around today of all days.â
âWhy? Because I had only four hours sleep last night and Iâm cross-eyed from reading briefs? Or did something happen that I donât know about?â
âNo.â Felicity smoothed her blue skirt. It was unusual to see her without a blazer. She tended to mimic Jessica in her manner of dress and hairstyles: conservative suits, hair pulled back in a neat twist or upswept. The staff often referred to her as mini-Jessica, only Felicity was a blonde and Jessica had dark hair. âItâs been raining steadily since this morning. Youâre usually in a funk on gloomy days.â