âIâve been wanting to kiss you all morning.â
âAnd I donât want to wait any longer,â Sara said to Drew.
She lowered her lips to his and his arms encircled her, pulling her down onto him. She angled her mouth more firmly against his and threaded her fingers through his hair. His lips caressed sensitive nerve endings, sending waves of pleasure through her.
She opened her mouth, inviting his tongue, revelling in the feel of him, tasting sweetness and salt. He smelled of seawater, and his skin beneath her hands was rough with sand.
He smoothed his hands down her back, caressing her skin, lingering over the indentation at the bottom of her spine, shaping his fingers to her buttocks and squeezing gently. A sharp ache of desire welled in her, making her catch her breath at its intensity. She could not remember when any man had affected her this way.
She broke the kiss and smiled down at him. He reached up to brush her hair back from her forehead and said, âI want to see you nakedâ¦now.â
CINDI MYERS
Cindi Myersâs idea of the perfect holiday is one spent whittling down her massive to-be-read pile. If warm sun, waves and handsome cabana boys to bring her drinks and food are also involved, thatâs even better. Cindi lives in the Colorado Mountains with her husband and two spoiled dogs.
Dear Reader,
Weâve all heard about male bonding, but I believe female bonding is what truly holds the world together. Thereâs nothing like female friendship, which is why writing Wild Child was extra special for me. Not only did I get to write a book in a mini-series about three close female friends, but I also got to do it with two friends of mine, Dawn Atkins and Colleen Collins.
Dawn, Colleen and I brainstormed this story a couple of years ago, and gradually it evolved into the SEX ON THE BEACH mini-series, of which Wild Child is the third book. If you havenât read the other two books â Swept Away by Dawn Atkins and Shock Waves by Colleen Collins â do find them. Youâre in for a treat.
Friendship, fun, sun and hot guys â what else do you need for a great vacation? I hope this story is a fun vacation from your everyday life. Iâd love to hear from you. You can find me online at www.CindiMyers.com.
Happy reading!
Cindi Myers
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THE SAD TRUTH was, Sara Montgomery did not set out to be a corporate droneâone of those blue-suited types chained to a computer and cell phone. But somewhere between her wild-child past and her twenty-sixth birthday, thatâs exactly what sheâd become. Even now, on vacation at a Malibu beach house, when sheâd taken her pals Ellie and Candyâs dare and vowed to leave work behind her for the week, she hadnât been able to leave her laptop at home.
âItâs sick, I tell you,â Candy Calder said as she watched Sara unpack the iBook. A diminutive brunette with violet eyes who worked at a software firm in the same office building as Sara and Ellie, Candy was the life of every partyâan expert at leaving work at work. âYouâre supposed to be relaxing, not working.â
âI only brought it to check e-mail,â Sara said. âJust in case thereâs an emergency.â Of course, with Uncle Spence, everything was an emergency. But what if he really needed her while she was away? âIâll only check it once a day.â
âCome walking on the beach with us.â The third member of the group, Ellie Rockwell, a glam-goth chick who owned the coffee shop on the ground floor of their building, rubbed sunscreen on her arms, her long dark fingernails standing out against her pale skin. âItâs a gorgeous day. I hear the surfâs up and that means lots of beautiful bronzed bodies to admire.â
Sara set the laptop on the table and stashed the case behind the sofa. âAnd of course, your walk will just happen to take you past a certain beach house not far from here where a certain good-looking man is staying?â
Candy blushed. âEllie wants to say hello to her brother. Thereâs nothing wrong with that.â Ellieâs brother, Matt, worked with Candy and was conveniently vacationing at a bungalow down the beach.
âAnd thereâs nothing wrong with you talking with a coworker.â Sara grinned. âMaybe even flirting a little. I mean, thatâs one of the big reasons for this vacation, right? So that you can get the man youâve been not-so-secretly lusting after?â
Candy rolled her eyes. âThat is not why weâre here. Iâm going to prove to Mattâwho is my boss, not my potential bed partnerâthat I can be serious about work. Iâm not just a party girl.â
âAnd youâre on this vacation to learn how to loosen up,â Ellie reminded Sara. âTo forget about work for a whileââ she eyed the laptop ââand have some fun. Find a gorgeous guy and get laid.â Her eyes sparkled with laughter.
Sara ignored the tickle in her belly at the idea of handsome men and sexâthings that had been missing from her life for too long now. âI know why Iâm here,â she said. âAnd I promise, I am going to have fun. I just have to check in with the officeâ¦.â