I press my finger to his little palm and high-five him.
“If I didn’t think that was the cutest thing I ever saw, I’d call you pathetic for trying to bribe our newborn baby so we can have sex.” Vada leans against the doorway, shaking her head at me and smiling.
“Not just any sex, though,” I defend, and her smile widens. “Postpartum sex, which means as soon as the doctor gives the thumbs up, I’m stripping off all your clothes.”
“We’re not having sex in the doctor’s office!” she warns.
“Babe…” I tease. “Never say never.”
She rolls her eyes and shakes her head.
“C’mon. Think of all the good book inspiration.” I grin.
“You’re horrible,” she quips. She walks over to us and presses a gentle kiss on London’s head. “Your daddy is bad, London. Such a bad boy.”
“Yes, but a good, bad boy,” I correct with a smile.
“For now.” She winks.
After getting London back to sleep and in his crib, Vada and I head into our room. “Are you writing tonight?” I ask, knowing she’s been gradually getting back to it.
“I think so. Olivia’s been sending me some juicy details,” she explains with a knowing grin.
“Really?”
“Yup. Apparently, the new author she’s assisting is forcing her to road trip with a new cover model to a signing event across the country.”
“Oh yeah? Is he a bad boy, too?” I wink.
“According to Olivia, he’s worse.”
“Worse? How?”
I laugh. “I give them a week, and they’ll be doing it.”
She winces. “Ethan!”
Chuckling, I shrug. “What? You know that’s exactly what’s going to happen.”
“Well, in my book, of course. But Olivia is a bit uptight,” she reminds me. “She’s not one to sleep around.” She told me all about Olivia when she worked for her before moving here.
I smirk at my internal prediction. “Then I guess he’ll have fun breaking her in.”
Coming next
Coming November 2018
Never trust a man who gets paid to take off his clothes for a living and then uses it as a pick-up line to get girls in bed with him.
That should’ve been enough for me to call in sick that day.
I’ve worked with male cover models like him before and they’re all the same—smooth-talking, sexy as sin, egotistical know-it-alls who think they’re God’s gift to women—all traits I know to steer clear of.
Assisting authors comes with many perks—reading on the job, using my organizing skills on a daily basis, drinking coffee by the gallons—but Maverick Kingston barges into my life and demands more than I can handle.
When we’re forced to road trip across the country together, he pushes every boundary I have and rearranges my thoughts on playing it safe. And when he “accidentally” drops his towel, he makes it very clear what he’s offering and proves he’s packing more than abs of steel under his clothes.
Working with him was brutal, but falling for him was unexpected. And playing by the rules will be impossible.
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Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish are a duo of romance authors who teamed up under the USA Today pseudonym, Kennedy Fox. They share a love of You’ve Got Mail and The Holiday. When they aren’t bonding over romantic comedies, they like to brainstorm new book ideas. One day, they decided to collaborate under a pseudonym and have some fun creating new characters that’ll make your lady bits tingle and your heart melt. If you enjoy romance stories with sexy, tattooed alpha males and smart, quirky, independent women, then a Kennedy Fox book is for you! They’re looking forward to bringing you many more stories to fall in love with!
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AN ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS DUET
TRAVIS & VIOLA
Checkmate: This is War
Checkmate: This is Love
A FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS DUET
DREW & COURTNEY
Checkmate: This is Reckless
Checkmate: This is Effortless
A SECOND-CHANCE ROMANCE DUET
LOGAN & KAYLA
Checkmate: This is Dangerous
Checkmate: This is Beautiful
Taming Him
Needing Him
Chasing Him
Keeping Him
BEDTIME READS SERIES
Falling for the Bad Boy
Falling for the Playboy
Falling for the Cowboy
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