“As far as corkscrews are concerned,” I say, “I love a late-night glass of vino, but I’m all for the screw-cap, economy-jug variety.”
“You’re adorable.”
“So are your dimples.”
He sighs, and the sexy hollows in his cheeks fade away. “I have to go to work.”
I don’t like it, but I knew it was coming. Untangling my legs from his waist, I prepare to brave the cold.
“Ask me to stay.” He touches a knuckle beneath my chin.
So tempting, but I need to process. Alone. I’ve never climbed onto a stranger’s lap and flirted like a crazy person. It calls for analysis of feelings and sanity. Maybe some meditation for good measure.
I lean up and hover my mouth a kiss away from his. “Anticipation,” I whisper, “heightens the pleasure.”
His entire body goes hard against me, but he doesn’t close the gap between our lips. “I hear the same applies to trouble.”
Trouble heightens pleasure? With him, I believe it. “Are you trouble?”
“Absolutely.”
“Then come back tonight.”
I pull away, and his mouth chases mine.
“Tonight.” With a hand on his chest, I stop his advance.
The frigid air creeps in as I slip off the bike and walk backward across my front yard.
“Tonight,” he says, holding my gaze.
It’s almost painful to continue my retreat, but I’m hopeful about seeing him again. Somewhere between a smile and a name, I let myself imagine a future filled with deep brown eyes and seductive dimples.
As I reach for the front door, he calls after me, “Mrs. Hartman.”
Hartman? That must be his last name.
“Yes, Mr. Hartman?” I glance over my shoulder.
“Danni.” I open the front door and lean against the doorframe. “Yours?”
“Cole.” He buckles the helmet strap beneath his jaw.
“See you tonight, Cole Hartman.”
The motorcycle sputters with a vibrating growl, and he watches me, smiling, until I step inside and shut the door.
I rest my forehead against the wood, replaying every second of my introduction to Cole Hartman.
And I grin.
The moment has come to an end, and I know it’s just the beginning.
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Praise for ONE IS A PROMISE:
“WOW, all I can say is I can’t choose! Surprises kept coming, passion flowing, lust heating, all delivered with gorgeous writing and a heroine I loved! 5 stars.” ~ New York Times Bestselling Author, Pepper Winters
“Beautifully written, sometimes gritty, and beyond erotic, One is a Promise is a story that will stick with you long after you’ve read the last page. Godwin’s graceful prose transcends the trope to make something particularly vibrant.” ~ Bestselling author Celia Aaron
ONE IS A PROMISE is the first book in the completed trilogy.
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LOVE TRIANGLE ROMANCE
TANGLED LIES TRILOGY
One is a Promise-FREE
Two is a Lie
Three is a War
DARK COWBOY ROMANCE
Knotted #1-FREE
Buckled #2
Booted #3
DARK ROMANCE / ANTIHEROES
DELIVER SERIES
Deliver (#1)-FREE
Vanquish (#2)
Disclaim (#3)
Devastate (#4)
Take (#5)
Manipulate (#6)
Unshackle (#7)
Dominate (#8)
Complicate (#9)
DARK PARANORMAL ROMANCE
TRILOGY OF EVE
Heart of Eve-FREE
Dead of Eve #1
Blood of Eve #2
STUDENT-TEACHER ROMANCE
Dark Notes
ROCK-STAR DARK ROMANCE
Beneath the Burn
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Dirty Ties
EROTIC ROMANCE
Incentive
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Pam Godwin, lives in the Midwest with her husband, their two children, and a foulmouthed parrot. When she ran away, she traveled fourteen countries across five continents, attended three universities, and married the vocalist of her favorite rock band.
Java, tobacco, and dark romance novels are her favorite indulgences, and might be considered more unhealthy than her aversion to sleeping, eating meat, and dolls with blinking eyes.
EMAIL: pamgodwinauthor@gmail.com
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