Alyssa
Shaw has given up trying to find the perfect man, until she meets Derek
Rendall. He's gorgeous and mysterious, seeming to be a fantasy come to
life. Alyssa can't get enough of him and believes her luck has finally
changed.
Unfortunately Derek is not who he seems,
but something else straight out of her darkest nightmares. As their
unlikely relationship blooms into a passionate bond, forces are
determined to tear them apart. Alyssa must ask herself what she is
willing to do for love.
“Hey, look who’s here.” Jane’s enthusiasm made her giddy. I
glanced over and noticed two guys from campus we’d recently met,
Craig and Danny. They were brothers and it showed because they both
had the same jet black hair and were similar in height and muscular
build. Craig and Danny were playing pool with a couple of friends.
Craig spied us and flashed a cute smile our way.
“Hey, did I tell you that Craig called me?” Jane gawked at them
openly as she twisted a blonde lock of hair.
“I guess it slipped your mind. Did you know they were going to be
here tonight?” I teased.
A sheepish grin spread across her face. “Yeah, Craig said they’d
be here tonight. Actually, I’ve spoken to him a few times. He’s
really nice. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about him calling
before, but I thought you wouldn’t be interested. I figured it was
the last thing you’d want to hear about with everything you’ve
been through lately.”
“You should have told me. There’s no reason for you not to…I
don’t mind.”
“Let’s go talk to them,” she urged. As we approached, their
eyes roamed all over us and I felt like a piece of meat at the
butcher's.
“Hey, guys!”
“Hey. It’s good to see you. Damn, you girls are the finest things
in here,” Craig mused.
“No doubt,” Danny chimed in. The two other guys playing pool with
them took notice and walked over. They were both from the big, dark,
and muscular variety—whoa! One stood a little taller than the
rest. I glanced at him briefly, trying not to make my observation
obvious. I couldn’t help but notice how handsome he was.
I think Jane couldn’t stop smiling at them even if she wanted to.
Her favorite type of attention was full-on admiration.
“Stop drooling, Craig, and introduce us,” insisted the one with
dark brown wavy hair and blue eyes.
Craig glanced at us, appearing a little embarrassed, and flashed a
scowl at his friend. When he introduced us, the way he said our names
sounded exotic and I felt a little self-conscious.
“This ugly guy next to me is Jack Fallon.” He
nudged Jack hard on the shoulder. Jack winked at us. I imagine he did
well with the ladies because he was anything but ugly. Craig
straightened up and stopped acting silly to introduced his next
friend. “And he’s Derek Rendall.” Derek took one step forward
and smiled warmly. I noticed his deep green eyes as the light caught
them. His dark brown hair and strong jawline complemented his
masculine features. Be still my heart.
“Nice to meet you,” I stammered and felt stupid. What’s wrong
with me?
“Same,” Jane said mischievously.
I tried not to laugh at Jane’s enthusiasm, but I couldn’t blame
her. These guys were handsome and the one named Derek…well, he was
flat out gorgeous. I was glad no one here was a mind reader and
hoped that my body language wasn’t giving too much away. I’m by
no means a tramp, but I had to admit these guys were hot. They must
have spent a little extra time swimming in the handsome end of the
DNA pool.
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Rebecca Foote loves
writing paranormal romance and urban fantasy books. Love stories, both sweet
and tragic, ignite her imagination and inspire her writing. When she isn’t
writing or thinking up new story ideas, you can find her spending time with her
family or enjoying chocolate cake and a movie.
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