RELEASE DAY: STRONG by Kylie Scott
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kylie
Scott comes a new story in her Stage Dive series…
When the girl of your dreams
is kind of a nightmare.
As head of security to Stage Dive, one of the biggest
rock bands in the world, Sam Knowles has plenty of experience dealing with
trouble. But spoilt brat Martha Nicholson just might be the worst thing he’s
ever encountered. The beautiful troublemaker claims to have reformed, but Sam
knows better than to think with what’s in his pants. Unfortunately, it’s not so
easy to make his heart fall into line.
Martha’s had her sights on the seriously
built bodyguard for years. Quiet and conservative, he’s not even remotely her
type. So why the hell can’t she get him out of her mind? There’s more to her
than the Louboutin wearing party-girl of previous years, however. Maybe it’s
time to let him in on that fact and deal with this thing between them.
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EXCERPT
“I
don’t believe this,” I bitched. “My Valentino boots are actually sticking to
the floor. That’s how gross this place is.”
Lizzy
just smiled. “Told you to dress casual.”
“I
am.”
The
smile widened.
“Jeans
and a tee is casual.”
“A
tee? It’s velvet, Martha.” She held a bottle of beer up to her lips, taking a
sip. “I said we were going to a dive bar. You have only yourself to blame for
the fashion faux pas.”
“But
velvet is in!”
“Would
you two quit talking? I’m trying to listen,” said my brother, Ben. The big
hairy idiot was slouched back in his chair, bopping his head in time to the
music.
Lizzy
shuffled closer all conspiratorial-like. “I know why you’re all dressed up.”
I
said nothing. There was nothing to be said.
Next
her gaze went to the man standing at the end of the bar across from us. No, no,
I would not turn my head. I would not fall prey to her bullshit. After all, I’d
managed to successfully avoid him for the forty-eight or so hours since my not
so triumphant surprise return to the West Coast. Even with us both being in the
same house. A very big sprawling house, but still.
On
the other hand, it should probably be mentioned that he looked awfully good
tonight in jeans and a white T-shirt with a leather jacket. Samuel Rhodes,
otherwise known as Sam. Not a pretty man with his harsh features and bull-like
neck, but something about him appealed to me. As always, his head was shaved
and his body was built and my idiot fingers itched to explore.
Okay.
So I guess at some point I must have turned my head. And shit, he caught me
looking.
The
corner of his lips rose just a little, just enough to mess with me, before he
returned to doing his job by casually surveying the packed room. My heart did
not speed up due to anything done by him. Clearly, I hadn’t totally caught my
breath from when we’d walked in half an hour ago or something. That was all.
Interesting to note, he did none of the checking me out typical of a
heterosexual male who might have been into me. In fact, he didn’t really give
me any signals at all. Ever.
Kylie is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. She was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year, 2013 & 2014, by the Australian Romance Writer’s Association and her books have been translated into eleven different languages. She is a long time fan of romance, rock music, and B-grade horror films. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet.
You can learn more about Kylie from http://www.kylie-scott.com/
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