Kill Devil Hills Series #1
Release Date: March 30, 2021
ISBN: 978-1-928044-44-4
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format: ebook & print
Length: Novel (72,000 words)
BLURB:
She’s looking to reinvent herself.
After the worst two years of her life, Aspen Savich has just moved across the country to the Outer Banks, looking to start over and leave her painful past behind. But it follows her anyway, bringing consequences she never could have imagined. Someone is watching her. Targeting her—and they don’t care who gets in the way. She has no one to turn to except the sexy local mechanic who has found a way past all her defenses, never dreaming the kind of danger they’re up against.
He’s about to have his world turned upside down.
Tragedy made Coast Guard veteran Bowie Davenport withdraw from the world around him. He’s lived in Kill Devil Hills his whole life, focusing on work and family. Being alone is something he made peace with long ago—until the sexiest woman he’s ever seen pulls up to his garage in a little red Woody asking for help. There’s no way he can say no, even with his unwanted attraction to her. He tries to fight it, but soon he’s fallen completely under her spell. And when the unthinkable happens, he won’t hesitate to stand between her and the deranged enemy bent on taking her life.
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EXCERPT
She blew out a breath, gave him a small smile. “This was a really heavy date conversation, Bowie.”
It shouldn’t have been funny, but it was, so he grinned. “Yeah, it was.”
“Now that it’s all out in the open, how about we go inside and stuff our faces with butter, sugar and whipped cream?”
“Good idea.” He stood and tugged her to her feet, feeling lighter inside than he had in years. Younger, somehow.
Gathering her close, he tucked his face into the side of her neck and hugged her tight. She felt so damn good, and he was touched that she’d opened up to him so much. “And just so you know, nothing you just told me changes the way I see you.” Or felt about her.
“Are you…sure?”
He squeezed her harder. “Positive.”
He felt the tension melt out of her. “Thank you. And same for me. I guess the hardest part is learning to forgive ourselves, huh?”
Bulls eye. “Guess so.”
“Yeah. Okay, time for you to try my banoffee pie.” She pulled away and went into the kitchen to slice them each a big piece, then came to sit next to him on the couch in the living room.
Setting one plate on the coffee table she’d painted, she cut a bite from the other with her fork and held it out to him, the look in her eyes soft and full of female appreciation as she held his gaze. “Here.”
Bowie leaned forward and slowly parted his lips, accepting the mouthful. The instant the creamy confection hit his tongue, he moaned. “Oh my God.”
“I know, right? Here, have another. Make sure you really like it before you start on your own piece.”
He slid the bite from the tines with his lips, the cool whipped cream blending with the tang of the banana, the sweet softness of the toffee, and the golden, crisp graham cracker base. He growled low in his throat, savoring the explosion of flavors and textures.
Aspen’s eyes darkened, the pupils dilating. “Good?” she whispered, staring into his eyes.
Yeah, it was good. But he was even hungrier for her. He wanted to taste her, take away her sadness and show her just how desirable she was.
Curling a hand around the back of her neck, he covered her lips with his. Aspen set the plate down and deepened the kiss, leaning into him while her hands moved over his shoulders, up his neck to twine in his hair. She tasted sweet, like sugar, and she was so damn sexy, her full, soft curves driving him insane with the need to see them naked.