Her eyes flared. “It’s pronounced Her-my-on-ee.”
He stifled a laugh as he handed the phone back. “Sorry. But I don’t think Mr. Love saw your email.”
“Even so—I expected him to wait for me.”
“It’s seven o’clock,” he pointed out. “On a Friday. Any decent guy would be on his second beer by now.”
“You’re here.”
“I’m not decent,” he said, and grinned. “What are you doing tonight? I don’t suppose you’d like to come out for a drink with me?”
Hermione narrowed her eyes. Walking forward a few steps—daintily, to ensure the high heels she wore didn’t sink into the grass—she stopped before him and gave him a cold stare. “Don’t even think about getting fresh with me, Mr. Mellors. I don’t cavort with hired hands, and I certainly don’t drink beer.”
Cavort? This chick really was straight out of the 1840s.
He looked down at her. Even though she wore heels, he topped her by a good six inches. If asked what perfume she would be wearing, he would have said lavender water or something else equally as bland, but to his surprise an enticing, sensual scent rose from her, stirring his blood. Her eyes flashed and she’d pursed her mouth, but all it did was draw attention to her pale pink lips. If he kissed them, they’d be soft as rose petals.
Not bothering to hide his amusement, he tugged the peak of an imaginary cap and dipped his head. “Yes, ma’am.”
For a second, he thought he saw the flicker of a smile on her lips. Then she turned around and strode off.
He watched her hips swing as she walked, the heels giving her a gorgeous wiggle he rarely saw on girls these days. After a few steps, she stopped and turned around. “Please tell Mr. Love I would like to see him on Monday, come hell or high water. Oh, and Mr. Mellors?”
“Yes, ma’am?”
“Please don’t stare at my bottom when I walk. It makes me uncomfortable.”
He laughed. “Whatever you say, ma’am.” He saw a definite lift of her lips before she turned and walked off again.
Picking up the handles of the wheelbarrow, he headed for the shed. Lady Chatterley was going to prove a fun distraction.
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Books 1 to 5 (The Treats Quintet) are sexy beach reads focused in Doubtless Bay in the Treats to Tempt You chocolate and coffee shop.
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Other Books by Serenity Woods
His Christmas Present
Remember Me
Stranded with a Scotsman
Written in the Stars
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The Love in Reverse series
Seven Sexy Sins
Six Naughty Nights
Five Exotic Fantasies
The Sensual Healing series
An Uncommon Sense
Making Sense
Talking Sense
White-Hot Christmas
Something Blue
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Summer Fling
One Hot Winter’s Night
Lyrical Press
The Seven Sisters series
Sweet as Honey
Daisy Chains
Santa’s Secret
Whistling Dixie
Mr. Insatiable
Entangled Publishing
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Kiss & Make Up
Holly’s First Noel
Bloodlust
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Serenity Woods lives in the sub-tropical Northland of New Zealand with her wonderful husband and gorgeous teenage son. She writes hot and sultry contemporary romances with a happy ever after, and is a member of the Romance Writers of New Zealand. She would much rather immerse herself in reading or writing romance than do the dusting and ironing, which is why it’s not a great idea to pop round if you have any allergies.
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