by K. A. Linde
“Like you’ve got a stick up your ass.”
I narrowed my eyes and clenched my hands into fists.
“And not even the way that you like it either, babe.” He winked, and I flushed scarlet.
“Why are you such a dick?”
He held his arms wide. “Just your average Prince Charming.”
I snorted. “There’s nothing about you that’s charming.”
“Nothing about me that’s average either.”
Then he looked at me in a way that made my clothes melt off. That seductive, eye-fucking, take-me-right-now, all-consuming look of desire that had set me on fire and pushed me into his bed the first time. The same smile that said he was bad, bad news, and I was happy to be on the front page.
“Fuck off, Austin.”
I turned to leave, smoke pouring out of my ears. But Austin latched onto my wrist as I tried to break away. “Come with me.”
“What part of fuck off did you not understand?”
“Swimming.”
“What?” I asked, realizing a half second too late what was about to happen.
He tugged me toward the edge of the dock. I stumbled into him, losing my footing completely. Then vertigo hit. I was weightless suspended in mid-air for a split second with Austin’s chest pressed against mine. His smile was magnetic. His lips so fucking inviting. He looked…younger, happier, freer than I’d ever seen him.
Then we crashed into the water. I came up soaking wet in my fucking street clothes, sputtering for breath. Austin popped to the surface right after me. His hands slid down my sides and twirled me back around to face him. He yanked me tight against his body and all cognitive thought fled my mind as I felt the press of every inch of him up against me.
My body went into hyper drive, imagining all the ways he could touch and lick and caress and pleasure my body. All the ways that mouth could make me come. All the ways his dick could lay claim to my body. And I didn’t pull away.
I leaned in letting my body take over for once and ignoring my mind entirely. His lips were so close.
So inviting.
So easy to forget.
“Fuck, I love getting you wet, Jules,” he breathed seductively.
And then reality crashed back into place.
The
Wright
Mistake
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Acknowledgments
First, I’d like to thank the readers and bloggers who support me! It’s because of all of you that I keep getting to do this, and I couldn’t be more appreciative. Everyone review, blog post, share, link, comment, Tweet, mention to your friend and on and on help authors so much, and I know you all do it out of the goodness of your heart!
As always, this book is a labor of love. So many people put their hands on it and shaped the story. Thank you to all of you for helping me—Anjee Sapp, Rebecca Kimmerling, Katie Miller, Rebecca Gibson, Polly Matthews, Rachel Brookes. Danielle Sanchez for keeping me sane and running my life, Sarah Hansen for a swoonworthy cover, Jovana Shirley for your amazing editing and formatting, Kimberly Brower for her agenting miracles, Alyssa Garcia for your stunning unbelievable graphics that save my life, Michelle New for images that blow me away, and Nita Banks and Becca Manuel for amazing trailers! You have a gift!, and Wander Aguiar for the cover image that I was in desperate need of.
Also to my #squad girls, the amazing group of people in the K.A. Linde Books group, my Shop Talkers, and all the amazing authors who share my release and I have the privilege of calling my friend—Diana Peterfreund, Corinne Michaels, Staci Hart, Kandi Steiner, J. Sterling, Jillian Dodd, CD Reiss, Laurelin Paige, Meghan March, Melanie Harlow, Jessica Hawkins, A.L. Jackson, Ilsa Madden-Mills, Amy Daws, Sierra Simone, Kendall Ryan, and more!
And, of course, my husband Joel for endless hours binge-watching Once Upon A Time, long walks to figure out plot holes, and all the care and understanding that I could ever need. Plus Riker and Lucy, who keep life interesting!
About the Author
K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of the Avoiding Series and more than twenty other novels. She grew up as a military brat and attended the University of Georgia where she obtained a Master’s in political science. She works full-time as an author and loves Disney movies, binge-watching Supernatural, and Star Wars.
She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super-adorable puppies.
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