by Toni Blake
He crossed his arms, arched one eyebrow. “I might have to…have my way with you.”
To which she teasingly rolled her eyes and said, “Promises, promises.”
In reply, Mick pinned her to a tree. And the playful look on his face quickly transformed into something much more feral and hot, burning her up from the inside out.
And the rest was history, one more reckless, urgent encounter with Mick Brody in the woods across Blue Valley Lake. Only now he was the love of her life.
Acknowledgments
My deepest thanks to Renee Norris, first reader extraordinaire. Your insights were vital in helping me make this book the best it could be, and I appreciate your time, input, and enthusiasm more than words can express. Thank you, as well, to Joe Roberts of Rocket-Roberts.com for so kindly taking the time to answer all my questions about astronomy—and I hope I got everything right. Thank you to Lindsey Faber for all your wonderful efforts on my behalf—you completely rock! And finally, thank you to May Chen and all the fine folks at Avon Books for being so fun and fabulous to work with, and to Meg Ruley and Christina Hogrebe at the Rotrosen Agency for being the best cheerleaders on the planet.
About the Author
TONI BLAKE’s love of writing began when she won an essay contest in the fifth grade. Soon after, she penned her first novel, nineteen notebook pages long. Since then, Toni has become a multipublished author of contemporary romance novels, as well as more than forty short stories and articles. She has been a recipient of the Kentucky Women Writers Fellowship and has also been honored with a nomination for the prestigious Pushcart Prize. Toni lives with her husband in the Midwest and enjoys traveling, genealogy, crafts, and snow skiing.
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By Toni Blake
ONE RECKLESS SUMMER
LETTERS TO A SECRET LOVER
TEMPT ME TONIGHT
SWEPT AWAY
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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