She smiled. “Let’s get two in case they get lonely.”
He nodded and then forgot what they were talking about when she kissed him again.
He came up for air. “I need a date to my brother’s wedding in September. I’m the best man.” The thought brought with it a bolt of terror. All those cops in one room. Shit.
A smile curved those pretty pink lips. “We’re going on a date?”
He huffed out a laugh as he started up the steps. “We’re going on many, many dates. I’m done hiding out from the world. Just as long as there aren’t too many other people involved.” He shuddered.
Those green eyes of hers sparkled. “I’m done hiding too. But right now all I want to do is make love to you in a real bed without people trying to shoot us. Think you can concentrate on that?”
He grinned. “Yes, ma’am.”
“Hmm, I like the sound of that.”
“Yes, ma’am.” Goddamn good girls. Got him every single time. Or maybe it was just one particular good girl, he amended a few moments later as he laid her down on his bed and stripped her down to bad-girl underwear. Maybe it was just Anna. Good or bad, she was the only woman for him.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Writing can be a lonely business, and I rely heavily on my writer loops, Facebook, and Twitter friends, to connect me to the universe and help keep me sane. “Thank you” to all my online friends. My critique partner, Kathy Altman, is a paragon of patience and common sense as she helps me polish each manuscript; I couldn’t do it without her.
Also, thanks to my family, who put up with odd working hours and weird mutterings as I worked through various drafts of this manuscript. My husband and kids really are the best. Thanks to my wonderful in-laws for their constant sales pitches back home in the UK. The retirees of Killearn don’t know what’s hit them!
Big thanks to Holly, my furry companion, for our daily walks and the constant updates on the local rabbit and squirrel populations.
And, finally, special thanks to my agent, Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC, and my editor, Kelli Martin, and the whole team at Montlake Romance who are so wonderful to work with.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JAMES HARE, © 2012
A former marine biologist who completed her PhD at the Gatty Marine Laboratory in St. Andrews, Scotland, Toni Anderson has traveled the world with her work. She was born and raised in rural Shropshire, England, and, after living in five different countries, she finally settled down in the Canadian prairies with her husband and two children. Combining her love of travel with her love of romantic suspense, Anderson writes stories based in some of the places she has been fortunate to visit. When not writing, she’s busy walking her dog, gardening, and ferrying the kids to school, piano, and soccer games. She is also the author of Storm Warning, Edge of Survival, and Dangerous Waters.
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