by Vivian Arend
She scooped up her fuck-me high heels by the leather straps and let them dangle in the air, staring at them with a tortured expression.
Did she know how easily he read her at these moments?
“Anytime you want to wear those shoes, I’m down with it,” he teased softly.
She jerked upright, shaking her head briskly. “It’s a good thing I don’t really have anywhere to go while wearing them. Doubt I could walk more than three feet without falling on my ass.”
She shoved them into a grey duffle bag, along with the miniskirt. Hiding away all signs of who she was. What she liked. A wave of frustration rolled through him, and Mitch opened his mouth…
And just as quickly closed it again.
Not the time. Not the place, but soon.
Damn soon if he had his way.
She finally made eye contact as she opened her car door. Quiet, impersonal, with a faint smile like you’d give to an acquaintance you spotted at the supermarket. “Talk to you later?”
“No problem. You know where to find me.” He eased back, arms crossed over his chest as she got in and drove away.
Drove away, and took his fucking heart with her.
In one way it was hilarious. Mitch Thompson had fallen hopelessly in love with the worst possible woman in town—one fighting tooth and nail against letting her real nature free.
He stared after her polite, serviceable car as she headed home to her traditional family dinner. She’d peel the potatoes and set the table, and afterward, she’d help her mother wash the dishes while her brothers and father talked about the ranch chores and fields and crops.
The contrast between what she’d be doing in an hour and what they’d just done haunted Mitch. Not the actual sex, but her attitude. There was nothing wrong with an old-fashioned family gathering, but the Anna he’d been savouring wasn’t someone she showed to anyone else.
For the past two months, since Anna had given in to the heat between them, they’d been meeting on the sly. Playing games and finding pleasure in trying every sexual thing she suggested. Mitch had reached the point where sex was no longer enough.
That fire he’d witnessed all too often in her eyes? Her evil sense of humour and dirty imagination? He longed to have those things turned on him all the time, not only during clandestine moments. He wanted to stop seeing her shove her real needs into a damn duffle bag as she hid her sexy self away. His frustrations boiled as he stared after her.
One of her taillights blinked red.
For fuck’s sake—she’d used her turn signal at the first intersection. Two gravel roads leading from nowhere to nowhere, not a soul around for miles, and she still flipped on the damn indicator.
And there it was. The perfect example of what was wrong, and what needed to change. She was so used to following rules for the sake of following rules she’d forgotten to choose what was going to make her really happy.
The woman had a respectable career and an orderly life, and boned him on the side as long as no one knew. How long did she think that would be enough for either of them?
Mitch pulled on his helmet and settled onto his bike, ready to burn off his anger on the highway before heading home.
They weren’t that much different, Anna Coleman and himself. His days of being someone’s dirty little secret were over. Her days of hiding her real self away were drawing to an end as well.
Now he had to find a way to make that happen.
ROCKY RIDE is available now.
About the Author
Vivian Arend has been around North America, through parts of Europe, and into Central and South America, often with no running water. When challenged to write a book, she gave it a shot, and discovered creating worlds to play in was nearly as addictive as traveling the real one.
Now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of both contemporary and paranormal stories, Vivian continues to explore, write and otherwise keep herself well entertained.
Other Titles by Vivian Arend
~~Contemporary titles by Vivian Arend~~
Six Pack Ranch
Contemporary western romance
Rocky Mountain Heat, Rocky Mountain Haven, Rocky Mountain Desire, Rocky Mountain Angel, Rocky Mountain Rebel, Rocky Mountain Freedom, Rocky Mountain Romance, Rocky Retreat
Thompson & Sons
Contemporary romance
Rocky Ride, One Sexy Ride, Let It Ride, A Wild Ride
Baby, Be Mine
Adrenaline Search & Rescue
Romantic adventure
High Risk, High Passion, High Seduction
Xtreme Adventure
Romantic adventure
Falling, Freestyle, Rising, Freestyle
Turner Twins
Contemporary romance
Turn It On, Turn It Up
~~Contemporary titles by Vivian Arend & Elle Kennedy~~
DreamMakers
Contemporary romance
All Fired Up, Love Is A Battlefield, Don’t Walk Away
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Rocky Mountain Romance
Copyright © 2014 by Vivian Arend
ISBN: 978-1-941456-07-1
Edited by Anne Scott
Cover by Angela Waters
Proofed by Sharon Muha
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations.
First electronic publication: October, 2014
www.vivianarend.com
Table of Contents
Rocky Mountain Romance
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
About the Author
Other Titles by Vivian Arend
Copyright