Just a Little Lie (Shades of Deception, Book 1)

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by Mallory Rush


  Suddenly Myles was pulling her hair away from her face, feeling its silkiness for the first time. She jerked, as if his touch were fire.

  "Don't pull away from me. Faith," he said quietly, firmly. "I'm just trying to help."

  "That's not what you—" She gagged once more, then groaned.

  "Shhh," he whispered, stroking her hair. "Take it easy."

  He went suddenly still and stared at his hand. What are you doing to her hair? he asked himself in disbelief. He'd actually been playing with it between his fingers.

  Myles noticed for the first time how exhausted she appeared, like a rag doll put through a wringer. He'd heard that pregnant women could sleep ten hours and still crave more. Had Faith been getting enough sleep? Was she eating properly? And the baby—his baby—was he... or could it be a she... was the baby well?

  Myles's gaze automatically fixed on her belly, and he felt the stirrings of... excitement. Pride. Something good that made him glad to be alive for the first time in ages.

  He needed to clear his head and purge his thoughts.

  He needed to get food down Faith that she wouldn't throw up.

  Most importantly he needed to figure out how in hell he was going to clean up this mess the two women had pulled off behind his back, and keep the baby.

  He'd lost everything else. He wasn't about to give up his only child.

  Just a Little Misgiving

  Shades of Deception

  Book Three

  by

  Mallory Rush

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  with an excerpt from

  JUST A LITTLE SIN

  Shades of Deception

  Book Four

  Excerpt from

  Just a Little Sin

  Shades of Deception

  Book Four

  by

  Mallory Rush

  Bestselling, Award-winning Author

  "About Loren." Dee could only shake her head. "I apologize for her behavior. It was inexcusable."

  "No problem. She's at a tough age, but she'll outgrow it."

  "Not soon enough to suit me. If I survive Loren, it'll be a miracle."

  "You'll survive." He said it as if it were already a done deal.

  "How can you be so sure?"

  "Because I believe in miracles."

  Something warm and fuzzy and delicious seemed to spark in his eyes. Before she could deflect it, the feeling reached down inside her, filling up an empty place that life had hollowed out. She had a sudden urge to touch him, to discover if the feel of him was half as moving or good as the almost tactile sensation his gaze created.

  With difficulty Dee broke the visual bond and hoisted a large fern from the box on the porch.

  "Speaking of miracles," she said brightly, "I don't think they extend to boxes unpacking themselves. Thanks for coming by, Rev—Matt."

  Reaching up to hang the fern on a hook, she missed by several inches.

  When she stood on tiptoe and strained higher, Matt edged closer, his voice oddly tight. "I'll get that."

  Their hands brushed. White cotton met naked thigh.

  She felt a distinct ripple, a tingle, where they touched. Looking up at him, Delilah felt the earlier warmth inside spread. Just as sweet. Just as welcome. But intense.

  Chemical. Earthy. And something more.

  This time it was he who broke their locked gazes.

  Just a Little Sin

  Shades of Deception

  Book Four

  by

  Mallory Rush

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  Just a Little Sin

  from your favorite eBook Retailer,

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  Mallory Rush, aka Olivia Rupprecht, has been published by Bantam, Doubleday and Harlequin Books. She is also the series developer for True Vows, from HCI Books.

  You can visit Mallory at www.malloryrush.com.

  Table of Contents

  Cover

  A Note from Mallory Rush

  Prologue

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Epilogue

  Excerpt from JUST A LITTLE TABOO – Shades of Deception, Book 2

  Excerpt from JUST A LITTLE MISGIVING - Shades of Deception, Book 1

  Excerpt from JUST A LITTLE SIN - Shades of Deception, Book 4

  Meet the Author

 

 

 


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