by Jill Blake
“Thank you.”
“It’s good she decided to come. My parents will enjoy her company tomorrow.” She paused. “I heard you talking with the caterer earlier.”
He joined her at the window. “Mm-hm.”
“Anything wrong?”
“Nothing I can’t handle. Some kind of mix-up with the scheduling, so they might be a little short-staffed.”
“How much is a little?”
Luca wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his hands on her barely-there bump. The children would be twenty months apart. She’d hesitated going off the mini-pill, but she wasn’t getting any younger. Besides, Luca claimed they had some catching up to do.
He kissed the side of her neck.
“You’re not going to tell me, are you?” she said.
“No need for you to worry, Bella. I have everything under control.”
She bent her head to give him better access. “Remind me why we’re doing this?”
“To keep you from showing off your brilliant culinary skills.”
“I keep telling you, that fire was not my fault. And the damage was minimal.”
“Thank God,” he murmured.
At least the incident had convinced him that Isabelle’s fine motor coordination didn’t extend to the kitchen. He’d resigned himself to the fact that despite her love of good food, she was not destined to be the next Iron Chef. Good thing he enjoyed cooking.
“I meant, why are we hosting at all?”
“Because the only place large enough to fit all your family and mine and our friends is here.”
“My parents’ place is pretty big.”
“Yes, but then we wouldn’t get to see Alex and Samantha and Ross and Jane and Jake and his new inamorata.”
“Her name is George.”
“Who names their daughter George?”
“It’s short for Georgina. Be nice.”
He nipped her earlobe with his teeth. “I am always nice.”
“Really? I heard that you were pretty tough on some poor student who claimed he’d solved P vs. NP.”
“He was an idiot.”
“I guess I should be grateful you don’t consider me an idiot.”
“It wouldn’t matter even if you were, Bella, because I love you.”
She shivered as his fingers traced a path up her ribs. “You mean that as a compliment, right?”
“Of course.”
She turned and smiled, lifting her face up to his. “I love you too.”
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Doctors of Rittenhouse Square Trilogy:
Pursued by the Playboy (Book 1) ~ Kate & Marc
Taking a Chance (Book 2) ~ Samantha & Alex
This Time for Keeps (Book 3) ~ Isabelle & Luca
The Santa Monica Trilogy:
Without a Net (Book 1) ~ Eva & Max
Coming Home (Book 2) ~ Grace & Logan
Book 3 ~ Angie & Zach: Coming soon!
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Pursued by the Playboy
(Doctors of Rittenhouse Square, Book 1)
by Jill Blake
A bachelor who's finally looking to settle down meets a career-driven woman who doesn't believe in love...
Kate Warner isn't interested in romance. After years of bearing silent witness to the disaster zone of her parents' marriage, the last thing Kate wants is a husband and kids. Besides, she's on the fast track to academic success at an Ivy League university.
Enter Dr. Marc DiStefano, star of the university hospital's department of gynecology. Tired of the Barbie-doll wanna-be's of his past, he's looking to settle down. And he's set his sights on Kate.
...That's when the problems begin.
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Taking a Chance
(Doctors of Rittenhouse Square, Book 2)
by Jill Blake
City girl…
When Samantha Winters’ career as a big-city doctor leads to major burnout, she moves into a temporary position at a rural clinic. She soon discovers that she’s as out of place in the town of Oakridge as a pair of high heels in a cow pasture. Will she hightail it back to the city? Or will she stick around long enough to explore an unexpected passion that has the potential of turning into love?
…meets country boy
Alex Kane is the local boy who made good. He’s spent years building his computer start-up into the biggest employer in Oakridge. Between that, and raising his sister’s orphaned kids, he’s ready for a break. What he really wants is to cut loose and have some fun. Too bad the new doc in town isn’t interested…. Or is she?
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Without a Net
(The Santa Monica Trilogy, Book 1)
By Jill Blake
Eva Landry has always played it safe…and where has it gotten her? Betrayed by her husband, left alone to raise her young son, and facing a legal battle to hang on to what’s left, the last thing she needs is another philandering male.
Max Palmer has always pursued adventure…until he gets sidelined by an accident. While recovering from his injuries, he discovers that the biggest adventure of his life may be closer than he ever imagined—in the form of Eva, his baby sister’s best friend.
The problem? Convincing Eva to risk it all…without a net.
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Coming Home
(The Santa Monica Trilogy, Book 2)
By Jill Blake
Eight years ago, Grace went to New York to meet the father she never knew. Drawn into a frenetic life among Manhattan's über-rich, she ends up staying. But when her new marriage collapses in a firestorm of scandal, she flees back to California to recover.
After his college girlfriend dumped him without explanation, Logan spent eight years building his career and sampling some of L.A.’s finest talent. Now that Grace is back in town, Logan can’t stop thinking about her, and wondering What if…?
Sometimes first love deserves a second chance.
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Jill Blake loves chocolate, leisurely walks where she doesn’t break a sweat, and books with a guaranteed happy ending. A native of Philadelphia, Jill now lives in southern California with her husband and three children. By day, she works as a physician in a busy medical practice. By night, she pens steamy romances.
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This Time for Keeps (Doctors of Rittenhouse Square, Book 3)
First Kindle Edition, February 2014
Copyright © 2014 by Jill Blake
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