by Lynda Chance
Texas Heat
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A Lynda Chance trilogy
of books set in the State of Texas:
Sarah’s Surrender
Under the Cowboy’s Control
The Mistress Mistake
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Excerpt from Rule’s Addiction (The House of Rule: Book Three)
Garrett and Maria’s Story
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Copyright 2014 Lynda Chance, All Rights Reserved
Maria’s nerves jolted at the sound of the door above her opening and closing with the loud, echoing slam of steel against steel. She came to an abrupt halt, knowing someone was in the stairwell above her, just out of her sight.
Silence.
All she could hear was her heart beating, but she knew she wasn’t alone. Knowing that Garrett had found her, she took two steps toward the wall, preparing to turn and run down, her stiletto heels clicking loudly against the bare concrete.
She never stood a chance.
He sprinted down the half flight of stairs before she could even grab the railing that would balance her on the way down.
Damn stilettos. Damn her vanity for wearing them.
He reached out and caught her, dragging her backwards, and she found her back against the wall before she could even blink. Breathing unsteadily, she looked up into the eyes of a madman.
“What do you think you’re doing?” he raged, indomitable fury in every line of his body.
Breathe, Maria. “Avoiding you.”
His fingers bit into her upper arms, and his brows came down in a scowl of rage that was not scaring her. If she could just remember to breathe, then maybe she could convince herself of that truth.
He looked down at her, his height and breadth dominating her where she stood, the pissed-off river of testosterone that seemed to be flowing through his bloodstream holding her in silence.
“The stairwell, Maria?” he questioned, biting the words out.
“What … what?” she asked, confusion setting in.
Lines of ice-cold fury bracketed his mouth. “Do you not have a clue? Do you not have a single working brain cell in that head of yours?”
She jerked back, not caring for that question one freaking bit. “Watch it, Mr. Rule. You’re beginning to piss me off.”
He leaned into her another intimidating inch. “Piss. You. Off?”
“I promise, you don’t want to piss me off,” she challenged, ignoring the warning bells in her head.
A yellow spiral of heat began blending with the brown of his irises, surrounding the growing black circle of his pupils, telling of his anger. “Why would you take the stairway?”
“Why … why shouldn’t I?”
He rolled his eyes heavenward and then looked back down. “Do you not give a crap about your own safety?”
“You think I’m going to trip and fall?” she asked sarcastically.
“Smart-ass,” he hissed through gritted teeth. ”You’re going to get assaulted, that’s what I think.”
“You think it’s dangerous in here?” she snapped, seeing no threat except for the one standing in front of her.
One brawny hand released her arm and moved unerringly, forcibly, to the hem of her dress. “I don’t know, what do you think?”
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More From Lynda Chance:
Pursuit (The first meeting and romance of Logan and Lauren)
Marco’s Redemption
Under the Cowboy’s Control
The Mistress Mistake
The Rancher’s Virgin Acquisition (historical)
The Sheriff and the Innocent Housekeeper (historical novella)
His Indecent Proposal (contemporary novella)
The House of Rule
Rule’s Obsession: Book One (Damian and Angie)
Rule’s Property: Book Two (Nick and Courtney)
Rule’s Addiction: Book Three (Garrett and Maria)
Rule’s Seduction: Book Four (Max and Erin)
The Redwood Falls Series
Josh and Hannah: Book One
An Eye for an Eye (Zach and Katie’s Story) Book Two
The Ranchers of Chatum County
Staking His Claim (novella)
Sarah’s Surrender
The Louisiana Liaisons Series Box Set:
Seduced by the American Millionaire
Blackmailed Into Bed
Bedded by the Boss
The Temptation In Texas short stories:
The Thrill of the Chase (a trilogy of short stories)
Logan and Lauren
Mike and Megan
A Logan and Lauren Christmas Special 2014
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