by Abby Knox
"I'm thirsty." He patted the rung again. "Let's do this."
Harper had to control her legs from shaking in anticipation as she climbed the ladder and seated herself right where Dash wanted her.
Running his hands over the soft skin of her inner thigh, he rasped. "There she is."
She opened to him, and he saw the places that needed to be kissed.
He leaned in and inhaled, exhaling noisily as if he'd taken in his first breath of fresh air in months. Then, he nudged her split apart with his nose and mouth.
"What if I fall?"
"You're not going to fall. I got you, Firecracker."
Still, she held on tight to the apex of the ladder while her husband's mouth and tongue worked over her nethers.
He moved gently, then rough, then gentle again. After five years, they'd explored and conquered each other so thoroughly, day after day, week after week, that Dash knew precisely how to please his little Firecracker.
Sometimes, in the bedroom and in their day-to-day lives, Harper would go off with a bang. Sometimes Dash would still get frustrated and lose his temper.
But over the years, they learned how to move around each other, to train all that fire to move in the right direction.
About the Author
Abby Knox lives a dual life. Fantasy Abby would love to live on a farm with goats, bees, chickens, donkeys and alpaca, making her own soap, yarn, honey and cheese. Reality Abby has no desire to do actual farm work. So, the ever-pragmatic Reality Abby keeps Fantasy Abby happy by putting her into adorable little works of romantic fiction with her pretend hobbies. Both Abbies hope you enjoy her sweet, sexy — sometimes a little over the top and weird — storytelling.
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Also by Abby Knox
Books One through Three in the newly revised five-party Big Easy Shifter Series, Taking the Belle, Having His Cake, and Chasing the Night, are now available!
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Need more stand-alone short reads and novellas?
Check out Abby’s other titles!
Butter Queen
Pumpkin King
Fighting For Dylan (book four in a six-author MMA series!)
Hot Off The Press
The Halloween Bet
The Christmas Pickup
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From the Small Town Bachelor Romance series
Take Me Home
Game Face
Written in the Stars
Walk With Me
Stay the Night
Come and Get It
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Nephilim’s Captive: A Divine Giants Romance. (Book One of seven in the paranormal romance series Sons of Earth and Heaven. Book two is coming in 2021)
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Duets
Pumpkin and Spice
Comfort and Joy
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Marrying Up
Shacking Up
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Maid for the Billionaire
Made for Marriage
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Doctor Dave
Officer Max
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Saved for Me
Matched for Me
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Off-Season Stud
Midsummer Fling
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His Vinyl Vixen
Her Hi-Fi Hunk
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Fencing Her In
Doing Him Good
The Greenbridge Academy series
Swim Coach (book one)
Grumpy Dad (book two)
Benefactor (book three)
Headmistress (book four)
Queen Bee (book five)
Bake Sale Queen (book six)
Be sure to check out books one and two in the Crow Bar Brute Squad series!
The next titles in the series will be announced soon!
Party Foul
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Fiona needs to clean up her image. The bouncer who recently helped her out of a scrape is the perfect fake boyfriend for her daddy's big holiday to-do. Sure, he might be a bit rough around the edges, but he's handsome enough and mysterious enough to distract everyone from her party-girl reputation.
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Levi has been a fixture at Crow Bar longer than any of the other bouncers at the city's toughest, rowdiest watering hole. Nobody messes with him, but more importantly, nobody messes with the patrons when he's around. When he helps a cute new customer out of a jam, he agrees to go to her daddy's holiday party as her fake boyfriend. When the sparks between them eventually turn to true feelings, things quickly go from helping her save face to helping save someone's life.
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Dirty Martini
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One of the most ruthless CEOs in Newcastle, Katie has made all of her dreams come true. Except one. She's fantasized about having a secret, "kept" man at her beck and call, but so far, nobody fits the bill. After conducting a tense business meeting, she dips into a dive bar for her favorite drink, and ends up making her ultimate wish come true.
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Series description:
Crow Bar is the rowdiest bar in the city's toughest neighborhood, and its owner is known for employing the kinds of bouncers nobody wants to mess with. Dubbed the Crow Bar Brute Squad, these hardened heroes may have zero bandwidth for anyone's B.S., but they have nothing but time and intense devotion when it comes to the queens that they love.
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The oceanside city of Newcastle has everything: glittering skyscrapers, gritty warehouses and everything in between. It's also full of characters that fall fast and hard -- into love, into bad decisions and into danger: Tough, blue-collar guys and even tougher, mouthy broads. When irresistible forces crash into immoveable objects, the resulting tales of love, friendship, and adventure will make you want to pack up and catch the next train to the entirely fictional metropolis. Bring a beach chair! (And maybe a helmet.)