About FOR KEEPS:
A SUMMER FLING . . . OR SOMETHING MORE?
Merry Atwater would do just about anything to save her dog rescue - even if it means working with the most stubborn man on the planet. It's hard to avoid the sparks that fly with TJ Jameson, the ruggedly sexy cowboy in charge of the children's camp where she's just taken an animal therapy job. But commitment is not Merry's style, and TJ clearly wants more than just a roll in the hay. TJ Jameson isn't looking for anything complicated-just a peaceful life on his family's ranch with a wife and kids. "No-strings" Merry Atwater doesn't fit that bill, no matter how irresistible she is. But when he sees how Merry gets through to his autistic nephew and the other kids at Camp Blue Sky, TJ's a goner. If he doesn't give in to the now, he might just lose his shot at forever . . .
About Rachel Lacey:
Rachel Lacey lives in North Carolina, with her husband, son, and their own rescued pup. She volunteers her spare time with Carolina Boxer Rescue and truly has a passion for helping our furry friends. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America as well as her local Heart of Carolina RWA chapter.
EXCERPT:
His expression heated until his eyes
practically burned her.
She nibbled her bottom lip. "I
should, uh, I should go."
"It's late," he said, his voice
like gravel. It tickled all her sweet spots.
She stared at his hands, those big
calloused fingers. Damn, but she wanted to feel them on her skin. Like, now.
"Really late." She took a step,
but her feet accidentally carried her toward T.J., not the door.
He sucked in an audible breath, his eyes scorching
hers. "I thought you were going."
"So did I." But fuck it. If she
was going to be in his house in the middle of the night in her underwear, she
might as well give him a kiss goodnight.
She'd never been known for her
self-control, after all.
He watched her, not moving a muscle, as if
he'd become rooted to the floor.
She put her palms on his biceps and
pressed her lips to his. Just a quick kiss to test the waters, because they did
have to work together for the next month.
His scent wrapped around her, filled her
lungs, and stole her sanity. She lingered for a moment, her lips on his, so
soft, so warm. Just enough to make her want more. So much more.
Her body pulsed with it.
She was about to pull back and tell him
goodnight when his arms slid around her waist, securing her against the firm
column of his body, and oh God, she
was a goner.
"What was that?" he whispered
against her lips.
She slid her hands up to encircle his
neck. "A goodnight kiss."
"And why would you do something like
that?" His voice vibrated through her.
"Because I wanted to." Their
bodies were pressed together, and though he hadn't kissed her back, he wanted
to. She felt the evidence pressed against her belly.
"Bad idea," he growled, his lips
still touching hers, teasing, tempting.
"Oh, yeah?" She could hardly
breathe. Every nerve tingled with awareness, desperate for his touch, his kiss.
More. More of everything.
Her heart throbbed in her chest.
T.J.'s eyes smoldered into hers, his
pupils blown with lust. His body vibrated with tension, his arms like steel
bands around her. "Yeah."
"Then send me home." She wiggled
in his arms, pressing into his erection, tempting him, willing him to kiss her
back. Just for tonight.
She needed to be kissed. She needed to feel.
And he could make her...
His lips crushed hers, taking her so
suddenly, so thoroughly, that she didn't have time to draw a breath. She heard
herself groan, felt the desire inside her explode into something so completely
out of control it almost frightened her.
Her back slammed into the wall, and her
legs wrapped around his waist. His tongue plunged into her mouth, gliding
against hers in a rhythm so perfect she shuddered in his arms. He lifted her
hips, grinding himself against her until her eyes rolled back in her head,
and...
Holy shit, holy shit.
She must have lost her mind. Her body
burned, quaked, shook for him, and he felt so fucking good. He tasted like sin,
sweet and sexy, like leather and cowboy boots, and...
Holy shit.
She needed more. She needed everything.
She needed him buried deep inside her, groaning her name as he drove her over
the edge, as he came inside her, and...
Holy shit.
This was completely out of control.
"Holy shit." The words came from
T.J.'s lips, not her own, as he tore his mouth from hers and speared her with
his gaze. He panted for breath, his body coiled against hers, so hard, so
ready. She felt every inch of him still pressed between her legs, right where
her body burned hottest for him. "What the hell was that?"
She laughed. "If you don't know, then
you're more out of practice than I am."
