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by Lili Valente


  “Yeah, well,” I laugh, suddenly acutely uncomfortable. “Every microbiome is its own unique universe, so probably not, but…”

  He frowns. “ A micro what?”

  “Biome. It’s the, um…combined genetic material of the microbes living in our gut that aid in digestion and other metabolic activity. They’re a counterpart to our genetic material, but actually outnumber the genes in our own genome by about a hundred to one, so…”

  Ryan’s lips turn down as he nods. “Wow.”

  He sounds as unimpressed by my nerd vomit as his raccoon, who has flopped onto his back and is tugging at the hem of Ryan’s jeans as if to say, “Please can we ditch the geek, and go home and feast upon peen lollies together in manly silence?”

  Ugh!

  What am I even doing standing here talking to Ryan O’Dell? Who cares if we happen to see eye-to-eye on one stupid thing? Ryan and I have about as much in common as Space Vikings and vegan buffalo chicken wings, and I have a new exercise routine to keep up with. Every second spent chit-chatting with him is a second I’m not walking around the lake getting fit.

  “So, anyway, have fun with your raccoon. And Van’s trash.” I stand up straighter. “I should get going.”

  He’s still watching me with that intense gaze that keeps dropping to my shirt.

  Or my lips?

  I probably have a milk mustache or something. That’s my life since I came back to my hometown, one embarrassing interlude after another, interspersed with occasional explosions.

  I turn to make my escape into the woods, where no one will care what I’m wearing or how sloppily I ate my cornflakes, when Ryan speaks again.

  “Good to see you again, Cassie.”

  Damn it. I might not be teenage Cassie anymore, and he’s definitely not teenage Ryan, but the way my body reacts to my name on his lips is exactly the same. He still has the power to make me melt on command.

  Another reason to get out of here. Now.

  I can’t let myself take a single step down the road to Crushville with this man. I refuse to set myself up for a refresher course in heartbreak.

  So I just nod at him before I tromp back to the trailhead with my head held high.

  “Being hot as a fire truck doesn’t make him worth wasting one second of your time,” I whisper to myself. “You’ve got better things to do than mess with Ryan O’Dell.”

  Liar, my inner voice replies.

  I need a new inner voice.

  HOSED is out now.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Author of over forty novels, USA Today Bestseller Lili Valente writes everything from steamy suspense to laugh-out-loud romantic comedies. A die-hard romantic and optimist at heart, she can’t resist a story where love wins big. Because love should always win.

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  When she’s not writing, Lili enjoys adventuring with her two sons, climbing on rocks, swimming too far from shore, and asking “why” an incorrigible number of times per day. A former yoga teacher, actor, and dancer, she is also very bendy and good at pretending innocence when caught investigating off-limits places.

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  You can currently find Lili in the mid-South, valiantly trying to resist the lure of all the places left to explore.

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  Find Lili at www.lilivalente.com

  ALSO BY LILI VALENTE

  The Hunter Brothers Series

  (all Standalone):

  THE BABY MAKER

  THE TROUBLEMAKER

  THE HEARTBREAKER

  THE PANTY MELTER

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  Standalone Romances:

  THE V CARD -co-written with Lauren Blakely

  a USA Today Bestseller

  * * *

  FALLING FOR THE BOSS-co-written

  with Sylvia Pierce

  * * *

  HOSED co-written with

  Pippa Grant

  * * *

  Sexy, flirty, dirty romantic comedies!

  MAGNIFICENT BASTARD-USA Today Bestseller

  SPECTACULAR RASCAL

  INCREDIBLE YOU

  MEANT FOR YOU

  Click here to learn more…

  * * *

  Sexy romantic comedies

  featuring hot hockey players!

  HOT AS PUCK

  SEXY MOTHERPUCKER

  PUCK-AHOLIC

  PUCK ME BABY

  PUCKED UP LOVE

  PUCK BUDDIES

  Click here to learn more…

  * * *

  The Master Me Series,

  red HOT erotic Standalone novellas!

  SNOWBOUND WITH THE BILLIONAIRE

  SNOWED IN WITH THE BOSS

  MASQUERADE WITH THE MASTER

  Click here to learn more…

  * * *

  Bought by the Billionaire Series—

  HOT novellas, must be read in order.

  DARK DOMINATION

  DEEP DOMINATION

  DESPERATE DOMINATION

  DIVINE DOMINATION

  Click here to learn more…

  * * *

  Kidnapped by the Billionaire Series—

  HOT novellas, must be read in order.

  FILTHY WICKED LOVE

  CRAZY BEAUTIFUL LOVE

  ONE MORE SHAMELESS NIGHT

  Click here to learn more…

  * * *

  Under His Command Series—

  HOT novellas, must be read in order.

  CONTROLLING HER PLEASURE

  COMMANDING HER TRUST

  CLAIMING HER HEART

  Under His Command Trilogy-USA Today Bestseller

  Click here to learn more…

  * * *

  To the Bone Series—

  Sexy Romantic Suspense, must be read in order.

  A LOVE SO DANGEROUS

  A LOVE SO DEADLY

  A LOVE SO DEEP

  TO THE BONE TRILOGY (All 3 Titles)

  Click here to learn more…

  * * *

  Fight for You Series—

  Emotional New Adult Romantic Suspense.

  Read in order.

  RUN WITH ME

  FIGHT FOR YOU

  Click here to learn more…

  * * *

  Lover’s Leap Series

  A NAUGHTY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

  THE BAD BOY’S TEMPTATION

  Click here to learn more…

  The Lonesome Point Series—

  Sexy Cowboys written with Jessie Evans.

  LEATHER AND LACE

  SADDLES AND SIN

  DIAMONDS AND DUST

  12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS

  GLITTER AND GRIT

  SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF TRUE LOVE

  CHAPS AND CHANCE

  ROPES AND REVENGE

  8 SECOND ANGEL

  Click here to learn more…

  Table of Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Copyright

  Contents

  THE PANTY MELTER

  About the Book

  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

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Epilogue

  Tell Lili Your Favorite Part!

  Sneak Peek

  About the Author

  Also by Lili Valente

  Panty Melter

 

 

 


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