Seducing Seven (What Happens in Vegas)
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Blowing out a breath, he cracked his neck. “I have another confession. I bought your book and read it cover to cover.”
Her mouth dropped open. “You cheated.”
He dipped his chin. “I did. But you know romance; all’s fair in love and war. At the time, we were at war.”
She opened her mouth to speak, but he rushed on before she could.
“I couldn’t put it down. You have incredible talent. You made me feel. Me. And you were right.”
Warmth rushed through her. He liked her book. This big, arrogant, kind man liked her romance novel. She almost couldn’t breathe. “Right about what?”
“About love, about romance. You proved to me it was real, that it can change people, and it is worth fighting for. I was too afraid to consider it, because when love is real, it can hurt…worse than anything I’ve ever known. But by the time I tried to stop myself from falling, I’d already landed flat on my back. All I could see was you. I love you, Seven.”
She grabbed his hand, and he held on to her like an anchor. The man she loved stood before her, his heart opened and his eyes steady. She was scared shitless of their relationship not working out, but Six was right. There was something about him, and Seven felt it from the very beginning. It was time she embraced what she wrote about in every book. He’d made mistakes, but so had she—and that wouldn’t stop.
What was his philosophy?
Mistakes would happen, and you simply had to keep moving forward.
It was time for her to move forward. “I love you, too.”
His hands flexed, and he leaned in to kiss her.
“I love you, but if we’re going to do this, I have one condition.”
He dropped his hands to her waist. “Anything.”
She smiled. “You need to change the title of your list.”
“Any ideas?”
Grabbing his head in her hands, she pulled him down for a kiss. Her heart all but bursting from her chest, she wrapped her arms around him and held on tight as she tasted him from every angle. Speaking against his mouth, she said, “I think it’s obvious.”
He lifted his head and looked down at her.
“Seducing Seven.”
“Seducing Seven?” He raised a brow.
She pulled his head close and whispered in his ear. “Please play along.”
Blake released a bark of laughter, lifted her up against his chest, and kissed her hard. Without pulling back, he spoke against her lips. “Just remember, I play to win.”
She smoothed his dark hair from his brow, drowning in the whiskey of his eyes, drunker than if she’d downed a bottle all by herself. Her heart soared. She’d been dreaming about love and writing about how it changed people for such a long time, wondering if it would ever find her. The answer stood right before her now as clear as if she’d always known.
Love found her when she’d finally quit looking.
The rules in her book gave them the chance to really get to know each other, but it wasn’t the rules that made him fall in love with her.
She did.
He wanted her, desired her, loved her.
“So do I,” she said.
“Good, because when I put my heart into seducing Seven, I’m not planning on what will work now, or what will work tomorrow, but what will work fifty years from now.” With a wolfish grin, he molded her to his frame. “Seducing you means all sales are final.”
Blake’s Rules for Seducing Seven
1. Apologize.
2. Apologize often.
3. Admit romance is an irresistible force.
4. Recognize that her success and her dreams are legitimate.
5. Learn from romance novels.
6. View her as an equal partner.
7. Always kiss her like it’s the first time. Every time.
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Acknowledgments
To my children and husband, otherwise known as my hearts and soul, thank you for believing in me and always knowing I could do this even when I didn’t. Brian, I’ll never get used to how supportive you are. I’m in awe.
To my big brothers, Tommy, Todd, and Billy—as goofy as I am, you’ve always held me up. Tommy, you’ve always known I could do it. Todd, you put your support into action. Thank you for reading my first book. Billy, you’re the best cheerleader a girl could have. To Paula, my sister of the heart, I’m forever in awe of you. And to my mom who’s continued to mother me from the other side, I hope I have a fraction of your grace. Thank you.
Thank you to my editor Kate Brauning, who somehow knows exactly how to lift me up and push me forward without letting me fall. To Bethany Robison for your extra set of eyes. To Entangled Publishing and to Liz, thank you for giving this writer a home. You’ve all made my dreams come true.
Thank you to the marketing team—you hold a special place in my heart—to the production team and everyone in between. You’re my very own superheroes.
Thank you to romance’s Maxwell Mobster, Gina L. Maxwell, for supporting this book and being so generous with your love. I adore having your words on my cover. You are one of my favorites, Little Dipper.
Thank you to Jessica Snyder and Kameron Claire for your efforts in helping me make this book better. Your critiques and edits helped to push me to be a better writer. And thank you Taylor Reynolds for your continued and tireless support through all my crazy rantings. You are a saint. Thank you to Jenny Lovett, for more than just hashing out plotting ideas, you have taught me so much about marketing and making my place in social media.
Thank you to Kameron Claire for your friendship and for believing in me enough to help create my street team, MK & Co. I love everyone in this family, from the very first to the still to come.
One more exuberant thank-you to the readers of this book. Experiencing life with you in this way is magical. I hope that at least one scene, one line, or simply one word resonates with each of you. And to my sisters and brothers in the fight against breast and all types of cancer. I know both sides, having lost my mom to breast cancer at a young age, and surviving myself. I got hit during the last edits of my first story. My writing was one of the things that carried me through. I have many more books to write.
To my Facebook family, you held me up with such overwhelming love I’ll never be able to express what it meant to me to have so many people sending out healing light, praying, pushing positive thoughts, and checking in to make sure I’d win in both my health and publishing. Many of you I’ve never met in person. I’m still spinning from it all.
Thank you. Hugs and loves and peanut butter, MK
About the Author
MK Meredith writes contemporary romance promising an emotional ride on heated sheets. She believes the best route to success is to never stop learning. Her lifelong love affair with peanut butter continues, and only two things come close in the battle for her affections: gorgeous heels and maybe Gerard Butler…or was it David Gandy? Who is she kidding? Her true loves are her husband and two children who have survived her SEAs (spontaneous explosions of affection) and lived to tell the tale. The Merediths live in the DC area with their two large fur babies…until the next adventure calls.
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