by Demelza Hart
‘I love you.’
He held me tight and said, ‘Thank you.’
‘For what? It’s you I have to thank.’
‘For saving me.’
I was silent for a while. The irony of his statement was not lost on either of us, but it needed no comment.
I nestled back into him and we lay in blissful silence until it started to grow dark outside.
At about eight o’clock, the need for food and drink asserted itself. Our days were so full of intimacy and sex that we often forgot to eat. I got up and stretched. ‘I could do with a gin.’
‘Me too. Don’t forget, gin’s one of those things we have in common.’
‘Oh yes. And cats.’
‘And cricket.’ He smirked. ‘I’m taking you to Headingley before the end of the summer.’
‘Looking forward to it already,’ I laughed, walking to the window to look at the setting sun. Paul came too and we stood, pressed against each other. The view was similar to that from our little beach on the island. I held onto his arms, reminding myself of their strength.
‘And there was the other thing too,’ he said.
‘What’s that?’
He gave me one of his fantastic wonky grins and said before bending down and kissing me, ‘That other thing we have in common – life.’
And with Paul, I had a feeling mine was going to be rather spectacular.
The Darkness Within Him
The Untwisted Series #1
A dizzying, all-consuming affair with famous pianist Nicholas Jackson drew in bookshop owner Rebecca Langley, engulfed her with his passion and dominance, and then spat her out heartbroken and bruised.
Now, Rebecca is left trying to move on from the relationship she shared with Nicholas, but just as she starts to clear her head, he reappears in her life determined to win her back.
But seeing as Nicholas has already shown once that the darkness within him is lurking just below the surface, can Rebecca really take that risk again with her heart and body?
Playing for Keeps
The Scarlet Series
Defiantly single, career-driven Sarah Evans has a secret love for rugby – but has no time for sportsmen lotharios who stray away. A blast from the past sends unexpected sparks flying in her direction when she runs into Tom Murray; rugby player, tycoon, and the ultimate Casanova. She resolves to stay away from him despite the obvious attraction, but he can’t keep away from her – he wants her and nothing’s going to get in his way.
While they can’t keep their hands off each other, Sarah doesn’t want a relationship, especially not one with a rugby player with a playboy reputation. Sticking to her guns, she knows he’ll move on sooner or later, and she just has to defend her heart from Tom’s remorseless attacks. But for him, this isn’t a game; he wants her in ways he doesn’t understand, and needs to convince Sarah the same.
Can Tom convince her he really is playing for keeps?
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Published by Accent Press Ltd 2015
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