“Yeah, ‘cause now we might have the chance to be something even better together—grandmothers,” I replied as we watched Veronika chase after Tanner.
“If not with those two, then maybe the next round,” she said as she touched her flat stomach. She and Luka just found out a week ago that they were expecting again.
“Only if you get the boy this time,” I answered, rubbing my rounded belly. We were expecting a girl this time—one we were going to name in loving memory of my mom. Marie Anne Bennett.
Curious about Josie? She gets her story in Sucked Into Love!
Sucked Into Love
Bachelorette Party Book 1 (Blythe College Spin-Off Series)
No woman ever expects to meet the man of her dreams at her bachelorette party...
It's just Jocelyn's luck that she meets her match at the fake bachelorette party her best friend throws for her. She knows better than to get pulled into any of Cee-Cee's antics. It must have been sheer exhaustion that made her agree to help her best friend out with a work project - one that ended up with her playing bachelorette for the night!
No man ever wants to be knocked off his feet by a woman he meets while she's wearing a bachelorette "suck for a buck" shirt...
Andrew knows that he wants Jocelyn the moment he lays eyes on her, but he's never been one to poach on another man's territory. He walks away but finds himself changed by the experience. Imagine his surprise when he sees her again, only to discover she isn't married and has never even been engaged.
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Excerpt
I poured myself a glass and sipped it slowly as I allowed my gaze to travel across the room and back to her again. My caramel-locked temptress.
I almost spit my drink out when I saw what she was pulling over her head. She had removed the bachelorette sash off and replaced it with a white shirt that had Lifesavers attached to it. Several guys at the table next to her group whooped in delight as they saw her shirt.
The woman next to her shouted out, “Suck for a buck, guys!” and they rushed over to her table.
I watched for a moment, stunned to see one of the guys reach out and stroke a piece of candy on her stomach with a finger. When he pulled his wallet from his pocket and handed over some cash to her friend, I noticed that she took a step back to create some space between herself and the guy. Her cheeks were flushed a bright red and she hugged herself tight in protection. From where I sat, it looked like her friends were taking her last night a little too far for comfort and I didn’t like it one bit. She might belong to some other guy, but I felt the need to offer her some assistance.
“Derek,” I growled, and my manager came over to me quickly. “See that bachelorette party over there?” I asked as I nodded my head in their direction.
“Yes, sir. It looks like they’re having a good time and are going to be good for business tonight with all the guys who want to buy her a shot,” he replied. “The shy ones usually pull at the guys the most. They all want the chance to see if they can make her come out of her shell even if she’s getting married soon.”
I felt a dull roar of rage crash through my brain at his words. I was not going to dangle her like bait at all the guys here tonight so we could sell more drinks. Hell no.
“Well, that’s just too damn bad then, because you’re going to walk over there and offer her party VIP treatment if they ditch the damn ‘suck for a buck’ shirt and head over to the balcony.”
“But, Mr. Rourke, that doesn’t make any sense. Bottle service up there runs a couple thousand dollars for the night.”
“You’re going to do it because I told you that it’s what I want. I own this place, not you. So get over there. Now,” I ordered as I watched another guy pull another piece of fucking candy from that damn shirt.
My gaze never left her as Derek walked over and spoke to the group. I noticed she heaved what looked to me like a deep sigh of relief and spoke quietly into the ear of the blonde standing next to her. Her friend nodded, and the men surrounding them hunched their shoulders and grumbled as they walked away. She very quickly removed the shirt and handed it over to Derek.
A growl moved up my throat as Derek used this opportunity to get her hands on him. The bastard. When he held his arm out, she wrapped a hand around his elbow and he escorted the group over to the bouncer standing at the bottom of the VIP section. The guy had worked for me at another bar before making the move over here, and he looked my way for permission after Derek talked to him. After I gave him a slight nod, he stepped aside to let the girls upstairs.
I loosened my Robert Talbot silk tie and realized that the color in the blue stripes made me think of her eyes. I couldn’t call her anything but “her” and “she” because I had no idea what her name even was. I never would because she was going to walk out of here and go marry her fiancé. And I was going to go home to an empty penthouse because I’d never bothered to build a relationship of any kind with any of the women I’d slept with. And although I’d grown tired of the game, I never wanted any of them enough to make a change in my way of life.
Until the moment I laid my eyes on her and felt the pull of our chemistry from across my crowded club. At her own goddamn bachelorette party. Of all the rotten luck.
Books By This Author
BLYTHE COLLEGE SERIES
Push the Envelope
Hit the Wall
Summer Nights (novella duo)
Outside the Box
Winter Wedding (novella)
BACHELORETTE PARTY SERIES
Sucked Into Love
Checked Into Love
Married Into Love
FATED MATES SERIES
Crying Wolf
Shoot for the Moon
Thrown to the Wolves
Bear the Consequences
Bear It All
Bear the Burden
Bear Your Fate
BODY & SOUL SERIES
Bare Your Soul
Save Your Soul
Sell Your Soul
About the Author
I absolutely adore reading—always have and always will. When I was growing up, my friends used to tease me when I would trail after them, trying to read and walk at the same time. If I have downtime, odds are you will find me reading or writing.
I am the mother of two wonderful sons who have inspired me to chase my dream of being an author. I want them to learn from me that you can live your dream as long as you are willing to work for it.
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