From the box set, we're featuring today: JOINT VENTURE By: Kristen Luciani
About Joint Venture....
Notorious celebrity playboy A.J. Morgan has more emotional baggage than notches on his well-used bedpost, but three-ways with fake-boobed blondes and gallons of whiskey ease the pain. Live to indulge, indulge to fill the voids. Those are his rules, until he meets cunning club singer Lisa Embry, whose heart is surrounded by more barbed wire than a high-security prison. Rules? What rules? One lust-filled romp turns A.J. into an addict in need of his next fix and he’ll pay any price for another hit. Until he finds out Lisa has her own rules, ones that can never be broken.
A Taste of Joint Venture....
She smoothed the front of her skirt and twisted
in a slow circle. Jessica would be back any second, ready to gnaw off her arm
if she took a minute longer to pay for the shoes.
“Excuse me, would you like—”
Startled, she pitched forward. “Ow! What the
hell--?” Something hard smacked into her bare shoulder, making her stumble in
the sky-high heels. A loud clanging sound followed by shattering glass greeted
her as she spun into the salesgirl who had been carrying a platter of champagne
flutes, a platter that was now sitting in a large puddle of liquid and smashed
crystal. Cold liquid dripped down her arms, pooling on the floor in front of
her brand-new and not-yet-paid-for suede shoes. One of the things she loved
best about this place was the very thing that could make her cry in that
instant.
With a gasp, Lisa quickly tiptoed away from the
champagne to avoid collateral damage, but one of the fabric soles didn’t
cooperate. Her leg slid out, arms flailing as she skidded to gain the slightest
bit of traction. Argh! Can’t fall, can’t ruin the suede!
After one final spin, she stumbled, landing
cleanly in the muscular arms of a delectable specimen of a man who had eyes
resembling swirls of melted brown chocolate with flecks of gold dancing around
in the depths.
Oh.My.God.
Her mouth dropped open, mind paralyzed. Words
eluded her… not that there were enough expletives on earth to satisfactorily
convey her disgust. But those eyes sent her floating off into the abyss with no
recollection of how she’d ended up there in the first place and no immediate
desire to return.
Telling him to go fuck himself would be so
gratifying, if only her lips would cooperate. Her skin tingled under the pads
of his fingertips. Ugh, wasn’t it just like her body to completely betray her
like that?
“If you’re about to have another heart attack,
I’m ready and willing to stop it again.”
Lisa shook her head, opening her mouth but
still no words emerged. Her pulse raced like a thoroughbred; that sparkling
white smile had rendered her mute, until… “In your dreams,” she finally
squeaked.
Really? Her mouth decides to kick it into gear
and that’s what comes out?
Egomaniacal Asswad’s grin deepened, that damned
dimple making her heart quake. A heady scent swirled in the air. If he hadn’t
had such a tight grip on her, she’d have ended up on her ass since her limbs
refused to operate under his intoxicating spell. Her fingers itched to crawl
through his thick dark hair despite the animosity bubbling in her veins.
“Well, if this were a dream, we’d be on that
very cushy couch right about now.”
Argh! He may have the face of a Greek god, but
damn, he was arrogant as all hell. “You are such a jackass. I wouldn’t go to
the hospital with you if I was wandering around barefoot on hot coals, bleeding
out my eyes, and you were the only person on earth with a car.” But despite the
caustic tone, the fluttering in her belly persisted. What was that all about?
It was new, an unfamiliar sensation, one she’d never experienced.
“You’re not exactly running away.”
“I can’t run in heels this high, but trust me,
I’d love nothing more than to put as much distance between us as humanly
possible.” She settled her stiletto-clad foot on the still-slippery tile and
lifted herself out of his firm grasp. Who the hell did he think he was? She’d
rather her ass land in that bubbly puddle than remain in his sleazy clutches a
second longer.
“That’s too bad, although the view from behind
would be worth it.”
She furrowed her brow, steam practically
blasting from her ears as she cocked her head in mock confusion. “Sorry? I
didn’t quite get that. But then again, I don’t speak scumbag.” With a swing of
her hips, she nearly collided with a brunette saleswoman rushing toward Tall,
Dark and Delicious-But-Still-A-Total-Dickhead. Smooth, real smooth.
The woman handed him a large shopping bag and
flashed a bright smile. “Here they are! Please give Kayla my best.”
Lisa stifled a snort as she hurried back to the
register. Kayla. What a total sleaze, propositioning her while he was picking
up shoes for another woman. She spotted Jessica glowering at her. “Don’t be
mad, Jessie. I had a little altercation with some champagne glasses, but I’m
ready to go.” Cocky bastard didn’t even warrant a mention. She grabbed the
empty shoebox and handed it to the salesgirl along with her credit card. Her
gaze wandered toward the front of the boutique. Empty, save for the cleaning
guy who was mopping up the alcohol-soaked mess. So why the heck was her heart
still pounding like a block of cement in a dryer?
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Kristen Luciani is a bestselling author and momtrepreneur with a penchant for Christian Louboutins, Silicon Valley, plunging necklines and grapefruit martinis. As a deep-rooted romantic who prefers juicy drama to fill the lives of anyone other than her, she tried her hand at creating a world of enchantment, sensuality, and intrigue, finally uncovering her true passion. No pun intended…
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