He's an expert at breaking the rules…
BETTING THE BAD BOY
Behind the Bar #3
Stefanie London
Releasing May 8th, 2017
Entangled Lovestruck
Self-confessed
perfectionist Paige Thomas isn’t used to failing. But when a critical error in
romantic judgment sends all her big city career dreams crashing down, she
scrambles to find a job—any job—to make ends meet.
Noah
Reid may as well have “trust issues” tattooed on his forehead. Being raised in
the foster system didn’t give him a positive outlook on relationships, but now
he’s looking after his best friend’s bar for one month, and he can’t do it
alone.
Things
get steamy when Noah hires Paige, but she’s determined not to repeat her
mistakes and she bets Noah that she can keep her hands to herself while they’re
working together. Too bad for her, Noah is an expert at breaking the
rules…
Excerpt
She
held the blindfold while trying to ignore the flutter of excitement in her
stomach. Her fingers toyed with the elasticated band meant to hold the mask in
place.
“Both
partners are going to get a turn at being blindfolded,” Libby said from the
front of the room. “Between yourselves, pick who’s going to go first.”
Noah
looked down at her, a smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. He ran a hand
along his jaw, catching the reddish-gold bristles of his burgeoning beard. For
a moment, Paige was totally captured with the idea of how the bristles might
feel on her skin. Would they be smooth or rough? Would she shriek if he brushed
them along her inner thigh?
“What
do you say, new girl?” He cocked his head. “Would you rather do the
blindfolding or be blindfolded?”
At
that point she would have been happy to go all in— blindfolded, tied up, and
held down.
Holy
crap, would you listen to yourself? This is a work function, not a goddamn
re-creation of Fifty
Shades.
“Blindfolded,”
she squeaked, thrusting the mask into his hands and spinning so quickly that
she almost lost her footing.
“You
know, I’ve never done this before.” His hand steadied her, the reassuring
warmth of his touch seeping into her skin. Her bones felt like jelly.
“Blindfolded
someone?” she asked, cringing at how shaky her voice sounded.
“Ah,
no. I meant the taste test.” He chuckled as he slipped the mask over her eyes.
Heat
rushed up to Paige’s cheeks. Of course he meant the taste test. What an
idiot she was. Just because her brain was earning an R-rating tonight didn’t
mean his was, too. She fought back a tremor as he brushed some loose hairs from
her neck so he could adjust the strap on the mask.
Everything
went dark, and Paige gripped the edge of the table for support.
Warm
breath whispered over her ear, and she could tell he’d leaned in a little
closer. The scent of coffee and faded cologne tempted her to turn her head
toward the source.
“I’ve
definitely blindfolded someone before, but it wasn’t for a taste test.”
Her breath hitched, and she was grateful that she’d had
the presence of mind to hold on to something.
“Oh.”
He
chuckled. “Yeah, that’s what she said.”
Holy.
Freaking. Shit.
Stefanie
London is the
USA Today bestselling author of over
ten contemporary romances with humour, heat and heart. Growing up, Stefanie
came from a family of women who loved to read. Thus, it was no surprise
Stefanie was the sort of student who would read her English books before the
semester started. After sneaking several literature subjects into her ‘very
practical’ Business degree, she got a job in Communications. When writing
emails and newsletters didn’t fulfil her creative urges, she turned to fiction
and was finally able to write the stories that kept her mind busy at night.
Originally
from Australia, she now lives in Toronto with her very own hero and is
currently in the process of doing her best to travel the world. She frequently
indulges in her passions for good coffee, lipstick, romance novels and zombie
movies.
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