His Wolf's Desire by Shannon Nydia
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- Print Length: 169 pages
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
- Publisher: Loose Id LLC (April 12, 2016)
- Publication Date: April 12, 2016
Blurb: Bradford Dalton and Jayla Stanton are both shifters. Each has their own reason for not wanting to be in a relationship with their own kind. Suddenly finding out that they are mates is a shock to both of them. There’s no way in hell these work enemies will ever be together.
Brad and Jayla are desperate to find a way to coexist with their shifter sides. They just have to contend with the fact they have sexual chemistry that is off the charts. Jayla can turn his body to steel with just a smoldering look. Brad can make Jayla quiver in anticipation with just one touch. You won’t hear either one of them complaining about succumbing to their insatiable need for the other. Sure they can have hot sex which knocks them on their ass, but that doesn’t mean they’ll ever fall for the other. Right?
EXCERPT: JAYLA FELT SOMEONE’S eyes boring into her and stiffened in response. She turned in the
direction her wolf’s instincts guided her. Sweeping her fingers across her
brow, she smoothed the tendrils framing her face.
She found and locked gazes with a fine-ass man sitting alone in a
conference room. The blatant hostility in his glare sent goose bumps traveling
up and down her arms. If she didn’t already know what he looked like, being the only person in the office who hadn’t
greeted her and her team would have been all the evidence she needed. She’d
just made eye contact with Bradford Dalton, her adversary.
Gunmetal-blue eyes glued her to where she stood, so exceptional in
color she felt hypnotized. She could barely breathe. The intensity of his stare
made her hands tremble. She pressed her palms into her skirt in an attempt to
steady them, mortified by her reaction to him. There was no love lost between
them, but the fact that she literally shook in her high heels just by locking
gazes with the man gave her cause for concern.
She’d prepared herself for a plethora of emotions spanning across
the anger spectrum but not for the instant attraction she felt for the man the
second she laid eyes on him. What was wrong with her?
Brad could spin the facts all he wanted, but the truth of the matter
was she’d landed the Maldonado
account fair and square. He’d dismissed her as nothing more than a joke when
she joined the Seattle office of their firm. For almost two years she’d tried
in vain to be a part of his team in Albuquerque.
While Brad plotted his course of action for the Maldonado account,
Jayla plotted her course of action to try to get Brad’s professional attention.
Ironically, she’d never wanted the account for herself. She’d wanted to work
with Brad. Learn from Brad. Be mentored by Brad. Having the chance to work with
him was the sole reason she’d wanted to join Graybar and Associates. In the end
he’d stayed full of himself, letting the opportunity slip through his fingers.
She’d landed the coveted account on her own merit.
Breaking eye contact,
Brad’s gaze traveled the scope of her body. Tingles prickled her skin, making
her suit’s thick tweed material cumbersome and uncomfortable. His gaze crawled
along her curves, making her feel exposed. It irritated her how sensitive and
receptive her body seemed to be to his fixation. Just because Brad turned out
to be easy on the eyes didn’t change one damn thing between them. No matter how
handsome the face glaring at her was, he hated her, and the feeling was mutual.
She chastised herself for behaving as if she’d never been given the
once-over by a man before. But Brad’s raw gaze unnerved her, fracturing her
renowned poise.
She swallowed hard as she willed her hands to stay stuck to her
sides and not sweep across her face again. Trying to gain control of the
situation, Jayla decided two could play this game. She wouldn’t let him
intimidate her. Waiting until his eyes found hers, she tightened her jaw,
tilted her head and, with defiance, inspected him right back.
Since he was sitting, she could only appraise his upper half. But
boy oh boy… What an upper half to assess. His nose, a straight line from the
top of the bridge to the slightly aquiline tip, appeared almost regal. She
studied his full bottom lip, larger than the slimmer top half. Short,
dark-brown hair, styled as if he combed his fingers through it in the shower,
completed his model good looks.
She bit the inside of her mouth to keep from gaping. Never in a
million years had Jayla imagined Brad looked like that in person. His online depictions were a travesty compared to
his real-life appearance. Now she didn’t know what she found more disappointing:
the fact that someone she once admired turned out to be a chauvinistic ass, or
the fact that seeing him in person made her wish she possessed naked pictures
of his chauvinistic ass.
Brad personified the self-centered ambition she detested about the
business world. Men like him made her blood boil. It didn’t matter one iota
that he was too fine for his own damn good. On an exhalation, she made herself
refocus on the melee at hand.
Team members from both sides began filing into the conference room
Brad ruminated in, putting an end to Brad and Jayla’s rubbernecking. Taking
advantage of every extra second to collect herself, Jayla lingered and waited
to join the meeting last of all. Blowing out a long, shaky breath, she felt her
nerves kick into high gear.
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Author Bio:
Shannon Nydia grew up in a military family. Her father served in the U.S. Air Force and she was fortunate enough to be stationed all over the United States. Her love of travel and experiencing new places only encouraged her overactive imagination. Shannon is a self-described dreamer and hopeless romantic. She thoroughly enjoys getting swept up in a good story. Shannon loves reading, watching romantic movies and food… not necessarily in that order! She adores strong but feminine female characters and has a soft spot for hunky alpha males.
Shannon is a married mother of two, and loves spending time with her family
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Website: www.shannonnydia.com
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