(MSRP: 2.0000)
Alone and having just moved to a new small town, Arden Majors treats herself to a wonderfully romantic movie that leaves her primed to be kissed. Little did she know that the ruggedly handsome man racing down the dimly lit alley towards her would fulfill that need. By allowing this stranger to impulsively kiss her, Arden inadvertently rescues him from a dangerous position. The tables suddenly turned on Detective Jake Summers’ surveillance job and now two drug dealers want him and the video that would put them behind bars. With fate forcing them to work together, can these two passionate strangers stay focused on the situation, and not on each other, long enough to ensure their safety…and their future?
17 Pages, Sensual
Excerpt:
What a movie! What an ending! Arden sighed. Why couldn’t real life and love be more like that? Smiling, she leisurely walked the six blocks from the small town’s local theater to her apartment while her mind reflected on the romantic movie’s magical moments. Mindlessly, she approached the apartment building in a dreamy-eyed state—until a barrier stopped her. A heavy chain, displaying a small sign, stretched across the front entry.
WET PAINT—USE REAR ENTRANCE
Wandering down a side street, wishing she’d remembered to take her flashlight along, Arden turned to enter the back alley that paralleled all the apartment buildings lining Main Street. She dreaded the dark back alley with its unsightly row of garbage cans and dumpsters outlining its perimeter. This would be a perfect place for a murder. She shuddered as the thought raced through her brain then she shook her head… and smiled slowly, remembering the movie again, a desolate place for two lovers to find a moment of privacy. Warm contentment inwardly returned as she neared the building’s back door and pulled her keys from her jacket pocket. That’s when she heard them. Footsteps—running footsteps. Startled, she turned her head and witnessed a man darting through the darkened alley in her direction. As he hastily closed the distance between them, he tossed articles of clothing off to the side into heaps of trash. First a hat then his gloves followed by his dark jacket. Fearing for her safety, Arden frantically fumbled for the right key…then she dropped them all.
