Caught in
the Act
Independence
Falls # 2
By: Sara Jane Stone
Releasing September 16th, 2014
Avon: Impulse
Blurb
Falling
for his rivals' little sister could cost him everything …
For Liam
Trulane, failure is not an option. He is determined to win a place in Katie
Summers' life before she leaves Independence Falls for good. But first, he
needs to make amends for the last time they got down and dirty.
Only
problem?
His
professional success hinges on striking a deal to buy Katie's family business.
And after Liam's relationship with their Katie went south years ago, the
Summers brothers are more enemy than friend. If both parties agree to set the
past aside, they can reach an understanding. But when Katie welcomes him back
into her bed, Liam risks everything to make her his.
After Liam
betrayed her trust, Katie Summers will do anything to keep him from walking
away with the family business. She decides to seduce him, knowing that when her
brothers find out, they will back off from the deal. And she'll finally have
her revenge. But when her plan spirals out of control, Katie learns that
payback may come at too high a price …
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He looked out at the lake. The sun was dipping low behind the mountains. It
would be dark soon and the temperature would drop too. They should finish
eating and head inside. But he couldn’t let her go. Not yet.
“I told myself I would leave when Georgia graduated,” he continued. “But
then she joined the army. And I felt paralyzed. If I left, if I walked away
from our hometown, what would she have to come back to? I needed her to come
home. I couldn’t lose her too.”
He closed his eyes, feeling the weight of his words like the heavy fear
he’d carried around day and night while his sister had been overseas. Katie
squeezed his hand.
“Now this place is my home,” he added. “My future is here.”
Opening his eyes, he looked at their joined hands, resting in her lap. Our future. But he couldn’t say the
words. He couldn’t tell her that running from memories didn’t make them
disappear. Look at Georgia. She carried hers with her across the ocean.
No, he couldn’t use words. He needed to show her. Tonight. Before they
left this place and returned to the other side of the lake. When they got back
Independence Falls, the negotiations to buy her family business, the one her
late father had nurtured and grown, waited for them. And when Katie learned of
Eric’s plan to hire her and bind her to Independence Falls?
His hand resting on her hip ran up the side of her body, drawing her
closer. On Monday morning, when Eric presented his offer, she’d feel trapped. And
there was no doubt in his mind, she’d look to him, accusing and demanding to
know why he’d hadn’t said a word about the deal during their time together.
Shit. He couldn’t do that to her. He had to tell her. Now.
“Katie, honey, I want you to stay, but there is something you need to
know—”
“I can’t.” She raised her hand, pressing a finger to his lips. “I can’t
stay, Liam. I want to be here. Tonight. With you. But I can’t make promises
beyond that. If that’s not enough for you, I understand.”
He turned his head, running his lips over her palm. He should tell her
about Eric’s plan. But out here, removed from Independence Falls, with Katie
perched on his lap, the need to be with her, to love her, won.
“What did you have in mind?” he murmured, punctuating the question with a
kiss in the center of her hand. They could discuss business in the morning. He
silently promised they wouldn’t leave the cabin until she knew about Eric’s
offer.
Katie broke free from his hold, sliding off his lap. “I think it is my
turn to call the shots.”
“And if I disobey?” he asked, watching as she returned to her chair.
“You wouldn’t dare.” In the near darkness, he saw her pick up her knife
and fork. “But first, I’ll let you finish your dinner. I’d hate for that steak
to go to waste.”
Yeah, that wasn’t going to happen, he thought, hardening to the point
that he might explode. The thought of Katie vying for dominance narrowed his
focus to the here and now.
“Later.” He stood, picking up his plate. “It’s getting dark out here.”
“I don’t mind.”
“I do.” He picked up her dish and headed for the sliding glass doors. “You
better believe I want to see the expression on your face when you make your
demands.”
If they had only tonight—and she’d better be
prepared for the fact that he wasn’t going to
let
her walk away without a fight—he wanted to spend it worshipping her, caring for
her, giving
her
damn near all he had to offer.
After
several years on the other side of the publishing industry, Sara Jane Stone bid
goodbye to her sales career to pursue her dream-writing romance novels. Sara
Jane currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with her very supportive real-life
hero, two lively young children and a lazy Burmese cat. Join Sara Jane’s
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