Look what people are saying about this talented author …
“Leto has a unique, refreshing writing style that keeps the story moving, bringing erotic images to new heights, while still being romantic.”
—The Romance Reader
“So much sexual tension can’t be healthy, but boy, it feels good while it lasts, huh?”
—Mrs. Giggles
“Smart, sophisticated and sizzling from start to finish.”
—A Romance Review
“Leto’s got the touch!”
—Romantic Times BOOKreviews
“She loves pushing the envelope and dances on the edge with the sizzle and crackle of lightning.”
—The Best Reviews
“Tense, thrilling and sexy …
what more can a reader want?” —Romance Reviews Today
About the Author
Over the course of her career, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author JULIE LETO has published over thirty-five books—all of them sexy and all of them romances at heart. She also shares a popular blog—www.plotmonkeys.com—with her best friends, Carly Phillips, Janelle Denison and Leslie Kelly. Julie is a born and bred Floridian home schooling mum with a love for her family, her dachshund and super-sexy stories with a guaranteed happy ending.
Dear Reader,
My family is in the manufacturing business and has been for over fifty years, but honestly, we should be party planners. Need a sit-down dinner for forty? No problem. I don’t know if it’s because we’re Italian or just because we love to have fun, but throwing together bridal showers, surprise birthday parties and even weddings is something we relish.
I’m not sure that one of the heroes of this collection, Leo Sharpe, thought it would be so easy—especially with the ulterior motive behind his decision to throw a surprise wedding for his best friends, Coop and Bianca. Yeah, Leo’s a die-hard romantic, but he’s also a man with an agenda. He’s wants his ex-girlfriend back in his bed and as Bianca’s best friend, she can’t avoid him while they’re planning a sexy, romantic nuptials!
Little does Leo know that the rest of the bridal party has also decided to take sensual advantage of this whirlwind wedding.
And if you want to know precisely why Bianca and Coop can’t seem to make it down the aisle—and how they overcome their obstacles—check out my free, online short story at eHarlequin that tells their tale! Links and details are up at my website, www.julieleto.com.
Happy reading,
Julie Leto
3 SEDUCTIONS AND A WEDDING
Tying the Knot
Take This Man
Bedded Bliss
JULIE LETO
To Deb Goldman, Barbara Ross and all my wonderful
friends at the Jazzercise Center. Working out every morning has become an essential component not only to my physical health, but my mental well-being. The laughs, the friendship … even the sweat … all means the world to me.
Thank you … and let’s dance!
Tying the Knot
JULIE LETO
Prologue
“MARRY ME.”
Bianca Brighton threw a coy look over her shoulder and watched the man who’d just proposed dive into the water beneath the breathtaking falls at La Fortuna, deep in the Costa Rican rain forest. He swam directly toward her, his strokes powerful and measured, his body lean and muscled. When he stood, the water sluiced down his sun-kissed skin and made her totally forget his question.
“Excuse me?” she asked, still not turning to face him.
His exasperated grin nearly melted her from the inside out. She knew what he wanted. He’d asked her to marry him a thousand times before—and yet, each and every proposal acted like a major aphrodisiac. Honestly, what could possibly make a woman hotter than knowing that a guy like Cooper Rush wanted to love you for the rest of his life?
He slid his hands around her waist and tugged her tight against his chest. The cold water dripping from his hair drizzled down her shoulders, making her shiver even as her skin absorbed his intoxicating body heat.
“You heard me,” he said. “Marry me.”
Despite the tourists frolicking in the water around them, squealing at the beauty of the lush green plants, turquoise-blue water and massive, volcanic rocks, Bianca closed her eyes and marveled in the intimacy of Coop’s arms. They’d lived together since college graduation ten years ago, but the familiarity of his touch had not lessened its potency one bit. He splayed his fingers across her middle. With his pinky finger, he toyed with her belly ring, practicing the precise flick and swirl she loved—only much lower down her body.
“Okay,” she replied, sighing contentedly.
“Okay? Okay?“ He twirled her around, hands tight on her arms, his eyes rolling with his exaggerated loss of patience. “That’s the answer I get to a heartfelt marriage proposal delivered in one of the most beautiful places on Earth?”
Bianca closed the inches between them and pressed against the curve of his erection, hidden by the water from everyone but her. “Actually, when you say Marry me, it sounds more like an order than a question.”
“So the question has been asked and answered,” Coop replied, clearly having spent way too much time with her client, an attorney who needed legal documents translated from Spanish to English, which was what brought them to Central America. Bianca’s career as a linguist allowed her to travel the world—which was doubly perfect because as a software designer, Coop could follow her or sometimes lead the way. They’d been to every continent except Antarctica, always together and yet never as man and wife. “And yet, I continue to ask.”
“And I continue to say yes!” she said, watching her engagement ring twinkle against his tanned shoulder.
“Actually,” he said, tilting his head so he could nibble on her chin, “the first time I asked, you said something like, ‘Of course, now grab that zip line and let’s go!’”
Laughing, she kissed him, remembering that trip they’d taken to Hawaii nearly a decade ago, when they’d gone on a treetop tour of Maui and Coop had chosen one of the most adrenaline-filled moments of her life to slip a diamond solitaire on her finger and ask her to be his wife. She’d flown across the wires hyped up on love. In the ten years since, the rush had not diminished, even if the marriage had yet to materialize. They’d applied for a marriage license so many times, the clerks of the court in their hometown knew them by sight. But she and Coop had simply been too busy exploring the world to plan the wedding of their dreams.
Well, more like their families’ dreams.
“Let’s get married here,” he suggested.
Bianca sighed. They