A reunion to end all reunions
Since their separation years ago, Sean Maddock has imagined a lot of scenarios where he and Kristine would get back together. So finally getting served with divorce papers is a real shock. It’s not until he seeks out Kristine and feels the same hot kick of desire that he suddenly knows why—he still wants his wife!
Clearly it’s time to move on. But before Sean signs on the dotted line to end their marriage, he wants one more weekend. Just the two of them, closed up in an isolated cabin. Surely by Sunday night they will have played out all their sexy memories—maybe even made a few new ones. Then he’ll be able to walk away…or not!
“Just so you know, my plan is to seduce you....”
Sean’s words created an image Kristine forcefully ignored. “I think we’ve already established that.”
“No.” He shook his head slowly. “I mean, seduce you. By Sunday night you won’t even remember your name. I’m going to make you scream for me.” His thumb dragged across Kristine’s bottom lip. “Think you can handle that?”
No. But she had done enough ducking and running in her life. If she wanted the divorce papers signed, if she wanted closure and to move forward truly free as a mature adult, she needed to do this. For Sean, for herself.
For her undersexed girl parts.
“It’s two days. Unless there is a reason I shouldn’t trust you, I can handle roughing it.”
The corner of his mouth turned up. “I don’t remember you liking it rough.”
The seduction thing was kicking in already. Kristine wished she weren’t standing so she could cross her legs and quiet the ache stirring there. “Maybe more than one thing has changed in ten years.”
Ha. She could flirt right back.
It seemed to work. He made a sound in the back of the throat and took a step toward her. Why did Kristine feel like she was being swept out onto the lake by the sheer force of Sean’s personality?
Because she was.
The characters Sean and Kristine in the second book of my From Every Angle series, Close Up, impulsively married a decade ago. But even though it was a passionate marriage, it went south quickly. Now, after encountering each other at the nude photo shoot exhibit, sparks fly all over again.
Personally, I love a reunion story. The idea of a second chance, and reigniting a relationship with your soul mate, is a story naturally filled with optimism, hope and love. And the sizzle can be so much hotter when you already know someone!
In order to get these two rediscovering their passion (not that it was hard) I had to send them off to a cabin in the woods on a lake in Minnesota. I’ve been on this island, and the lake and surrounding area are beautiful and pristine—the perfect spot to rediscover an old love.
Hope you enjoy Sean and Kristine’s sexy reunion! Visit me online at www.erinmccarthy.net.
Happy reading!
Erin McCarthy
Close Up
Erin McCarthy
USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author ERIN McCARTHY sold her first book in 2002 and has since written almost fifty novels and novellas in teen fiction, new-adult and adult romance. Erin has a special weakness for tattoos, karaoke, high-heeled boots and martinis. She lives on the shores of Lake Erie in Ohio with her family, her cat and her stylish and well-dressed Chihuahua/terrier mix.
Special thanks to David Vandevoort for introducing me to Ely Island and for building us a bonfire, and to his parents for letting us have a girls’ weekend at their cabin.
To Tina Grillot-Vandevoort, Vanda Ungureanu and McGyver, it was an awesome weekend, let’s do it again soon!
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