The overdue continuation of Nat and Steve’s story will hit your ereader in October, but you can get a taste of what’s to come here in this first sneak peek.
Be advised this rough draft has not been edited yet, so you may come across typos and other issues my amazing editor will have me work on later. lol
Firecracker Cookie @2019 by Liz Gavin
Previously in A Year in Love
AKA Quick Recap of Easter Cookie & Cookie Wars
AKA What the heck happened so far in the series?
If you read previous books a while back, you might not remember what happened, so this is a little something to jumpstart your memory.
Now, if you have not read them yet, I’ll give you a chance to do that before you dive into this installment of the series. Grab book #1 here – FREE in your favorite online store. You find book #2 here for only $0.99. Go on! I’ll wait.
Glad you’re back!
Highlights: Natalie Todeschini and Steve Clark went to high school together. Something happened back then that made them go their separate ways. You found out exactly what happened in Book #2, so no spoilers at the moment. Nowadays they are almost thirty, leading their own businesses, competing for a new client, but something still makes them melt whenever they meet. They cannot keep their hands off each other and they turn a bit klutz, not to mention accident prone, every time they lock eyes. Steamy make-out sessions and/or getting under the sheets become a routine. A blast from the past exploded the ending of book #2 into a million pieces. Again – no spoilers. Keep on reading to discover how the couple manages the situation.
For the juicy details of their sexy encounters and hilarious foreplay you must read books 1 and 2 in their entirety.
Go
on! I’ll wait!
Chapter One
Natalie
I update Kate Upperton, my very proper business partner, on all things she missed about Mr. Steve Clark while overseas. I brace for an explosion after detailing what went down in his office when a certain Ms. Veronica Carter attempted to blow his and my chances at our budding relationship.
When Kate remains mute, it dawns on me the information dump might be a tad too much for her to process. Eyes fixed somewhere between my left shoulder and the horizon, she moves her lips without uttering any sounds. The ever-present, very British, rosy hue on her cheeks fade away. “That’s ludicrous,” she whispers.
“I know, right?” I nod and follow her movements as Kate unfolds from the chair opposite my desk.
She paces the polished floor behind the seat a few times. She lifts her left hand holding her own fingers with the right ones as if counting, her expression screwed. She is probably counting the ways one may murder a horny tramp without going to jail. Well, at least that’s what I’ve been ranking in my mind since that scene the ‘V-word’ – as I now call Steve’s ex – performed in his office.
Kate plops herself back on the vacant chair and loses it – her very proper British demeanor, I mean. “Who the fuck does she think she is? One does not simply walk up to a man, let alone at his place of business, and proceed to have a nosh! And in front of others, on top of that.”
I frown at the odd expression, but I don’t need a crash-course in Brit slang to get what she means. Gosh! I was there. I witnessed the V-word trying to swallow Steve’s family jewels.
“Exactly. I don’t care if she’s some big-shot movie star in a fucking superhero franchise. Hell, I don’t care if she’s a fucking superhero! The V-word won’t get between Steve and me. I won’t let her.”
“V-word?” Kate knits her eyebrows as her gaze shoots to mine. She relaxes her forehead with a snicker. “Oh, because her name’s Veronica Carter. That’s clever.”
Years of yoga training come in handy at the drop of that name. Still, the muscles on my jaw hurt as I clench them tight. A long inhale followed by even longer exhale and I’m ready to let go of the bad mojo.
For now.
Haven’t started the series yet? There’s still time.
