I sit there silently, letting her explore. She lets go of me. “If you don’t think this is a good idea, then I’ll find something else.”
For some reason I don’t picture Piper with another job or place to live. I picture someone like Mark Williams with his preppy-ass bow ties putting his hands on her. Guys that live in the Oaks and drive fancy-ass sports cars they have no business owning. Guys like that always get girls like Piper.
Oh, hell no.
But it’s a really bad idea.
Yeah, but what’s the worst that could happen?
You could seduce her and she could sue your ass.
Again, what’s the worst that could happen?
Piper twists her hands together as she waits for me to answer.
You could fall for her and she’ll leave you, once she discovers exactly how bad you really are.
I’m not bad….I’m filthy. But, I’ll keep that to myself. But in the meantime, I’ll lie and tell Piper that we don’t—
“You can move in tonight, if you want. We can talk about a work schedule tomorrow.” As soon as the words leave my mouth, I cringe inside. What in the hell have I done?
BY MARQUITA VALENTINE Take the Fall Series
Take the Fall
When We Fall (coming soon)
Boys of the South Series
Live for You
Only for You
True for You
All for You
Wish for You
Burn for You
Melt for You
Holland Springs Series
Drive Me Crazy
Driving to You
Twice Tempted
Third Time’s a Charm
His Christmas Wish
Just Desserts
Not Over You
Be Mine
Brides of Holland Springs Series
The Billionaire Bride
The Temporary Bride
The Forgotten Bride
The Christmas Bride (coming soon)
The Request Series
The Request
The Deception
The Confession
The Lawson Brothers Series
Love So Hot
Love So True
Love So Irresistible
Love So Tempting (coming soon)
Seducing the Billionaire Series
Seducing the Billionaire’s Wife
Seducing the Billionaire’s Secretary
Seducing the Billionaire’s Brother
PHOTO: © MATTHEW WINSLOW
MARQUITA VALENTINE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Holland Springs and Boys of the South series.
Since first taking the plunge in July 2012 to self-publish, Marquita Valentine has sold more than a quarter of a million books around the world. Her books have appeared on the iBooks, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble top-selling eBook lists. She’s been called “one of the best new voices in romance” (Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews) and her books have been accused of being “a sexy, fun, and slightly addicting contemporary read” (Book Queen).
When she’s not writing about sexy heroes who adore their sassy heroines, she enjoys shopping, reading, and spending time with her family and friends. Married to her high school sweetheart, Marquita lives in a seriously small town in the South with her husband, two kids, and a dog.
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The Editor’s Corner
July is the month for sizzling romance and Loveswept has all the books for your reading needs right here.
In New York Times bestselling author Marquita Valentine’s Take the Fall, the first spin-off novel from her successful Boys of the South series, passions run hot as a rugged, brooding marine rekindles an old flame. Elisabeth Barrett begins a heartfelt new Briarwood series with a tale of forbidden love, broken promises, and second chances in Once and Again. Club Sin returns in Commanded, a decadent new romance from USA Today bestselling author Stacey Kennedy. Next, USA Today bestselling author Claire Kent’s deeply sensual story of love, lust, and deception, Sweet the Sin, where a woman searching for the truth discovers that she’s sleeping with the enemy. Another USA Today bestselling author, Serena Bell teases all five senses in Turn Up the Heat, a poignant, tantalizing novel of fantasies long hidden…and finally indulged.
The heat is on in Cassie Ryan’s story of temptation and total surrender, My Obsession—a powerful master gives his dream girl a new beginning in the dungeons of decadent ecstasy. Violetta Rand’s explosive new Lies & Leather series kicks off with a red-hot motorcycle racer who rides hard and plays for keeps in Loving Lucas. And New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff poses the question: Do nice guys always finish last? In the new Extreme Risk novel, Slashed, a burned-out underdog and a vulnerable tomboy defy the pressure to be perfect and go after what they really want.
If you adore billionaire romances that are blistering hot, don’t miss Tracy’s Play Me series, now available as one book!
My, it’s hot in here. And it won’t cool down for August—just wait until you see what we have in store!
Until then,
Happy Romance!
Gina Wachtel
Associate Publisher
Read on for an excerpt from When We Fall
by Marquita Valentine