So then, why did she find herself saying, “You didn’t force me to stay. I wanted to stay.”
The pure truth of that statement resonated within her solar plexus. Because it turned out the truth didn’t care if she wanted it to be true, or not.
“I want to stay,” she said again in a firmer voice. She wanted to spend more time with Chase. She shouldn’t. But she did. “But I don’t want to be in the way.”
“You could never be in the way,” he said. And then with a grin that was softer this time, and somehow even more potent, he said, “You were saying something about how you and I aren’t going to…?” He paused, letting the unsaid words hang in the air between them.
She should have come back with a quick retort, something to put him in his place. But right at that moment, with the Napa Valley sun shining down on her and grapevines budding to life across rolling hills as far as the eye could see, there was nothing left but honesty.
“I haven’t had a male friend in a very long time.”
He was silent for a long moment, and even though the butterflies in her stomach had her keeping her eyes on the horizon, she could feel his gaze on her.
“I’d be honored to be your friend, Chloe.”
Her breath caught in her throat then, and she liked him so much it was almost impossible not to grab him and kiss him.
Sure that he could hear her heart beating in her chest because it was so loud to her own ears, instead of kissing him, she had to be content with whispering, “I like you, too.”
“This story has it all – raw passion, emotional connections, and a fun element that makes it a delight to read!”
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BOOKS BY BELLA ANDRE
For a complete listing of books, visit
THE SULLIVANS
San Francisco Sullivans
The Look Of Love
From This Moment On
Can’t Help Falling In Love
I Only Have Eyes For You
If You Were Mine
Let Me Be The One
Come A Little Bit Closer
Always On My Mind
Kissing Under The Mistletoe
Seattle Sullivans
One Perfect Night
The Way You Look Tonight
It Must Be Your Love
Just To Be With You
I Love How You Love Me
All I Ever Need Is You
New York Sullivans
Every Beat Of My Heart
Now That I’ve Found You
Since I Fell For You
Sweeter Than Ever
The Best Is Yet To Come
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You
You Do Something To Me
Every Time We Fall In Love
Maine Sullivans
Falling In Love All Over Again
Your Love Is Mine
There Goes My Heart
When You Kiss Me
Hold On To My Heart
The London Sullivans
As Long As I Have You
THE MAVERICK BILLIONAIRES
Breathless in Love
Reckless in Love
Fearless in Love
Irresistible in Love
Wild in Love
Captivating in Love
Unforgettable In Love
THE MORRISONS
Kiss Me Like This
Tempt Me Like This
Love Me Like This
THE BAD BOYS OF FOOTBALL
Game For Anything
Game For Seduction
Game For Love
THE TAKE ME series
Love Me
Take Me
STAND-ALONE NOVELS
Candy Store
Red Hot Reunion
Tempt Me, Taste Me, Touch Me
THE HOTSHOT FIREFIGHTERS
Wild Heat
Hot As Sin
Never Too Hot
BELLA ANDRE writing as LUCY KEVIN
Lucy Kevin is the “sweet” pen name of Bella Andre. Lucy Kevin books are fun, flirty and romantic—without the steamy scenes.
MARRIED IN MALIBU
The Beach Wedding
The Summer Wedding
The Barefoot Wedding
The Moonlight Wedding
WALKER ISLAND ROMANCE
Be My Love
No Other Love
When It’s Love
All For Love
Forever In Love
FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FIASCO
The Wedding Gift
The Wedding Dance
The Wedding Song
The Wedding Dress
The Wedding Kiss
Stand-alone Lucy Kevin novels
Falling Fast
Sparks Fly
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BOOKS BY JENNIFER SKULLY
For a complete listing of books, visit www.JenniferSkully.com
ONCE AGAIN
Dreaming of Provence
Wishing in Rome
Dancing in Ireland
Under the Northern Lights
Stargazing on the Orient Express
Memories of Santorini
THE MAVERICK BILLIONAIRES
Breathless in Love
Reckless in Love
Fearless in Love
Irresistible in Love
Wild in Love
Captivating in Love
Unforgettable in Love
RETURN TO LOVE
She’s Gotta Be Mine
Fool’s Gold
Can’t Forget You
MYSTERY OF LOVE
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Sheer Dynamite
It Must Be Magic
One Crazy Kiss
You Make Me Crazy
One Crazy Fling
Crazy for Baby
LOVE AFTER HOURS
Desire Actually
Love Affair to Remember
Pretty in Pink Slip
STAND-ALONE
Baby, I’ll Find You
Twisted by Love
Be My Other Valentine
JENNIFER SKULLY writing as JASMINE HAYNES
NAUGHTY AFTER HOURS
Revenge
Submitting to the Boss
The Boss’s Daughter
The Only One for Her
Pleasing Mr. Sutton
Any Way She Wants It
More Than a Night
A Very Naughty Christmas
Show Me How to Leave You
Show Me How to Love You
Show Me How to Tempt You
MAX STARR
Dead to the Max
Evil to the Max
Desperate to the Max
Power to the Max
Vengeance to the Max
LESSONS AFTER HOURS
Past Midnight
What Happens After Dark
The Principal’s Office
The Naughty Corner
The Lesson Plan
COURTESANS TALES
The Girlfriend Experience
Payback
Triple Play
Three’s a Crowd
The Stand-In
Surrender to Me
The Only Way Out
The Wrong Kind of Man
No Second Chances
CASTLE INC
The Fortune Hunter
Show and Tell
Fair Game
THE JACKSON BROTHERS
Somebody’s Lover
Somebody’s Ex
Somebody’s Wife
OPEN INVITATION
Invitation to Seduction
Invitation to Pleasure
Invitation to Passion
PRESCOTT TWINS
Double the Pleasure
Skin Deep
STAND-ALONE
Take Your Pleasure
Take Your Pick
Not in the Game
Wives & Neighbors: The Complete Story
Anthology: Beauty or the Bitch & Free Fall
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Having sold more than 10 million books, Bella Andre’s novels have been #1 bestsellers around the world and have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists 93 times. She has been the #1 Ranked Author on a top 10 list that included Nora Roberts, JK Rowling, James Patterson and Steven King.