Jill Shalvis

He regretted nothing. Not the way she__ felt in his arms and not the way he__ felt in hers.

I might have to rescind my no-love rule," she said, a cookie in each hand. "Cookies are my sweet spot.' He smiled. "They're not your only sweet spot.

Ugh. You__e being . . . you.___as that in English?___his is all your fault.___ope. Definitely not English.___ou__e being all hot and sexy, dammit,_ she said. She banged her head on his chest a few times. __nd I can__ seem to . . . not notice said hotness and sexiness.

The special please," she said, waving a coupon from the week's paper. "The young rejuvenating facial. I want to look thirty." "Mom," Jonathan said. "It's a facial, not a magic wand." She rolled up the paper and swatted him with it. "Fine, I'll take forty." She gave Lily a hug. "And you! How lovely to see you again!" She turned to Jonathan. "So... you can make me look forty, right?" "How about gorgeous?" Jonathan asked his mom. "Does gorgeous work for you?

If she__ thought the oncoming storm outside was crazy, it was nothing compared to what happened between her and Finn every time they so much as looked at each other.

Their gazes locked and held for a long beat, like maybe he was taking her pulse from across the room, absorbing the fact that she was drenched and breathless. The corners of his mouth twitched. She__ amused him again.

Her heart did a slow roll in her chest. "I'm yours," she whispered. "For the duration." "Yes, but more than that, I'm yours," he said, quiet steel.

With her hands still fisted in his shirt, she gave a gentle tug until he bent enough that she could kiss him softly. And then not so softly.__hat was that for?_ he asked when she pulled free, his voice sexy low and gruff now.__or being the kind of guy who can admit he has emotions.__e cupped her face. __e don__ have to tell anyone, right?__he smiled. __t__l be our secret._ But then her smile faded because she wasn__ good at secrets.Or maybe she was too good at them . . . ____ not helpless,_ she said. __ want you to know that.___ do know it._ He paused, looking a little irritated again. __ostly.___ood,_ she said. __ow that__ settled, you should know, the caveman thing you just pulled . . . it turned me on a little bit.__e slid her a look. __eah?___eah.__ooking a little less like he was spoiling for a fight, his hands went to her hips and he pulled her in tighter.What the hell was she doing? Clearly, she wasn__ equipped to stay strong, and who could? The guy was just too damn potent. Too visceral. Testosterone and pheromones leaked off of him. She dropped her head to his chest. __gh. You__e being . . . you.___as that in English?___his is all your fault.___ope. Definitely not English.___ou__e being all hot and sexy, dammit,_ she said. She banged her head on his chest a few times. __nd I can__ seem to . . . not notice said hotness and sexiness.__e smiled. __ou want me again.__gain. Still . . . She tossed up her hands. __ou wear your stupid sexiness on your sleeve and you don__ even know it.

Finn was different.And he was different because she wanted him in her left in a way she hadn't wanted anyone for a very long time.Maybe ever.

Wow," she whispered. "Gorgeous.""Yeah," he said, looking at her.She laughed. "That's cheesy."He grinned. "You liked it.""No, I didn't."He peered at her over his dark sunglasses, letting his gaze slip past her face.She followed his line of sight and realized that her nipples were pressing eagerly against the thin white cotton of her shirt. "That's because I'm cold," she said and crossed her arms over her chest.He laughed. "It's seventy five degrees.""Downright chilly," she said, nose in the air.Grinning, he reeled her in, and with Thor (the dog) protesting between them, he kissed the living daylights out of her.

Willa came around to Finn's side of the bar. She was tiny, barely came up to his shoulder, but she was like a mother cat when riled. He knew better than to go toe to toe with her, especially when she was giving him The Look. But he wasn't in the mood. "No," he said."You don't even know what I'm going to say.""You're going to say I'm being a stupid guy," Finn said. "But newsflash, I am a guy and sometimes we're stupid. Deal with it.""I wasn't going to say that." She paused when he slid her a look and she sighed."Okay, fine, I was. But you are being stupid.

Everyone knew that bugs traveled in packs. Only the stupid ones got caught. The smart ones lay in wait for her to go to sleep so they could attack.

I just don__ want you to_""What?""Be reminded of the girl that I used to be_

Whatever you need_ Always.

I want you, Elle," he said, voice low and rough. "It's a goddamn ache, I want you so much.

Truthfully, she was the best thing in his life and he was a complete idiot if he let her walk away from him.

He already couldn__ remember what it__ been like before her. He__ thought everything was great in his life but then he__ been thrown a curve ball in the form of this gorgeous, passionate woman who he suddenly couldn__ get enough of. Which made it official. He was hers, completely.

I deserve more. I mean I understand I do. Once you__e protected someone the way you protected me, you get_ well, protective. But I__ no longer that sixteen-year-old girl, Archer. I__ a grown woman.