BLURB:
They
named it anything but love.
After a failed marriage to a domineering man, Erin refuses to be controlled by anything or anyone. That includes Seth, the father of her baby—a man who was supposed to be only a one-night-stand, a man who’s used to always getting his way.
There’s a reason that Seth Thomas, a successful defense attorney, is often referred to as the Bulldozer. If something needs to happen, he makes it happen. That includes being part of his baby’s life—even if he never expected to be a father, even if Erin doesn’t really trust him.
They’ll work out an arrangement in the best interest of their baby—and if they occasionally have sex, well, that’s just an added perk—but they both agree on one thing.
What they have will never be love.
After a failed marriage to a domineering man, Erin refuses to be controlled by anything or anyone. That includes Seth, the father of her baby—a man who was supposed to be only a one-night-stand, a man who’s used to always getting his way.
There’s a reason that Seth Thomas, a successful defense attorney, is often referred to as the Bulldozer. If something needs to happen, he makes it happen. That includes being part of his baby’s life—even if he never expected to be a father, even if Erin doesn’t really trust him.
They’ll work out an arrangement in the best interest of their baby—and if they occasionally have sex, well, that’s just an added perk—but they both agree on one thing.
What they have will never be love.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excerpt:
Erin
frowned. “Don’t start with that
again. It was just a fluke. Not evidence of any particular talent of
yours in bed.”
“If you say
so,” he said with a little smile. “You
want to stay the night?”
Erin thought
about it for a minute. “Nah. It’s not late yet, so I think I’ll head back
to my dad’s. I’m twenty-six, but he
still worries sometimes.”
Seth’s face
changed, and a haunted expression replaced the casual amusement.
Swallowing,
Erin remembered the funeral he’d attended that day. She felt a surprising swell of tenderness
rise up in her chest.
He glanced
over at her and seemed to notice her expression. Their eyes met, and they shared something in
the silent gaze.
Something
abstract. Indescribable. Powerful.
Then it was
gone.
Seth arched
his eyebrows. “Then you’d better go
assuage his worries.”
Erin snorted
and rolled out of the bed to collect her scattered clothes. “I can’t believe you can use the word
‘assuage’ after the night we’ve just had.”
He grunted.
Giggling, she
started pulling on her clothes. “That’s
more like it.”
When she was
fully dressed, she turned back to him.
He sat on the side of the bed watching her—his expression thoughtful and
guarded again, despite their light banter just moments before.
She knew what
this encounter had been for him: a temporary reprieve, an escape, an interlude
not connected in any way to his real world.
Exactly as it
had been for her.
“Take care,
Seth,” she said softly.
“Thanks. You too.”
There was
nothing else to say. She felt a tiny
clench in her belly.
But she and
Seth shared nothing but a night of great sex, and there was no use in
pretending that they did.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Bio:
Claire has
been writing romance novels since she was twelve years old. She has a PhD in
British literature and, when she's not writing, she teaches English at the
university level.
She also
writes contemporary romance under the penname Noelle Adams.
Links:
Website:
http://clairekent.com/
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