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How
much of your heart would you give if you knew how short life could be?
Juliette
Reynolds knows that life is a precious gift that could be snatched away at any
moment. A survivor of childhood leukemia she lives her life seeking fun,
adventure and love at every turn making no commitments and never
settling in one place for too long in her quest to experience life to the
fullest. Her latest adventure has bought her to Myrtle Beach where she
meets Noah Daniels. Having lost his
wife in a freak boating accident three years ago Noah also knows how
quickly life can be sucked away.
But
Juliette, with her zest for life and eternal optimism, is determined to wake
Noah up and bring him back into the world of the living. That is, until
it seems like living is what she might not get to do.
Excerpt
“I’m going to be completely honest with you,
Juliette,” Noah told her as soon as they were back in his pickup truck. “I
don’t want to take you back yet. I want to take you home. Home to my house.”
She beamed at him. “I’d like that.”
He frowned. “Do you understand what I am saying? That
I want to take you home and I want to take you to bed.”
“I know. I want to go to bed. With you.”
He growled and started the truck up. Before he pulled
out from the curb though he looked over at her, wanting to make it clear,
needing her to know before … so that she didn’t have any false expectations of
what this was and of what to expect.
“I want to take you home, Jules…”
“Juliette,” she interrupted quietly. “I prefer
Juliette.”
He nodded before continuing. “I want to take you home
and I want to take you to bed and I want to fuck you. I want to fuck you hard. But … and I need you to know this,
I need you to understand—I don’t want anything more. I don’t want a
relationship, I don’t want you to move in, I don’t want this to be anything
more than what it is. I’m not looking for anything more.”
Juliette nodded. “I understand completely.”
He narrowed his eyes. “You do?”
“No commitment,” she said. “I get it. I don’t want
that either, although I do like the idea of you fucking me hard.”
Noah growled again, his eyes roaming over her face
taking in every exquisite detail. Where the hell had this girl come from? She
was perfect. Perfect for him. Sexy,
gorgeous, oozing a zest for life that was severely missing from his and a
commitment-phobic as well. Well, not so much a commitment phobic but more an
avoider … like him. It was like Providence had bought her to him.
Noah drove the short distance to his house his mind
fixed on nothing else but Juliette. When they arrived at his house he ran
around to open her door watching her face as she took in the small, single
story bungalow he called home.
“This is so cute,” she cried, following him up the
path. “I love it.”
“Of course you do,” he said, fumbling with his keys
and unlocking the door. Immediately Loop, his dog, flew at them, covering Noah
with licks and racing around like a loony in her excitement to have him own.
Then she turned her attention on Juliette, doing the same for her.
“Is this your guard dog?” Juliette laughed, ruffling
the hair on the back of Loop’s head. “She is useless but oh so cute!”
“Loopsy,” Noah growled. “Get down.”
Juliette crouched down and scratched Loop’s belly as
she laughed. “She is so cute! Hello, Loopsy, my name’s Juliette. I guess they
call you Loopsy because you are a bit crazy?”
Noah scowled. “She’s completely crazy. I tried to
train her, but she’s too nuts.”
“Well you know what,” Juliette laughed, speaking to
the dog, “I’ve been called crazy before, too. I think it’s just that we’re
misunderstood though. Don’t you think, Loops?”
Noah shook his head, feeling strangely jealous that
Juliette was lavishing her attention on his crazy cocker spaniel when he wanted
all her attention on him. Grabbing her hand, he pulled her to her feet,
ignoring the surprised look on her face.
“I should offer you a drink or something,” he said,
his eyes roaming over her face, “but really I just want to take that sexy as
all hell dress off.”
Juliette’s pupils dilated, and the dog, it seemed, was
completely forgotten. “I had enough to eat and drink tonight. At the
restaurant.”
Noah drew her towards him, planting his mouth firmly
and possessively against hers.
About Andi
Andi Bremner is a
romance writer who lives by the beautiful Indian Ocean in Western Australia
with her husband and three children.
Andi grew up with her nose in a book and her head in the clouds. Her favourite books were the ones that transported her away to another world full of dashing heroes and damsels in distress set in faraway time periods. Romance, and in particular, complicated romances soon became her favourite novels to read and write and she now writes angst ridden tales of first love with some steamy interludes thrown in as well.
Andi grew up with her nose in a book and her head in the clouds. Her favourite books were the ones that transported her away to another world full of dashing heroes and damsels in distress set in faraway time periods. Romance, and in particular, complicated romances soon became her favourite novels to read and write and she now writes angst ridden tales of first love with some steamy interludes thrown in as well.
On the weekends Andi can be found ferrying her children to their various after school activities or hiking and camping in the stunning Australian outdoors.
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