From the Inside Flap
He had a voice that could melt the Arctic--and a gaze that scorched all it touched . . . .
He prided himself on always staying in control, but Dr. Hunter Adams had never met anyone as unpredictable--or delectable--as lingerie saleswoman Trisha Malloy! His tease of a tenant seemed to have a talent for disaster when it came to her apartment, but her dazzling smile and spicy kisses turned each crisis into playful passion. Getting Hunter to admit his feelings wasn't easy, but could a clever captor finally win his stubborn heart?
Exhilarating . . . bewitching . . . impossible to put down! Jill Shalvis's fast-paced romp stars wonderfully mismatched lovers who are stunned to discover they're mad for each other! He adored her in silk and loved her in leather, but could a slightly staid scientist survive the constant but charming chaos that seemed to be his lady's middle name?
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"Did you come in here to buy some . . . underwear? I have some beautiful stock," she pointed out, enjoying how uncomfortable the subject made him. "Is there a . . . wife?" She held her breath, strangely relieved when he shook his head. "Girlfriend?"
"I didn't come to buy underwear, for me or anyone else," he assured her, taking a step into the only available space in the entire room.
"If you don't want underwear, how about a bathrobe?"
"No, thank you." He took another step.
"Nightwear?" she squeaked.
"I don't wear any."
"Oh, my," she whispered.
His gaze slid slowly over her, from her low neckline, to her short hemline, and everywhere in between.
Suddenly the stuffy scientist didn't seem so stuffy, but the room sure did. "What did you come for?" she asked, her voice low and trembly.
He took one more step, which brought him within a fraction of an inch from Trisha.
"Hunter?"
"Hmm?"
"Why are you here?"
A wordless sound of frustrated humor came from him. "I haven't the foggiest," he muttered before he covered her mouth with his.
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