“Remember when we drove out to that
pond?” Dev brushed back a tendril of hair from her face. “It was so hot I took
off my shirt and asked you to take yours off.”
“And I told you big girls don’t do
that.” Her lips barely moved; she was lost in an old memory.
“But you eventually took it off,” he
whispered, moving in so close a breath of air couldn’t have drifted between
them.
“You were the one who took it off.”
Megan could feel the heat of his body sear her and she feared her own body’s
response. ”Dev,” she said in a faint voice. “I don’t think this is a good idea.”
He didn’t stop pursuing her. “Why
not?”
“Because we’re divorced –“ ”
“We may be divorced, Meggie –“ he
pressed closer until she could feel his arousal, “— but we’re not dead.”
When I first
talked to my editor about this idea I was talking about two exes who wouldn’t
have had anything to do with each other if it wasn’t for the love of a house. Could
they work together without trying to drop a hammer or worse on each other?
I wanted a
book about a beautiful house that needed love inside, but it also held a big
secret that Megan discovered and became determined to follow through no matter
the cost to herself and others.
Writing
about battling exes can be a challenge. You don’t want them overdone or going
too far, so it can be a fine balance. Plus my sense of humor always pops in to
lighten the mood. It’s a romance that
blends the past and the present. Former lovers who know about each other, are
first combative then rediscover their love is still there. Giving them a shared
project throws them together and even if in the beginning they’re not happy
about it, they realize the passion is still there.
Plus what
can I say? Devlin is HOT! Seriously, would you kick this guy to the curb? Plus
he knows how to work around a house! Nothing like a man handy with tools. :}
I hope you’ll
read Megan and Dev’s book, so you can discover just what secret the beautiful old
house holds.
Linda
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