Doughnuts, Diamonds, and Assorted
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By
Skye McNeil
Gwen Smidt dreams of
leaving Iowa for sunny Florida.
But her dream is
derailed by Devon Smith, a dashing criminal attorney. While investigating the
murder of her friend, Gwen discovers the truth about why Devon was transplanted
into her life.
Jeremy Schroeder is a
hopeless romantic who never gives up on the possibility of Gwen. He is willing
to do anything to convince her they are meant to be.
In a moment of sheer
insanity, Gwen and Jeremy find themselves naked between the sheets. Their
rendezvous now holds their friendship hostage, and while Jeremy wants more than
friendship, Gwen is reluctant to give up on the notion of a perfect man.
Throughout the
inevitable longing between Gwen and Jeremy, the reality Gwen believes in is a
lie. Now, when reality comes crashing back down, Gwen must choose between choosing
a man she loves and the man she wants to love...
**Content Warning:
Contains adult situations. Intended for 18+**
Excerpt
She felt his eyes scan her from
head to toe more than once before he closed the distance between them and
trapped her between the wall and his arms resting on either side of her
shoulders. She couldn’t move if she wanted to; not with her heart pounding
furiously to make her stay and kiss him until he stopped his shenanigans. “I’ve
got all I want right here,” he whispered against her neck.
Gwen’s stomach flipped and her
throat immediately dried. Those words sounded like honey on her tortured soul,
but she couldn’t accept them. “You’re drunk,” she shot back, equally hushed.
She moved to escape his clutch, but he pressed her against the wall with his
body.
“Maybe a little, but maybe I’m just
drunk enough to demand you stop teasing me,” he replied, moving her hair behind
her shoulder and toying with the dress strap. He rolled it between his fingers
and lowered his eyes to her dress. “You come to a party you’re not invited to
wearing a dress that makes every male head turn.” He slipped her strap down and
gently caressed her bare shoulder. Chills spread over her skin the more he
touched her. “And then you want to leave right after I see you?” he finished,
pushing the opposite dress strap off. “That’s not very fair,” he complained,
leaning down and catching the tip of her ear between his teeth.
If it weren’t for the other
partygoers, Gwen was certain Jeremy would take her in that very hallway. She
saw the longing in his brown depths and knew hers mirrored the exact same. “You
know we can’t,” she murmured against his lips.
Jeremy cradled her face in his
hands and nuzzled her nose with his before tilting her head up. “Then why does
it feel so right when we do?” he argued as he lightly nibbled on her lower lip.
His reasoning made sense to her hazed thoughts. The way he coerced her lips
with his only intensified her resolve to not let anything or anyone get between
them.
Deciding one kiss wouldn’t hurt
anything, Gwen met Jeremy’s lips with exuberance.
His reaction took her breath away
when he eagerly slipped his tongue into her mouth to tangle with hers. He
tasted like beer laced with vodka and a hint of peppermint, but to her, he
still tasted like perfection. The beat of the rock song playing over the
amplifier only deepened the pressure in Gwen’s body. Thankful for the
crowd-reducing noise, Gwen pulled Jeremy closer yet, until he was skin to skin
with her.
“Criminal law is my specialty,” he
leaned in close, “so if you are ever in a bad position I’ll get you off.”
She didn’t give a damn if the
freaking mailman slipped the mail right between her legs at the mail slot
beneath her.
Years of waiting turned him into a
man consumed with desire and suddenly, he didn’t care if the janitor walked in
on them.
About
the Author
Skye McNeil began writing at the
age of seventeen, and has been lost in a love affair ever since. With the
encouragement and support of her family, Skye continued to write and completed
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in 2013. In high school, Skye’s poetry
was published in Celebrate! Young Poets Speak Out.
Skye enjoys writing romance novels
that leave readers wanting more and falling in love over and over again. She
writes contemporary and historical novels ranging from sweet and sassy to
steamy and sultry.
Skye loves spending time with her
family including her pets, two cats and one dog who were adopted from her local
animal shelter. When she is not writing, Skye enjoys photography, volleyball,
meeting new people, traveling, and curling up with a cup of coffee and reading.
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