Wicked Heat
Nicola Marsh
Competitors by day, lovers by night…
Allegra Wilks has had the worst month of her personal and professional life. To save her company, she must go on her would-be honeymoon and land the luxury eco-island resort’s lucrative advertising account. But when a lingerie mishap leads her into the arms of a wickedly distracting Australian, Allegra’s tempted to skip the trip and explore the most sensual kiss she’s ever experienced. Too bad their chance encounter at the airport is just that.
Having recently lost his company to his former best friend’s shady business tactics, Jett Alcott is headed to a South Pacific resort to secure an advertising account that will resurrect his reputation and career. Realizing the tantalizing Allegra Wilks is on his flight, Jett envisions a week filled with business and pleasure. But Jett doesn’t know Allegra’s fighting for the same account, or that there’s more at stake than his heart.
Wicked Heat by Nicola Marsh
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***EXCERPT***
“You
should do that more often,” he said, reaching out to trace her bottom lip with
his fingertip. “You’re beautiful, but when you smile? Wow.”
Uncomfortable
with his overt compliments, Allegra sat there and let a guy she’d just met
touch her lips with a slow, sensual caress. His fingertip traced her bottom lip
in a butterfly-soft sweep that left her breathless.
Their
eyes locked as he lowered his hand, and what she saw made her wish she could
ditch Palm Bay and travel to Australia.
Blatant
lust. Strong. Sexy. Seductive. His eyes deepened to an incredible green that
matched a favorite jade pendant she wore often. He wanted her, and in this
crazy moment, the feeling was entirely mutual.
He
raised his beer to his lips and took a long swig, his heat-filled stare never
leaving hers.
Damn,
she had no idea what to do in this situation. Make a joke to diffuse the
tension? Acknowledge it? Flirt?
She
hated feeling out of control, had instigated steps her entire life to avoid it.
Yet in a loaded thirty seconds, Jett had made her damp with just one look and
made her flounder.
“Is
the blatant charm an Aussie thing or is it just you?”
Thankfully,
he blinked, and broke the scorching stare that made her want to grab a napkin
off the bar and fan herself. “It’s me.” He leaned in close. “Time you fessed
up.”
Yikes.
Was her reaction to him that easy to read?
“To
what?”
His
lips almost brushed her ear. “You’re battling an incredible urge to drag me
into the nearest janitor’s closet and ravish me.”
She
laughed at his outrageousness. “Sorry. I don’t do sex in cleaning closets. Too
many hazardous chemicals.”
“Yeah,
those pheromones can be killer.”
She
loved his quick wit and for the second time in as many minutes, wished she’d
met him at a different place, different time.
“Pity.” He reverted to a smoldering
stare that had her wishing she’d ordered a vodka shot chaser. “Sex in confined
spaces can be fun.”
“I’ll
take your word for it.” Heat crept into her cheeks and she signaled the waiter
for a glass of water. To douse herself with.
“Not
the answer I was hoping for,” he said, shifting his barstool closer so their
thighs brushed. “Would’ve been better if you’d said, ‘Sounds good, Jett, let’s
go try.’”
She
cleared her throat and gratefully accepted the water from the waiter, drinking
it all and wishing she could run the cool beaded exterior across her forehead. “How
did we get onto this crazy topic?”
“Started
with you wanting to ravish me.” He clinked his beer bottle to her empty glass. “Seriously.
There’s no need to hold back. I can take whatever you want to dish out.”
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