Exclusive Excerpt of Book 2 in my new Costa Mesa series!

Hi Everyone,

I’ve been writing my head off lately, but I wanted to take a moment out to give you all a sneak peek into book 2 of the Costa Mesa series, Toe the Line. I’ll be submitting books 1 and 2 this Sunday. Fingers crossed that the Manuscript Fairy sprinkles some magic dust on my editor! Here is an exclusive excerpt, and beautiful artwork done by Bianca Duarte of Piper and Jack in this scene. If I hear some good news about the series in a month or so, I’ll have another little treat for you, so stick around! Chicks Dig the Accent comes out on August 23rd!

To set up the excerpt below, each of the three books in the series are holiday themed. This book takes place in California at Christmastime. 😉

Excerpt:

“I’ll do my best to set you straight.” He glanced at her. She stood in the sun, and her hair lifted with the breeze. That wicked, wide mouth of hers set his imagination into overdrive. He crooked a finger at her. “C’mere. You’re in command.”

She pursed her lips and sashayed toward him with a confident prowl. “Ooh, I like being in command. It’s sexy.”

“You’re sexy.” He brought both her hands up to the varnished wheel.  “Stay right there,” he breathed in her ear. He reached past her and switched the radio to CD mode. He selected a track, and “Let It Snow” began to play. “Hang on,” he said. He flipped on a light switch on an adjacent wall, and colorful fairy lights atop the boat and all around the helm lit up.

“Oh, how cute-”

“Wait for it,” he cautioned. He took a small, flat remote control from his pocket and hit a button. Piper looked around, but didn’t notice anything. Then a snowflake landed on her nose, followed by several more, until thick, white flakes fell through the open sunroof. She grinned like a loon, but she couldn’t help it. She shook her head fondly.

“Sunshine and snow… Jack Spencer, you’re a romantic.”

“I’m a crusty old sea dog. I have no idea what you’re even talking about,” he said dryly.

Piper wiped a snowflake off her face and laughed as the holiday jingle serenaded them. “Right.”

He gave her that sexy, wolfish grin. Piper sighed and leaned into him.