Lark Williams leads a fast-paced life, always on the edge of danger. Running from his past and fighting to keep his present life a secret, he keeps his heart out of reach from love. The walls he built around himself come crumbling down when he meets Azurdee Emerson.
Azurdee lives a peaceful life in the small town of Wimberley, Texas. Her tame world quickly becomes heated as she begins to fall in love with Lark. He’s everything she has vowed to stay away from—dark and mysterious, and not to mention, sexy as hell and full of secrets.
Just as Lark and Azurdee give in to their feelings of love, Lark’s present life threatens the safety of the one person he would sacrifice his own happiness for. When Lark finds history repeating itself, he makes a decision that will forever change both of their lives, leaving one heartbroken and lost and the other fighting to survive.
“Azurdee? Honey, we have a
slight problem and need you right away!”
Ari yelled from the front
porch.
I gave Paul a weak smile and
said, “I have to run but maybe I’ll talk to you soon.” I quickly turned
and headed toward Ari, who was standing there giving me a shit-eating
grin.
Ari was one of Jessie’s
closest friends here in Mason, along with Ellie, Heather, and Amanda. They
were all friends but acted more like sisters. I stopped right in front of
her and asked, “How did you know I needed rescuing?”
She gave me a Cheshire cat
grin and said, “Please, bitch, I saw the way you and Lark were dancing
earlier. Too bad your date didn’t notice the hotness between the two of
you on the dance floor. I knew you were trying to ditch the date and I was
pretty sure when I saw him roll down that window he was asking if you
would like to meet for coffee sometime?”
I chuckled and said, “It was
dinner.”
Ari rolled her eyes and
said, “Stupid bastard must have been the only one to not see you and Lark
practically humping on the dance floor.”
“Oh my God, Ari! It wasn’t
that bad…was it?”
She gave me an evil smile
and said, “Let’s just say I’m wishing I would have started a bet among the
girls because I have a feeling someone is going to be coming over to the…”
Ari looked around and then looked back at me and whispered,
“My-cherry-was-popped side.”
My mouth dropped open and I
stood there frozen. “I just don’t even know what to say to that,
Ari.”
“I get that a lot. Okay,
just make sure the bastard gives you an orgasm before he sticks his…”
I held up my hands and said,
“Please stop! Really, I think I’m going to be okay without your…tips.”
Ari laughed and said, “Okay,
seriously though, it does help you relax.
Are you on the pill? Please
tell me you are at least on the pill.”
My heart started pounding
and my hands started sweating. “Um…yeah, since college. Just to be
safe. I dated a guy in college for a while and thought he might be the one
but turns out he was far from the one.”
Ari’s mouth dropped open.
“You haven’t had a boyfriend since college?
My God Azurdee, do you just
not like men?”
I laughed and pushed her
back some. “Yes, bitch, I like men. I just haven’t met a guy who did it
for me. One that made me want to give myself
completely to him until…”
Ari wiggled her eyebrows up
and down and said, “Mysterious and
handsome Lark Williams has
though, hasn’t he?”
I let out a sigh and walked
over to the porch swing and sat down.
“Oh my God, Ari. I don’t
know what it is, but when I’m around him my body just goes into
overdrive and I have to do everything in my power to keep from jumping him.
It’s been like this from the beginning. I’ve dreamt about him, I’ve
thought about him while driving, working, out onother dates. I cannot get
him out of my head. He is my weakness.”
Ari sat down and gave me a
weak smile. “Is it just a sexual thing? I mean…do you have other
feelings for him?”
I nodded my head. “No, it’s
not just sexual. I mean, a big part of it is of course, and the fact that I
pretty much threw myself at him tonight has my stomach dropping. But
there’s more to it. When he enters a room, I swear I have to take a deep breath.
He brushes by me or touches me in the slightest way and my stomach flips
around like I’m on a damn thrill ride. His eyes…oh my God. I get
totally lost in them. I swear—if he had told me to strip down and let him make
love to me on the dance floor, I would have done it.”
Kelly is married to a wonderful Texas cowboy who has a knack for making her laugh almost daily and supports her crazy ideas and dreams for some unknown reason...he claims it's because he loves her!
She’s also a mom to an amazing daughter who is constantly asking for something to eat while her fingers move like mad on her cell phone sending out what is sure to be another very important text message.
In her spare time she loves to sit in her small corner overlooking the Texas hill country and write.
One of her favorite things to do is go for hikes around her property with Gus....her chocolate lab and the other man in her life, and Rose, her golden retriever. When Kelly is not outside helping the hubby haul brush, move rocks or whatever fun chore he has in store for her that day, you’ll find her inside reading, writing or watching HGTV.
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Kelly is married to a wonderful Texas cowboy who has a knack for making her laugh almost daily and supports her crazy ideas and dreams for some unknown reason...he claims it's because he loves her!
