Heated Rush - Leslie Kelly [0]
Leslie Kelly…
“One Wild Wedding Night features sexy and fun stories with likable characters, only to end with a sexy story that floors me with how well it resonates with me. Oh, this one is definitely wild, but even better, it also aims for the heart.”
—Mrs. Giggles
“Don’t Open Till Christmas by Leslie Kelly is a present in itself where the humor and the sizzling sex never stop. Top Pick!”
—Romantic Times BOOKreviews
“Leslie Kelly has penned a story chock-full of humor sure to bring a smile even across the Grinch’s face and lots of steamy sex scenes so hot you will need to turn on the air conditioner to cool off.”
—The Romance Reader’s Connection
“Naturally Naughty introduces characters you’ll love spending time with, explores soulmates you’ll dream about and offers open honest sex and a hero to die for. Top Pick!”
—Romantic Times BOOKreviews
Dear Reader,
Some people like cowboys. Some like FBI agents. Some like princes.
I really like a smooth-talking bad boy. And if he has an accent, so much the better.
So when I wrote One Wild Wedding Night and introduced incredibly sexy bad boy Sean Murphy, I knew I was going to have to tell his story.
I wasn’t sure I could pull it off. I mean, come on, a gigolo as a hero? But Pretty Woman is one of my favorite movies, so why couldn’t a reverse of the gender roles work in a supersexy Harlequin Blaze novel? Fortunately, my amazing editor agreed (thanks, Brenda!). And the result is Heated Rush.
Personally, I think it turned out very well. The fantasy of being the woman to tame a bad boy has always been one of my favorites, and Annie Davis seemed like just the right woman for the job. Especially since at first she has no idea who he really is, or what he really does.
I hope you enjoy Heated Rush, which is actually the second book in my THE WRONG BED: AGAIN AND AGAIN miniseries, which began last month with my Harlequin Blaze title Slow Hands.
And here’s to those bad boys…
Happy reading!
Leslie Kelly
LESLIE KELLY
Heated Rush
TORONTO • NEW YORK • LONDON
AMSTERDAM • PARIS • SYDNEY • HAMBURG
STOCKHOLM • ATHENS • TOKYO • MILAN • MADRID
PRAGUE • WARSAW • BUDAPEST • AUCKLAND
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A two-time RWA RITA® Award nominee, nine-time Romantic Times BOOKreviews Award nominee and 2006 Romantic Times BOOKreviews Award winner, Leslie Kelly has become known for her delightful characters, sparkling dialogue and outrageous humor. Since the publication of her first book in 1999, Leslie has gone on to pen more than two dozen sassy, sexy romances for Harlequin Temptation, Harlequin Blaze and HQN Books.
Keep up with Leslie’s releases by visiting her Web site, www.lesliekelly.com, or her blog site www.plotmonkeys.com.
Books by Leslie Kelly
HARLEQUIN BLAZE
62—NATURALLY NAUGHTY
264—BOYS OF SUMMER
“Sliding Home”
402—SLOW HANDS
The Santori Stories
222—DON’T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS (Mark’s story)
280—ASKING FOR TROUBLE (Lottie’s story)
347—OVEREXPOSED (Nick’s story)
369—ONE WILD WEDDING NIGHT (Tony’s story)
BEHIND THE RED DOORS
“Sheer Delights” (Joe’s story)
THAT’S AMORE!
“There Goes the Groom” (Luke’s story)
HARLEQUIN TEMPTATION
882—TWO TO TANGLE
916—WICKED & WILLING
948—TRICK ME, TREAT ME
1004—MAKE ME OVER
1017—HER LAST TEMPTATION
To Caitlin.
One of the greatest accomplishments of
my life is having given the world a soul as kind
and beautiful as yours.
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Epilogue
1
GIVEN THE CHOICE between sticking flaming skewers up her nose and attending her own parents’ thirty-fifth anniversary party without a date, Annie Davis would, without hesitation, reach for the lighter fluid and a match. Instead, she was reaching for her checkbook. Wondering just how far she could go—how much she could spend—to ensure she avoided a fate worse than burned nostrils.
“Twenty-five hundred, that’s all I can swing,” she murmured, reminding both herself, and her friend Tara, who sat