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Two Little Lies
by Rhonda Helms
(Edgewood Falls #2)
Publication date: June 9th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
~Synopsis~
Natalie Goldsmith has a fabulous life and an equally awesome boyfriend. So what is her best friend Bianca thinking when she says she suspects West is cheating—and confesses that she’s hired a PI to prove it? Totally not cool.
Especially since the cynical PI, Kyle Winslow, is her grade school nemesis. With a smug, know-it-all look on his face, Kyle declares he can smell a cheater from a mile away, and he’s willing to bet it all on West. Well, if he wants to waste his time chasing a lie, more power to him. But just days later, he presents irrefutable evidence of her boyfriend’s unfaithfulness, and Natalie’s enviable life takes a total nosedive.
Determined to not let this ruin her New Year’s Eve, she goes out on the town, dressed to the nines…and ends up having a drunken night of mind-blowing sex with Kyle. Now the guy she hates is the one person she can’t get out of her mind. Even crazier, he seems just as drawn to her too. The more time they spend together, the more she realizes Kyle could be everything she’s been looking for. But should she risk it all on a guy who says he doesn’t believe in love?
Especially since the cynical PI, Kyle Winslow, is her grade school nemesis. With a smug, know-it-all look on his face, Kyle declares he can smell a cheater from a mile away, and he’s willing to bet it all on West. Well, if he wants to waste his time chasing a lie, more power to him. But just days later, he presents irrefutable evidence of her boyfriend’s unfaithfulness, and Natalie’s enviable life takes a total nosedive.
Determined to not let this ruin her New Year’s Eve, she goes out on the town, dressed to the nines…and ends up having a drunken night of mind-blowing sex with Kyle. Now the guy she hates is the one person she can’t get out of her mind. Even crazier, he seems just as drawn to her too. The more time they spend together, the more she realizes Kyle could be everything she’s been looking for. But should she risk it all on a guy who says he doesn’t believe in love?
~Excerpt~
“You deserve honesty,” Kyle said out of
nowhere, and my hand paused. “I’m not looking for a relationship right now, and
I wanted to be open and upfront about it.”
I nodded. No big surprise there. I refused to think
about the tiny sting in my ego.
Then he reached for my hand, drew it into his lap.
His fingers danced across my skin, and I found myself shivering for a whole
different reason.
“But I’m drawn to you, Natalie. I haven’t been able
to stop thinking about you since that night.”
I turned my head to face him. His eyes were
heavy-hooded, his lush lips parted. “Me neither.”
“I’d like to explore this…thing between us.” He
flipped my hand over and stroked his index finger along my palm. My brain
remembered where those clever fingers had been on my body, in my body, and I
dragged in a rough breath. “Just to see what happens. No rules, no commitments.
Is that something you want too?”
I wasn’t normally one to date around, even though
Bianca had always encouraged me to give it a shot. I liked to be in a steady relationship,
had done so since I was in high school. But maybe having a casual thing with
Kyle would be fun, less pressure. Could I do it without my feelings getting
tangled along the way? Was this worth the risk?
Only one way to find out.
I ached for him to lean across the seat and kiss
me. My nipples beaded at the thought, and I was glad I had a thick winter coat
on. I was growing far too turned on from this simple gesture to be able to
speak, but I wanted to meet his honesty with my own, so I gave a quick nod to
answer him.
“Okay. So back to your question of dinner,”
he continued in a silken voice. His thumb stroked the pulse at my wrist. I felt
like every nerve ending in my body had rerouted to that one spot. “Yes, I’d
like to. Tonight. Takeout?”
“Sounds good,” I whispered.
“Your skin is so soft. And it’s like this
everywhere.” He sounded matter of fact, but his fingers slid up the delicate
skin of my inner forearm, and I bit back a groan of pleasure.
I almost begged him to strip my coat off and touch
me right here in this parking lot but managed to restrain myself somehow.
“Be at my house at six.” He ducked his head down,
and his tongue swiped my wrist, which made my sex tighten in agonized hunger.
And then he was gone, leaving me in my car.
It was a couple of minutes before I could get my
brain leveled out enough for me to drive.
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~AUTHOR BIO~
Rhonda Helms started writing several years ago. She has a Master's degree in English and a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing. She also edits for Carina Press (an imprint of Harlequin Publishing) and freelance edits.
When she isn't writing, she likes to do amateur photography, dig her toes into the sand, read for hours at a time, and eat scads of cheese. WAY too much cheese.
Rhonda lives in Northeast Ohio with her family.
When she isn't writing, she likes to do amateur photography, dig her toes into the sand, read for hours at a time, and eat scads of cheese. WAY too much cheese.
Rhonda lives in Northeast Ohio with her family.
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