Bedeviled
The Beguiling Bachelors, Book 3
By Madison Michael
Erotic Suspense
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Genre: Steamy Romantic Suspense
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Excerpt from Bedeviled:
Keeping his mind on the topic always took all of Alex’s effort
anyway. When Charlotte sat hip-to-hip with him as she had today, he felt the
heat of her skin, saw the long length of thigh exposed in front of him, heard
her heavy post-run breathing until he was in sensory overload. She smelled so
good, not stinky and sweaty like he must. She smelled classy and expensive with
all those clean, floral scents. She smelled like a woman he could trust.
More like a woman I want to trust.
Thinking back, Alex recognized that she had been hiding
something all along. When he wasn’t lost in a sensual fog, he was able to zero
in on where the conversations lagged, when she got testy with his probing or
tried to change the subject. It had something to do with her life in Boston
before she moved to Chicago and it was something that had been going on for a
while. She was practiced at her excuses by the time she used them on him. She
was making too many trips back East for ‘Harvard stuff.’ She had met Regan Howe
through this same ‘Harvard stuff’ yet Regan went back to her alma mater only
once or twice a year, if that.
Oh yeah, Charlotte is definitely up
to something and I intend to find out what. I have been patient long enough.
Sitting waiting now for Charlotte to arrive at Starbucks, Alex
promised himself that he would get to the bottom of this or walk away.
Since she had declined his offer of a ride, Alex currently sat
at a shady outside table enjoying the last of summer, waiting for her to walk
over and speculating on her possible secrets. He was planning his subtle
interrogation during the few minutes Charlotte would need to make her way
across the park,
Stubborn. She should have just
accepted the ride.
You driving over or walking?” she had asked him, once they
caught their breath.
“I have the car if you want a ride?” When she hesitated, he
tried tempting her. “I have the new car.”
Alex was the proud owner of a brand new Mercedes AMG. The sleek,
luxury sports car suited him despite most people’s image of him as logical,
conservative and staid. The need for speed was actually deep in his blood. “You
will love it, tight on the curves, fast and quiet. She purrs,” he had bragged.
Charlotte hesitated on his last remark and Alex had been sure
she would accept. “The new car, huh?” she sounded intrigued. “I am excited to
see it at last, Alex. You have certainly been talking about it long enough.”
“I need to walk off this tight hamstring, so I’ll have to pass
this time,” she had replied reluctantly. “Meet you there in five.” Of course,
Charlotte had been Charlotte, and that included being unpredictable.
Charlotte, leaving Alex standing there, had taken off across the
park without a backward glance. Alex stood dumbfounded a moment, watching her
slow jog-walk toward the trail across the grassy lawns of Lincoln Park. She was
heading directly toward their usual post-run Starbucks and if he didn’t get
moving, she would be there first.
Still he stood, willing her to look back and flash him that
smile that changed her whole face. She didn’t, of course, and Alex was left
standing there, admiring her lithe figure and the smooth bunch and release of
her muscles in those tiny running shorts as she moved into the distance.
Reminding himself to close his gaping mouth, Alex jogged to the parking lot, trading
an extra moment of admiring a beautiful woman for a few short moments admiring
his beautiful new car.
Arriving at the coffee shop several minutes before Charlotte,
Alex was forced to cool his heels. He spent the time piecing together anything
he could think of to uncover Charlotte’s deep, dark, secret. Admittedly, he
needed the ten-minute head start away from her to give his overheated blood a
little cooling time too. He kept envisioning the two of them in that sweet
ride, sitting close with their sweat-slicked bodies. The image had intensified
the jolts of.electricity already coursing through his veins from running beside
her scantily clothed body.
Too bad she turned me down. One of
these days we will be in tight quarters, all alone, and I will make my move. I
have resisted too long already.
Since
the mention of her tight hamstring, all Alex could think about was massaging
her leg, and moving up from there. Did the woman not understand what she was
doing to him? After all, he was a healthy red-blooded man. How long was he
supposed to watch her round little ass wiggle in front of him, or the glide of
muscles in those incredible legs – or OMG – her breasts bob up and down
in those little running tops. The woman was killing him. He wanted her so badly
he could taste it.
He chided himself to stop thinking of her that way, as he always
did when he lusted after her. He would catch himself wanting her and repress
the overwhelming sexual response that had plagued him since the beginning. She
was so much more than just beautiful and sexy. She was a brilliant woman,
funny, witty, complex and delightful. She considered him a running partner, and
a friend…
…but that body, oh, that body. Stop
it!
Alex determined to stay focused on what she might be trying to
cover up and got his desire under control. He reviewed the signs – when she
changed topics or failed to make eye contact. He carefully dissected her words
while he waited for her to arrive. He knew she was being intentionally elusive.
Alex resolved again that today would be the day he found out what she was
concealing, beginning as soon as she arrived.
Speaking of arriving, Charlotte should have shown up long before
now. She would have, unless something had happened. How long had he been
sitting, pondering? How much time had passed?
Heart racing like a freight train, Alex ran into the park.
Unsure why, he was terrified of what he might find.
About Madison Michael:
Madison Michael is an indie publisher, blogger and the author of the Beguiling Bachelor Series as well as the novella Desire & Dessert, from her sizzling B&B Billionaire Bachelor series.
A Chicago native and hopeless romantic, Maddy was raised on Chicago culture, fairy tales, great literature and swashbuckling movies. Maddy employs that history, writing steamy contemporary romance novels set against the sumptuous backdrop of Chicago’s elite society.
After receiving a BA in Journalism from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago, Madison abandoned her writing to find her way in the corporate business world. Daughter of a librarian, it was inevitable that she would return to the world of books.
Maddy writes from high above Chicago where she can stare at its gorgeous skyline or the shores of Lake Michigan surrounded by feline assistants. When she is not writing,, Maddy can be found lost in a book, fighting for the rights of the mentally iil or dining on Chicago’s famous cuisine. Hot dogs and pizza, anyone?
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