Surrender
to Love
Night
Calls Book Three
By: J.C. Valentine
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Blurb
After
finding herself out of luck and out of love, Patricia Jacobs has written off
the male species. No one but her father has ever given her the love and
devotion she knows she deserves, and she’s sick and tired of it. Until she
collides, literally, with a man whose devastating smile and seductive charm
that should be considered illegal, destroys her plans. He’s everything she’s
ever dreamed of in a man: handsome, intelligent, successful, they share a love
of cars and best of all; he looks at her like she’s his light in the dark. What
more could a girl ask for?Jonathon Bradshaw, destroyed by a past that has haunted his every waking moment for the last five years, isn’t looking for a serious relationship, until he meets Patricia. Sweet, saucy and as hot as the summer is long, Jon can’t deny the draw he has toward her. For the first time, he has hope. Determined to shake the ghosts of his past, Jon focuses on forging a future with Patti, but he’s always been a master at standing in his own way.
When Jon’s past refuses to be forgotten, will Patti be able to live with the truth about the man who’s stolen her heart?
The bad
thing about summer was how long the sun took to set. Patti didn’t realize how
much time had passed until she heard the heavy thud of a car door nearby. She
wasn’t given much time to gather her thoughts before she heard the voice that
made her tingle all the way down to her toes.
“So you
drive a muscle car and you like to get dirty.” His voice was thick with
appreciation and held a touch of laughter.
Patti used
her feet to propel herself from under the car. Once she was clear, she found
herself looking up into Jon’s incredible blue eyes.
“Damn, and
I thought you were stunning before.” His eyes skimmed down her body, and Patti
became acutely aware of how much skin she was showing. She snapped her legs
closed.
“What time
is it?” she asked from her prone position.
Jon held
out his hand and she took it. Grasping it tightly, he pulled her to her feet.
“It’s nearly eight. I’m usually late for everything, but I found myself unable
to wait any longer.” He slid his gaze over her again, and Patti felt her cheeks
warm. Here he was confessing that he couldn’t wait to see her, and she had lost
track of time over a car.
He hadn’t
let go of her hand, she realized. Gently slipping her fingers free of his,
Patti stepped back. Standing there in her filthy tank top and shorts, grease
and oil smudging her exposed skin, while he stood before her looking completely
edible in a pair of fitted black slacks and a white button down dress shirt,
she couldn’t help feeling self-conscious.
“I’m sorry
I’m not ready. I got distracted.” Patti jerked her thumb over her shoulder at
the car.
Jon
followed with his eyes and nodded. “That’s understandable; having something
that beautiful at your disposal is bound to cause some distraction.”
When Patti
looked up at him, she found his intense eyes focused on her and she got the
distinct impression that he wasn’t referring to the car.
“I can be
ready in fifteen minutes, if you still want to go out,” she stammered.
A slow,
wolfish smile spread across Jon’s face as he took her in again. “If you look
this good dirty...” He cleared his throat and shook his head. “Yeah, I still
want to go out, but you’d better make it ten because anything beyond that and I
can’t promise I’ll still be a gentleman.”
Patti drives a classic muscle car, how could I not love this book??? Ok so she drove a '69 Charger and I drove a '72 Camero, but still, a woman after my own heart!
That aside, this book was fabulous. Two people, haunted by their pasts, overcoming huge emotional obstacles, stop hiding behind made-up facades to finally come together in love, what more can I say...I loved it! I read this book non-stop last week and loved every moment of it. I love getting totally engrossed in a book...although my family does not appreciate it (dinner was late that night).
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Brandi Salazar lives in the Northwest with her husband, their wild children, and far too many pets. As a university student, she studies literature, which goes well with her dream to become an editor. Brandi entertains a number of hobbies including reading and photography, but her first love is writing fiction-in all its forms.
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