One Good Man by Marie
McGaha
New
Adult Contemporary Romance
Categories:
Action/Adventure, Comedy, BBW
Publisher:
Dancing With Bear Publishing
Release
Date: November, 24, 2012
Heat
Level: Sweet
Length: 188
pages
Allison
Hamstead thought it was love. Finally, after all the years alone, someone loved
her in spite of the fact she was fat! Not that her size had ever kept her from
being successful, but it had kept her far from personal relationships. She’d
heard all of the fat jokes ever told, all of the things
people in her office said behind her back, and she didn’t miss not having a
boyfriend, or dates, every weekend. Did she? But now she was in love and she
couldn’t wait to introduce him to her best friend, Sarah. And what a mistake
that had turned out to be! It wasn’t long before the love of her life and her
best friend were living together, and Allison was humiliated.
Starting
over is never easy, but Allison is determined to do just that and moves far
from Chicago to the warm waters of Biloxi, Mississippi where she accepts a
position at one of the floating casinos. For the first time in her life Allison
feels like she’s truly at home. She loves her job, she loves her boss, who is
like a father to her, and she loves being a part of all the excitement going on
around her. Except for one little thing…
Her
boss’s eldest son, Stephen is probably the most handsome, gorgeous, and sexy
man she’s ever laid eyes on… and he knows it! And for some reason he acts
interested in her. Then her mother comes to visit and winds up dating her boss.
Her accounts start showing large amounts of money missing. And her ex shows up
unannounced and says he wants her back. Can anything else possibly go wrong?
Absolutely!
“I almost forgot to thank you for
my room. I didn’t expect you to provide one for me.”
“You’re welcome. We thought that
since you were here for a thirty-day probationary period, there was no reason
for you to have to worry about finding a place to live. If it works out for
everyone involved, you can find a place when the thirty days is up.”
“Thank you, I appreciate it.”
Jason looked up as a man
approached the table.
“I thought you had gone
home."
“I was just on my way out, so I
thought I’d stop by and meet your new assistant.”
“Stephen Collins, I would like to
introduce Allison Hamstead. Allison, this is the First Mate and my brother,
Stephen.”
“Nice to meet you, Big Al,"
Stephen said with a grin, shaking her hand. Forcing Jason to move over, he sat in the booth with them.
“We spoke briefly on the
phone," she told him. “But it’s nice meeting you too…Stevie." She
shortened his name deliberately. He only raised an eyebrow, but Jason chuckled.
“I think she’s already got your
number there big brother," Jason laughed, as the waitress set their dinner
and drinks on the table.
The waitress looked at Stephen
and grinned. “You want anything, Stephen?”
He grinned back and took a long,
slow look up and down.
“Not right now, Heather," he
drawled, “but thanks for askin’.”
“Anytime," Heather said as
she wiggled away.
Jason shot his brother a
stern look.
“You shouldn’t be flirting with
the waitresses in front of Allison, she’ll get the wrong impression.”
“Oh, I don’t think I’ve got the
wrong impression about your brother at all," Allison commented, not
sparing Stephen another glance.
Stephen laughed out loud and
Jason grinned.
“Allison, I think you’re going to
be around here for quite a while. There aren’t many females who can resist my
brother’s charms." Taking a bite of pasta, he muttered, “Whatever they may
be," loudly enough for Stephen to hear.
“Come on Jase," Stephen said
as he elbowed his brother. “You know it’s harmless, I never let it go past the flirting
stage with the waitresses.”
“Only because Captain would kill
you if you did.”
“Be that as it may, I still keep
my hands to myself." He shot Allison a wink, finished his drink, and set
the empty glass on the table.
“Allison, it was nice meeting
you. I hope you’ll decide to stay on in spite of your low opinion of me.”
“Thank you, but I don’t have a
low opinion of you." She smiled innocently, and looked up at him as he
stood.
“Really?" He grinned
wolfishly down at her.
“Really. To have a low opinion of
you would indicate that I have put forth the effort to care enough to have
an opinion of you. Rest assured that I do not." She went back to her
ravioli.
“Ouch!" Stephen laughed as
he walked away.
“Congratulations, Allison. You
are the first woman to ever work here that didn’t fall all over herself to get
my brother to notice her," Jason told her with a chuckle.
“I’m glad I didn’t offend you,
Jason. Although I should have thought
before I said anything. Men like that just sit wrong with me.”
“Tell me what kind of man you
think my brother is," Jason said as he wiped his plate with a piece of
buttered sourdough bread.
“Well, you know, he’s the
charming type that thinks he’s every woman’s dream, and all he has to do is snap
his fingers for her panties to fall off." She looked up at Jason as she
suddenly realized what she’d said.
“Oh my God, I am so
sorry.”
Jason laughed out loud.
“Don’t worry about it. You really
do know my brother.”
Allison felt the heat in her cheeks
and shook her head, then downed the last of her martini. She looked up at him
and smiled wryly. “Now if you’d just help me get my foot out of my mouth, I’d
be forever grateful.”
Marie McGaha is an author, editor
and publisher at Dancing With Bear Publishing, a Christian publishing company.
While most of her time is spent editing manuscripts, she does try to find time
for her passions. First, the love of the rest of her life, Nathan, whom she has
been married to for almost thirteen years, and loves to spend time with riding
motorcycles. They are both members of The Patriot Guard Riders. Second, Marie’s
passion for shoes has filled several closets, so she decided to start her own shoe
line, Girls Got Grit. She and Nathan also like to spend time spoiling
grandchildren, traveling, and just being together. “Nathan is my best friend,
and I am very blessed to have him as my husband too,” Marie says. And everyone
who knows them says it’s quite obvious these two are living out their own
romance novel.
Connect with Marie McGaha
Website: http://www.mariemcgaha.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DWB_Publishing
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/dwbpublishing
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1 comment:
Hi Dawn,
Thank you for having me on your blog!
Marie McGaha
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