Stare Him Down
by Riley Murphy
This Dom’s life is
turned upside down when he agrees to enter into a modern-day marriage of
convenience with a woman who’s sassy and vanilla. Only problem?
She’s not vanilla. And the side of sassy she comes with is sure to get them both into trouble when he finds out.
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How about an excerpt? Sure! Here you go:
“Before I go anywhere I thought we’d play a game.”
“Aren’t you tired?” He didn’t look up. He just stared with
unseeing eyes at one of the numerous envelopes in his hand.
“No. I’d call this game Truth or Dare, but all I have is the
magic lasso so we’ll call this a game of honesty to the bone. Has a nice ring
to it, doesn’t it?”
Triple goddamn fuck. Only his eyes moved as he looked at her
across the table. “A game? Why?”
“It will be fun.” He knew for sure it wouldn’t. “I lasso you
first.” She made a big show of tying a loop, and when she looked as if she
might actually try to throw it over him, he reached forward and grabbed the coiled
end out of her hands.
“I wouldn’t want you to hurt yourself.”
She gave him one of her infamous Da Vinci muse’s smiles, and
said, “You have to play by the rules.”
Yes, and if the nasty devil on his shoulder stayed out of
this, he would. He ran his finger over the cord that was surprisingly soft, and
inclined his head. “I’m listening.”
“You have to answer the question I ask you with total, and I
mean absolute truth, so help you God.”
He tried not to grin, but she was so serious he couldn’t
help teasing her. “Okay, should we pinkie swear on it?”
She tugged on the end of the cord she held, forcing him to
keep a firmer grip. “Listen, if you don’t answer truthfully then there’s no
point to any of this.”
Interesting. Did she even realize she’d just admitted she
had an agenda so this wasn’t a game per se? “Agreed. The same goes for you when
I get my turn, right?”
“Sure.” This quick reply told him she wasn’t thinking about
the end game, only the beginning. “I’m ready, are you?” He barely had the
chance to nod when she blurted out, “Did you have thoughts today about having
sex with me?”
Alrighty. To his mind there were a couple of things here
that he needed to pay attention to. Some more obvious than others. First, her
conviction. It was clear to him that she’d been planning to hijack him like
this for quite some time. Second, she’d be a lousy bridge player because she
didn’t have a strategic plan in mind. And third, just like the night in his
hotel room a few years ago, she had not one drop of patience. Even now, she
seemed barely able to contain herself, waiting for his answer.
And what did that mean?
He had to make his answer count. Better than that. It had to
be epic. All-encompassing. Screw it. His answer was going to blow her mind.
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About the Author:
Riley Murphy writes sexy, humorous, and emotional romance, happy
ending guaranteed. An
optimist, she believes life is amazing, people are
complicated, but in a good way, and we should never stop learning. Riley
currently calls Florida home with her gorgeous husband. She has two phenomenal
kids, one adorable-to-the-max grandchild, and a very bossy pooch.
When Riley’s not working she enjoys reading, oil painting, and
getting to the Sunday crossword before anyone else does, so she can fill-in all
the easy answers first, and pull the smart card with the family.
Things Riley loves:
Writing books
Connecting with readers
Doing giveaways for her readers
Things Riley Hates:
Laundry. Seriously. She’d rather slam her fingers in a car door than
do the dreaded bleach load.
A few of Riley’s favorite reviewer quotes:
If you love intellectual mind candy, read Ms. Murphy’s work!
Creative, profound and soul searing scenes abound...
One wonders if Ms. Riley is in the sex therapy and marriage counseling
business as a day job. The D/s part of this story is Fabulous.
If Riley wasn’t an author she’d be an international spy with
top-level security so she could have a peek at Area 51 and decide for herself
if those green guys are for real. Failing that, she’d likely go with chicken
sexer.
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