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A NEW YORK KIND OF LOVE
Synithia Williams
Released Dec 15th, 2015 (Print)
Released Jan 1st, 2016 (Digital)
Harlequin Kimani
Bright lights, big passion…
Winning an all-expenses-paid weekend in New York with Hollywood's sexiest heartthrob makes Faith Logan the envy of women everywhere. This small-town nurse has too many responsibilities, including caring for her aging parents, to be interested in fame or status. But as the sensual celebrity escorts her to exclusive Manhattan nightclubs and glitzy movie premieres, Faith is falling fast for the genuine, charismatic man behind the slick media image.
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“Is
this your first vacation since going home?”
She
nodded. “It is. I still can’t believe that I won. I only signed
up because my friend insisted and because the proceeds benefitted
alcohol awareness. I saw so many patients come into the hospital who
were suffering from alcohol abuse. Still, I never expected to win the
contest.”
“So
the possibility of a date with me had nothing to do with you
entering?”
She
sipped her champagne and gave him a shy look from the corner of her
eye. “I will admit the fantasy of it all did have some appeal.”
He
raised his brows and chuckled. “Some appeal. Wow.”
“Oh,
come on. What do you want me to say?” she asked with a laugh. “That
I stayed up every night praying that I’d be chosen?”
“Not
quite that, but surely you were somewhat excited.”
“See,
that’s the problem.” She pointed a finger at him, but her brown
eyes flashed with humor. “You’re used to women throwing
themselves at you. This weekend will be good for you.”
“How
so?”
“You
need a few days with a woman who isn’t trying to get something out
of you. I’m more excited about seeing the city, going to a movie
premiere and trying on clothes I wouldn’t be caught dead in back
home than in seducing the movie star.”
He
placed his arm on the back of her chair, making sure to let his hand
brush across her shoulders, and moved closer to her. Her eyes widened
and her full lips parted with a quick breath before she looked away
and finished the rest of the champagne in her glass. She might talk a
big game, but Faith was attracted to him as well.
“That’s
the third time you’ve said that. Who are you trying to convince?”
“You.
I know what you’re up to, sliding close to me and giving me the
sexy voice and eyes routine.”
“You
think my voice is sexy?” he asked, lowering his voice an octave.
She
shook her head and laughed. “Don’t go all Barry White on me.”
“I’d
like to go all Irvin Freeman on you,” he said in his regular voice.
Though he tried to keep the tone light, some of his seriousness came
through.
Her
smile faltered, and he saw by the warming of her eyes and the catch
of her breath that she heard it.
“Is
that what you do with your leading ladies?”
Her
soft, sweet drawl slid in beneath his skin and heated his insides. It
had gotten thicker with her question. How thick would it get if he
were deep inside her?
“What
I do with my leading ladies is acting. I’m not acting right now.
What I’m thinking and feeling is all real.”
She
shifted in her seat. “I don’t believe you.”
“Then
believe this.”
He
lowered his head and pressed his lips against hers, with enough
firmness to let her know he was serious, but lightly enough for her
to pull away if she didn’t want the kiss. Her body shook, and her
lips parted with a gasp. He wasn’t a man to pass up an opportunity,
and he took the chance to deepen the kiss.
He’d
never believed in electricity or sparks igniting when a man kissed a
woman, but something he’d never felt before happened as he kissed
her. His skin tingled, the blood rushed through his veins, his senses
heightened to everything around them. The sweet scent of her perfume,
the softness of her lips, the way she tasted of champagne, all seemed
amplified. And like a man who’d gotten a taste of something he
really liked, he dove in for more.
Synithia Williams has enjoyed romance novels since she was 13 years old, so it’s no surprise that she began writing her own. When she isn’t reading or writing, she’s working on water quality in the Midlands of South Carolina. She lives with her husband, Eric, and two boys.
