Authors: Evie Hunter

A Touch of Summer (7 page)

'And this uniform chaffs my skin,' she threw in for good measure. Summer brushed past Niall and strode ahead of them.

'I’m glad she’s your client,' she heard Niall mutter to Flynn. 'That little madam needs her arse tanned.'

Summer stifled a giggle. The heat in her arse was already blooming and she doubted if she would be able to sit down for dinner. 'Flynn,' she shouted over her shoulder. 'I’m hungry. Fetch me something to eat.'

Tucking her sleeping bag under her arm, she hurried down the path ahead of them, without waiting for the inevitable explosion.

By the time Flynn arrived, she was in her sleeping bag. She sat up eagerly when he arrived. She really was hungry. She grabbed the bottle of water and drank deeply before biting into a slab of roast meat tucked into a crusty bread roll. It was the best thing she had ever tasted and she devoured it quickly.

Flynn cleared his throat. 'Summer—'

'Don’t,' she said.

She knew what was coming. Flynn would apologise, say it was heat of the moment, it wasn’t serious, nothing to get worked up about. Well, she wasn’t going to sit here and let him tell her it had been a mistake.

'I hope you are not going to get all serious and intense on me, Flynn. It was fun, but that’s all it was. Fun. I mean, you’re great in the sack, I’ll give you that, but—'

'What?' He looked so shocked that she was tempted to laugh, except that her heart was trying to choke her. 'I’m great in the sack?'

'Oh sure. At least a nine out of ten. Well,' she paused. 'Maybe an eight. You ruined my bra. In fact, I’m not sure that doesn’t mark you down to a seven.'

She giggled at the expression on his face. He wouldn’t have been more stunned if she had sprouted horns and a tail. 'You little—' He stopped and sobered. 'Summer, I need to know—'

She wasn’t going to have the whole post-mortem where she listened to his excuses. 'Don’t make more of it than it is. I’m not the falling in love type, and I’m sure you’re not either. Let’s enjoy the afterglow, and then forget it every happened.'

There was an edge in his voice. 'What happens on Brona stays on Brona?'

She smiled brightly at him. 'Exactly. I knew you’d get it.' She snuggled down into her sleeping bag. 'Now, if you don’t mind, I’m tired, I need a nap.'

He put out his hand to her, and she recoiled. As long as he didn’t touch her, she could hold it together. Wouldn’t beg him to hold her tightly in his strong arms, kiss her, make love to her. Over and over again.

He stopped. 'Of course.' Then the tent flap dropped and he was gone.

She tossed and turned for a while and then gave up trying. There was no way that she could sleep. Outside, the singing continued, men taking it in turns. The last voice of the evening was Niall’s - a plaintive rendition of
She Moved through the Fair
, a song about lovers waiting to be married.

A tear leaked out and slid into her hair as she listened.
Tá brón orm
. I’m sorry. The language of her childhood came unbidden into her head, but she wasn’t sure what she was sorry for. She brushed the tear away with her fist. She had done the right thing.

Tomorrow, she would go back to the croft, and things would be back to the way they were before.

Well, not exactly. She had learned things about herself this weekend. She was stronger than she had realised. She could stand up for herself, even against the most elite soldiers in the world. She wasn’t going to cry because he wasn’t in love with her.

When they got back to the croft, Flynn would learn that he had messed with the wrong girl.

Summer O’Sullivan was no pushover and she wouldn’t cry over any man.

THE END

Or is it?

Discover what happens to Summer and Flynn in
The Pleasures of Summer

The Pleasures of Summer
is a steamy erotic story of romantic obsession and explosive sexual chemistry for fans of
Fifty Shades of Grey
,
The Pleasures of Winter
and Sylvia Day’s stories.

Summer O’Sullivan is rich, beautiful and in mortal danger. Her father has made powerful enemies who are targeting his precious daughter. Until the threat passes, Summer needs a bodyguard – someone to protect her and, she expects, to treat her with the reverence she’s used to.

Into Summer’s gilded cage comes former ranger, Flynn Grant. As far as Flynn is concerned, this is the assignment from hell, minding the spoilt daughter of a multi-millionaire. Summer and Flynn are poised to hate each other on sight. Even his devastating looks do not make up for how Flynn’s rules cramp Summer’s style. Unsurprisingly, the sparks fly between them. But when Summer breaks the rules one time too often, Flynn teaches her a lesson that leaves them shattered – and bound together in a way that astonishes them both.

In their remote hideout, the two start a battle over who is the tamer, and who is the tamed. It’s a duel that stretches their minds and bodies beyond every limit. And in time their hearts begin to surrender too.

But when the dark forces that have been stalking Summer finally track them down, the battle is no longer a game, but a matter of life and death …

The Pleasures of Summer
is a breath-taking, steamy and romantic summer read for fans of Evie Hunter’s fantastic debut,
The Pleasures of Winter
, and all lovers of hot erotic fiction.

AVAILABLE MAY 30 2013 FROM THE KINDLE STORE

Want more Evie Hunter?

The Pleasures of Winter
is a steamy erotic story of romantic obsession and explosive sexual chemistry for fans of
Fifty Shades of Grey
and
Bared to You
.

When reporter Abbie Marshall needs to escape Honduras, a private jet carrying a Hollywood A-lister is her only way out. She has a ride home with Irish actor Jack Winter - notorious womanizer and all round bad boy. Abbie is shaken to the core by Winter's blazing beauty and provocative mind.

After the plane's nose-dive into the remote rainforest forces them to fight for survival, Abbie catches tantalizing glimpses of the complicated man behind the image. And the more she sees of him, the more he touches some primal part of her that she is determined to suppress. But after a devastating encounter with Winter's shadow side, Abbie's detachment is shattered.

On returning to normal life, Abbie cannot forget what happened, nor ignore the shocking rumours about the star's private life. Her struggle to make sense of her torment leads straight back to Winter, who is just as obsessed by her. But if they are to have a relationship, Abbie knows she must embrace his hidden desires ... and accept her own.

No longer caring about anything but their intoxicating love affair, Abbie is drawn deeper into the dark heart of Winter - and the secret that threatens to destroy everything ...

AVAILABLE NOW FROM THE KINDLE STORE

And coming in October 2013,
The Pleasures of Autumn
…

About the Author

Evie Hunter is actually two authors – Eileen Gormley and Caroline McCall - who met at a creative writing workshop in 2010 and discovered a shared love of erotica. Since then, while they have both written fiction in other genres, they have also written a number of BDSM-themed novellas together.

Also by Evie Hunter and available in the Kindle store
:

The Pleasures of Winter

A Touch of Winter

The Pleasures of Summer

The Pleasures of Autumn
(coming October 2013)

Also by Eileen Gormley and Caroline McCall
:

Angels, Demons and Doms

Also by Eileen Gormley
:

Don’t Feed the Fairies

Don’t Eat the Earthlings

Also by Caroline McCall
:

Time Slip