Read The One That I Want Online
Authors: Marilyn Brant
Tags: #Literature & Fiction, #Women's Fiction, #Contemporary Women, #Romance, #Contemporary, #Romantic Comedy, #Contemporary Fiction, #Humor, #Literary
The road to romance is going to be a rocky one, and though Nia has her doubts about getting involved, Chance has a well-developed competitive streak and might just be willing to give it a shot…if he can convince her to do the same.
In matters of the heart, would you risk it all? TAKE A CHANCE ON ME, a Mirabelle Harbor story.
From the Novel:
“Nia?” I extended my hand out to her because I was a
professional
and that’s what we did when we met a new client. It didn’t have anything to do with my desire to touch her. Much.
She looked at me oddly. Hesitant. Like she was afraid I’d try to out muscle her or something. So I added a slight smile.
If anything, she looked even more worried then, but she finally took my hand and shook it.
God, her skin was
so
soft.
“Chance.” She stated my name rather than asked. How insane was it that I was proud of this? That she knew who I was already? Then I looked down and realized I was wearing my trainer nametag.
Oh.
“Yes,” I said. “Nice to meet you.” This was such a freakin’ understatement it was almost a lie. I was usually only attracted to very athletic women, but Nia Pappayiannis had a different style and body type than the typical crowd of single twenty-somethings I ran into at the gym. She was all softness and curves, dressed in her very conservative white t-shirt and her stretchy blue yoga pants. Other women might appear frumpy in such a plain outfit. Nia rocked the look.
“Likewise,” she said.
A long, awkward silence followed. I wasn’t used to that either. Most of my clients talked my ear off from the second of introduction on. Not her.
I cleared my throat and flashed the clipboard I was holding at her. “On your questionnaire, you mentioned that your doctor prescribed at least ten half-hour fitness sessions to work on core strength. Correct?”
She nodded.
“Okay.” I pointed toward the treadmill. “Why don’t we do an easy five-minute walking warm up, just to get your muscles moving, before we head over to the weights?”
“All right.”
I helped her set the treadmill to a moderate walking speed of 3.3 miles/hour and showed her how to adjust the incline. It looked as though she’d never stepped on one of these pieces of equipment in her life.
“Have you belonged to a gym before?” I asked.
She shook her head. “It’s not really my scene.”
I was suddenly very interested to know what
was
her scene, but I didn’t make a habit out of asking clients personal questions, and I wasn’t gonna start now. No matter how sexy her ass looked as she walked on that treadmill.
Man, five minutes lasted a long time.
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Coming Soon
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
Book 3
by Marilyn Brant
“Nothing but love, 24/7” is the slogan of Mirabelle Harbor’s only radio station, 102.5 “LOVE” FM. At age thirty-four, local DJ Blake Michaelsen is well-known for several reasons: his very sexy on-air voice, his omnipresent family, his eligible bachelor status, and his reputation as one of the most impulsive men in Chicago’s northern suburbs.
High-school French teacher and lifelong romantic Vicky Bernier is not at all wild about reckless conduct. Or men with gigantic egos. Or grownups who still act like teenagers. She deals with enough adolescent behavior during the school day. Unfortunately, she’s the staff advisor to the Homecoming Committee, and they’ve chosen Blake as their DJ for the big fall dance.
What happens when a man whose job it is to play love songs for a living is forced to admit his deepest secret—that he doesn’t believe in true love—only to discover that the one woman who might capture his heart is the same woman who distrusts him the most?
No matter what you call it, with love there’s an exception to every rule. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME, a Mirabelle Harbor story.
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