MARY E THOMPSON

it's a curvy road to happily ever after

Wish For It

Wish For It, wanting more

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bib-6-cover-1The hardest part of a relationship is when one person wants more than the other. But what if they both want the same thing and one is afraid of it?

Excerpt from Wish For It

Allison didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. She’d never been so free with a man in bed. So trusting. It was both terrifying and exhilarating. Allison knew he could sense something. Not that he knew exactly what was going on with her, but he pulled back every time he cornered her, every time she tensed, and damn if that didn’t make her trust him.

Cole held her against his chest until her breathing slowed and her body sagged into his. She knew she should slide off, but she couldn’t bring herself to leave his warmth. To leave him.

But she had to because he wasn’t sticking around. And she didn’t want him to.

“Well, that was a good way to start my day,” Allison joked, rolling off him.

He sat on the side of her bed and tugged her back between his legs. “It was, but you don’t have to brush it off.”

Allison ran her hands through his hair and rested her head on top of his. “It’s not like this was the beginning of anything. Even if you end up here, I’m not stable. I don’t mean mentally, just that I’m gone all the time. I fly five days a week most weeks. If you’re here, you’re gone just as much. Let’s not try to make this something more than it is, Cole.”

“I’m not trying, Allison. I just don’t want you to pull back from me. I told you I don’t do relationships. I meant it. I’m not asking you for that. But when I move here, I’d like the chance to see you.”

“You’re moving here?”

He nodded. “That’s what this whole weekend was about. Negotiating my new contract. Clarence and I spent most of the day yesterday with the team. I have a week and I’ll be back here next weekend. To play.”

“Congratulations,” Allison said, meaning it. She was happy for him. That he’d gotten what he was after. Allison knew next to nothing about baseball, but if he was sought after by the Dugouts, he was good. And he deserved a good shot at a career.

“Thanks. What about the rest of it?”

The rest of it. Seeing him again. The beginning of a relationship?

Allison had never been in a relationship. She intentionally chose men who wouldn’t get attached. Who she wouldn’t want to get attached to. She kept everyone at arm’s length, even her own sister. She’d rarely slept with a man more than once. Did she really have it in her to agree to… something?

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Wish For It, release day

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bib-6-cover-1I’m so excited to finally share Wish For It with you. It’s a book that I struggled with a few times, both with the subject matter and how to present it, but I’m really happy with how it turned out. I hope you enjoy the sparks that fly between Cole and Allison and love them as much as I do!

Enjoy!

Excerpt from Wish For It

“Are you okay?” he asked, unsure what else to say.

Allison flashed him a strained grin and nodded curtly. “Of course. Thanks, but I think you should go.”

Cole shook his head and stepped closer. “I don’t want to go.”

“Why not?” she asked, her voice breathy and unsteady.

“Because I haven’t even kissed you yet.”

She laughed on a huff. “Who said you could kiss me?”

Cole took another step, bringing him close enough to feel her breath on his face. “I was hoping you would say I could.”

“What makes you think I’d want you to kiss me?” Allison asked, her eyes sparkling and her chest surging with each unsteady breath.

Cole moved even closer, so he could feel her body against his, her breasts caressing his chest, her stomach against his erection. She tilted her head back to look at him and he leaned down, close enough to capture her lips, but not doing so.

“I have no idea if you want me to kiss you or not. I’m just hoping you do.”

Allison’s lips curled into a grin before she lifted up on her tiptoes and pressed her body, and her lips, to his. Cole didn’t hesitate once she offered herself up. His arms closed around her back, tugging her tighter to his body. He moved to control their kiss, but she resisted his advances, not relinquishing her power over him.

Her hands toyed with the hair at the nape of his neck. Her body teased him with the pillowy soft feel of her against him. Her lips drove him crazy as she kissed from one side of his mouth to the other then forced her tongue into his mouth and demanded everything he had.

But none of that compared to the sexy little noises she made. The whimpers when he tried to take over. The moans when she gave in for a second and he stroked his tongue over hers. The sighs when neither of them fought and they both enjoyed the kiss.

He was going to lose it with her.

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Wish For It, accidents happen

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bib-6-cover-1I absolutely adored Allison when she first showed up. She’s got some fire in her and she’s stubborn and determined and protective of the people she cares about. She’s also protective of herself and not willing to take shit from anyone, even if it’s an honest mistake. Don’t try accusing Allison of something she didn’t do. She’ll put you in your place in a hurry!

Excerpt from Wish For It

Cole looked at Clarence, both their eyes widened. “Why are you so upset?” Cole asked, confused and irritated at the same time. “I’m the one who wakes up in a stranger’s apartment and you’re pissed.”

She spun on him, her brown eyes wild and angry. Cole had faced more than his fair share of pissed off men with bats, but none of them terrified him the way the curvy blonde with the pursed lips did. “I don’t know what you think happened here last night, but my friends carried your drunk ass into my apartment, put you to bed in my sister’s old room, and then I walked out and didn’t see you again until you accused me of fucking you when you were too drunk to remember it. Who the fuck do you think you are that I’d be so desperate to have you?”

“We didn’t sleep together?”

“Not on your life, asshole. I like my men conscious. Apparently you don’t have the same consideration for people if you’re so afraid of what I did to you when you were passed out, so get the fuck out of my apartment before I call the police.”

Her voice was dangerous, like she not only meant it but might actually accuse him of exactly what he’d been afraid of. It was a knee jerk reaction that she’d taken him home, slept with him, and would demand money, but she was a unique woman. And didn’t that just irritate the shit out of him.

“We’re sorry to disturb you, Ms. O’Neill,” Clarence said, interrupting whatever Cole was thinking of saying. Her shoulders dropped slightly, the relief evident in her stance. She eased even more when Clarence picked up Cole’s bag and pushed him toward the door.

It wasn’t until they were outside the building that Cole turned to Clarence. “What the fuck just happened?”

Clarence shook his head. “Hell if I know. Not the first woman who’s been pissed off the next morning, but the first I’ve heard pissed off after you didn’t sleep with her.”

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Life is so much Better In Bed

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I’ve done a lot of skipping around this year with what I’ve released. Next year… well, next year will be a bit more logical. But for the last three months of 2016, I’m finishing up the Better In Bed series. We all know life is so much Better In Bed, right?

bib-1-cover-10If you haven’t read this series, I wanted to introduce it to you. It’s the first series I wrote, but it didn’t start out as a series. Cat’s story is first, Wait For It. Cat’s a virgin who feels like she’s waited so long to lose her virginity that her expectations can’t possibly add up to reality. She’s hesitant to sleep with just anyone and decides she’s waited that long, she’ll just wait until she’s married.

Enter Ryder. Sexy. Biker. Single dad. Yeah, he’s hot. She describes him as sex on a stick. Cat has trouble resisting Ryder. Ryder has trouble resisting Cat. For two people trying to figure out where their lives are headed, and if they’re headed there together, it’s a fun, easy read.

bib-2-cover-3The second book, Work For It, is Cat’s best friend, Lizzy. Lizzy is married, but thinks her husband, Aaron, might be cheating on her. There’s no romance left in their marriage. They barely speak to each other and when they do it’s about the kids. Lizzy feels unsettled and thinks Aaron doesn’t love her. So she does what any woman would do…

She sets out to change his mind and seduce him.

bib-3-cover-1Fight For It is the third book in the series. Jenny is Lizzy’s younger sister. She just graduated college and left her boyfriend there where he’s finishing grad school. Jenny is floundering, unsure where she’s going in life, like so many people just out of college. When she blows a tire on the side of the road, Logan comes to her rescue. In more ways that one.

These two dance around each other, back and forth as both try to figure out where things are going. The shit really hits the fan when Jenny’s boyfriend shows up.

bib-4-cover-3Play For It will be out October 4! Erika is hurt after a falling out with her best friend, Jared, who she happens to be in love with. Jared told her sleeping together was a mistake… the morning after… and Erika cuts ties. Three months later, she’s finally had enough and can’t resist when a sexy British guy wants to take her away.

Jared gets jealous and the two men play for the right to date Erika. Only Erika isn’t sure which one she wants to win!

Go For It is Molly’s story of uprooting her peaceful, boring life by marrying a guy she barely knows. Owen thinks Molly is the perfect woman to settle him down, but Molly thinks marrying Owen is just the craziness her life needs.

In Wish For It, Molly’s sister, Allison, takes Cole home with her after he’s too drunk to take care of himself. When Cole wakes up, he thinks Allison took advantage of him and insults her by offering her money to keep her quiet. Allison won’t take the bait and their game of cat and mouse begins.

The last book in the series is Drink For It. Heather avoided Luke’s since their one and only night together, but when she’s forced back, she can’t stay away from the man himself. Luke hasn’t been able to get Heather out of his mind, but when she walks back into his bar, he doesn’t want to let her out of his life again.

I hope you’ll check out all the series. These are shorter books that are quick, fun reads. They’re only going to be available in ebook version, but that helps me keep the prices down! Catch up on the series now before Play For It comes out October 4!

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