Harper was utterly gorgeous, the sun sparkling in her wind-tossed hair, ecstasy glowing on her face. She didn't shout or cheer--but she did hold up her arms. And she smiled.
The most beautiful smile Will had ever seen.
He wasn't even near freeway speed, yet the shriek of the motor, the rumble of the pipes, and the open sky above them made it seem as if the car were flying at over a hundred miles an hour.
Just as he'd promised, he took her around only once. He didn't want to push her limits.
Not yet, anyway.
While harnessing her in, it would have been so easy to touch her, to let his fingertips graze her gorgeous skin. His heart had hammered with the desire to put his hands on her. Even now, his fingers sizzled with her heat, and her sweet scent filled his head. But he could tell that she wasn't like the women he usually spent his time with--women who knew the score and were in it for what they could grab before he moved on.
Harper Newman was different. And he liked that, liked knowing that wooing her would be unlike anything else he'd ever done in his life. Even if a voice in his head reminded him that he shouldn't be looking for anything more than a quick roll between the sheets with her.
Not because she didn't deserve more, but because she did. So much more than a fundamentally broken man like Will could ever give her.
He slowed after the last turn, heading back to her brother. Back to sanity for both of them.
For now.
She let her arms drop, and her sleeve brushed his arm as she said, "That was fast."
She was trying for a noncommittal tone, but he could hear the breathlessness she was trying to hide. She might normally be good at hiding her feelings, but Will was too interested in her to miss one single thing. Especially the thrill of the speed still coursing through her veins.
"Too fast? Or just right?"
Her eyes met his and sparks jumped between them again. Sparks that had been there from the very first moment they'd looked at each other.
Finally, she admitted, "It was good," her words a little huskier than he imagined she wanted them to be.
Ahead of them, Jeremy was hopping, skipping toward the car. He looked so happy. Which, Will was glad to see, made Harper very happy, too.
They rolled to a stop and he said, "Let me give you a hand."
But she didn't wait for his chivalry, simply unbuckled before he could help her and said, "I'm fine, thanks," then turned to grab the roll bar and hoist herself up.
Jeremy ran over to them. "Wasn't it cool, Harper?"
"I enjoyed it."
Her answer was far too tight-laced, but Will knew that for a few moments out there, she'd been one with the car and the rush of speed. Just as he had.
"But once was enough," she added, smoothing her jacket, then her skirt, and finally her hair.
"Once is never enough," he said softly.
Despite how hard she was working to rein herself in, he heard her breath catch on the slightly sensual undertone to his words. Will knew that if her brother hadn't been standing right there, he would have done something crazy, like grab her and kiss her.
No, he wasn't good enough for her. But that knowledge didn't keep him from wanting her. If anything, he was even more powerfully drawn to the good in her, to the sweetness and warmth she shared with her brother.
"I don't have to be anywhere special for another couple of hours. I can show you the Aston Martin at my place."
In truth, Will had a dozen important things to take care of today, but Jeremy was like a bright, mystical sphere that beckoned him closer, a breath of something clean that made him feel young instead of jaded.
And then there was Harper.
Beautiful, unique Harper with all that tightly leashed passion inside of her just waiting to be set free...
...Excerpt from BREATHLESS IN LOVE by Bella Andre & Jennifer Skully (c)2016
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BELLA ANDRE BOOKLIST
The Sullivans
The Look Of Love
From This Moment On
Can't Help Falling In Love
I Only Have Eyes For You
If You Were Mine
Let Me Be The One
Come A Little Bit Closer
Always On My Mind
Kissing Under The Mistletoe
One Perfect Night
The Way You Look Tonight
It Must Be Your Love
Just To Be With You
I Love How You Love Me
All I Ever Need Is You
Now That I've Found You
Since I Fell For You
The Maverick Billionaires
Breathless in Love
Reckless in Love
Fearless in Love
Irresistible in Love
Wild in Love
The Morrisons
Kiss Me Like This
Tempt Me Like This
Love Me Like This
Game For Love series
Game For Love
Take Me series
Love Me
Take Me
Stand-alone Novels
Candy Store
Ecstasy
Red Hot Reunion
Tempt Me, Taste Me, Touch Me
Hotshot Firefighter series
Wild Heat
Hot As Sin
Never Too Hot
Bad Boys of Football series
Game For Anything
Game For Seduction
BELLA ANDRE writing as LUCY KEVIN
Lucy Kevin is the "sweet" pen name of Bella Andre. Lucy Kevin books are fun, flirty and romantic--without the steamy scenes.
Married in Malibu Series
The Beach Wedding
The Summer Wedding
The Walker Island Series
Be My Love
No Other Love
When It's Love
All For Love
Forever In Love
The Four Weddings and a Fiasco Series The Wedding Gift
The Wedding Dance
The Wedding Song
The Wedding Dress
The Wedding Kiss
Falling Fast
Sparks Fly
Seattle Girl
JENNIFER SKULLY BOOKLIST
Cottonmouth
She's Gotta Be Mine
Fool's Gold
Can't Forget You
Stand Alone Novels
Baby, I'll Find You
Twisted by Love
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Sheer Dynamite
It Must Be Magic
Be My Other Valentine
JENNIFER SKULLY writing as JASMINE HAYNES
Max Starr Series
Dead to the Max
Evil to the Max
Desperate to the Max
Power to the Max
Vengeance to the Max
The Jackson Brothers
Somebody's Lover
Somebody's Ex
Somebody's Wife
Jackson Brothers: 3-Book Bundle
Open Invitation
Invitation to Seduction
Invitation to Pleasure
Invitation to Passion
Open Invitation: 3-Book Bundle
West Coast Series
Revenge
Submitting to the Boss
The Boss's Daughter
The Other Man
Pleasing Mr. Sutton
Prescott Twins
Double the Pleasure
Skin Deep
Let's Misbehave
The Naughty Corner
Teach Me a Lesson
DeKnight Trilogy
Past Midnight
What Happens After Dark
The Principal's Office
Courtesans Tales
Yours for the Night
Hers for the Evening
Mine Until Morning
Fortune Hunter Trilogy
The Fortune Hunter
Show and Tell
Fair Game
Anthologies
Unlaced
Laced With Desire
Anthology: Beauty or the Bitch & Free Fall
Stand Alone Stories
Take Your Pleasure
Take Your Pick
More Than a Night
Not in the Game
Wives & Neighbors: The Complete Story
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Having sold more than 5 million books, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Bella Andre's novels have been #1 bestsellers around the world. Known for "sensual, empowered stories enveloped in heady romance" (Publishers Weekly), her books have been Cosmopolitan magazine "Red Hot Reads" twice and have been translated into ten languages. Winner of the Award of Excellence, The Washington Post has called her "One of the top digital writers in America" and she has been featured by Entertainment Weekly, NPR, USA Today, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and, most recently, in Time magazine. She has given keynote speeches at publishing conferences from Copenhagen to Berlin to San Francisco, including a standing-room-only keynote at Book Expo America, on her publishing success.
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