WHERE I NEED TO BE
McKenna Series #3
Jamie Hollins
Releasing July 18, 2017
When heroin
stole James Foley’s wife and destroyed his marriage, he poured all his energy
into raising his young son and running his auto garage. There’s no room in his
life for anything else until Megan McKenna walks into his shop. He finds it
impossible to resist the sexy school teacher.
After an
ugly divorce, Megan lost her home, her job, and a big chunk of her
self-respect. With her posh lifestyle now a memory, she starts over by
indulging in an unexpected fling with a hard-bodied mechanic.
What begins
as something casual turns into something meaningful. But how can their
relationship survive when it’s built on half-truths?
James and
Megan soon discover that being honest with themselves is just as important as
being honest with each other. Only then will their relationship fire on all
cylinders.
Coffee. I need coffee.
Megan shuffled her way to the kitchen, making a beeline
for the pantry. Squinting against the bright light streaming in from the living
room windows, she pulled the foil bag of ground coffee off the shelf.
The temptation to squeeze a bag of ground coffee beans
was always too much for Megan to resist. Holding it in both hands, she slowly
sunk her thumb and fingertips into the pliable package. It was so weird. Why
did squeezing coffee grounds feel so good?
A smile spread across her face. She wondered if this was
what it’d felt like for James when he’d squeezed his hands around her hips as
she’d arched in front of him against the hood of a car.
Last night had been… God, was there even a way to
describe it? Not adequately, that was for sure.
The sex itself had been incredible. The feelings and
sensations had been beyond words. And afterwards, when she’d expected a huge
crashing wave of regret, it never came.
James hadn’t said much on their way home. And neither had
she. Although the silence hadn’t been exactly comfortable, it hadn’t been tense
either. He’d walked her inside her apartment building. As they’d waited for the
elevator, he’d tipped her chin and kissed her. She’d felt that slow, gentle
kiss all the way to her toes. And after she’d stepped inside the elevator and
wished him a good night, he’d smiled at her just before the doors slid shut.
She only wished she felt as good this morning.
Her
eyelids were swollen, and her head wanted to roll around on top of her shoulders
like a tetherball. Her body was stiff in so many weird places, and it felt as
if she’d just gone to bed an hour ago.
Not
that she was complaining or anything.
Bending
over with some effort, she opened the lower cabinet and paused when she noticed
the coffeemaker wasn’t there.
“Morning, sunshine,” an amused voice rang from behind
her.
Megan
jerked her head to see Calli smiling over at her from where she sat at the
kitchen island. She was clad in a tiny black tank top, her bedridden hair stuck
out in every direction. A half-eaten scone was scattered on her plate, and her
hands were wrapped around a big red mug of steaming goodness.
“Coffee’s
already made,” Calli announced.
Megan turned back to the counter. Directly in front of
where she stood was a pot of freshly brewed coffee.
“Oh,
right.”
She
pulled a mug down and filled her cup. Shuffling over to an empty seat at the
counter, she hefted herself up onto the high stool.
She rocked back and forth to get comfortable, feeling the
sting from her tailbone and the ache in her lower abdomen. Taking a sip of
coffee, she closed her eyes and let her shoulders relax.
Oh, the bliss of a first sip of coffee and the delicious
morning-after soreness of being thoroughly ravished. Coffee she’d had a million
times. Being ravished? That had been a first.
DON'T MISS ANY OF THE
MCKENNA SERIES
Jamie
Hollins was
born and raised in rural Northeast Ohio.
After graduate school, she embarked on a perilous career in Human
Resources where she met plenty of real life characters. When she’s not writing or chasing after her
toddler, she enjoys reading and golfing.
Jamie lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and their dog,
Winston.
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