From New York Times bestselling author Jay Crownover comes CHARGED, the latest in her sexy The Saints of Denver Series, releasing May 24th! Known for her strong heroines and alpha males, you won’t know what hit you as you read Avett and Quaid’s story. Keep reading for more about the Leagle Eagle and Avett and order your copy today.
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About CHARGED
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men books comes the second installment in the Saints of Denver series featuring a bad girl and a by the book attorney who could be her salvation…or her ruin.
Avett Walker and Quaid Jackson’s worlds have no reason to collide. Ever. Quaid is a high powered criminal attorney as slick as he is handsome. Avett is a pink-haired troublemaker with a bad attitude and a history of picking the wrong men.
When Avett lands in a sea of hot water because of one terrible mistake, the only person who can get her out of it is the insanely sexy lawyer. The last thing on earth she wants to do is rely on the no-nonsense attorney who thinks of her as nothing more than a nuisance. He literally has her fate in his hands. Yet there is something about him that makes her want to convince him to loosen his tie and have a little fun…with her.
Quaid never takes on clients like the impulsive young woman with a Technicolor dye job. She could stand to learn a hard lesson or two, but something about her guileless hazel eyes intrigues him. Still, he’s determined to keep their relationship strictly business. But doing so is becoming more impossible with each day he spends with her.
As they work side-by-side, they’ll have to figure out a way to get along and keep their hands off each other—because the chemistry between them is beyond charged.
Excerpt
Quaid
She let
her arms fall and scooted forward on the chair. She leaned forward and looked
at me intently. Her eyes were mesmerizing and I found myself distracted by all
the different colors trapped there. I had to ask her to repeat herself when I
realized she said something and was waiting for a response from me. I needed to
get my head in the game where this girl was concerned…this girl…that was the part I seemed to keep forgetting.
“What did
you say?” My voice dipped lower than it normally was and I shifted in my seat
as other parts of me started to notice all the interesting and attractive
things about Avett Walker as well.
“I said,
I Googled you.” She swept some of her hair back from where it had fallen over her
shoulder, and I literally had to force myself to keep my gaze locked on her
face as the motion pushed her chest up higher and tighter against the plain,
black T-shirt she had on.
“Oh,
yeah? How did that work out for you?” I knew what she would find: my service
record, my wedding announcement, my work history from the firm, various tidbits
on my most high profile cases, and various articles chronicling my divorce.
Most divorces weren’t newsworthy, but when one of the people involved came from
money and the other was as high profile as I was, it made for good filer on a
slow news day. I was curious to see what her interpretation of the snapshot of
my life that existed on the internet was.
She got
up from the chair and started to pace back and forth in front of my desk as she
talked. “It worked out well enough, I guess. I saw that you were enlisted when
you were younger, which explains why my dad immediately liked you.” She looked
at me over her shoulder and a tiny grin tugged at her mouth. “He doesn’t usually
like anyone instantly. It takes him a while to warm up.”
I
listened with half an ear as I watched her brightly colored hair swish around
her shoulders. She didn’t come across as the girly or overly feminine type, so
I wondered why she had gone with such a delicate and pretty pink when coloring
her hair.
“I
learned that you’re a Colorado native, that you grew up in the mountains, that
your birthday is right around Christmas, which means you’re almost thirty-two,
so you’ve accomplished a lot in your career in a short amount of time. I also
learned that you own a lot of suits.”
I snorted
out a surprised laugh at that last part, which made her stop pacing. She took a
step closer to my desk and put her hands on the opposite edge, leaning forward.
The new position made her T-shirt gape at the collar, and even though I refused
to look down, I could see the hint of a leopard-print bra peeking out. That
hint of something forbidden made my mouth go dry and had my pulse kicking. It
was a powerful reaction to very little provocation, and I made myself beat it
back, forcibly.
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