Jericho’s Claim releases today!
He’s here for her.
When Jericho left the colony, Charleigh lost herself in work. Now he’s back and he wants to begin again. The desire between them burns fierce and hot, but Charleigh wants more. This time she has to be sure he won’t walk away.
Jericho left Darmain to create a future with Charleigh. Now he’s back and nothing will stand between him and Charleigh. Not her stubbornness and resistance or the man stalking her. Getting Charleigh back in his arms is easy compared to regaining her trust and the love they once had. Jericho won’t accept less than everything. He’ll have her love, her trust, and her delicious body. She’s his woman and always has been.
This is a heavily edited and revised re-release of a previously published book, Lover’s Return.
Excerpt:
She held her ground and lifted her chin as he approached. Good. Maybe they could work through some of this. It would be great if they could settle this tonight, but he wasn’t that lucky. A few words wouldn’t break her resistance. Considering the people all around them, the most he could do was kiss and hold her a little. He couldn’t remind her of how good they were together. He probably wouldn’t get close enough to even steal a kiss.
He covered the remaining distance between them. Maybe he should try something different. Draw a reaction from her. Perhaps that would break through some of her resistance. She hadn’t responded to any of his direct questions the few times he’d gotten close to her.
“Well, hello, Charleigh, nice of you to come find me.” He smiled widely.
“I didn’t come here to meet you and you know it. You followed me.” She glowered at him. Blond hair cascaded down her back.
Apparently, his woman could hold a grudge. It had been over two weeks and her attitude hadn’t softened. She hadn’t said more than a couple of sentences to him since his arrival. How could he explain if when she wouldn’t listen to him?
“I don’t know when you got here, but I came shortly after I stopped work this evening.” He waved his hand. It hadn’t been hard. He’d had some inside information that she’d be here, but telling her would only make it harder to keep up with her. “You can ask the bartender if you want.”
Once she heard his reasons, she’d understand. Hopefully. Was it so bad that he’d wanted to make a future for them? To find a way that they could be where she’d be happiest? Regardless of her reaction, he wouldn’t back away from her. They would have a future together.
She took a deep breath. “I don’t care.”
That might be a little more believable if the words hadn’t come out from between clenched teeth. He grinned. “Are you ready to talk or do you intend to continue with the wronged-woman drama?”
“Drama!” Her hands slammed onto her hips and her green eyes blazed with anger.
If she’d been one of their ancestors, she might have taken a shot at him with one of those old sonic Disturbers worn by almost everyone at that time. They’d put a man or animal down with violent stomach cramps and nausea long enough for the user to get to safety. Now, only the Planetary Defense and police forces carried weapons and owning even something as benign as a modern Disturber required undergoing evaluations and enough bureaucracy to deter most people.
“Yes, you’re acting as if I’ve done something to you.” Jericho frowned as if he couldn’t see why she would be angry. He understood, though, only up to a point. Everything he’d done was to spare her pain while he built a life for them.
Happy reading and take care of yourselves!
