ONE NIGHT WITH THE CEO
Suits Undone Series #2
Mia Sosa
Released May 3rd, 2016
Forever Yours
For CEO Mark Lansing, his perfect match would be smart, sweet, and funny, with long legs and silky hair the color of dark chocolate. In short, someone a lot like Karen. But Mark’s looking to settle down, while a relationship is the last thing on Karen’s mind. So Mark proposes a plan: he and Karen will use their weekend in paradise to sizzling advantage—before downshifting to friendship. The only problem? Karen is all Mark can think of when he gets home. Now his most challenging negotiation will be for the one thing money can’t buy . . .
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Well, that had escalated quickly.
Mark’s mouth captured
hers. She tasted salt and a hint of sweetness on his lips, a heady combination
that made her moan in appreciation. She arched into him, wanting—no, needing—
to feel his body against hers. He responded by snaking his hand under her hair
and caressing her neck. Seconds later, he wrapped his other hand around her
middle and stroked her back. Mark’s kiss promised a full-body experience, and
she shivered in response to all the points of contact. Finally, he drew back,
gulping in air. Oh, right. She needed
to breathe. Funny how easily he made her forget a minor inconvenience like
breathing.
She pressed her face
against his chest and held on to the lapels of his suit jacket as she took in
air. “What’s happening?”
He brushed his fingers
against her hair. “I’m sorry for acting like an ass.”
She looked up at him
then. “That’s
your version of an apology?”
He stepped back and ran
a hand through his hair. “No, that’s my version of being selfish. What I should
have done was apologize for being a jerk to you. You didn’t deserve it.”
She nodded. “You’ll get
no argument from me there.”
He stepped toward her
and reached for her hands. “I wanted to kiss you, but I didn’t think it would
be a smart move, so I took my frustration out on you.”
“And the kiss?”
He dropped her hands and
shoved his own in his pockets. “The kiss is harder to explain.”
“Um, unless I’m missing
something, the phenomenon is called attraction. Your pheromones and my
pheromones are sending chemo-signals to each other. Totally normal.”
He gave her his
trademark half smile. “Totally not a good idea, either.”
She didn’t disagree with
him. Doing anything
with Mark didn’t figure in her plans, no matter how much he’d nearly owned her
with a single kiss. “Again, you’ll get no argument from me. Still, that kiss
was pretty freaking hot.”
Mark closed his eyes and
raised his head to the night sky. “Stop doing that. I’m relying on you to be
the voice of reason in this situation.”
Ha. That was cute. But
she’d oblige him anyway, because she needed to put the kiss in its proper
place: a momentary lapse in judgment not to be repeated. If she didn’t, he’d
consume her thoughts, and she couldn’t afford the distraction. “Mark, look
around. We’re in Puerto Rico . You look hot. I
look hot. It’s hot, period. And we’re standing in front of a garden. You hear
that?”
“What?”
“The coquis.”
“What’s a coqui?”
She resisted the urge to
roll her eyes. “Only one of the most important cultural symbols of Puerto Rico .” When he stared at her blankly, she
continued. “The tiny frogs, Mark. You must have seen them everywhere at the
airport. T-shirts, mugs, hats, you name it. Listen.”
They faced each other in
silence. “That’s their mating call,” she told him. “They’re practically begging
us to lock lips. You can’t be faulted for wanting to kiss me under these
circumstances.”
He bridged the distance
between them. “What if I told you I’ve wanted to kiss you every single second
I’ve been in your presence? Can you explain that?”
She gulped. “Well,
that’s a little harder to explain.”
He pressed his hand
against the back of her neck and pulled her flush against him. “And I’ve never
wanted to stop at kissing. I want us to do more than that. A lot more.”
Mia Sosa is an
award-winning writer and 2015 Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart®
Finalist. She writes contemporary romances that are funny, flirty, and a little
dirty. Ahem. Her first book, Unbuttoning the CEO, was published by Grand
Central Publishing in December 2015 and garnered a starred review from Library
Journal, which called it “a sparkling romance debut.”
Although Mia once dreamed of being a professional singer, practical considerations (read: the need to generate income) led her to take the law school admissions test instead. She practiced First Amendment and media law in the nation's capital for ten years before returning to her creative roots. Now she spends most of her days writing love stories about smart women and the complicated men who love them. Okay, let's be real here: Mia wears PJs all day and watches more reality television than a network television censor--all in the name of research, of course. She lives in Maryland with her husband and two daughters and will forever be on the hunt for the perfect karaoke bar.
Mia is represented by Sarah E. Younger of the Nancy Yost Literary Agency.
Although Mia once dreamed of being a professional singer, practical considerations (read: the need to generate income) led her to take the law school admissions test instead. She practiced First Amendment and media law in the nation's capital for ten years before returning to her creative roots. Now she spends most of her days writing love stories about smart women and the complicated men who love them. Okay, let's be real here: Mia wears PJs all day and watches more reality television than a network television censor--all in the name of research, of course. She lives in Maryland with her husband and two daughters and will forever be on the hunt for the perfect karaoke bar.
Mia is represented by Sarah E. Younger of the Nancy Yost Literary Agency.
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