Title: An Indecent Affair Part
IV
Author: Stephanie Julian
Release date: September 15,
2014
About An Indecent Affair Part IV:
Kat has uprooted her life and moved to Philadelphia. She's
starting her own business and opening her heart. But caring for two men brings
both rewards and pitfalls.
Tristan and Adam are determined to keep Kat close and win
her heart. But work dangers and family obligations conspire to tear them apart
before their fragile relationship has a chance to grow into something stronger.
Excerpt
Kat’s mouth dropped open at Tristan’s bald statement.
Naked and between them.
Oh, god, yes. That sounded wonderful.
She wanted that. And everything that went with it. All she
needed was the courage to take what they offered.
Go ahead. Do it. Say yes.
Tristan watched her, his expression intent and a challenge
in his eyes. From the very first, he’d been upfront about exactly what that he
wanted. Which was her.
Nothing in her life had prepared her for Tristan. No one had
ever pursued her with such straightforward commitment. It made her ache for
everything he wanted to give her.
At the same time, it made her wary of giving herself over to
him and having the rug pulled out from under her later.
That was a game her mother liked to play. Give with one hand
and take away with the other.
Kat had learned to be wary of anyone who offered her
anything with no visible strings attached. There were always strings. Something
else her mother had taught her.
Her gaze skipped to Adam, who had all sorts of hidden
strings. She wasn’t sure she had the necessary tools to deal with him. He held
his emotions so closely in check, she sometimes wondered if he felt anything at
all. Well, anything besides lust.
If they continued this affair, she’d have to learn to deal
with that. And decide if she could live with a man who only wanted her sexually.
If Adam didn’t commit… If he was only in it for the
short-term...
Could she live with knowing she would be only a bed partner
to him?
Can you live with knowing you didn’t even
try?
She’d regret it every single day.
“I want that, too.”
Tristan’s immediate smile lit him up, stealing the air from
her lungs. His expression transformed into one of a man who’d gotten exactly
what he wanted. Which was her. The thought made excitement
sizzle and pop along her nerves.
Then she slid another glance at Adam and panic nipped at her
confidence.
“It’s just…” She struggled to pick the right words. “I’m
just not sure I know how to do…this.”
Tristan shook his head. “There’s no right or wrong. We’ll
figure out what works for us as we go.”
She nodded but that didn’t exactly make her feel better. She
liked having a plan. Liked knowing what was expected of her. Where she fit into
the scheme of things.
“Kat.”
Adam’s voice made her blink before her gaze flipped to him.
“Yes?”
“We want this. Both of us.”
Adam stared at her just as intently as Tristan had seconds
ago. But his eyes lacked the warmth Tristan’s held. Or did they?
She couldn’t read Adam. As much as she tried, as much as she
wanted to, she didn’t know what he was thinking. The only thing she was sure of
was Adam’s desire for her. That was clear as day.
Frustration bit at her. Would it always be like this? Would
she always be lacking something in Adam’s eyes? And did it matter, if she found
what she needed in Tristan’s?
“Do you? How can I know that for sure?”
Adam’s chin lifted. “You can’t. You can only trust me when I
say that I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t want to be.”
She absolutely believed that. She also knew that Adam’s bond
to Tristan was so strong, Adam might accept her into his bed simply because he
knew that’s what Tristan wanted.
Except that didn’t explain yesterday’s encounter.
“Did you tell him?”
The question escaped before she could bite her tongue. She
wanted to take back the words immediately. Glancing at Tristan, he didn’t look
shocked or surprised as Adam nodded.
Thank god.
That pressing weight on her shoulders suddenly felt twenty
times lighter.
“Good. That’s…good. I don’t want there to be secrets.”
With a widening grin, Tristan took a step closer. “I’m glad
we’re on the same page. Adam and I know each other. We trust each other. You’re
not a prize we’re competing for. You’re the woman we want to make love to.”
Desire heated her blood at the warmth in Tristan’s eyes. Her
fingers itched with the urge to reach out and run her fingers along Tristan’s
strong jaw. To feel the slight abrasion of his whiskers against her skin. To
let her fingers run down his neck to the broad muscles of his chest. Wanted to
strip off his shirt and press her naked body against his.
She wanted Adam to plaster himself against her back, grip
her hips with his hands and bite her neck so hard he left a mark.
Her gaze flipped to Adam, who’d held his ground.
“But you have to understand,” Adam said. “I’m not Tristan.
I’m not easy.”
Amazingly, Adam’s blunt statement made her smile. As her
lips curved, Adam’s expression lost some of its darkness.
“I’ve actually been able to pick that up on my own.”
Tristan cut the distance between them by another step and
her heart skipped a couple of beats.
“So are you ready to eat?’ Tristan asked.
She blinked. “You want to eat first?”
Tristan’s grin widened and even Adam’s lips curved.
Reaching for her hand, Tristan squeezed her fingers then
rubbed his thumb over her knuckles. “We’re not just interested in sex.”
Neither was she. But relationships were fraught with even
more pitfalls than “just sex.”
“Okay.”
“Kat.”
She looked at Adam.
“Yes?”
“Do you want to eat?”
She did. Her stomach rumbled at the thought. “Dinner. Yes.
Let’s order dinner.”
“Or would you rather we lay you out on the table and show
you why you won’t be sorry you said yes?”
Have a look at Part I, Part II & Part III of An Indecent Affair
Part I
Katrina
refuses to give in to her mother’s demand to marry a man she can’t stand. After
years of trusting no one with her heart or her body, she wants to be swept off
her feet, to experience complete surrender, if only for one night.
Tristan has
lusted after Katrina for years and tonight he’s making his move. He’ll steal
her away from his brother, who doesn’t deserve her. Then he and his best
friend, Adam, will give her exactly what she wants…
Part II
Katrina is finally taking control of her life. She's quit
her job in Boston and is opening her own law practice in Philadelphia, home to
Tristan and Adam. She spent one sensually mind-blowing night in their arms. And
then she snuck out before morning.
Tristan is looking forward to breaking down Kat's walls and
starting a relationship. Adam isn't sure Kat is the woman he and Tristan need
in their lives. And he'll do whatever it takes to make sure they don't make a
huge mistake...
Part III
Letting her insecurities get the better
of her, Katrina pushed Adam away after another amazing night in bed between him
and Tristan. In the light of day, she realizes she needs to apologize. She only
hopes Adam will listen.
After walking out
on Katrina, Adam believes the only way Tristan can have a shot at a
relationship with her is for Adam to step aside. He’s not the kind of man she
needs in her life and Tristan has wanted her for too long to give up
now.
About Stephanie Julian:
I'm a reformed reporter who enjoys making up stories much more
than writing about real life.
In sixth grade, I found my mother's stash of romance novels
hidden under her bed and realized they were much more interesting than the
books in the school library. I devoured Rosemary Rogers, Bertrice Small and,
most especially, Kathleen Woodiwiss.
In college, I majored in English and continued to expand my
favorites list. Shakespeare, the Canterbury Tales, the Bronte sisters, Mary
Shelley. Then I graduated and discovered there wasn't much I could do with an
English degree.
That's when I found out they would pay me to write for a
living at a newspaper. Want to learn how to write tight and clean? Work for a
daily local and condense a three-hour meeting with an angry mob of residents
upset about a sewer system overhaul into 15 inches in 20 minutes.
After my sons were born, I freelanced, working at home in my
drafty attic office, and developed a two-book-a-day Harlequin habit that turned
into a writing habit. My first attempts at romance were firmly rooted in the
Harlequin tradition and I sold my first two romances to Avalon Books under the
name Stephanie Scott.
But writing sweet romances was not what I'd had in mind. I
wanted to write books where people actually got to have sex. I contracted my
first erotic romance to Ellora's Cave and never looked back.
I write sexy series that combine heat with heart. Four are
linked by Etruscan Magic: Magical Seduction, Lucani Lovers, Forgotten Goddesses
and Darkly Enchanted. I also write the silly-funny, super-sexy Lovers on the
Fringe series and the straight contemporary DeMarco Investigations series. I'm
also writing the serial menage, INDECENT.
BY PRIVATE INVITATION, NO RESERVATIONS and OVER EXPOSED
comprise the contemporary erotic romance series, Salon Games.
I'm happily married to a Springsteen fanatic and I'm the
mother of two sons who introduced me to the joys of Slipknot, Warped Tour and
never-ending headaches.
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