The Book

The Tease
Shelley turned away under the excuse of grabbing her instruments, but honestly she couldnât bear to watch Chase strip off his shirt. The buttons had sounded loud in her ears, and the thought of having this delicious man half-naked in her officeâoh boy.
She was a dirty pervert, the thoughts running through her brain.
The past three nights sheâd been thinking about him and her lost opportunity at the party. Caroline had been kind and stopped teasing after only a couple more digs. Shelley had been the one to administer chastisement for the next while. She could have had a man in her bed, but instead she was making herself come in the middle of the night, waking up to feverish dreams, all of which involved Chase.
Now he was here and she had to touch him.
She was either being punished or rewarded, and she wasnât sure which.
âIâm ready.â
Slow and steady, there was a teasing lilt to his voice, as if he knew she was hiding as she gathered tools. Shelley braced herself and lifted her chin as she turned back.
She should have grabbed a towel to catch her drool. My, oh my, he was a fine specimen. Sharply muscular, the combination of wolf and cat turning his leanness into hard lines. âYou must have the most incredible metabolism,â she commented.
âHard to take in too many calories, thatâs for sure.â
Ripped. Strong. Shelley took his blood pressure and did all the routine checks as stoically as possible, but there was no way to stop him from scenting how turned on she was. His skin was hot under her fingers as she removed the blood pressure cuff from his biceps, and she fought to not linger as she held the stethoscope to his chest.
Sweet mercy, the hair on his chest was thicker than your average wolfâperhaps his cat nature coming to the fore. She imagined petting him, playing her fingertips through the soft curls. Working her way lower untilâ
It wasnât professional of her to think that way. It wasnât professional to be feeling any of the things she was feeling, but damn if she could stop herself.
She moved faster, rushing through the steps, trying to keep her focus on what she needed to do, which was not leaning over to lick him.
Not even once.
A strong grip wrapped around her wrist, trapping her in place.
âShelley. Slow down. We should talk about this.â
âTalk about what?â
âThis.â
He tugged her between his legs and lifted her chin as his lips covered hers.
It was oh, so wrong and oh, so right. Shelley let the stethoscope fall from her fingers and gave into the urge to press her fingers against his pelt and run her hands up his chest. Heâd wrapped a hand around the back of her neck and controlled her, kissing her softly but insistently. His tongue stroking hers, lips teasing and demanding a response. They werenât diminishing, they werenât going away, the urges inside her.
But they also werenât uncontrollable. It was lust, pure and simple, not a frantic mating urge, and that made her feel a little better. Maybe sheâd kick her own ass in a few minutes, but for the next sixty seconds she was going to take this in and enjoy every second.
Hmm, sheâd set the examination tables at the right height for her to check dogs, cats and other pets without having to stoop or lift up. That put his groin and hers nicely in line and as he kissed herâno, as she now kissed him, heat transferred between them in the most delightful way. He stroked her hair, his other hand slipping behind her back and pressing her against him. Her T-shirt could have evaporated for all the barrier it provided. Her nipples tightened, her sex ached for a touch. The only part of her body truly happy was her mouth because he tasted so. Damn. Good.
The Blurb
If a tree falls in the forest, duckâŚ
Life in isolation is the safest place for Chase Johnson, a crossbreed who doesnât know which form heâll assume nextâcougar or wolf. Once a year, his unelected position as spokesman for the Yukon outcasts forces him to visit civilization. This time he runs across someone unexpected. Sheâs not his mate, but she pushes all the right buttons.
Itâs taken years for Shelley Bradley to gather the courage to return to her home pack. In spite of being the lowest of the lowâa shifter who canât shiftâsheâs determined to make a place for herself as the Whitehorse localsâ new vet-slash-doctor.
Thereâs definite electricity between her and Chase, but sex with fellow shifters and the inherent mind games got old a long time ago. Ignoring him seems best. When he shows up at her office with a wound that wonât heal, sheâs stuckâyet drawn to solve this medical mystery.
As they journey deep into outcast territory in search of answers, their powerful sexual attraction crumbles her resistance. But time is of the essence. If a cure canât be found before his human and cougar succumb to his injury, heâand others like himâwill die.
Warning: Contains a silver-tongued, hairy-chested, lean-muscled Alpha whoâs got what it takes to lead in the wilderness and in the bedroom. Yeah, I knowâŚnot really much of a deterrent, is it? Throw in continuing territorial wars and a domestic cat. Stir and enjoy the chaos.
Available September 11, 2012
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