Love You Madly by Ashlee Mallory
Release
date: May 16, 2015
About the book: Meredith Sanders
was the golden girl in high school—a homecoming queen with a trail of
worshipping minions. Now she's all grown up with a trail of failed marriages.
The only good thing she has in her life is her brilliant and beautiful
teenaged step-daughter...who's missing. But the best man for the job has a
serious hate-on for her.
Back in high school, queen bee
Meredith made Travis Brennan's life miserable. Since then, he's gone from class
geek to a hardened, former SEAL, specializing in private security. As much as
he wants to help Meredith's step-daughter, he can't help but clash with the
gorgeous woman who once made his life hell.
But as they investigate the
increasingly mysterious disappearance, their conflicted past threatens to turn
into a very provocative present...
About the author: Ashlee was thirteen when she
discovered her first Kathleen E. Woodiwiss book hidden away in her mom's
closet. After two days of staying home "sick" from school to finish
it, she was hooked. Her rabid love for romance has continued ever since and
after a misadventure in the world of law, she is finally settling into her
dream job of writing about people finding their happily ever afters.
Excerpt 1
…Meredith stepped out into the blinding
sunshine to find Travis almost to his car door. Was he even going to wait for
her?
She picked up her pace and reached him
just as he shut the door and strapped himself in. Standing outside the driver’s
side, she waited for him to roll down the window.
He stared at her through the glass,
looking like the cat that ate the canary.
Because he had the address. And she
didn’t.
There was no way in hell he was going
without her. She glared at him and knocked on the window.
He started the engine.
That’s it.
She grabbed the handle, ready to wrench
the car door open if necessary, and he smiled as he reached over and pushed a
button.
Thank God he was only rolling down the
window, because if he’d pressed the door lock she’d have throttled him with her
own ha—
“Can I help you with anything, Meredith?”
She leaned in. “Just want to be clear
that you’re going to wait for me to get to my car. And you’re not going to try
and peel out of here and leave me behind the first chance you get. I’m going
with you when you interview the kid.”
“Oh?” He put his sunglasses on and looked
over at her. “Are you an expert at questioning hostile witnesses? At getting detailed
confessions in high-tension situations? What? Are you going to glare him into
talking?” He actually chuckled.
“That’s it. I’m riding with
you.” She looked up to find Allie staring at them from the doorway. Was that a
smug smile on her mouth, too?
Damn it. She was in control here.
“I’m going to get a ride with Travis,”
she announced calmly. “Can I leave my car here for a couple of hours?”
Allie nodded and gave a thumbs-up.
Not waiting for Travis to gun the motor
and leave her behind, she raced around to the passenger side, opened the door,
and slid in. She smiled at him in victory as she pulled her seat belt on.
“Hey, it was your idea to take separate
cars, if you remember.” He gave her a sideways smile.
For some reason, her victory seemed a
little sour, and she wasn’t actually certain who’d won this round.
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