Midnight Betrayal (29 page)

He kissed her back. His mouth tasted of coffee. Conor angled his head and deepened the kiss, his tongue stroking hers.

Tingles shot up Louisa’s thighs. “You said you had two things for me.”

“I do.” He kissed her again. His face split in a wicked grin. His hands slid around her ankles and ran up her thighs. Desire warmed her. “Are you wearing panties?”

“I guess you’ll have to find out.”

“You’re killing me.” His voice was breathless, and as always, that sexy gleam in his turquoise eyes sent her pulse into a happy dance.

“It’s your fantasy.” She caressed his cheek with her thumb. “I already have more than I ever dreamed.”

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My biggest thanks goes to my cousin Cris V. for providing key story elements that got me out of my plotting corner. I’d probably still be writing this book without your help.

Publishing a book is a team effort. More thanks go to my agent, Jill Marsal, and the entire team at Montlake Romance, especially my editor, JoVon Sotak, and chief author herder/technical goddess Jessica Poore. More thanks to developmental editor Shannon Godwin for helping to bring this story together.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Photo © 2012 John Tannock

Melinda Leigh abandoned her career in banking to raise her kids and never looked back. She started writing as a hobby and became addicted to creating charac
ters and stories. Since then, she has won numerous writing awards for her paranormal romance and romantic-suspense fiction. Her debut novel,
She Can Run
, was a number-one bestseller in Kindle Romantic Suspense, a 2011 Best Book Finalist (
The Romance Reviews
), and a nominee for the 2012 International Thriller Award for Best First Book.
Midnight Exposure
was a 2013 Daphne du Maurier Award finalist. When she isn’t writing, Melinda is an avid martial artist: she holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo karate and teaches women’s self-defense. She lives in a messy house with her husband, two teenagers, a couple of dogs, and two rescue cats.