Saving Maverick (29 page)

In
between kisses she said, “I'll say it till you're sick of me saying it.” “Never.”

“But don't expect me to say the other thing very often.”

“What other thing?”

“The ‘you're right' thing.”

“Sure you will.”

“Wanna bet?” Kelsey's smile lit up his world. She pressed her warm body further into him. A perfect fit.

He loved everything about her, but her smile was turning him on and he needed to focus a moment more. “Nope.”

“Why not?” She batted her eyelashes and made a pretty pout with her raspberry lips.

“Because I already won.”

“Maverick?”

“Yes, Doll Face?”

“Have you ever made love in a stadium before?” Thank goodness everyone was gone. The last thing they needed were more pictures on the Internet.

“Can't say I've had the pleasure.”

Kelsey stepped out of his embrace and pulled the tie on the side of her dress. She shrugged her shoulders and it fell to the floor. Her nipples tightened again as she watched Maverick's eyes darken to a stormy blue.

“Well, I think the least you can do is fulfill one of my fantasies after all that you've put me through. What do you say, bad boy? You up for a little naughtiness?” Kelsey tilted her head and gave Maverick a wink.

“
My, my, how the ice princess has melted. Baby, anytime, anywhere.” He scooped her up and thanked his boss for having the foresight to put an extra-large, overstuffed couch in the owner's skybox. He couldn't wait to give him the news that he'd been the one to christen the room.

Kelsey ran her hands up Maverick's back and sucked his earlobe and whispered, “Now that I've got you, I'm never going to let you go.”

She pulled her favorite baseball player into her and made one last demand. One she knew he wouldn't mind following through on.

“Clothes. Off. Now.”

Acknowledgements

Unlike a majority of authors, I did not always want to be a writer. However, I've always been a voracious romance reader. My mother gave me my first Silhouette romance at fourteen and I was immediately hooked. It wasn't until a chance meeting with author Rebecca Zanetti several years ago opened my eyes to the possibilities of becoming a published romance author. She encouraged me to write a book, “it's fun!” Thank you Rebecca. You set the standard I aspire to reach in this industry.

And a HUGE thank you to my favorite ‘red hot romance' author and friend, Cathryn Cade. If not for her, SAVING MAVERICK would not have been ready for prime time. Thank you as well to my RWA chapter-mates from the Inland Empire Chapter for cheering me on, especially when I received yet another rejection. I also want to thank Mary Buchman. An accomplished author herself, she gives back to the writing community as both an instructor and non-fiction author on the craft of writing and has been such an inspiration to me.

To my editor, Meredith Rich, and the team at Bloomsbury Spark for taking a chance on this debut author's sports romance set in Idaho of all places!

And finally to Ed and Nancy Goodwin for their love, encouragement and hours of watching the grandkids so I could write.

About the Author

Debra Elise lives with her husband and their two sons in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. She loves to read, nap, write, watch too much reality TV, and daydreams how to make her characters come alive for her readers. She also enjoys hanging out with other author-type individuals and teasing her three ‘boys' into displaying their killer smiles.

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