Betting
on Cinderella
The
Cinderella Romances Book 2
by
Petie McCarty
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Garrett
Tucker inherits his grandfather's casino empire and steps into the
reclusive billionaire's shoes as the "Prince of Vegas." His
first act is to buy a bankrupt casino in Biloxi. When he discovers
embezzling in his new operation, Garrett goes undercover. His prime
suspect is the new finance supervisor—the spitfire brunette who
stole his heart at first sight.
Andi
Ryan moves to Biloxi to care for her godmother and takes a job as
finance supervisor for the renovated Bayou Princess casino. She
discovers someone is skimming from the till and starts her own
investigation, worried she will be blamed for the theft when the new
owner discovers her godmother has a gambling addiction.
A
rival Vegas competitor has sent a spy in to ruin the Bayou Princess,
and Garrett and Andi are forced to work together to prove her
innocence and discover the identity of their casino spy.
Garrett
poured the remaining wine into their glasses and carried them to the
postage-stamp-sized living room. He handed her a glass and sat down on the
couch. When Andi sat down, the well-worn cushions gave way and rolled her over
next to him. She laughed as she tried to keep her wine from spilling.
He
laughed. “I trained the couch to keep my date close.”
“Smart
couch.”
He
got that adorable sheepish look again. “Obviously, an old couch. This place
came furnished.”
“I
figured.”
He
nodded then rose to his feet and went over to a CD player to put in some soft
music. He took his time. When he sat back down, the couch rolled them together
again.
He
grinned. “Oops.”
“I
don’t mind.”
She
wished he’d kiss her again, make her melt like she had on the landing at
Flora’s house. Instead, he tapped his fingers on his knee to the music. Long
minutes passed with the only sound the music from the CD player.
No
more wondering and worrying. “Aren’t you going to kiss me?”
“What?”
Obviously,
she’d startled him. “Aren’t you going to kiss
me?”
He
swallowed hard. “I didn’t want to scare you off after I jumped you on the
landing earlier. That was two days of pent-up frustration.”
“I
was glad you did. I liked it, and I’m really glad you asked me out. A lot.”
“Yeah?”
His
yeah? made her melt every time. “When
I didn’t see you for a couple days, I was afraid I had scared you off.”
His
brows wrinkled. “I don’t understand.”
“I
thought that after I told you I was a, you know.”
“A
virgin?”
She
nodded. “I thought you were going to bolt.”
“Have
others?”
“Some.”
She shook her head. “Most.”
“I’m
not others, Andi.”
“I
know.” She pressed a palm to his cheek, needing to touch him. “You’re special.”
“I’m
glad to hear it.”
He
took her wine, put both glasses on the scarred coffee table, and pulled her
into his arms. This kiss wasn’t ravenous like the one on the landing. This one
was tender and oh-so-much better, for it conveyed understanding and acceptance.
Garrett’s kiss said I’m not going
anywhere.
The
next kiss heated up. His hands wound into her hair, and he turned her face to
deepen the kiss. Andi lost her mind, lost the will for conscious thought.
Nothing in this world compared to kissing Garrett Samuels. His third kiss left
her dizzy, and her hands linked around his neck, so he couldn’t stop kissing
her until she was ready.
Which would be never.
Passion
roared to life. She clung to Garrett, lightheaded with incendiary desire. Her
blood heated and every nerve ending tingled with arousal. Either she tilted
slightly or the trained couch tilted her—she wasn’t sure which—but gravity
carried her over, and she took Garrett with her.
Petie
spent a large part of her career working at Walt Disney World -- "The
Most Magical Place on Earth" -- where she enjoyed working in the
land of fairy tales by day and creating her own romantic fairy tales
by night, including her new series, The Cinderella Romances. She
eventually said good-bye to her "day" job to write her
stories full-time. These days Petie spends her time writing sequels
to her regency time travel series, Lords in Time, and her
cozy-mystery-with-a-dash-of-romantic-suspense series, the Mystery
Angel Romances.
Petie shares
her home on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with her
horticulturist husband, a spoiled-rotten English Springer spaniel
addicted to pimento-stuffed green olives, and a noisy Nanday conure
named Sassy who made a cameo appearance in Angel to the Rescue.
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Cinderella sends The Avid Reader blog an enormous Thank You! for hosting our Silver Dagger Promo tour.
Best always, Petie
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