REMIND ME by Samantha Chase will be released in less than a week and we couldn't be more excited about it! Read on for a sneak peek at Jake and Mallory's story, and be sure to pre-order your copy today!
About REMIND ME
It’s been years since Mallory Westbrook set foot in Magnolia Sound, but the death of her great-grandfather forces her back. Two weeks to get his affairs in order then she would return to her life in New York. The perfect plan, if not for Jake Summerford—her first love who broke her heart.
Jake always regretted the way things ended with Mallory and now that she’s back in town, he’s hoping they can put the past behind them. As they reconnect, old feelings resurface and Jake realizes that friendship is only the beginning of what he wants from Mallory.
With one foot out of the door, Mallory is looking for any excuse to leave Magnolia Sound behind. Forever. Will Jake’s plan to replace the old, painful memories help him finally show her their love deserves another chance?
Read an excerpt from REMIND ME
“But we were already
hanging out,” Mallory reminded him and the look Sam gave her bordered on
hysterical. “What? What’s so funny?”
“We all know I’m the third
wheel here and the two of you would like nothing more than to be alone, so…I’m
leaving,” he said, walking back into the kitchen to put the beer back in the
refrigerator. “I’m gonna go home and tell Mom what the plan is–I’m going out to
be a good cousin, while you’re here doing…I don’t know…Jake.” He winked. “You
two have fun!”
Jake knew he didn’t let
out a breath until the back door closed and he saw Sam walk down the deck
stairs from the living room window. “Well…that was…awkward.”
“Just a little,” Mallory
agreed. “Ugh…why is my brother such a dork?”
Laughing, Jake shifted
them until her head was on his shoulder. “I wouldn’t call him a dork, he’s just
a little…”
“He’s a dork. Trust me.
We’re twins and I’m allowed to say it.” She shook her head. “He’s going to be
snarky about this until he leaves.”
“About what?”
“You and me. Us. The fact
that he knows what we’re doing.” She groaned. “Now, every time I mention seeing
you or doing something, he’s going to make some sort of doofus comment about
how I’m doing you. I’m telling you,
he’s the worst.”
But Jake couldn’t help but
laugh. He didn’t have any siblings so he didn’t understand the dynamics, but
from where he was sitting, it was all pretty comical. The fact that they each
other and had such obvious affection for each other was a pretty amazing thing.
Maybe it was because they were twins or something. All he knew was that he
hadn’t met many siblings with the kind of relationship Sam and Mallory
had.
Plus, he liked knowing Sam
looked out for her when he couldn’t.
And that one single
thought had him going still.
This wasn’t going
anywhere–this was about passing the time and getting her out of his system. He
wasn’t supposed to be thinking about his feelings or hers. This was temporary.
They both saw the end before they started up again, so why was he suddenly
feeling concerned about how Mallory was going to be when he wasn’t around?
“Jake?” she asked softly,
looking up at him. “You okay?”
He nodded. Right now, he
didn’t want to talk. Hell, he didn’t want to think either. All he wanted was to
feel–feel Mallory’s body against his. Feel her skin under his hands. Feel her
breath mingling with his.
Standing, he gently tugged
her to her feet before plunging his hands into her hair and giving her a
searing kiss. If she was surprised by the sudden change of events, she didn’t
show it. If anything, she kissed him back with equal abandon.
So good, he thought.
Kissing Mallory was always so damn good…
When he had invited her to
come home with him earlier–before Sam showed up–Jake envisioned them coming in
and talking and maybe sharing some lazy kisses before he seduced her into
staying the night. But as Mallory pressed up against him and purred, he was
pretty sure nothing was going to be slow and lazy, and that he was the one
being seduced.
And he loved every minute
of it.
Without breaking the kiss,
they maneuvered across the room and down the hall, stopping once so he could
back her against the wall and grind against her. She tore her lips from his and
sighed his name like a plea. Reaching down, Jake lifted her until her legs
wrapped around his waist and it took every bit of self-control he possessed not
to take her right then and there. Her dress was bunched up at her waist and the
barely-there panties would be gone with only the slightest of tugs…
“Bed,” he growled against
her throat even as he continued to rub against her. “I want you in my bed.”
“Then take me there,” she
said breathlessly.
Easier said than done, he
thought, forcing himself to walk the last ten feet to his room. At the side of
the bed, he simply let himself fall and kept Mallory in his arms. They laughed
and rolled until they were comfortable and then he sank back into the kiss.
Mallory tugged at his
shirt and once she had it pulled free of his trousers, her nails scraped up his
back and it gave him chills. Sitting up quickly, he ripped the shirt
off–buttons flying in every direction.
“Wow,” she panted. “That
was incredibly sexy.”
“Oh, yeah?” he asked, his
own breath coming out roughly. “How do you feel about this?” His hand snaked
under her dress and he tugged her tiny panties off–the sound of the fabric
ripping seemed insanely loud in the room.
“Oh!” she cried as her
hips bucked off the bed. Jake knew what she wanted and he was more than happy
to give it to her. In a flash her dress
was off. He peeled her bra off with his teeth as she writhed beneath him.
“Jake…”
Once he had her completely
naked, his self-control completely vanished. His mouth and hands were
everywhere. While he licked and suckled at her breasts, his hand was ruthlessly
teasing her between her legs. Watching Mallory lose control was one of his
favorite pastimes and as he urged her on, he knew it would always be this way.
She cried out his name again and again and again and each time it ratcheted his
own arousal up more and more.
He hated to move away
from her even for a second, but he still had half of his own clothes to
discard. Mallory reached for him as he moved away and he smoothed a hand across
her stomach. “Soon,” he whispered. “I’m not going anywhere.”
About SAMANTHA CHASE
Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than forty titles under her belt! When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Scrabble or Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 25 years and their two sons in North Carolina.
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