Crashing the Congressman's
Wedding By Elley Arden release
Alice jumped a wave, and Justin was
assaulted by a flash of creamy skin and black lace. She was swimming in her
underwear. Catching sight of a pile of clothes out of water’s reach, Justin
shook his head. Apparently, she had ditched her dress. Why was he not
surprised?
“What are you doing?” he called above
the surf.
She flashed him a smile he hadn’t seen
in years. “I’ve never been to the ocean.”
His untucked shirt tails whipped in the
wind, and with the strength of his hands he fought the chaos. “I guess that
explains it.”
She stayed smiling, considering him
with the same hypnotic eyes he knew as a child. Back then, he wondered what she
saw when she looked at him. Now, he was afraid to know the answer.
“I’m going to get the bags and the dog
out of the car, and then I’ll bring you a towel. Be careful. No further. You
hear? In fact, stay closer to the beach. The undertow is strong, and I’d like
to avoid another rescue.”
A few steps up the beach and her wail
hit his back. “I don’t need to be rescued.”
But she did. Somebody had to keep her
from making rash decisions, like stopping weddings and swimming in the ocean
half-dressed. He slowed his pace and closed his eyes. That someone
couldn’t—shouldn’t—be him. On an inhale, he opened his eyes and returned to the
surf. “Fine. No more rescues.”
“Good, because I’m not a baby. I can
take care of myself. Stop telling me what to do. Stop treating me like you’re
my father or my brother. You’re not. You’re just a guy. I’m just a girl. And
you make life too complicated.” She raised her arms to her side and fell
backwards into the sea.
Justin’s heartbeat quickened as he
searched the choppy water, waiting for her to surface. Her father died an
alcoholic and her brother looked destined to follow. Not being lumped in their
category was a good thing, but where did that leave him?
Relief flooded him when her head broke
the surface. She pushed soggy curls from her face, and raising her arms over
head, spun until a wave knocked her off her feet. She was definitely not a
baby. But if he was just a guy and she was just a girl, then bringing her with
him was an even bigger risk. He had obligations, expectations and an image to
uphold. In trying to avoid a scene at the church, he’d put himself in one hell
of a compromising situation.
Book Title: Crashing
the Congressman’s Wedding
Series Title & Book #: Harmony Falls Book 1
Author: Elley
Arden
Published Date: July 15, 2013
Published By: Crimson
Romance
Genre: Contemporary
Romance
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Author Bio:
Elley Arden is a born and
bred Pennsylvanian who has lived as far west as Utah and as far north as
Wisconsin. She drinks wine like it’s water (a slight exaggeration),
prefers a night at the ballpark to a night on the town, and believes
almond English toffee is the key to happiness.
Elley has
been reading romance novels since she was a sixteen-year-old babysitter,
sneaking Judith McNaught and Danielle Steele novels off the bookshelves of
the women who employed her. She started her first manuscript when she was
twenty-five, writing during babies’ naps. A total of three children and
ten years later, she thought the manuscript was complete. Little did she
know, her journey to publication was only beginning…
Elley writes provocative, emotional contemporary romances for Crimson Romance.
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