Working hard!

Edits on Rising, Freestyle, coming out this July. Book 2 in the Xtreme Adventures series:

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Beta: Climbing slang that means to gather information about a route.

"Go on, you can do it."

Melanie remained immobile, gaze glued to where her fingers wrapped around the holds on the climbing wall. The dark Adonis holding her safety rope had been nothing but positive and upbeat with her since she'd signed up for the private climbing lessons. Even without looking she could picture him, his wide smile bright against his tanned skin. Dark hair slightly messed, dark eyes that made her think all kinds of naughty things.

"The next hold in the route is that blue one, off to the right. Match your feet, transfer your weight and you'll be there in no time."

As she moved to follow his instructions she wondered for the millionth time in the past three weeks if he was staring at her butt simply to help her find the best route, or if he was staring at her butt for more nefarious reasons.

She could only dream it was the second.

Derrick James was everything she'd dreamed of in a guy. Tall, dark, and good with ropes. Now if she could get up the nerve to make a move on him other than when they were checking each other's harnesses for secure straps.