Jude Braxton was a hard worker, a great friend, and bit of a wild child. There was only one thing she didn’t do... Relationships. So what happens when the Queen of one night stands comes face-to-face with the one guy from her past who was the exception to her rules? And when did her male best friend become so appealing?
I've always been an avid reader with a vivid imagination, cementing my role as family story teller and librarian. As a military brat, I told stories to my younger siblings to keep them entertained while we travelled the world. Following my mother's lead, poetry was my first medium for writing. With my love of all things steamy and romantic, it was only a matter of time before I began to write my own sexy stories.
I live with my best friend who I'm also lucky enough to call my husband, and my two dogs. Despite living in Florida, I'm a Midwestern girl at heart. I'm passionate about music, coffee and chatting it up with people who share my passions.
She took a deep, calming breath and mentally yanked up her big girl panties along with the best Steel Magnolias accent she could muster. “Well, as I live and breathe, Cassius O’Dell!” She batted her lashes with the dedicated exaggeration of a true southern belle. “Of all the recording studios in all the world, you walked into mine.”
“Pretty sure that was double speak for ‘what rock did you slither out from under?,’ beautiful.” Cash snorted. “No need to stand on ceremony with me, Jude. You’ve never pulled your punches before, and I don’t expect you to start now.”
If she didn’t know better, she’d have sworn there was a trace of hurt in those gorgeous dark chocolate eyes, but she damned well knew better. He left her, after all, not the other way around.
“Don’t call me beautiful.” There was steel in her spine and in her baby blues as they met his gaze. “I have a name. And if you can’t help yourself from throwing down adjectives, why don’t you keep them to my brilliant mind, my amazing work ethic, or my success. You know, all things that are more than skin deep and have to be earned?”