The Vampire's Mail Order Bride (Nocturne Falls, #1)

by Kristen Painter

“A friend? Sweetness, this bastion of boringness standing next to you is my brother.” “What?” She grinned and looked at Hugh. “This is Julian, the man whore?” Julian dropped her hand and his grin. Hugh’s smile was instantaneous. He might have fallen a little in love with her right then and there. “Yes, this is my brother.” He put his arm around Annabelle as he turned to Julian. “And this vision of loveliness is Annabelle Givens, whom you will not try to sleep with. Understood?”

“Exceptionally well. That was easily the best thing I’ve put in my mouth in a long time.” The muscles in his jaw twitched, and she realized he was fighting hard not to say something about her inadvertent innuendo. He sipped his coffee instead.

“It’s totally wrong of me to be turned on by the thought of murder, but that’s kind of hot.”

same, girly