Title: Now or Never
An Irresistible Series Standalone
An Irresistible Series Standalone
Author: Stella Rhys
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 14, 2020
Blurb
He's ten years older. My brother's best friend.
And for the next two weeks, he gets to have me in all the ways he's ever wanted.
HOLLAND
The last time I saw him, he still called me kiddo.
But fast forward five years, and more than a few things have changed.
He's still Iain Thorn. He's still my brother's best friend and the painfully sexy man I clearly never stopped wanting. But me?
Apparently, I've grown up in more ways than he can resist.
IAIN
I'm going to hell for looking at her like this.
She's too young for me. Too sweet and naive.
She has no idea what I would do to her.
But since the day she walked back in my life in that tight little dress, I've felt myself caving. I said I'd never in my life get involved with Holland Maxwell.
But since I'm already going to hell, I might as well make it worth it.
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Excerpt
CHAPTER ONE
IAIN
IAIN
Fuckmeifthatsher.
A single upward glance and just like that my night was screwed.
In an instant, my pulse doubled, and I could feel my jaw ticking tighter and tighter under my palm as I ran my hand over my face, my eyes devouringherbody in ways I told myself had strictly to do with the shock.
Because what the hell was she doing here?
And for Christs sake, what the hell was she wearing?
My shoulders tensed under my suit and my grip tightened around the lowball of Scotch I suddenly wanted to pound like a shot, because now that Id looked upnow that Id seenherI had a face to the match to all the filthy, vulgar shit my clients had spent the past two minutes groaning about, and it wasnt just any face.
It was one Id known since she was only thirteen years old.
Jesusfuck. How do we trade our waitress for that Playboy bunny-lookin thing?
My jaw clenched at Watts description.
It wasnt far off. In fact, it was surprisingly fucking accurate, but stillI was failing to reconcile what I was seeing with what I was remembering, because the last time I sawhershe was a sweet, innocent little thing. This shy little girl wearing a powder blue backpack and braided pigtailswho I made it my job to protect becauseherown brother had no instinct whatsoever.
But now for Christs sake, now there was no trace of that shy little girl as she flitted from table to table in a tight little dress, holding a tray of drinks up high and archingherback so taut I wanted to clench my teeth out of my skull.
Goddamn, when she bends over in that thing Ty growled into his fist.
Do it again, baby. Come on, Watt willedher, licking his grinning lips and forcingmeto exhaust every muscle in my body to keep myself from knocking him the fuck out right there. See the new waitress? he turned to askme, shaking his head and sucking a sharp breath between his teethhis way of emphasizing just how badly he wanted tofuckher.
It mademepicture my forearm digging into his neck as I pinned him to the wall and detailed exactly why hed never lay a finger onher.
But despite the vivid image, I managed a nod and a smirk to remain outwardly calm, casual. Sitting forward, I adjusted my onyx cufflinks, throwing in a very nice that sounded so convincingly disinterested that Watt rolled his eyes and gave apfftbefore turning his hungry stare back toherand that tiny little skirt that hadherlegs so close to naked I had to look away.
Fucking hell.
I white-knuckled my drink, silently wracking my brain for a plan while reminding myself that no agent had ever put his own clients on the injured list, so I shouldnt aim to be the first. Shane Watt and Ty Damon were two of the biggest athletes in sports. They were two of the best sluggers in baseball, two of the highest-earning contracts on my all-star roster of clients, and I really couldnt afford to kill them right now.
So I opted instead to shut their fucking mouths.
Enough, I cut in sharply, interrupting their debate about whether or not she was wearing a goddamned push-up bra.
I could feel my eyes on fire, and my blood fucking boiling, but by the time my clients turned to faceme, all they saw was an easy smirk on my lips that made them grin sheepishly, because they knew this lookthe one I wore right before I set their asses straight.
Gentlemen, were here tonight to talk about the Under Armour deal, butifyou want to waste my time drooling over some waitress, then youre welcome to find a different agent to negotiate your contract for a third of the price, I said, leaning back in my seat. But in that case, Watt, youd have to tell your wife that the new beach house is a no-go. Is that something youre interested in?
No! No, no, no, Watt laughed in a panic before socking Ty in he arm. Come on, asshole. Pay attention.
What!Me?
And just like that, we were back on topic.
But as I returned to discussing business with my clientseven with my eyes fixed directly on themI had my attention sharply trained onher.
Little Holland Maxwell.
My best friends kid sister who was clearly all grown up, and about to make my night a living hell.
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Author Bio
Stella Rhys is a romance author who lives for baseball season, Irish coffees and Love Island UK.She was born and raised in New York and when she isn't writing, you can find her with her family and friends, scouring the city in search of her next book-inspiring adventure.
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