Wanted

Informationen zum Autor Jessica Sims lives in Texas. She has some cats, plays video games, and confesses to reading comic books. Klappentext The final book in the Midnight Liasons romance series, set in a fun, sexy world ( USA TODAY ) where paranormals seek love through a dating service, follows Ryder as she does everything in her power to avoid becoming a dragon forever. Ryder is hiding a dark secret from her coworkers at Midnight Liaisonsevery time she's sexually attracted to a man, her dragon side breaks through. Not exactly man-bait! But to avoid becoming a dragon forever, Ryder must lose her virginity before her twenty-fifth birthday. Her solution? Big, hunky Hughthe appointed guardian of her chastity. While Hugh is clearly hot for her, he has powerful reasons to resist Ryder. Can temptationand lovepossibly find a way? Leseprobe Wanted: Wild Thing Chapter One As we pulled up in front of my house, my date, Jordan, parked the car and glanced over at me. I had a nice time tonight, Ryder. I gave him my cheeriest smile. It was a lot of fun. Thanks for asking me out. He grinned back, handsome in a cocky, confident sort of way that I found appealing. After a moment, he reached out to touch my blond hair. You're really sexy, you know. I shied away, narrowly avoiding his touch with a laugh. I'm a lot of things, Jordan, but sexy isn't one of them. And I batted his hand away with my pink Hello Kitty purse, which acted as both shield and proof that I wasn't anyone's idea of sexy. I was cute. Cute like puppies and kittens and pink lipstick with glitter in it (which I was currently wearing). My hair was in two tight blond pigtails high on my head, and I was wearing a bright pink A-line dress with a Peter Pan collar, yellow stockings, and matching pink Mary Janes that looked like something Baby Spice would wear. When my date had seen me tonight, he'd commented that I looked like I was dressed up for Easter. I wasn't. I was dressed up for Tuesday. I just liked bright, happy things and loved to wear them. You know the saying Fake it until you make it? I lived that every day of my life. On my date I was nervous as heck, but you'd never know it from the way I giggled and flirted and chattered nonstop. I was in Ryder On mode. When Ryder was on, I was an endlessly effervescent personality. When I was Ryder Off? Well, I didn't show the world Ryder Off. No one got to see Ryder Off but me. It was best for everyone involved. Jordan stroked a finger down my arm in a flirty move and I shuddered, thankful that I'd worn long sleeves. I held my breath, waiting for something bad to happen, but nothing did. The nervous knot in my stomach eased a little. I haven't been able to take my eyes off you all night, he said in a seductive voice, sliding a bit closer to me. I giggled inanely again, inching away. I knew where this was going, and I was terrified. My palms were sweating profusely, and my forehead broke out in an anxious sweat. It wasn't that I didn't want to kiss Jordan; he was handsome and funny and attentive. I wanted to kiss him more than anything. Heck, I wanted to drag him inside and introduce him to my bed. But that wasn't going to happen. I knew that deep in my bones. Still, I was on this date because I was an eternal optimist. I had to hopeor I had nothing. Ryder, he said softly, sliding even closer to me. I pressed up against the car window to put as much distance between us as possible. Jordan, I really like you, but I don't know that we can take this further than friendship. He gave me a surprised look. If you like me, why do you say that? It's . . . complicated. Extremely complicated, in w...

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The final book in the Midnight Liasons romance series, set in a “fun, sexy world” (USA TODAY) where paranormals seek love through a dating service, follows Ryder as she does everything in her power to avoid becoming a dragon forever.

Ryder is hiding a dark secret from her coworkers at Midnight Liaisons—every time she’s sexually attracted to a man, her dragon side breaks through. Not exactly man-bait!

But to avoid becoming a dragon forever, Ryder must lose her virginity before her twenty-fifth birthday. Her solution? Big, hunky Hugh—the appointed guardian of her chastity.

While Hugh is clearly hot for her, he has powerful reasons to resist Ryder. Can temptation—and love—possibly find a way?

Zusammenfassung
The final book in a romance series set in a “fun, sexy world” (USA TODAY), where paranormals seek love through a dating service called Midnight Liaisons.

Ryder is hiding a dark secret from her coworkers at Midnight Liaisons. Every time she’s sexually attracted to a man, her dragon side breaks through. Not exactly man-bait! But she needs to lose her virginity before her twenty-fifth birthday, or she’ll become a dragon forever.

Her solution? Big, hunky Hugh, the appointed guardian of her chastity. He’s clearly hot for her, but he has powerful reasons to resist Ryder. Can temptation—and love—possibly find a way?

Leseprobe
Wanted: Wild Thing

Chapter One

As we pulled up in front of my house, my date, Jordan, parked the car and glanced over at me. “I had a nice time tonight, Ryder.”

I gave him my cheeriest smile. “It was a lot of fun. Thanks for asking me out.”

He grinned back, handsome in a cocky, confident sort of way that I found appealing. After a moment, he reached out to touch my blond hair. “You’re really sexy, you know.”

I shied away, narrowly avoiding his touch with a laugh. “I’m a lot of things, Jordan, but sexy isn’t one of them.” And I batted his hand away with my pink Hello Kitty purse, which acted as both shield and proof that I wasn’t anyone’s idea of sexy. I was cute.

Cute like puppies and kittens and pink lipstick with glitter in it (which I was currently wearing). My hair was in two tight blond pigtails high on my head, and I was wearing a bright pink A-line dress with a Peter Pan collar, yellow stockings, and matching pink Mary Janes that looked like something Baby Spice would wear. When my date had seen me tonight, he’d commented that I looked like I was dressed up for Easter. I wasn’t. I was dressed up for Tuesday. I just liked bright, happy things and loved to wear them.

You know the saying “Fake it until you make it”? I lived that every day of my life. On my date I was nervous as heck, but you’d never know it from the way I giggled and flirted and chattered nonstop. I was in Ryder On mode. When Ryder was on, I was an endlessly effervescent personality. When I was Ryder Off? Well, I didn’t show the world Ryder Off.

No one got to see Ryder Off but me. It was best for everyone involved.

Jordan stroked a finger down my arm in a flirty move and I shuddered, thankful that I’d worn long sleeves. I held my breath, waiting for something bad to happen, but nothing did. The nervous knot in my stomach eased a little.

“I haven’t been able to take my eyes off you all night,” he said in a seductive voice, sliding a bit closer to me.

I giggled inanely again, inching away. I knew where this was going, and I was terrified. My palms were sweating profusely, and my forehead broke out in an anxious sweat.

It wasn’t that I didn’t want to kiss Jordan; he was handsome and funny and attentive. I wanted to kiss him more than anything. Heck, I wanted to drag him inside and introduce him to my bed.

But that wasn’t going to happen. I knew that deep in my bones.

Still, I was on this date because I was an eternal optimist. I had to hope—or I had nothing.

“Ryder,” he said softly, sliding even closer to me.

I pressed up against the car window to put as much dista…