Blurb:
Has Keira made the worst mistake of her life?
Unemployed Keira Callahan decides to try her luck at the casino before delving back into job hunting. As she walks through the casino, she bumps into the most handsome man she’s ever seen. When he asks her to dinner, she doesn’t hesitate. As she learns Cade Tyndale’s story—he needs to wed or lose his British estate, her impulsive nature rears up and she agrees to marry him and move to England for one year. What does she have to lose except her heart to the impossibly handsome Earl of Barrett?
Unemployed Keira Callahan decides to try her luck at the casino before delving back into job hunting. As she walks through the casino, she bumps into the most handsome man she’s ever seen. When he asks her to dinner, she doesn’t hesitate. As she learns Cade Tyndale’s story—he needs to wed or lose his British estate, her impulsive nature rears up and she agrees to marry him and move to England for one year. What does she have to lose except her heart to the impossibly handsome Earl of Barrett?
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Excerpt:
“Congratulations!”
the woman sitting next to her said. “Tonight’s your lucky night.”
“Thank
you. I was just about to leave," Keira said. "That was my last spin.”
“Good
thing you didn’t leave.”
“I
know, but I’m definitely leaving now. They’re not getting any of this money
back,” she said with a chuckle. By the time the credits finally stopped
adding up, she had won a little over a thousand dollars. “This is the biggest
jackpot I’ve ever won,” she said, grabbing her ticket as it slid out of the
payout slot. She turned to the woman next to her. “Good luck tonight. I hope
you win too!”
The
woman nodded her thanks and turned back to playing her own machine.
Keira
looked around for the nearest cashier window, spotted one past the roulette and
craps tables, and hurried toward it. As she passed the craps table, she looked
at her ticket again, with its final payout of one thousand and seventy-five
dollars. It was the most money she’d ever won at the casino. Tonight was indeed
her lucky night. This money would certainly give her some added time while she
made up her mind about what she wanted to do next about finding a job. Still
looking down at her ticket, she nearly fell to the floor when she ran into
something rock hard. Or make that someone. As she began to fall backward, her
arms doing wild cartwheels to try to regain her balance, her eyes found the
most gorgeous man she’d ever seen standing in front of her.
He
was tall and lean, with striking blue eyes and light-brown hair that fell in
waves to his shirt collar. Women would kill for hair like that, it was so
perfect. He looked like he’d stepped out of a GQ magazine cover; or better
still, put him in a suit of armor and give him a sword, and he would become the
legendary knight Tristan come to life. A hero destined to make the ladies swoon,
and Keira was ready to swoon. He was impossibly handsome.
All
these crazy thoughts swirled through her mind as she fell backwards. This tumble
was going to be so embarrassing, never mind the bruising her bottom would
endure. Much to her surprise, none of that happened. A strong arm wrapped
around her waist at the last minute and prevented her from falling. Instead of
sitting on the floor embarrassed, she found herself pressed against a hard and
very toned chest.
“Oh,
my God! I’m so sorry,” she blurted out. “I wasn’t looking where I was going.”
Blue
eyes twinkled at her. “The fault is mine. I stepped back from the table without
looking. Please accept my sincere apology,” the handsome stranger said in a
charming English accent before releasing his grip on her waist.
Could
he be any more perfect? Not only was he Adonis, the god of beauty and desire,
in the flesh, but an Adonis with an English accent. Her mouth hung open as she
stared at him.
Behind
them, cheers broke out. Were they cheering for him? Keira looked around and saw
the stickman place a stack of chips in front of her hero stranger. “Wow. Looks
like you won,” she said.
“Well,
then I have you to thank for that. Seems like you’re the good luck charm I’ve
been looking for all evening,” he said. “Would you care to stay a little
longer?”
Stay
a little longer? Keira wanted nothing more than to stay in his company. She had
a weakness for British accents, never mind the fact that he was incredibly
handsome with full sensuous lips. Besides, she wasn’t in a hurry to go anywhere
else. Putting her winning ticket in her purse, she nodded. “Sure, why not.
Thank you for catching me, by the way. I wasn’t really looking forward to
bouncing off the carpet in front of a crowd. That would have been embarrassing.”
The
sexy stranger chuckled. “Not a problem. Anytime you feel yourself falling, I’d
be happy to catch you again.”
A
shiver of delight snaked up Keira’s spine. An Englishman with a sense of humor—how
delightful was that? This evening was getting better and better—first a win at
the slot machines, and now a meeting with a chivalrous and handsome stranger.
Yes, her night was definitely looking up. “I’m Keira. Keira Callahan.”
“Pleased
to meet you, Keira Callahan.” He extended his hand. “Cade Tyndale, at your
service.”
Keira
shook his hand. It was warm, and she wondered what that hand would feel like
caressing her skin.
What? Caressing my skin? Where did that thought come from?
Pull it back, girl. You just met him. Stop daydreaming and focus on the now.
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