“How’s your sister?”
“Great. She had another boy.”
“Here’s your coffee,” Holly said as she put the cup in front of him.
“I gotta go. I may not be back until tomorrow. Later.”
“There’s a motel behind the truck stop in case you stay the night. The beds are real comfy too.” She undid the top two buttons on her uniform.
“Thanks. I may need a room.”
“Holly, bring your sweet ass over here. My buddy Rich wants to ask you a question.”
The waitress turned sideways and laughed. “You just hang on. I got a customer here.” She looked at Paco and winked. “I’m popular with the men around here.”
“I’ll have a burger—medium, fries, and a cup of green chili.”
Her brows knitted. “You’re not very friendly, are you?”
“No. I’m not.” He picked up his cup and took a sip. The coffee tasted stale and harsh like it’d been sitting out all day. “Give me a fresh cup of coffee and bring me some cream.”
“Don’t you ever say ‘please’ when you want something?”
“No.” He scrolled through his texts as she walked away. The majority of his texts were from women he’d hooked up with in the past six months asking when they could get together. Shaking his head, he put his phone down on the table. The truth was he didn’t want to see any of them again. He’d had fun for a while, but no one had interested him enough to pursue anything for more than a few weeks. It wasn’t that he was against relationships it was just that the one woman who’d captured his heart had also shattered it, and he wasn’t looking to have that happen again.
“Here you go,” Holly said, placing a steaming cup of coffee in front of him. “And I just opened a new carton of creamer just for you.”
“Thanks.” He stirred a splash of cream in the coffee. The earthy scent filled his nostrils as he brought the cup to his lips and took a sip. Bitter sweetness snapped at the back of his throat as the hot liquid warmed him.
Glancing outside, he saw three women in short shorts huddled under the eaves of the diner as the rain poured down. A cold rush of wind swirled around him as the front door opened and a woman with too much makeup and too little clothing entered. With bent head, she walked over to the booth next to his and slid. Drops of water trickled down her face and neck, and she grabbed a napkin and wiped them away before running it through her long wet hair.
Then she looked up and locked gazes with him. Her eyes were dark like an endless stretch of midnight sky. A bundle of sorrow, pain, and loneliness swam in their inky depths along with threads of fierceness and pride. They drew him in. Something down deep, very deep, inside him stirred faintly. He sucked in a deep breath. Damn.
Upcoming Books
Wheelie’s Challenge
Coming Spring/Summer 2018
A member of the Insurgents MC, Wheelie is a chick magnate. Having a ripped body, mesmerizing tats, and a boyish grin, he can have any woman he wants. Except for one: Sofia. Ever since he laid eyes on her, he was taken in by her sparkling eyes, her sweet laugh, and her pretty face.
There’s just one very big problem: she belongs to another Insurgent.
He knows that means she’s off-limits, but he can’t get her out of his mind.
The memory of their kiss consumes him.
He now knows how soft and perfect she is.
Pursuing her will get him kicked out of the brotherhood, and the club is his life. He can’t betray another brother even if he’s a cruel, cocky jerk. He has to be strong, but the more time he spends with Sofia the more tempting it is to cross the line.
Sofia can’t get the handsome biker out of her mind. Married to Tigger, she is unhappy and tired of his cruelty and manipulation. She longs to be in the strong arms of Wheelie, but she knows what the consequences are for him if they give in to their desire.
Tigger made Sofia his old lady years ago and she knows he will never let her go. If she ever leaves him, she has no doubt that he will kill her. He’s told her that more times than she can count. Is she willing to risk her life and Wheelie’s in order to be happy?
Wheelie’s fortitude is waning, and he wants nothing more than to claim Sofia and make her his even if that means going against another brother. Will he be able to turn his back on the Insurgents MC without any regrets? Is he prepared to love and protect Sofia from the demons of her past and present? Will Tigger make sure Sofia and Wheelie never get their happily ever after?
The Insurgents MC series are standalone romance novels. This is Wheelie’s story. This book contains violence, abuse, strong language, and steamy/graphic sexual scenes. It describes the life and actions of an outlaw motorcycle club. If any of these issues offend you, please do not read the book. HEA. No cliffhangers. The book is intended for readers over the age of 18.
Dear Mr. Wolfe
Coming in Early Spring, 2018
For two years I gave my everything to my relationship with Derrick only to have him tell me he isn’t feeling it anymore. To add insult to injury, he moves another woman into our place a week after I move out. Yeah… I can really pick them.
I’ve been dumped, have no apartment, and can barely stand my coworker at my new job. Life is just great. Not.
After feeling sorry for myself to the point where I’m sick of it, I decide to check out an online fantasy site my friend Rochelle tells me about. Well, she actually insists I do it.
No names, no pictures, no phone calls. Just anonymous musings and fantasies between two people. Sounds like the perfect relationship. I have no expectations.
Imagine my surprise when the third guy to contact me sounds intriguing.
His name is Mr. Wolfe. Yeah… I know, real original.
He tells me his desires and I share mine with him. It’s liberating to dig deep inside myself and tell a perfect stranger things I’d never even tell my best friend. Very nasty, dirty things.
I look forward to our time together.
We start to exchange photos without showing our faces. Things are heating up my computer screen.
Then he wants to meet me.
And that’s when fantasy meets reality.
My sexy pen pal is so not what I expected.
Life just got a whole lot more interesting….