Pure Seduction, an all-new emotional second-chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Ella Frank is available now!
Small towns are definitely not for me. Probably because I was born in one, raised in one, and eventually run out of one. The understanding was that I would one day return to Chamberlin California. After all, it is my namesake. What my father didnโt count on however, was that once he sent me away, I would never come backโat least not until he was gone.
Which brings me to now, his wake, at the family winery that was supposed to be mine. It also brings me to her. The sweet girl I left behind. The girl who has since grown into the most beautiful woman Iโve ever laid eyes onโLaurel Anderson.
Sheโs looking at me as though she wishes I was the one she watched get buried this morning. But sheโs out of luck. Iโm alive and kicking. Iโm also stuck in this town with nothing to do but wait until the will is read.
Well, nothing to do but see if I can seduce the pure and passionate Laurel, and change that anger I see in her eyes to something just as fieryโฆdesire.
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The last time I saw Noah Chamberlin, I was a doe-eyed innocent and he was the boy of my dreams. My future was all planned out down to the wedding dress, until one morning I woke up and he was gone.
Youโd think after all these years, Iโd feel the same blind indignation and rage that has haunted me since that day. Instead, the second I set eyes on him again, I felt something altogether unwanted and unexpectedโlust.
If the rumors are true, heโs only going to be in Chamberlin for a few days. I can handle that, as long as he stops looking at me as though heโs thinking about the last time we were together.
But when Noahโs forced to stay and run the family business, it puts us in dangerously close proximity. And in a town this small, that can only mean one thingโtrouble.
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Excerpt
โLaurel Anderson.โย
My heart all but stopped at the sound of my name in that smooth, seductive timbre, and my fingers tightened on the handle.ย
โHi.โ Brilliant. After all these years, that was what came out of my mouth.
A smile slowly curved Noahโs lips, as though he knew I was tongue-tied, and I wanted to kick myselfโor himโfor it.ย
โHi yourself.โ
I swallowed and tried to remember that somewhere inside my head I possessed a brain. Now if I could just locate it, that would be fantastic. โI, uh, I didnโt know you were coming today.โ
โNo? Everyone else in town seemed to.โ
โWell, you know how it goes. You canโt rely on everything you hear.โ
โAh. So you heardโyou just didnโt believe it.โ
โI didnโt really think about it either way.โ Liar. โIโm sorry for your loss, though. Harry wasโโ
โAn A-grade bastard?โ
My eyes widened at the cool edge to Noahโs voice. It was a tone Iโd never heard from him before. But then again, I didnโt know this man, so I had no point of reference.ย
โThat seems harsh, huh?โ
โIt seemsโฆโ Noahโs eyes locked on me with an intensity I felt all the way to my bones. โHonest.โ
He shifted the wine bottle from one hand to the other, then he held it up by the neck and asked, โA good year?โ
I focused on the label, a 2012 Pinot Noir. โIt was a great year.โ
Noah nodded and turned the bottle around so he could look at it again. โAnd you should know, or so Iโm told. You manage this place now.โ
I wondered who had told him. His mother? Or one of his siblings? Iโd never imagined a career in the wine business, and I certainly hadnโt imagined one here at his familyโs winery. But circumstances had left me little choice, and now I couldnโt imagine doing anything else.ย
โI do. Iโm also the head sommelier.โ
Noah let out a sound of disbelief that made my spine stiffen. I was good at my jobโdamn good at it.ย
โI hope that wonโt be a problem for you.โ
โA problem?โ Noah shook his head. โNo. I was just thinking how my family hasnโt changed at all. They still like their secrets.โ
The temperature in the room dropped back to arctic, and as I was about to hightail it out of there, Noah took a step forward. I plastered my back to the door and, cursing myself for showing my handโand my nervesโcounted back from ten before daring to look him in the eye.
That was a mistake. I recognized those eyes and the thick lashes that curtained them. I also recognized the look in them right now. It was one of curiosity and interest.ย
โI wasnโt so sure about coming back here when I showed up earlier.โย
His gaze roved over my face, as though he were searching for the girl he once knew, and I wondered if he saw parts of her in there.ย
โBut suddenly I find myself even happier that that asshole up and died. Otherwise Iโd never have known you were here.โ
I wasnโt surprised in the slightest that my working here had been kept quiet. Harry had worked really hard to remove me from Noahโs life. He wasnโt about to tell him I was still around.ย
โWell, um, I donโt want to hold you up anymore, and I need to get back to your motherโs guests.โ I turned to open the door, but when I felt his hand on my shoulder, my feet froze.ย
โLooking to make a quick escape again, Bonnie?โ
I closed my eyes and for a second allowed myself to remember the first time heโd ever called me that. Then I quickly shoved it aside, not willing to allow in the emotions and vulnerabilities those kind of memories would bring.
โDo you blame me?โ
There was a pause, and the tension simmering in the air made it even more imperative that I get out of there right now.
โNo. I guess I donโt. But before you go?โ
โYes?โ As his hand fell away, I let out a silent sigh of relief.ย
โI was wondering if you could tell me the best place to stay in town?โ
Bettina A’s review: 3.5 stars
This really hurts to say, I am not a big fan of this book. I found myself reading just to get thru it. The characters didnโt grab me and keep me interested. I felt like this book was too predictable and clichรฉ. I already knew the โsurprisedโ Noah knew nothing about. Laurel didnโt seem to put up a fight with Noah when he came back and found out he was staying longer than expected. In all honestly, this book was too sappy for me. If second chance romance where there is no friction between MCs your thing then I recommend this book. Now Iโm off to read another Ella book to remind me why sheโs one of my favorites.
About Ella Frank
Ella Frank is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Temptation series, including Try, Take, and Trust and is the co-author of the fan-favorite erotic serial, Sex Addict. Her Exquisite series has been praised as โscorching hot!โ and โenticingly sexy!โ
A life-long fan of the romance genre, Ella writes contemporary and erotic fiction.
Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R. Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Philips.
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