Title: Lovable Lawyer
Author: Karen Deen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 13, 2020
Blurb
I never thought Iâd want a new man touching me.
Then the unthinkable happened.
For one night my armor slips.
Landing me in the arms of a man
Whose sexy swoon is irresistible.
I meet the real him.
And I let him meet the real me.
Itâs wonderful
Breathtaking
And hot as hell.
Laying naked in his arms is my magical calm.
Heaven.
Except happy endings have a way of escaping me.
And sometimes epiphanies cause heartbreak.
Which means for Lex to find his happiness,
I may have to sacrifice mine.
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Excerpt
Deep in
thought, I sit in the sun on the short timber fence that surrounds the parkade.
Feeling the warmth seeping into my skin, my muscles start to relax for the
first time today. Every time Iâm in court with Jacinta she sends me into a
tense state. Watching her has me turned on and that makes it hard to
concentrate. The power she exudes must be what has my heart racing a bit. Yet
Iâm not entirely convinced itâs not just the thrill of the chase and my
determination to defeat her. I canât seem to work it out. Either way she
infuriates me, and I wish to hell she didnât.
thought, I sit in the sun on the short timber fence that surrounds the parkade.
Feeling the warmth seeping into my skin, my muscles start to relax for the
first time today. Every time Iâm in court with Jacinta she sends me into a
tense state. Watching her has me turned on and that makes it hard to
concentrate. The power she exudes must be what has my heart racing a bit. Yet
Iâm not entirely convinced itâs not just the thrill of the chase and my
determination to defeat her. I canât seem to work it out. Either way she
infuriates me, and I wish to hell she didnât.
Pain
radiating in my right ear alerts me to Tate arriving. His signature move, a
flick on the back of the ear lobe when you least expect it. He used to do it
all the time in high school when he sat behind me in English. Pissed me off
then and still does now.
radiating in my right ear alerts me to Tate arriving. His signature move, a
flick on the back of the ear lobe when you least expect it. He used to do it
all the time in high school when he sat behind me in English. Pissed me off
then and still does now.
âHowâs it
hanging, sexy Lexy?â he says, already laughing at himself.
hanging, sexy Lexy?â he says, already laughing at himself.
âYou are
such a dick, you know that, right?â I stand up to start walking towards the
court.
such a dick, you know that, right?â I stand up to start walking towards the
court.
âA big dick
you said. Well thanks for the compliment, but donât say it too loud, itâs weird
when another guy talks about the size of your dick.â
you said. Well thanks for the compliment, but donât say it too loud, itâs weird
when another guy talks about the size of your dick.â
âHard of
hearing as per usual. There was no use of the word big in that sentence, my
friend. In fact, not sure that could ever be used in relation to your manhood.â
Smiling for the first time today, I watch Tate scowl at me.
hearing as per usual. There was no use of the word big in that sentence, my
friend. In fact, not sure that could ever be used in relation to your manhood.â
Smiling for the first time today, I watch Tate scowl at me.
âAlways the
serious one, arenât you, lawyer boy. You need to loosen up a bit. Let me tell
you a secret, sex is the best natural relaxant there is known to man.â
serious one, arenât you, lawyer boy. You need to loosen up a bit. Let me tell
you a secret, sex is the best natural relaxant there is known to man.â
I just roll
my eyes at him as the other two guys walk up to us.
my eyes at him as the other two guys walk up to us.
âWhoâs
needing sex to relax?â Mason comments with a smirk knowing full well who Tate
is referring too.
needing sex to relax?â Mason comments with a smirk knowing full well who Tate
is referring too.
âOld grumpy
here. The one whose nuts are strung so tight they canât breathe.â Tate takes
the basketball from Masonâs hands and starts to dribble it.
here. The one whose nuts are strung so tight they canât breathe.â Tate takes
the basketball from Masonâs hands and starts to dribble it.
âFuck off,
Tate. You have no idea how tightly Iâm strung. If you knew Jacinta, then you
would understand. That woman has a vice around my dick on the best days, and I
have no fucking idea why. Now shut up and letâs play ball. I need to whip
someoneâs ass badly.â Looking at Tate about to open his mouth, I hold my finger
up to him.
Tate. You have no idea how tightly Iâm strung. If you knew Jacinta, then you
would understand. That woman has a vice around my dick on the best days, and I
have no fucking idea why. Now shut up and letâs play ball. I need to whip
someoneâs ass badly.â Looking at Tate about to open his mouth, I hold my finger
up to him.
âNot a
single word. Not one, do you hear me?â
single word. Not one, do you hear me?â
Grayson
laughs hard from behind me.
laughs hard from behind me.
âSeriously,
Lex, maybe you need to take Tateâs advice. Get some sex, man. Let go once in a
while.â Gray looks sympathetically at me.
Lex, maybe you need to take Tateâs advice. Get some sex, man. Let go once in a
while.â Gray looks sympathetically at me.
âI am, but
thatâs the problem. Not sure it isnât making it worse. Now all of you shut up
and play. Iâm with Mason because at least he hasnât said one stupid comment so
far about me or my sex life.â
thatâs the problem. Not sure it isnât making it worse. Now all of you shut up
and play. Iâm with Mason because at least he hasnât said one stupid comment so
far about me or my sex life.â
âGive me
time, buddy.â He thumps my arm. âIâll try to bite my tongue, though. Letâs um,
how did you say it⌠âwhip these guys asses,â shall we?â Mason throws his
arm around my shoulder and drags me onto the court, and itâs game on.
time, buddy.â He thumps my arm. âIâll try to bite my tongue, though. Letâs um,
how did you say it⌠âwhip these guys asses,â shall we?â Mason throws his
arm around my shoulder and drags me onto the court, and itâs game on.
âYou wish,
Mason. Nothing can beat the power of two,â Gray yells at us from down the court.
Mason. Nothing can beat the power of two,â Gray yells at us from down the court.
âWhat, two
dumbasses? Not sure there is any power in that. But yeah, letâs see what youâve
got. Bring it, baby,â I call as Tate starts running at me, dribbling the ball
while Gray tries to use fancy footwork to get past Mason. The stupid smirk on
Tateâs face as he gets closer is enough to get me fired up. I may be the
shortest and smallest of the four of us but that doesnât mean I donât know how
to stop him. Iâm quicker than him, and if my stress does anything to my body
itâs that it has the adrenaline pumping.
dumbasses? Not sure there is any power in that. But yeah, letâs see what youâve
got. Bring it, baby,â I call as Tate starts running at me, dribbling the ball
while Gray tries to use fancy footwork to get past Mason. The stupid smirk on
Tateâs face as he gets closer is enough to get me fired up. I may be the
shortest and smallest of the four of us but that doesnât mean I donât know how
to stop him. Iâm quicker than him, and if my stress does anything to my body
itâs that it has the adrenaline pumping.
âCome on,
pretty boy. Letâs see your best attack.â Light on my feet, Iâm bouncing side to
side mirroring him. âYouâve got nothing.â Iâm full of mouth today, not afraid
to gear him up.
pretty boy. Letâs see your best attack.â Light on my feet, Iâm bouncing side to
side mirroring him. âYouâve got nothing.â Iâm full of mouth today, not afraid
to gear him up.
âOh, you
think youâve got a chance against the master, little man? Watch and learn,
buddy, this is how itâs done.â He spins to the left to roll around me, but I jump
at the same time, anticipating his move, and the ball is vulnerable in his hand
about to shoot. I tap it at the right time and itâs loose behind him. My feet
hit the ground and Iâm off with the perfect bounce into my hand. My legs
pumping me down the court as he recovers, turning to chase me.
think youâve got a chance against the master, little man? Watch and learn,
buddy, this is how itâs done.â He spins to the left to roll around me, but I jump
at the same time, anticipating his move, and the ball is vulnerable in his hand
about to shoot. I tap it at the right time and itâs loose behind him. My feet
hit the ground and Iâm off with the perfect bounce into my hand. My legs
pumping me down the court as he recovers, turning to chase me.
âShit,â I
hear Grayson yell as he realizes that the ball is loose.
hear Grayson yell as he realizes that the ball is loose.
âYeah,
Lex!â Mason yells as I start my lay-up and dunk the ball in the hoop. I might
be smaller than them, but Iâm still a tall man.
Lex!â Mason yells as I start my lay-up and dunk the ball in the hoop. I might
be smaller than them, but Iâm still a tall man.
Tate reaches
me as my feet land on the ground.
me as my feet land on the ground.
âCorrection,
brother, that there, is how itâs done,â I tease. I jog backwards up the court
as he retrieves the ball, and Mason passes me for a high five as we prepare for
the next attack.
brother, that there, is how itâs done,â I tease. I jog backwards up the court
as he retrieves the ball, and Mason passes me for a high five as we prepare for
the next attack.
âFuck, you are
an angry little man today, arenât you? No being nice now. Shit just got real.â
Tate and Gray have a little word and they are on the attack.
an angry little man today, arenât you? No being nice now. Shit just got real.â
Tate and Gray have a little word and they are on the attack.
In the
fifteen minutes since Iâve been here, I can already feel my body starting to
unwind and my tension about to be laid out on the basketball court for the next
thirty minutes.
fifteen minutes since Iâve been here, I can already feel my body starting to
unwind and my tension about to be laid out on the basketball court for the next
thirty minutes.
I love
these guys.
these guys.
Author Bio
Karen Deen has been a lover of romance novels and happily-ever-after
stories for as long as she can remember. Reaching a point in her life ready to
explore her own dreams, Karen decided now was the time to finally write some of
her own stories. For years, all of her characters have been forming story lines
in her head, just waiting for the right time to bust free.
stories for as long as she can remember. Reaching a point in her life ready to
explore her own dreams, Karen decided now was the time to finally write some of
her own stories. For years, all of her characters have been forming story lines
in her head, just waiting for the right time to bust free.
Sitting up in the early hours of the morning with her cups of tea, chocolate
and music she gets lost in a world of sexy, alpha men who are challenged by
some funny, sassy and strong-willed women. Bringing you unexpected laughs,
suspense and a little bit of naughty.
Karen is married to her loving husband and high school sweetheart. Together,
they live the crazy life of parents to three children. She is balancing her
life between a career as an accountant by day and writer of romance novels by
night. Living in a beautiful coastal town two hours south of Sydney, Australia,
Karen loves to enjoy time with her family and friends in her beautiful
surroundings. Of course, when she is not shut in her writing cave bringing you
more words to devour.
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