It's release day for the paperback edition of Chelsea Fine's
RIGHT KIND OF
WRONG, and we're celebrating with a tease...
Excerpt from RIGHT KIND OF WRONG
Opening my car door, I slide into the driverโs seat, turn to put the key in the
ignition andโ
โAhh!โ Jumping back, I thwack my open palm against the gigantic body of pure
muscle seated in the passenger seat. โDammit, Jack! You scared me!โ
โGood morning.โ He grins.
โWhat are you doing in my car?โ I snap, throwing him some serious stink eye.
โIโm going with you to Louisiana.โ He nods to a large duffle bag in the backseat.
I blink. โUh, no youโre not.โ
โUh, yes I am.โ
โLike hell.โ
He crinkles his brow. โIโve never understood that phrase. But okay. Iโll go with
you โlike hell,โ whatever that means.โ
โGet out of my car.โ I point to the door.
โOh, Jenna.โ He clucks his tongue. โThis will be good for both of us. Listen.โ
He casually leans against the passenger window and pierces me with his gray
eyes. โFor reasons beyond my control, I need to go back home. And for reasons
beyond your control, so do you. And since our โhomesโ are right next door to one
another, I figured weโd carpool to Louisiana and you can just drop me off at
Little Vail on your way to New Orleans.โ
He gives me that little-boy smile of his and itโs all I can do not to lean
forward and soak it in. I hate me.
โI donโt see how thatโs good for me,โ I say. โAt all.โ
He shrugs. โYou get some company on the road.โ
I nod with a clenched jaw. โAnd you get a free ride.โ
His smile grows and I instantly realize that was the wrong thing to say.
โPrecisely,โ he says.
I canโt afford to spend any excessive time with Jack. Not just because we fight,
but because of what happened last year. It was one crazy night when we were both
drunk, and we never spoke of it after the fact, but our โfriendshipโ has been
tense ever since.
โWell, I donโt need any company,โ I say, shaking my head.
โSure you do,โ he says easily. โEveryone needs company.โ
โNot me. So get out.โ
He grins. โNo.โ
God I hate him. But not really.
God I hate that I donโt hate him.
I jut my chin and stare him over. โFine. If you wonโt remove yourselfโฆโ Exiting
the car, I stomp around the hood to his door, yank it open, and wrap my hands
around his bicep. Then I start pulling.
He doesnโt budge. Like, he literally doesnโt move an inch as I tug at his
oversized arm and grunt like Iโm trying to move a massive piece of hardwood
furniture and not a human being.
His eyes dance as he watches my struggle. โWhatโs your plan here, Jenna? Haul me
out of the car and leave me in the street?โ
โSounds good to me.โ
โWell, that doesnโt sound friendly at all,โ he says, flicking the lever to
recline to seat a bit so he looks even more relaxed than before.
โI wasnโt trying to be friendly,โ I grit out.
โClearly.โ
I try pulling him out again, to no avail. Heโs giant and solid, and honestly,
just touching him is turning me on.
I drop my hands and glower at him. โYou canโt just tell me that youโre coming
along on my road trip.โ
He cocks his head. โWould you feel better if I asked?โ
โNot especially.โ
โJenna.โ He leans forward and his gaze bores through me, down into the deepest
parts of my being. โWill you please let me join you on your trip to Louisiana?โ
For a moment, Iโm lost in his eyes, debating with myself. I donโt trust myself
around Jack. Not at all. But I did spend half the night tossing in my sleep with
nightmares about traveling alone so maybe having Jack tag along might not be so
bad after all. Maybe.
Pulling back, I straighten my shoulders and relent, like usual when it comes to
Jack.
โFine,โ I huff out as I stomp back to my side of the car in climb in. โBut no
talking,โ I say, hoping I havenโt just made a huge mistake.
He grins and I turn away.
Surely I can manage to keep my panties on around Jack for a few daysโฆright?
About RIGHT KIND OF WRONG
Sometimes wrong can feel oh so right . . .
Jenna Lacombe needs complete control, whether it's in the streets . . . or
between the sheets. So when she sets out on a solo road trip to visit her family
in New Orleans, she's beyond annoyed that the infuriatingly sexy Jack Oliver
wants to hitch a ride with her. Ever since they shared a wild night together
last year, he's been trying to strip away her defenses one by one. He claims
he's just coming along to keep her safe-but what's not safe for her is prolonged
exposure to the tattooed hottie.
Jack can't get Jenna out from under his skin. She makes him feel alive again
after his old life nearly destroyed him-and losing her is not an option. Now
Jack's troubles are catching up to him, and he's forced to return to his
hometown in Louisiana. But when his secrets put them both in harm's way, Jenna
will have to figure out how far she's willing to let love in . . . and how much
she already has.
About Chelsea Fine
Chelsea lives in Phoenix, Arizona, where she spends most of her time writing
stories, painting murals, and avoiding housework at all costs. She's
ridiculously bad at doing dishes and claims to be allergic to laundry. Her
obsessions include: superheroes, coffee, sleeping-in, and crazy socks. She lives
with her husband and two children, who graciously tolerate her inability to
resist teenage drama on TV and her complete lack of skill in the kitchen.
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