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 driverβs seat, turn to put the key in the
ignition andβ
βAhh!β Jumping back, I thwack my open palm against the gigantic body of pure
muscle seated in the passenger seat. βDammit, Jack! You scared me!β
βGood morning.β He grins.
βWhat are you doing in my car?β I snap, throwing him some serious stink eye.
βIβm going with you to Louisiana.β He nods to a large duffle bag in the backseat.
I blink. βUh, no youβre not.β
βUh, yes I am.β
βLike hell.β
He crinkles his brow. βIβve never understood that phrase. But okay. Iβll go with
you βlike hell,β whatever that means.β
βGet out of my car.β I point to the door.
βOh, Jenna.β He clucks his tongue. βThis will be good for both of us. Listen.β
He casually leans against the passenger window and pierces me with his gray
eyes. βFor reasons beyond my control, I need to go back home. And for reasons
beyond your control, so do you. And since our βhomesβ are right next door to one
another, I figured weβd carpool to Louisiana and you can just drop me off at
Little Vail on your way to New Orleans.β
He gives me that little-boy smile of his and itβs all I can do not to lean
forward and soak it in. I hate me.
βI donβt see how thatβs good for me,β I say. βAt all.β
He shrugs. βYou get some company on the road.β
I nod with a clenched jaw. βAnd you get a free ride.β
His smile grows and I instantly realize that was the wrong thing to say.
βPrecisely,β he says.
I canβt 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 βfriendshipβ has been
tense ever since.
βWell, I donβt need any company,β I say, shaking my head.
βSure you do,β he says easily. βEveryone needs company.β
βNot me. So get out.β
He grins. βNo.β
God I hate him. But not really.
God I hate that I donβt hate him.
I jut my chin and stare him over. βFine. If you wonβt remove yourselfβ¦β 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 doesnβt budge. Like, he literally doesnβt move an inch as I tug at his
oversized arm and grunt like Iβm trying to move a massive piece of hardwood
furniture and not a human being.
His eyes dance as he watches my struggle. βWhatβs your plan here, Jenna? Haul me
out of the car and leave me in the street?β
βSounds good to me.β
βWell, that doesnβt sound friendly at all,β he says, flicking the lever to
recline to seat a bit so he looks even more relaxed than before.
βI wasnβt trying to be friendly,β I grit out.
βClearly.β
I try pulling him out again, to no avail. Heβs giant and solid, and honestly,
just touching him is turning me on.
I drop my hands and glower at him. βYou canβt just tell me that youβre coming
along on my road trip.β
He cocks his head. βWould you feel better if I asked?β
βNot especially.β
βJenna.β He leans forward and his gaze bores through me, down into the deepest
parts of my being. βWill you please let me join you on your trip to Louisiana?β
For a moment, Iβm lost in his eyes, debating with myself. I donβt 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.
βFine,β I huff out as I stomp back to my side of the car in climb in. βBut no
talking,β I say, hoping I havenβt 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 daysβ¦right?
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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