A gorgeous song, one which Kearney reportedly wrote after hearing the story of
friendsβ escaping Hurricane Katrina. The lyrics portray a couple holding on to
one another for survival and fighting against overwhelming odds. An incredible
song about an incredible love, which Emmett and Savannah find in ALL I NEED.
Although the lyrics seem to be more about an existing couple trying to stay
together, the idea of doing βWhatever It Takesβ could be Emmettβs theme song in
ALL I NEED. Heβs in the relationship way before Savannah is, and heβs
pretty determined to do whatever he needs to in order to win her heart.
This one belongs to Emmett as well. What starts as a friends-with-benefits
arrangement with Savannah soon has him in deeper than heβs even been with any
woman β and heβs a little overwhelmed and unsure once he realizes that:
He groaned and scrubbed a hand over his face. She was never going to have
anything to do with him again and he didnβt know how toβ
This was not the way a guy acted over a woman who was simply a friend.
When had he gotten this far in over his head? And heβd totally screwed
everything up.
Both Savannah and Emmett struggle with experiences in their pasts β for
Savannah, the loss of the man she loved deeply, for Emmett, his parentsβ
dysfunctional marriage and a non-existent relationship with his father. Savannah
has to overcome the demon of grief, and Emmett fights to be enough for Savannah
when he doesnβt have a model to follow. The dark tone of this song meshed well
with the battles both characters faced.
The chorus of this song perfectly captured the back-and-forth nature of Savannah
and Emmettβs early relationship. They are locked in a constant push-pull of
wanting one another, but not wanting more than friendship and physical contact.
And they simply canβt stay away from one another.
When it was over, the remaining audience drifted out quietly in pairs and
small groups. Savannah remained in her seat after her sister and brother-in-law
hugged her goodbye and made their way out with the others. Emmett perched on his
stool, one foot on the floor, and packed away his violin, sometimes slanting a
smile or a comment at Clark or Troy Lee. She watched him, her heart aching for
some reason she didnβt quite understand.
Gates had been easy, the best, the love of her life.
She didnβt know how to define Emmett, but oh, she wanted to.
He eased down from the low stage, when she imagined in another life, heβd
have leaped. An adrenaline junkie, an incredible musician, a man with depths she
didnβt begin to comprehend.
She wanted to peel all those layers away, until he was laid bare with her.
And what exactly did that mean?
Case in hand, he approached, a slight smile curving his mouth. He took her
breath.
That should scare her to death, send her running, and all she wanted tonight
was to live, to breathe him in. She wanted him inside her, running through her
veins.
His smile widened to a grin. βHaleyβs spending the night with Landra, so I
can have a later curfew.β
He held out a hand, and she rose to take it, using the leverage to pull him
into her, chest to chest, abdomen to abdomen, thigh to thigh. She held his
startled gaze and leaned in to whisper at his ear. βI want you.β
A sharp inhale, and he stepped away, his eyes impossibly dark and intense,
like the lime pit in the night. βYouβve got me.β
How does a high school English teacher end up plotting murders? She uses her
experiences as a cop's wife to become a writer of romantic suspense! Linda
Winfree lives in a quintessential small Georgia town with her husband and two
children. By day, she teaches American Literature, advises the student
government and coaches the drama team; by night she pens sultry books full of
murder and mayhem.
He's nothing she wantsβ¦but everything she needs.
Two years after she buried the love of her life, ER physician Savannah Mills
remains buried in her work and keeps her heart under lock and key. But if anyone
could tempt her banked desires to come out and play, it's her neighbor. A couple
of casual interactions with the former police officer has her considering a
friends-with-benefits arrangement.
Emmett Beck is forging a new career after an on-duty shooting nearly cost him
everything. His love life has been in cold storage during his recuperation, but
when Savannah proposes a no-strings relationship, his body warms to the idea.
After all, it's just sex. What could possibly go wrong?
Plentyβonce Emmett realizes that hot kisses and steamy nights aren't enough.
And that he's fallen in love with a woman who intends to never love anyone
again.
Warning: Contains a younger man determined to be everything his woman
needs, in bed and out, and an older woman unafraid to explore her wild side.
Also features cops who talk like cops.
Romance Suspense
[Samhain Publishing, On Sale: July 19, 2016,
e-Book, ISBN: 9781619235427 / eISBN: 9781619235427]
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