No One But You Ladies of Distinction book one from author Michelle Monkou

Ladies of Distinction Series Book #1

NO ONE BUT YOU

Sweet Surrender
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Harlequin | Kimani Press - Romance
Ladies of Distinction #1
April 2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-373-86063-0
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In college, Jackson Thomas and Sarafina Lovell were joined at the hip—soul mates. Right up until the day he chose his family business over her! Now Jackson is back, and Sara plans to give him one sultry goodbye kiss to prove she's moved on—until his sizzling kiss awakens memories of passion too hot to ignore.…

Jackson knows he was a fool to let Sara go, and he intends to win her back. To convince her he is still worthy of her love, she'll need a lot of sweet, sensual loving…and he'll need a little help from her friends.

“You’re beautiful. Successful. And single.”
            Sara retreated a step. Her current status and his interest spilled danger. She wanted to run.
            “I know this isn’t the place to talk about us.” He held up his hand. “I meant that I’d like to talk about me.” Jackson exhaled heavily, shoving his hands into his pocket. “This isn’t coming out right. I see you and lose my concentration. I want to hear how you’re doing. I’d like to know if you’ve followed any of those dreams you shared.”
            “Sounds like you want to know if I survived you?”
            “Yes,” Jackson answered.
            Sara chewed on the corner of her mouth. Her heart pounded, her palms were moist, her emotions stayed in a whirl. When he’d rejected her, she’d been naïve, impulsive, and gullible.
One thing she learned fast to reject her old traits, too. Being the victim could become habitual. She didn’t want to be a repeat offender with Jackson. But darn it, he exuded a sensuality that lessened her inhibitions, like now.
            Cupping his jaw, she took advantage of his mouth slack from shock to kiss him, bold, unapologetic and more than a little voracious. His response came back swift and ready to take charge, but she wasn’t finished making her mark. His wide mouth was hers to tame. When his hand slipped under her blouse and touched the small of her back, the moment sparked sanity to the surface.
Sara pushed him away as if afraid they’d become unnaturally stuck. “Yeah, I’d say that I’ve survived and I’m over you. Now you can have that memory to hold onto.” She spun on her heel and headed back to her party. A cup of ice should cool her lips that were hot for more contact with Jackson’s mouth. She was at a loss on what to do for the rest of her body that yearned for Jackson’s touch.

            Jackson couldn’t move his legs, even if he wanted. She had jacked up his system into overload. If he’d been able to predict what she’d intended, she’d still be locked in his embrace.
            Sara had been his college sweetheart. They’d pledged to love each other for the rest of their lives. Little did he know that he’d have to make the toughest decision that resulted in their relationship being torn beyond repair. All along he knew he’d made the biggest mistake.
            He touched his mouth where the memory of the kiss lingered. “It’s not over, Sara. I want back in your life.”

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