BOOK INFORMATION
All of Me
Love Between the Bases # 1
Love Between the Bases # 1
By: Jennifer Bernard
Releasing May 26th, 2015
Avon
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BOOK SUMMARY
Jennifer Bernard, the USA Today bestselling
author of the Bachelor Firemen series, scores another homerun with a brand-new
series about sexy, single baseball players.
Playing
for the Kilby Catfish is hotshot pitcher Caleb Hart’s last chance to salvage
his career after a major league meltdown. But the day of his opener with the
minor league team, Caleb strikes out with the gorgeous woman who is delivering
a petition to run the unruly Catfish out of town. Now to stay in the lineup,
Caleb will need to score big with the feisty brunette he can’t keep out of his
thoughts.
After the
nasty lies Sadie Merritt’s rich ex-boyfriend spread about her all over town,
she’s lucky to have a job at all. She can’t afford to screw it up by falling
for the player who is supposed to be helping her change the image of the
fun-loving Catfish. But that’s easier said than done when Caleb’s voice alone
is enough to make her pulse race. And when he surprises her with a mind-blowing
kiss, she knows there’s no turning back.
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EXCERPT
Caleb made her lose her head, plain and
simple.
Sadie
rested her forehead against his chest, amazed all over again by the firmness of
his toughened muscles. The heat of his body contrasted with the cool water in
the most heavenly way. “Maybe I didn’t think this all the way through.”
“Are you telling me a dumb baseball player
got the better of a brilliant future law student? Nah.” He bent his head so he
could nuzzle her hair. “You smell nice. Like water lilies.”
She smelled hot man, mixed with lake water
and sun-baked mesquite. Somehow they’d drifted away from the gravelly edge, so
the stench of mud wasn’t as prominent. She felt so dreamy and secure, held
tight in Caleb’s arms as they floated aimlessly in the lake. He grinned down at
her, the light reflected off the lake water turning his eyes a soft, clear
blue. Sun glinted in his hair, spangled with crystal drops of water. He really
was a remarkably beautiful man. Everything seemed to still while she soaked in
the details of his powerful physique, his rawboned handsomeness, the flash of
vulnerability in his eyes.
She could really lose herself in him.
Completely and utterly. Never before had she felt anything close to that.
“Dream on,” she told him, and flipped out of
his arms. She dove under the surface, letting the slide of water through her
hair and across her body wash away the effects of that alarming moment.
She’d always loved to swim, and it took only
a few moments to put distance between herself and Caleb. But he wasn’t a
professional athlete for nothing, and within moments he was splashing in her
wake.
Shrieking with breathless laughter, she
flung herself backward, as if onto a watery couch. He grabbed an ankle, and she
flipped to her stomach, kicking hard. But it was no use; she felt herself being
inexorably pulled toward him, his wonderfully big hands reeling her in.
And then there she was, snuggled against his
chest again. It rose and fell with his rapid breaths. “There, that’s better,”
he said with satisfaction, the words rumbling against her ear. “I kinda like
this whole fishing thing.”
“No fair, I got distracted,” she protested,
turning her body in the circle of his arms so she could see his face. Water
streamed from his hair, down his neck to his wide shoulders. His eyelashes
clung together, so his eyes looked bluer than ever. “I’d forgotten how much I
love swimming in this lake.”
“It’s starting to grow on me too. Or at
least something is.”
She giggled, and then, as a grin split his
face, started laughing. As he watched her something shifted in his expression.
His goofy smile vanished, replaced by an intent, hungry look. His head lowered,
eyes glittering. The rest of the world receded, so only his face remained,
coming closer and closer to hers, his mouth reaching for her …
Oh wow. He was going to kiss her.
And then he was kissing her. His lips burned against hers, sending pure shock
throughout her body. Kisses didn’t feel like that. They didn’t turn your lips
to fire, they didn’t liquefy your lungs so you could barely breathe. They
didn’t make you dizzy.
She pulled away with a gasp, still in his
embrace, their faces close enough so she felt his quickened breathing. Caleb
looked just as stunned as she felt, his eyes gone dark and gray as a hurricane.
For a long moment the two of them just stared at each other, poised on the edge
of the unknown. Water lapped against her hips, and a breath of air kissed her
shoulder. Everywhere her body touched Caleb’s, heat seared.
And then they were on each other again. He
seemed to consume her, exploring her mouth with long sweeps of his tongue that
left sparkling trails of heat in their wake. He tasted so wonderful, like
summer days, like fireflies and bicycling down dusty back roads, like every
time she’d laid on her back in a meadow and dreamed about the future.
Little whimpers rose from her throat. She
pulled her mouth from his, her cheek brushing across his stubbly chin, its
roughness sending more shocks through her. His grip loosened and she slid down
his body until she stood on the lake bottom, pressed against him from head to
toe. The huge bulge in his briefs made her feel a little faint.
“Sweet Jesus,” he whispered as she nibbled
on his jaw. She couldn’t help it; she wanted to eat him up. “You’re making me
crazy. We can’t do this here.”
“Shh.” She didn’t want to talk. She wanted
this all-consuming, crazy conflagration that she’d never even imagined before.
Tugging at his shoulders, she rose on tiptoe, brushing her lips against his
again. With a heartfelt groan, he gave in.
CAT'S REVIEW
"All of Me" by Jennifer Bernard is a wonderful summer read - it's a sports genre - baseball so perfect for the hot summer months! I found this to be a sweet read - Sadie is terrific - she's sweet and kind and struggling to get past a very humiliating experience. She's working hard to regain her life and trust herself to live again. Caleb is the perfect sports hero - he's struggling in his career and his family life but hides that fact from most. He's strong and sexy and just lovable! I loved that he takes care of his family - what a guy! Together they are the perfect couple! Ms. Bernard had done a terrific job of creating a story that has romance and a bit of angst and drama, a touch of humor and a great chemistry between the two main characters. The other characters in the book are just as enjoyable (well, except the bad guy but I suppose we're not supposed to like him, right!) I really enjoyed this one and look forward to reading the rest of the series. (received copy from Edelweiss for honest review)
★★★★
AUTHOR INFO
Jennifer Bernard is
the USA Today bestselling author of the Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriels
series. She is a graduate of Harvard and a former news promo producer. The
child of academics, she confounded her family by preferring romance novels to …
well, any other books. She left big city life for true love in Alaska, where
she now lives with her husband and stepdaughters. She’s no stranger to book
success, as she also writes erotic novellas under a naughty secret name not to
be mentioned at family gatherings.
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