Spotlight: Out of Bounds by Tam DeRudder Jackson
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Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
There is only one truth: guard your heart.
All I want is a quiet drink. Guess it is too much to ask. Especially for my ex who will not take a hint when I tell him the seat beside me is taken—by my purse. My gaze snags on the super-hot guy in the reflection behind the bar, the one whose knowing wink should put me off. But my attention keeps straying to him. When football standout Wyatt “Bax” Baxter makes his move, steals the barstool from my purse, and sends my ex on his way, I can’t decide if I’m irritated or intrigued. After I caught my ex cheating, I know better than to trust a man with my heart. Yet when one thing leads to another, Bax becomes the only thing on my mind.
It was supposed to stop at a one-night stand.
Bax is unexpected. I don’t usually date football players. The fact that he listens when I talk is as big a turn-on as his broad shoulders stretching his T-shirt. When we hook up, he rocks my world. But my terrible history with men stops me from giving him my number. One and done, moving on is my motto these days. Though Bax lets me walk away, he refuses to let me go. He finds a way to live rent-free in my head, and to my everlasting shock, I keep seeking him out. Our backgrounds are wildly different. We make no sense together, but I can’t stay away.
She’s out of my league—like that ever stopped me.
Piper Maxwell is the whole sexy package—smart, independent, and the best time I ever had. When I wow the crowd with a pick-six during a big rivalry game, I know exactly where to point the ball—at a purple-haired hottie cheering in the student section. She insists on keeping it casual, but she is too special to let get away. I’m known for my tenacity on the field, something Piper is about to find out extends off the field too.
She thought the game ended in the first quarter, but I play to the final whistle.
Game Time.
Excerpt
Bax
Taking her hand, I walked her over to my truck and opened the passenger door for the back seat. With a sly grin, she climbed in and slid to the middle of the bench seat. I wasted no time scrambling in beside her.
Casually sliding my arm across the back of her shoulders, I said, “What was it you wanted to talk about?”
Facing me, she rested her palm on my chest. “Tattoos.”
“Tattoos,” I echoed. Her hand on my pec did funny things to my heart—like tripping it into double-time.
Half-turning on the seat, Piper traced the intricate black lines of intertwining infinity symbols with the pad of her finger. “Did you design this yourself?”
My skin rippled beneath her touch. “Yes.”
“It’s one of the coolest designs I’ve ever seen.” Naughty violet-colored eyes rose to mine as she dropped her hand on the top of my thigh. “What about your other ones?”
Damn. I’d never been with a girl as bold as Piper. Usually by this point in the evening, the girl had her shirt off, not me, and I was putting my hand on her thigh, coming on to her. Hoping she’d give me a chance. This role reversal excited me—gave me permission to tease.
“Mmm, getting a look at those is going to cost you.”
Her brow went up. “You don’t say.” She shifted closer. “What’s the price?”
“A kiss.”
Her eyes dipped to my mouth, and I held myself still as her pretty pink tongue toured her top lip before her teeth captured her lower one. The move was so sexy I had to fist my hand where it rested on the seatback behind her to keep from wrapping her in my arms and taking what I desperately wanted.
“I think I can afford that.”
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About the Author
Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can find her driving around in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.
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