Designed For Passion
It was the last Sunday in May and Melodye Carter frowned as she answered her door. She was rushing to leave for her boutique and design studio for the plus-size woman, and she wanted no distractions. The twins were with their godmother for the day, so Melodye could bring sketches back home to work on.
Looking out of the peephole, her heart nearly leaped into her throat as she saw the tall, familiar figure. She opened the door to Detective Jim Ryman, one of Crystal Lake, Virginia's police department's finest. "Oh, Jim, come in."
The man grinned, stepped inside and hesitated. He wanted to hug her, but something held him back. He hadn't seen her since he'd investigated her husband's death in a robbery over two years ago.
"I haven't seen you in far too long. You're looking fabulous."
His eyes roved her face and voluptuous body. She'd gotten even more beautiful than he remembered. Her straight, off-black hair was worn in a shoulder-length flip with bangs made to order for her oval face. Yeah, he remembered the thickly fringed, long black lashes. He smiled a little as he looked into her dark eyes.
He apologized for stopping in on a Sunday. She said it was okay. He ... read full excerpt from: Designed for Passion ebook
