Broken Road
Alexa Bourne
Catriona MacGregor leads a quiet life,
working in the local school of Glenhalish, Scotland and spending time with
close friends. She’s content to sit back and be an observer of the life around
her. But all that changes when a recently deceased family friend leaves her a
flat in Edinburgh and challenges her to spread her wings.With his work as an international bodyguard, Ian MacKenzie has no time for a serious, committed relationship. Yet when he comes home to Glenhalish for a visit and to clear his mind, he is drawn to down-to-earth Cat. The more time they spend together, the more he wants her.
Though they agreed to
a friends-with-benefits arrangement, Cat soon discovers exactly what she wants
for herself and it involves all of Ian—body, mind and soul. Their connection
ambushes Ian. He’s not ready for the intensity they share.
Can this Highland lassie steer her lad back onto the right path to a love that will last a lifetime?
Cat sat at one of the foldaway tables and sipped her
wine. A pleasant breeze rolled off the loch and made the candlelight shimmer.
So much laughter and chatter whooshed round her, and again her heart hung
heavy. Could she give up all she had here for a new life in Edinburgh? Did she
have the courage to try? What if Fiona had been wrong in her will and given Cat
more credit than she truly deserved?
Ian marched
toward her, pulled her glass from her hand, and set it on the table. “Come.”
With a firm but gentle grip, he tugged her out of the chair.
“Where?”
“I need you to save me.” He whirled her round and pulled
her close to his hard-muscled body. She pressed her palms to his chest. The
heat under her fingers shot straight into her center. He wrapped his arms round
her waist and eased them onto the dance floor in time to the slow rhythm of the
music.
Cat laughed. “You, a big, braw lad, need me, a wee lass,
to rescue you? I find that hard to believe.” But, she was ever so grateful for
whatever sent him to her. They’d always been friendly with each other, sort of
like her relationship with Ewan, except…not.
He spun her round so she could see the other side of the
dance floor. “See those lasses flirting with the MacDougall brothers?”
Women with tight clothes and high-pitched laughs dangled
over the makeshift bar. “What about them?”
“Two of them
are trying to lay claim to me.”
“And?”
“I don’t do romantic relationships.”
“What?” Handsome, smart, strong. He had it all.
Alexa Bourne is a teacher by day and a romance writer by nights,
weekends, and all school holidays. She also teaches online classes for writers
throughout the year. She writes romantic suspense and contemporary romance and
is thrilled to have the chance to share her stories with readers everywhere.
When she’s not concocting sinister plots and steamy love scenes or
traveling and exploring new cultures, Alexa spends her time reading, watching
brainless TV, and thinking about exercising. Okay, she also spends way too much
time interacting with readers and writers on social media sites. But don’t tell
her editors! Find out more about her and her books on her website, www.alexabourne.com.
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