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PETE SEBASTAIN, COACH
Jean Joachim
Release Date: 6/19/2015
Love Stories that take your breath
away.
Pete Sebastian, Coach Bass to his team, thought he had his life under
control until smart, alluring Jo Parker sashayed into a front office job with
the Connecticut Kings. He locks horns with the beautiful female when she
implements new ideas to clean-up the team’s rep. Was she there just to push him
around or was she the one woman he’s been seeking?
Struggling toward success in the man’s-man world of the NFL, Jo Parker
has relied on her brains and determination to get ahead. But her new job at the
Kings has one hurdle she hadn’t counted on – a sexy coach standing in her way.
How can she keep her mind on her job when all she wants is to get closer, much
closer, to the coach?
Can Coach Bass handle a woman in the boardroom and the bedroom? Can he
keep his heart safe or will the revelation of a secret destroy his dreams,
leaving him alone once more?
Excerpt:
“I’d never hurt you. Never. No matter what happened,” he said, leaning
back against the wall.
“Even if I broke it off between us and started dating someone else?
Someone on the team?”
He sucked in a breath. “That would be tough to swallow. I might be
pissed off, plenty pissed off, but I’d never try to get you fired or anything.”
“Or sabotage me? Or a project I was working on?”
“Nope. Not my style. In fact, I’m usually the one to leave.”
She laughed again. “Really? That’s funny. Then, you have no experience
and don’t know what you’d do.”
“Hell, I’ve been living with myself for forty-two years. I know what I
wouldn’t do.”
She sauntered over to him and gazed up into his eyes. “It’s funny what
passion turned backward can do.”
“Not remove all my standards.”
“You like to win.”
“On the field.”
“In life.”
“I’ve had enough women to know each one is not necessarily the last.”
“Ouch!”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to insult you,” he said, and hugged her to
him.
“God, you smell good,” he whispered into her hair.
“You didn’t. I get it.”
“You’re different.”
“Oh? I thought I was just another woman who came along.”
“Nope. You’re beautiful, smart, and know the game. That’s unique.”
“Thanks.” She closed her eyes and lost herself in his arms again. He
stroked her back. Jo lifted her head and eased out of his embrace.
“Coffee’s done its job. I think I’d better go…while I can.”
He nodded. “I’ll get your coat and walk you to your car.” He held her
wrap while she slipped her arms in the sleeves then closed his around her,
bent, and kissed her neck. Jo shifted her head back to rest on his shoulder.
The feather-soft feel of his lips made her tremble.
“Sorry,” he said, straightening up. “I must have been a vampire in
another life. Can’t resist a pretty neck.”
When she turned, he grabbed her and kissed her with raw passion,
angling his head to deepen it. He stole her breath. Then, it was over.
Eyes bright with lust met her own. One
more date and I’m a goner. He opened the door and let her go first.
“Thank you for the dinner.” He shut her car door.
She rolled down her window, but before she could speak, he was kissing
her again, his hand cupping her cheek. Then, there was nothing but cool air.
“Call me when you get home. So I’ll know you arrived safely.”
She nodded and shifted into reverse. Driving down the lonely road home,
thoughts tumbled through her mind. Disorganized, jumbled, sensuous, hormonal
ideas flashed before her. Jo had always been buttoned up. She had learned by
the time she was eight to keep her room in order and her school projects as
well.
Organization is the backbone of success, she’d told herself a thousand
times. But now, she was a muddled, unorganized mess, a mass of feelings that
ran the gamut from happy to terrified. It was as if she had tried to put her
foot in a shoe that was the wrong size. This manner of being wasn’t the Josephine
Parker she knew. This was a primitive animal that wanted to give in to lust, no
matter what the cost.
But the sight, the taste, the feel, and the scent of the man were
beyond tempting, mesmerizing her, seducing her. His confidence, his slow kiss,
promised a bedroom experience like none she’d ever had before. And she wanted
it. She wanted him. She wanted to give herself to him, all night long, to taste
and be tasted by, to reach ecstasy with, and to make love to until sunrise.
This new feeling shook her to her roots. A part of her broke through
the controlled, distant, untrusting, business-like Josephine Parker and became
the lusty, sensuous Jo Parker who had to have this man—damn the consequences. It scared the crap out of her.
About the Author: Jean Joachim is a
best-selling romance fiction author, with books hitting the Amazon Top 100 list
since 2012. She writes mostly contemporary romance, which includes sports
romance and romantic suspense.
The Renovated Heart won Best Novel of the Year
from Love Romances Café. Lovers &
Liars was a RomCon finalist in 2013. And The Marriage List tied for third place as Best Contemporary Romance
from the Gulf Coast RWA. To Love or Not to Love tied for second place in the
2014 New England Chapter of Romance Writers of America Reader’s Choice contest.
She was chosen Author of the Year in 2012 by the New York City chapter of RWA.
Married and the mother of two sons, Jean lives in New York City. Early
in the morning, you’ll find her at her computer, writing, with a cup of tea,
her rescued pug, Homer, by her side and a secret stash of black licorice.
Jean has 30+ books, novellas and short stories published. Find them
here: http://www.jeanjoachimbooks.com
