Perfect for the Beach by Lori Foster, Janelle Denison, Kayla Perrin Read Free Book Online Page B

children.”
    Cary bent to kiss her, long and slow and deep. “With you, honey, I want everything.”
    So happy she felt ready to burst, Nora cupped his face and sighed. “With me, you have it.”

Chapter One

    I’m not wearing any panties.
    Alex Wilde shifted in his small, cramped seat next to Dana, those wicked words she’d whispered in his ear moments before they’d boarded the plane still echoing through his mind. Leave it to her to play such a seductive game with him, and make him horny as hell in the process—with no immediate relief in sight. They’d been together exclusively for one year and she knew how to get to him. This weekend getaway to Amelia Island in Florida was a celebration of their first date, and he hoped the beginning of their future together.
    The lights in the cabin had been dimmed in deference to the passengers watching the in-flight movie playing on the overhead TV screen. Others were engrossed in a book or other reading material, or were catching a bit of shut-eye like the older man occupying the window seat next to Dana.
    Resting his head back against his seat, Alex drew in a deep breath in an attempt to relax since they still had a little over two hours left until they touched down in Florida. But instead of the tension easing from his body, his mind raced to the weekend ahead.
    No doubt about it, Dana was going to be surprised when he popped the big question and asked her to marry him.
    Surprised. Shocked. Maybe even panic-stricken, Alex thought with an inward grimace. Especially since she had no idea what he had planned.
    He thought of the small velvet-textured box he’d been carrying with him for the past two days. Tucked inside was a diamond ring, a symbol of promises and love and a future together—if Dana accepted the piece of jewelry and all it stood for.
    Without reservation, he was ready to permanently commit himself to the one woman who finally made his life so full and rich, in so many ways. At age thirty-five, Dana might be four years his senior, but she was sophisticated and sexy and intelligent—she certainly hadn’t become a senior account executive for one of Chicago’s top imaging firms without having a whole lot of brains behind her incredible beauty. She was warm and genuine and everything he wanted in a lifelong mate.
    Ultimately, he was ready to settle down and start a family of his own—with Dana. He wished he could say that she wanted the same, but the truth was, he wasn’t altogether certain she was prepared to take that next step in their relationship, or ever would be.
    This weekend he’d find out.
    Alex couldn’t really predict Dana’s reaction to his proposal, but he’d learned enough about her to know she was skittish when it came to the subject of love and marriage. And though she’d gradually opened herself up to him on an emotional level over the past few months, she still harbored insecurities and deeper fears that kept her from trusting in what they shared—completely and unconditionally.
    This weekend they were going to deal with those issues once and for all. And confronting her fears would either make their relationship stronger than ever, or tear them apart forever.
    His senses were given a jolt as he inhaled the exotic scent of the perfume Dana deliberately dabbed on the strongest pulse points on her body—a provocative fragrance that intensified to a warm, sultry scent when she was aroused. Or thinking about sex. With him.
    I’m not wearing any panties.
    He nearly groaned as the risqué thought dislodged his emotional upheaval and heightened his physical discomfort. There was no escaping the heat and feminine musk radiating off her skin. No escaping the way that familiar, irresistible scent of hers mingled into a darker, alluring fragrance that stimulated his mind, his thoughts, and his libido. It was like a powerful pheromone he couldn’t resist, and despite the innocent look on her face as she casually flipped through the women’s