Tasting Temptation
Forging Forever, #2
By Aria Glazki
Genre: Spicy Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 28, 2016
After last summer’s
failed attempt at romance, Gina is absolutely done with men. And especially
with millionaires. She has a good job as a fashion editor and amazing friends,
and she’s decided she needs nothing else. All she really misses is the sex. But
that rush just isn’t worth the risk of being ensnared in another relationship.
When the hot bartender at her best friend’s Sonoma wedding suggests some
harmless stress relief, she takes him up on the offer. When it’s sufficiently
satisfactory, she indulges in a repeat—for the road. When she learns he’s
actually the wealthy owner of the vineyard, the mix of fury and fear is damped
only by the knowledge that she never has to see him again.
Hunter Cavaliere is
determined to honor his grandfather’s legacy, and so far, he’s right on track.
The vineyard is thriving, he has plans for expansion, and his wines speak for
themselves. The only thing missing is the right woman to share it all. But
through his grandparents’ marriage, Hunter learned what true love is, and he’s
unwilling to settle for anything else. A woman who judges him because of his
money definitely isn’t high up on his list. Still, when circumstance
unbelievably keeps bumping him into the intriguing brunette from Portland, he
can’t shake the feeling that she is someone he should pursue.
Gina’s poised to
run the other way, but one more taste of Hunter may just prove too tempting to
resist.
Gina flattened her
palm on the bar and sighed. Maybe the emptiness was a sign that a drink was a
bad idea.
Before she could
make her mind up to leave, a barman came out of the back room, carrying a fresh
case, which he set down with a clunk. His eyes raked over her torso before his
lips pulled into a crooked smile. “You look like you could use a drink.”
“How
extraordinarily perceptive.”
His smile grew,
crinkling around his eyes. “Maybe if you’re nice to me, I’ll pour you one.”
Gina exhaled,
focusing on the man before her. This was a game she’d mastered long ago, even
if she was a bit out of practice. “Maybe if you’re nice to me, I’ll let you.”
He strode closer.
“What’ll it be?”
“What are you
offering?”
He picked up a
towel and wiped off his hands before running his fingers over the bottlenecks
arrayed between them. His faded tee shirt stretched slightly across his chest
and shoulders as he moved. Deftly, he spun a glass from its spot out of sight
and placed it silently on the bar. He uncorked a fresh bottle with a pop. A
deep red gurgled into the glass.
Gina lifted it and
took a long sip.
The barman’s
eyebrow crooked. “Glad I didn’t pour you the good stuff.”
She set the glass
back down, half-drained, and shrugged. “I’ll be paying you for it, regardless.”
“Wine isn’t about
the money. It’s about the experience.” He fitted the bottle with one of those
tops that control how much is poured at a time.
“Or the goal.”
Friendly eyes
caught her in their gaze. “There are better ways to de-stress, you know.”
“Are you saying I
seem stressed?”
“You’re part of the
bridal party, aren’t you?” Another smile tugged at his lips. “Stress comes with
the territory.”
She leaned slightly
over the bar. “And you’re offering to make it all better?”
He sobered as his
eyes trailed over all the skin exposed by her summery top. “How could I deny
you?”
Gina traced the
stem of her wineglass with her fingers, knowing exactly where his mind would
go. “Is this a service you frequently provide, then?”
“Maybe I should
start.” He leaned onto his elbows on the bar, so their faces were almost even.
Gina’s lips parted
as she considered the man before her. Dark hair lay tousled, with stray locks
drifting over his forehead. Symmetrical eyes demanded attention, easily holding
their own with the strong line of his pronounced nose that drew her gaze to
gently curving lips, set in a wash of stubble that flowed over a crisply
defined jaw. De-stressing definitely didn’t sound like a bad idea, if they
played on her terms.
Book
1: Mending Heartstrings
Aria Glazki's first
kiss technically came from a bear cub. Though no fairytale transformation
followed, she still believes magic can happen when the right people come
together—if they don’t get in their own way, that is. So now Aria writes
heartfelt romances about relatable people overcoming real-world obstacles to
build love that lasts.
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