Falling Slowly
(Falling Novella Series #1)
By Shirl Rickman
Genre: Contemporary/NA
Release
Date: October 6, 2016
Plain.
Scattered. Klutzy. Naïve.
These are just a
few ways people describe pretty but ordinary Rosie Fisher, and she’s okay with
that. With her dull, mundane—sometimes messy—life.
It suits her.
Or so she
thought…
Laid-back.
Playboy. Charming.
These are just a
few ways people describe handsome and charismatic Drew Nallen; he thrives on
attention—especially from women—but likes his orderly, controlled life.
It suits him
just fine.
Rosie. Drew. One
accidental encounter and these two opposites are sharing more than a new
friendship. They strike a life-changing deal, and what happens next?
It surprises
them both.
A silence
lingers between us. He studies me, his eyes never leaving my face.
“Are you sure?
No strings. No commitment,” he states. The tone of his voice is telling me he
wants to be firm in the stipulations of this arrangement I’m asking him to
enter into with me.
Nodding, I
repeat his words, “No strings. No commitments.”
Drew gives me a
slight nod and abruptly stands, holding his hand out to me.
As I take it, he
jerks me up and into his embrace. I want to look around to see if anyone is
watching us, but I can’t take my eyes from his, and for one brief second, his
gaze searches mine. Before I know what is happening, his lips are firmly
against mine, coaxing my tight mouth to soften, and they do so without much
effort. Drew Nallen is kissing me in the middle of the bar, and I’m kissing him
back. I can feel his warmth. His control. I can feel my surrender, and it feels
better than I could’ve imagined. Although intense, the kiss is short.
Drew pulls back,
and when I open my eyes, he’s staring at me with a surprised haze clouding his
regard, then, as usual, his dimple appears on one side, and my insides
melt.
“I’m sorry, but
I think the pleasure of this situation is going to be all mine,” I apologize.
His happy
expression leaves his face. Shaking his head, Drew quietly scolds, “Lesson
number one: never apologize or criticize yourself. It’s the first rule of being
more confident.” Drew lifts one hand from my waist and places it lightly under
my chin, shifting my gaze up to his. “Also, I fear your view on your
capabilities is utterly skewed. I might be the one who will need to work harder
on my pleasure skills.”
Shirl Rickman is
a writer, a dreamer, and an optimist. A small town Texas girl currently
residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, Shirl adores her husband, daughter, and
two crazy dogs. When she's not dreaming up new love stories, Shirl can be found
reading, drinking her favorite coffee, Kona Blend with coconut milk. She loves
kindness, laughing and meeting her readers.
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