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    A Single Knight
    A Single Knight
    A Single Knight
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    A Single Knight

    By Lexxie Couper

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    Because the first time we met them, it wasn't their turn...

    He's not looking for love. She's not looking for a fling. Fate however is looking to bring them together. A Single Knight from international bestselling contemporary romance author Lexxie Couper is a fast-paced erotic romance that will keep you eager to discover if the British knight and the sexy Australian vet will let fate decide how far they go! Book 1 in the Heart of Fame - Stage Right series will keep you turning the pages.

    He gives the term "gallant" a whole new meaning...

    Tagging along to a party outside her normal circles, veterinarian Casey-Louise Marley never expected to find herself being seduced by a British knight. Sir Addison Lancaster is way out of her league, but damn, he's sexy. And flirting with her. Things get even hotter when Addison pulls her into his arms. And positively scorching when he kisses her.

    Casey knows she's got to get away from Addison's rakish charm before she loses her heart. The trouble is, she lives two hours north and her ride is nowhere to be found. So when Addison offers to drive her home, with the possibility of seducing another kiss from her, Casey can't say no. And reaching their destination is only the beginning...

    This contemporary erotic romance is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

    Previously published: (2013) 5x5 Publishing - Addison Lancaster appeared in Sunset Heat.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBook Boutiques
    Release dateApr 7, 2016
    ISBN9781944003449
    A Single Knight
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    Lexxie Couper

    Lexxie Couper started writing when she was six and hasn't stopped since. She's not a deviant, but she does have a deviant's imagination and a desire to entertain readers with her words. Add the two together and you get erotic romances that can make you laugh, cry, shake with fear or tremble with desire. Sometimes all at once. When she's not submerged in the worlds she creates, Lexxie's life revolves around her family: a husband who thinks she's insane, an indoor cat who likes to stalk shadows, and her daughters, who both utterly captured her heart and changed her life forever. Contact Lexxie at lexxie@lexxiecouper.com, follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lexxie_couper or visit her at www.lexxiecouper.com where she occasionally makes a fool of herself on her blog.

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      A Single Knight - Lexxie Couper

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      An image of all the debauchery happening inside the house filled Addison’s head. Which one of the partygoers was Ruby’s ride? A man? A lick of jealousy stole through him, followed by a wave of excitement. If her ride was too silly to let her leave alone, that meant…

      Let me take you home, he offered.

      With a chuckle, she shook her head. No.

      Oh, come on. He took her fingers in his hand and tugged on them until she turned to face him. The warm summer breeze chose that moment to play with her hair, lifting it from her forehead in a wispy tousle. Once again, Addison felt his body respond. His body and his soul. If you don’t want to kiss me again by the time I pull up outside your home, he said, hiding the sudden intensity he felt in a roguish smile, I’ll sod off and you’ll never have to deal with me again. How’s that sound?

      Ruby studied him, the hint of her dimple in her cheek. Enticing, I will admit, but I think before you get too excited, I should tell you I live in Newcastle.

      Addison blinked. Newcastle upon Tyne? In Blighty?

      Humoured joy danced in her eyes. No, you wally. Newcastle in Australia. Two hours north up the coast.

      Ahh, two hours north, he echoed.

      She nodded. Two hours north.

      Well, he said, stroking the backs of her fingers with his thumbs, it’s a good bloody thing I hired a really nice car, isn’t it?

      She burst out laughing, her smile wide and wonderful. Do you really feel like driving me up the freeway for over two hours? Just on the off chance you can flirt another kiss from me?

      A heavy pressure wrapped Addison’s chest. His throat grew tight. He didn’t see the need to tell her he was meant to be in Newcastle right at this very moment at his cousin’s bachelor party. It had no bearing whatsoever on his decision to drive her there. The only thing motivating him right now was the desire to spend more time with her. I do.

      The smile on her lips slowly faded. She studied him, her eyebrows knitting. Really? You want to kiss me again that badly?

      Addison drew his face closer to hers. I do.

      She caught her bottom lip with her teeth. Searched his eyes with an intense gaze. Finally, after what felt like a thousand pounding heartbeats later, she asked, How nice is this nice car you hired?

      He kept his elation in check. Just. Depends, he said. Are you a fan of Aston Martins?

      Depends, she shot back. Are we talking James Bond Aston Martins? The sports car thingy.

      Addison grinned. We are.

      Ruby chuckled. Then lead me to it, Sir Overcompensating For Something.

      A Single Knight

      Heart of Fame - Stage Right, Book 1

      Lexxie Couper

      Published 2016 by Book Boutiques.

      ISBN: 978-1-944003-44-9

      Copyright © 2016, Lexxie Couper.

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Book Boutiques.

      This book is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, locales, or events is wholly coincidental. The names, characters, dialogue, and events in this book are from the author’s imagination and should not to be construed as real.

      Manufactured in the USA.

      Email support@bookboutiques.com with questions, or inquiries about Book Boutiques.

      Blurb

      He gives the term gallant a whole new meaning...

      Tagging along to a party outside her normal circles, veterinarian Casey-Louise Marley never expected to find herself being seduced by a British knight. Sir Addison Lancaster is way out of her league, but damn, he’s sexy. And flirting with her. Things get even hotter when Addison pulls her into his arms. And positively scorching when he kisses her.

      Casey knows she’s got to get away from Addison’s rakish charm before she loses her heart. The trouble is, she lives two hours north and her ride is nowhere to be found.

      So when Addison offers to drive her home, with the possibility of seducing another kiss from her, Casey can’t say no. And reaching their destination is only the beginning…

      Author's Note: Addison Lancaster appeared in Sunset Heat.

      Previously Published

      (2013) 5x5 Publishing, (2016) Book Boutiques as Heart of Fame, Book 5.5

      Acknowledgements

      Cover Artist: Valerie Tibbs, Tibbs Design

      Editor: Heidi Moore

      Chapter 1

      One day, Sir Addison Ellis Lancaster, knight of the British realm, award-winning wildlife cinematographer, champion beer-pong player and all-round rake, would take some time out to sit down and decipher how he came to be here. Here, at an exclusive party full of insanely rich people and beautiful celebrities in Northern Beaches, Sydney—instead of where he was meant to be, which was at his cousin’s bachelor party two hours north.

      One day. But not right now.

      Right now, he was determined to taste the sublimely lush lips of the woman standing at his left. That there was a ten-of-hearts playing card currently on those sublimely lush lips only heightened his growing obsession. Every time she twisted toward him and offered her upturned face, every time her soft warm fingers came to rest gently on his biceps as she leant forward slightly, every time her nipples brushed his chest, a shiver of need he hadn’t experienced for a long time licked through him.

      He’d been on the wagon for almost a year now. For close to twelve months, he’d curtailed his rakish ways. After losing his heart to an American photographer—the very American photographer seven days away from marrying his cousin—he’d stayed clear of women. Had, in fact, hightailed off to Madagascar to film an in-depth documentary on the lemur. But then a fortnight ago, his cousin had sent him an email telling him to drag his British arse out of the wilderness and get said arse to Australia, and he’d done so.

      Somehow, between touching down in Sydney and collecting his rental Aston Martin four hours ago and now, he’d found himself at this party. If it weren’t for the woman on his left and her gorgeous lips, stunning blue eyes, burnished-copper-auburn hair that fell about her shoulders in a cascade of wild curls and exquisite body, he’d be feeling guilty.

      But she was here, currently with a ten-of-hearts playing card covering her mouth, gazing up at him with smiling eyes, waiting for him to lower his head to hers and suck the heart from her.

      The card, that was. That was the object of the game after all. The last time he’d played Suck and Blow was the last time he’d been in Sydney. It was years ago at a wild party not too far from where he was now, hosted by a super model he knew well. He’d thought he may have been in with a chance with Lillian McDermott, but laughed when she’d promptly started snogging her older brother’s best friend. However, if he’d known parties in Sydney always turned out like this he would have found an excuse to come to the city more often.

      It had been a super model who’d suggested he come with her to this party, the invitation extended mid-flight as she flirted with him halfway over the Pacific and offered again as he collected the keys to his rental. He’d tagged along for some reason, most likely due to ridiculous jetlag and sleep deprivation, and then realized—five minutes into the party—the super model was as vacuous as they came. Still, the party had the makings of a fun one, and after almost twelve months in the wilderness, it was nice to interact with humans again. Even if they were insanely rich humans who thought they were better than anyone else.

      He could spot that arrogant attitude a mile away. He was, after all, very familiar with the strutting behaviour of those in the animal kingdom.

      The male with the most impressive bluster won the female. It hadn’t taken him very long to discover there wasn’t a single female here who made him want to bluster.

      Until he’d joined the game of Suck and Blow that was.

      When he’d laid eyes on the exquisite red head on his left, felt her hands on his biceps, felt the warmth of her lips radiate into his through the thin cardboard and heard her laugh, all his rakish traits and tricks came back to him in a

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