Like a Lover - Velvet Glove, No 8 Author:Lynn Michaels Trembling, Jay-Jay slipped her arms around his shoulders and buried her face in the curve of his neck. She clung to him, terrified that if she spoke, moved, or even breathed, the dream might end... and she would have to remember why Jerry Kilroy was there. Somebody wanted the young heiress dead. And Jerry had been hired to prot... more »ect her. There were a number of people who might be causing her close brushes with death -- a rejected lover, a geedy relative...or someone who stood to profit from the terror that had taken hold of her life.
In Jerry's arms, the panic vanished, and her heart raced with the thrill of passion. Jay-Jay had never needed, never wanted, never loved anyone as she did this man she knew so little about. She wanted to believe he returned her love. But the cold glint of the gun Jerry Kilroy always kept within reach was a chilling reminder of the reason he was beside her. « less