I Never Knew Love ‘til You
When Kate Lawson meets her new neighbor, Jaxon McAdams, they instantly clash. This single dad may be sexy as sin with his dark eyes and broodiness, but his rude attitude lands him in Kate’s bad graces within moments of meeting. Kate is hit with a new reality when she discovers Jaxon also happens to be her brother-in-law’s best friend. He is now everywhere she turns, burying himself further and further into her skin.
When Jax needs Kate’s help, she sets aside their differences for the little boy that is slowly capturing her heart. The more time Kate spends with Jax and his son, both of their walls begin to crumble and things begin to change from hostile to explosive. But when things get hard, will their love be strong enough to survive?
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Excerpt
It took every ounce of strength to not look up as I walked out to the mailbox. Instead, I counted the cracks in the pavement along my driveway. Once my back was to him, I exhaled a breath of relief, even as the soundtrack of the lawn mower continued behind me.
I knew I should head back inside. Yet I stalled, sorting through the various envelopes—nothing but junk and bills. When the mower abruptly cut off, my mind instantly went back to the fantasy that had played on repeat for days. I made the mistake of glancing over my shoulder at the exact moment Jaxon leaned over and moved some sticks that had been in his way. Even with the brief distance between us, I could see the defined corded muscles of his back. The slight pink hue to his skin told me he’d been out in the sun a while—probably a typical man, not wearing sunscreen.
I pulled my bottom lip between my teeth as I imagined massaging suntan lotion into his skin or aloe to treat the sunburn. Sweet fucking Jesus.
Before I could stop myself, I opened my mouth. “Put some clothes on, for the love of God! You’re scaring the neighbors.” Or turning them the fuck on, and they don’t have time to rub one out.
Jaxon turned around at the sound of my voice. Fuck, the front is even better! He crossed his arms so that the muscles in his biceps tensed, drawing my eyes directly to them. I followed the drops of sweat that dripped down his skin. Seriously, it was unfair that this man looked like a fucking god. When did he even have time to work out? If he wasn’t home, he was typically at work or at my sister’s—not that I knew his schedule or anything.
My mouth went dry because every drop of moisture in my body went straight to my panties. I rubbed my thighs together, trying to relieve the ache that blossomed.
When my eyes lifted, I met his. He had the audacity to smirk at me as if asking if I liked what I saw. I just rolled my eyes. The man knew he was hot—no need to stroke his ego.
“You know, that’s funny. I hear something quite different.” He started walking closer to me, and my breath hitched. “I hear I have a little fan club that meets once a week over there.” He pointed his finger at my house.
Fuck! I clenched my fists by my side, nearly crushing my mail, and gritted my teeth. “I’m going to kill my brother-in-law.” I knew Finn had to be the reason he knew. There was no way that Lauren would have told him nor Tweedledee and Tweedledum, also known as Dani and Haylee. I’d made the mistake of mentioning it to the girls once, and they made it a point to stop by on Saturday mornings for the view. So that narrowed it down to one other person.
Jaxon threw his head back in laughter, and it only furthered my scowl at him.
“Does the sacred vow of marriage mean nothing,” I exclaimed.
The laughter died down, and his brow furrowed in confusion. “I’m not sure I follow.”
“You know, the sacred vow of marriage.”
“Yeah, I’m familiar with it, thanks,” he bit out. His confused expression shouldn’t bother me, yet I explained further.
I placed my hands on my hips and continued. “Well, Lauren and I share DNA, so I’m included in that, too. Therefore, anything I tell Lauren or Lauren does, she may tell Finn. However, the buck stops there. He’s supposed to become a vault.”
He shook his head and mumbled something I couldn’t quite make out. “And what, bro code means nothing?”
“Nope,” I said, popping the p sound. “Twin card trumps that.”
He rubbed his temples with his stretched thumb and middle finger. “Okay, whatever. You can take your crazy talk away so I can finish mowing. Some of us have shit to do.”
I ignored the dig and turned, heading back to my house, when Jaxon shouted, “Oh, and Kate? If you’re gonna stare, maybe next time you can bring me a lemonade. I don’t put on a show for free.”
I flung my middle finger in the air at him, and the sound of the mower soon drowned his smug laughter.