Roxanne D. Howard
Roxanne D. Howard is a U.S. Army veteran who has a bachelor's degree in Psychology and English. She loves to read poetry, classical literature, and Stephen King. Also, she is an avid Star Wars fan, musical theater nut, and marine biology geek. Roxanne resides in the western U.S., and when she's not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children. Roxanne loves to hear from her readers, and encourages you to contact her via her website and social media.
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ER nurse Sonnet Mendoza's new housemate Griffith Parker proves
there is more to a man than meets the eye, and shows her there's more to life
than just her career.
ALWAYS FAITHFUL
Sheltered and cosseted, Sonnet Mendoza abided by her papi’s wishes
her whole life: no boys, studies first and always. Now an ER nurse in a busy
Chicago hospital, medical school is so close Sonnet can taste it. Just like her
father always wanted. Just like she can taste all the things she wants—like
Griffith Parker, the man of her dreams and her new housemate.
Working “graves” in a large hospital as a security guard while
attending the police academy during the day doesn’t leave ex-Marine Griffith
Parker any personal time, but after meeting the beautiful Sonnet Mendoza,
business as usual is anything but. Sassy, smart…and interested in him, too?
Except, she’s made an art of keeping her distance, and she’s been clear that
her plans don’t include him. But the heart wants what the heart wants. His
wants Sonnet. He’ll put it on the line to win her.
Griffith took the proffered mug of
coffee with a grateful grin, and went out to his car. She was curled in the
armchair, reading a medical journal article on the benefits of holistic
medicine when he came back inside. In one hand he had a run-down red power
drill. In the other, he lifted what looked like a black bike rack.
“Is
it okay if I put this up? I’ll remove it and fill in the holes when I leave.”
She
set her new mug of coffee on the table. “Um, sure. What is it, exactly?”
“A
Rogue.”
“A
what? Like the character in X-Men?”
He
gave her a lopsided grin. “No, c’mon. I’ll show you.”
She
followed him to the open archway where the living room led into the dining
room. He looked around the ceiling, and lifted a hand to knock on the wall partition
above them. It made a solid sound. “Here should be perfect. There’s enough
space for it below the wainscot.”
“For
what?” she asked, confused.
He
chuckled, positioned the black rack-like thing on the wall above them, and held
it still.
“Oh, it’s a pull-up bar?”
“Yep.”
The
loud, electric whirr of the power drill echoed as he fixed the pull-up bar to
the wall space above them. She watched his strong legs as he stood on a chair
securing the last screws. He yanked on the bar a little to ensure it was in
place, and patted the wall. “That ought to do it.” He jumped down from the
chair and set the power drill on it. “Want to see it in action?”
He’d
need to jump a few feet in order to even hold onto it. “If you can reach that
thing and still do pull-ups, be my guest. I’ve got to see this.”
Griffith
chuckled and ducked his head as he peeled off his T-shirt. She did her best not
to salivate at the sight of his hard body. The man was all muscle, and didn’t
have an ounce of fat on him.
“Don’t
want to get sweat on it.” He winked at her, balled the shirt up, and set it on
the chair. But Sonnet wasn’t listening, her eyes remained glued to his
impossible muscles as he jumped up, clutched the bar, and crossed his ankles.
He started doing pull-ups.
She
folded her arms and stared. Hell, she couldn’t pretend not to, even out of
courtesy. Her pussy throbbed, and she clenched her thighs together to soothe
the ache. “One,” she joked when he got to ten.
“Hey,
shut it, you. These are, ugh, hard to do.”
A
small trickle of sweat trailed past the long, faded scars between his
shoulders, along the center of his spine, and the crazy image of licking off
the droplet filled her brain. “I’ll take your word for it, and let you do all
the work.”
“Fine
by me,” he grunted, and dropped back down. “And that’s how it’s done.”
Sonnet Coupled
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Thanks for sharing,
Tina
1 comment:
Thanks for having me, Tina! I'm always available to answer questions and love to spotlight other authors on my blog. :)
All the best,
Roxanne
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