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Lust In Translation
Love is the universal language
Jaime Cruz has a to-do list a mile long. She needs to get back to her hometown, find a new teaching position and a place to live, and ensure all the preparations for her sister’s big wedding go off perfectly. Good thing she’s organized and has a strict itinerary. But when her ride across country insists she have fun along the way, her plans and schedule go out the window…literarily and figuratively.
Workaholic Xavier Moreau is taking an uncharacteristic vacation to drive across America to see all the places his mother loved. He didn’t expect to have the world’s biggest backseat driver riding shotgun, but he can’t really refuse to take his best friend’s future sister-in-law with him when the wedding they’re both in is a shared destination. Pushing Jaime’s buttons is more fun than Xavier’s had in a long time, but getting the luscious control freak to let go soon has him questioning his own future.
REVIEWS
An unforgettable ride full of sizzling hot, clashing sparks!!! - Best Book, Long and Short Reviews – LAS Romance Reviews
Attraction sparks between these opposites, but it is going take a whole lot more for them to find their way to happily ever after. Bayley-Burke's newest is a crazy and sexy ride from Washington DC to Oregon. Readers will eagerly turn the pages as they wait to see what happens next. From haunted B&Bs and whore-houses to a petting zoo, her main characters are on the road - and the romance - of a lifetime. - Romantic Times Book Reviews, 4 stars
The sexual attraction between the main characters is sizzling. - Love Romances and More
You seriously must read this book! It is that damn good. Who the hell doesn’t like a hero who speaks French even when he’s having a sexy dream and is talking in his sleep? Who can’t appreciate a heroine who can talk dirty in something like seven different languages? These are people I want to know and be friends with in real life. People you know are going to make you smile and laugh until your sides ache. People who will go hiking with you or wait until you get that perfect picture. – Guilty Pleasures, Slick
The book is light, fun. I love road trips with unusual stops and they go to a "sex-museum".... enough said!! – Books Are My Best Friend Forever
Sweet and angsty and funny! What a pleasure to read. – My Book Addiction
I loved every second of this book. I loved Jamie and Xavier! I loved their banter and stops along the way! This was a fantastic read for me! – Short and Sassy
This book was super fun and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a light hearted read. This is the perfect book to end the summer! – Fern’s Book Blog
What do you get when you cross an uptight woman who wants to get from point A to point B in the shortest possible line in the fastest time legally allowed with a laid-back man who controls the wheels and wants to park them at every tourist dive following the craziest route imaginable? Motive for murder? You get a light-hearted romance to refresh your library between the other romances you enjoy. – Charlene, Goodreads
Thursday, September 14, 2017
A Little Lust In Translation
LUST IN TRANSLATION
"Cross a meandering playboy with a studious control freak driving cross country and you have a plot that is fresh, fun, and blatantly sexy!" 5 stars, Slick Reads at Guilty Pleasures
**Blog Exclusive Excerpt**
The sky darkened and the storm that had been threatening for the past few hours loomed in the distance. Xavier must have sensed it too. He’d raised the roof of the convertible, closing them in the small space with no distractions from the conversation they needed to have. But even with over an hour of driving behind them, she still hadn’t figured out how to talk him into getting her to Oregon as fast as possible.
She turned in her seat and pulled out her travel folder, then placed it on her lap. Inside were the maps of three different routes they could take, with hotel stops marked along the way. She’d taken the drive so many times she barely needed them anymore, but it was always best to be prepared.
“What do you have there?” Xavier’s deep voice slid over her like molten chocolate over a truffle.
Truffles. Like the white chocolate version Allison had ordered for the wedding. Jaime blinked and steered her mind back to business.
“Driving directions. Since we got a late start and it looks like a storm up ahead, I think we should stop in Pittsburgh for the night. If the weather holds we might be able to make it to Ohio.”
His hands tightened on the steering wheel, his knuckles turning white. “How long were you thinking it would take us to get across the country?”
“Less than three days if we drive in shifts and get lucky with the weather. I don’t mind driving in the dark as long as it’s clear, but when it storms I’d rather be inside.”
“I don’t think we should get too caught up in the details, J’aime. It’s far too restricting.”
“It’s much more efficient this way.”
The muscles in his neck flexed as he swallowed. “I think we should stop sooner rather than later. That way we can get a few things straight before we head out tomorrow.”
Her eyebrows shot up. “Such as?”
“I’m not driving three thousand miles to get somewhere; I actually want to see the country. I won’t be driving at night, or in a hurry. I want to enjoy the trip. You should too.”
She opened her mouth to speak, but wasn’t sure which argument to make. It wasn’t that she was against enjoying the trip. It just didn’t serve the purpose of getting to Oregon.
She had to get there soon so she could start networking her way into a teaching position and find an apartment. She’d been on her own far too long to live at home for more than a couple weeks.
“This is an adventure. When was the last time you did something exciting? Something just to enjoy it?”
She couldn’t come up with a single instance, but would die before admitting it. “My life has plenty of excitement.”
He smirked. “Tell me about it.”
Clearing her throat, she offered up the graduation party she’d chaperoned, carefully omitting the fistfight that had broken out in the parking lot.
“That’s work. Do you ever enjoy yourself away from the kids?”
Again she felt like a fish, her mouth gaping open. “I run and I taught rock-climbing classes.” He looked thoroughly unconvinced she’d ever experienced elation. “Teaching is fun for me.”
“But what do you do for you, J’aime?”
Lightning flashed in the distance, illuminating angry clouds and a horizon blurred by driving rain. Electricity crackled in the atmosphere, the current flowing through the dense, humid air. She spied a road sign as they barreled down the freeway. Ten miles to Bedford. She checked her notes to see if they could stop there.
“What are you doing?” His voice held a mocking quality she didn’t appreciate.
“Looking to see if there is a Holiday Motel in Bedford. The weather looks pretty nasty up ahead.” The thunderous skies above them loomed ominously, waiting to release their fury.
“We’re not staying in a motel.”
“I have a preferred-customer account there. For every ten nights I stay, I get a night free.” Jaime rifled through the papers, looking for the list of participating motels along their route. “There isn’t a Holiday Motel in Bedford, so we’ll have to keep going. The closest one is in Mt. Pleasant, but that is barely an hour from Pittsburgh, so we might as well go all the way.”
“J’aime, can I see that folder?” He held out his large hand, never taking his attention from the road.
“While you’re driving?” To emphasize her point, large raindrops began to splatter on the windshield.
“I want a better look at that map on the top of the page.”
Reluctantly, she slipped the folder into his hand. He set it on his lap and pressed a button to lower the window. Before she could decide what he was up to, he’d slid her folder out the cracked window.
“Hey!” she yelled, the seatbelt cutting into her shoulder as she turned to watch the pages fluttering behind them. “That was mine. And littering is a huge fine, I’ll have you know.”
“Do you feel better?” A drum roll of thunder underscored his words.
“Better? I’m in a car with a crazy man who just dumped our itinerary in the middle of the road.”
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