Private Affairs

183 Pages·2010·0.65 MB·English

by  Carrington Tori

Bestselling author Tori Carrington introduces Private Scandals, a new miniseries
filled with lust, betrayal…and scandal like you’ve never seen it!
When Troy, Ari and Bryna Metaxas realize their business—and family—is on
the brink of ruin, how far will they go to save them?
Find out in…
Private Sessions
(October 2010)
Private Affairs
(November 2010)
Private Parts
(December 2010)
Dear Reader,
First loves, second chances… There’s just something thrilling about this popular
theme, isn’t there? We thoroughly enjoyed revisiting it in this second book in
our Private Scandals miniseries…stamping it, of course, with our own sizzling-
hot brand!
In Private Affairs, sexy Palmer DeVoe returns to Earnest, Washington, a
different man than he was years before. Only one thing remains the same—his
bone-deep need for first love Penelope Weaver. And it appears absence only
makes the sex grow hotter. Despite all the heartache Penelope has endured,
Palmer is the one who introduced her to white-hot sex and heart-pounding
love…and proves he’s still more than capable of providing and stirring both. Her
physical reaction to him gives her away every time their paths cross. But can she
handle it if he leaves again…?
We hope you enjoy Palmer and Penelope’s sizzling and sometimes heart-
wrenching journey toward sexily-ever-after. We’d love to hear what you think.
Contact us at P.O. Box 12271, Toledo, OH 43612 (we’ll respond with a signed
bookplate, newsletter and bookmark), or visit us on the web at
www.toricarrington.net.
Here’s wishing you love, romance and hot reading.
Lori & Tony Karayianni
aka Tori Carrington
Tori Carrington
PRIVATE AFFAIRS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Multi-award-winning, bestselling authors Lori Schlachter Karayianni and Tony Karayianni are the power
behind the pen name Tori Carrington. Their more than forty-five titles include numerous Blaze miniseries,
as well as the ongoing Sofie Metropolis comedic mystery series with another publisher. Visit
www.toricarrington.net and www.sofiemetro.com for more information on the duo and their titles.
Books by Tori Carrington
HARLEQUIN BLAZE
137—INDECENT
145—WICKED
212—POSSESSION
243—OBSESSION
249—SUBMISSION
335—TAKEN
359—DANGEROUS…
377—SHAMELESS
433—RECKLESS
439—RESTLESS
445—A FEW GOOD MEN
471—BRANDED
483—UNBRIDLED
513—BLAZING BEDTIME STORIES, VOLUME III
“The Body That Launched a Thousand Ships”
568—PRIVATE SESSIONS
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And, as always, to Brenda Chin, a warm and wonderful constant in an
ever-changing world.
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
1

H . S
OT O VERY HOT…
She lay against the picnic blanket and restlessly watched as he fanned his hand
across her trembling belly, taking in her nakedness after he’d popped the buttons
down the front of her dress. The material glided from her skin. She wasn’t
wearing a bra, which left him to concentrate on the scrap of pink cotton that kept
her from being completely at the mercy of his hungry gaze. He slid his thumbs
under the thin straps at her hips, slowly, ever so slowly, sliding her panties down
until she was finally free from them. She moved to close her legs and he made a
small sound of objection, instead coaxing her to open to him. She wriggled as
the summer sun and his attention warmed her delicate flesh.
Then he was touching her…
Fingers stroked, probed, invaded, bringing her a pleasure that surely couldn’t
be real…
He leaned in, covering her mouth with his.
Too wet…too cloying…
She turned her head and he licked her ear instead.
No, no, she wanted to whisper. Down…there…
Penelope Weaver awakened with a start. Panting. Only it wasn’t she who was
out of breath. Or even the man that had been featured in her dream, as he was so
often lately.
Instead, she stared at the blurry outline of her golden retriever/border collie
mix and blanched away from his awful breath.