This is an exclusive sneak peek of Playboy Pilot.
(A standalone novel)
Release date 9/19/2016
A Contemporary Romance novel
New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors
Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
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Excerpt
The driver began to shout something
in Portuguese. The way his finger was wagging, I assumed he was telling the
person that the cab was full. But the passenger didn’t listen. Next thing I
knew, I was sitting next to someone in the back seat.
Someone wearing a uniform.
Captain Carter Clynes in the flesh.
He turned to face me with a wicked
grin on his face. “My layover just got more interesting.”
Damn.
He seemed to have grown that stubble overnight.
“How was your flight, Perky? Did you
enjoy the ride I gave you?”
“My shirt’s dry. I think you can
drop the Perky.”
His eyes lowered to my breasts. Of
course, my nipples were standing at full attention since the sheen of sweat on
my skin had met the cool air-conditioning inside the cab.
Carter scrubbed his hands over his
face. “Damn. You weren’t kidding about those things. I haven’t slept in
eighteen hours, and they just woke me up. I think they’re contagious, and I’m fucking perky now.”
“That’s not really an appropriate
thing to say to a woman you just met, you know.”
“We didn’t just meet. This is our
third date.”
“Third date?”
“I bought you dinner in an elegant
restaurant for our first one and took you up for a plane ride for our second
one. Those were damn good dates. Some women would kill for that kind of
lavishness. Seems fitting date three we should be heading to a hotel.” He
winked.
I wasn’t sure if it was the time
change, my being tired from restless sleep on the plane, or if it was possible
this man could say anything and I
wouldn’t be offended. Why am I not I
offended?
When I didn’t respond, he continued.
“I’m glad I saw you. Didn’t think I would ever see you again.”
“That might be because you didn’t
look for me.”
“I never thought you’d actually take
my suggestion and fly to Brazil.”
I mumbled. “Neither did I.”
The cab driver interrupted, looking
between us to ask, “You share cab, yes?”
Surprising me, Carter answered. In Portuguese. The language that sounded
choppy and frustrating just two minutes ago, suddenly sounded sexy and
romantic.
He turned back to me in English.
“What hotel are you staying at?”
“I was just trying to figure that
out with a little help from Google. Do you have one to recommend?”
“You trust me to pick out where
you’ll stay tonight?”
I considered his question for a
minute. It was illogical, that much I knew, but I did trust him to pick my hotel. Lord knows why. “I think I do.”
That response earned me another sexy
grin that had me more excited than I’d been in the last year.
Almost a half-hour later, we were
finally off the highway and traveling into what looked like a residential
neighborhood. “Barra da Tijuca.” I read the street sign aloud.
“Very good. I should probably warn
you. It’s probably not the type of hotel you’re used to.”
“What does that mean?”
“You look like you’re more of the
luxury chain with a spa type of woman, that’s all.”
Even though that was exactly what
I’d typed into Google, when he said it that way, it sounded like a bad thing.
It made me defensive. “And what’s wrong with a luxury hotel? Sometimes a girl
needs a massage and a soak in a nice bathtub while traveling.”
“Well, you certainly won’t be
getting either of those where we’re heading.” Carter caught my eye. “Unless I’m
the one doing the massaging, that is.”
I blushed, which caused Carter to
chuckle. “You really are fucking adorable. I’m not sure what’s sexier, the fact
that you’re up for letting me take you on this little adventure, or that you
secretly like the thought of me giving you a massage.”
“I do not!” My quick, defensive
response only confirmed he was right.
He leaned to me. “Do, too.”
“You’re off base.”
“That’s a shame. I’ve been told I’m
really good with my hands.” He held out his hands in front of him, examining
them. Big hands. Hands that looked
like he used them to do some actual work when he wasn’t flying a plane.
Damn.
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Blurb
From
the New York Times bestselling authors of Stuck-Up Suit and Cocky Bastard, comes a sexy new standalone novel.
Money or love? Which would you choose?
You probably just answered the question in your head thinking it's an easy decision.
For me, it's not. Did I mention it's a lot of money? A hell of a lot.
I needed to go far away to think it through.
As I embarked on an impulsive trip, I hit a detour when I met sexy Carter in the airport lounge. We struck up a heated conversation.
Then, he left.
I thought I'd never see him again.
But fate had other plans.
Surprise! He was the pilot of my flight.
The bigger surprise was the adventure that followed after the plane landed.
Carter was dangerous and always on the move.
Even though our connection was magnetic, I knew it was only temporary.
He would give me tickets, and I would follow him around the world to exotic places.
A bevvy of flight attendant exes and rumors about Carter's reputation were never far behind.
I didn't know what to believe.
But I was addicted. Nothing else mattered anymore. And I was going to get hurt. Because a part of me wanted to be the one to finally ground the playboy pilot.
At the very least, he was taking me on a thrilling ride.
All good things must come to an end, right?
Except our ending was one I didn't see coming.
Money or love? Which would you choose?
You probably just answered the question in your head thinking it's an easy decision.
For me, it's not. Did I mention it's a lot of money? A hell of a lot.
I needed to go far away to think it through.
As I embarked on an impulsive trip, I hit a detour when I met sexy Carter in the airport lounge. We struck up a heated conversation.
Then, he left.
I thought I'd never see him again.
But fate had other plans.
Surprise! He was the pilot of my flight.
The bigger surprise was the adventure that followed after the plane landed.
Carter was dangerous and always on the move.
Even though our connection was magnetic, I knew it was only temporary.
He would give me tickets, and I would follow him around the world to exotic places.
A bevvy of flight attendant exes and rumors about Carter's reputation were never far behind.
I didn't know what to believe.
But I was addicted. Nothing else mattered anymore. And I was going to get hurt. Because a part of me wanted to be the one to finally ground the playboy pilot.
At the very least, he was taking me on a thrilling ride.
All good things must come to an end, right?
Except our ending was one I didn't see coming.
Meet Penelope Ward
Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall
Street Journal bestselling author of eleven novels. Her books have placed on
the New York Times bestseller list fourteen times. She is the proud mother of a
beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism (the inspiration for the character
Callie in Gemini) and a 10-year-old boy. Penelope, her husband and kids reside
in Rhode Island.
Other books from Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
Stuck-Up Suit
Cocky Bastard
Other books from Penelope Ward
Neighbor Dearest
Stepbrother Dearest
RoomHate
Sins of Sevin
Jake Undone (Jake #1)
My Skylar
Jake Understood (Jake #2)
Gemini
Meet Vi Keeland
Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal
Bestselling author. With more than a million books sold, her titles have
appeared in over fifty Bestseller lists and are currently translated in ten
languages. She lives in New York with her husband and their three children
where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age
six.
Other books from Vi Keeland
Life on Stage series (2 standalone books)
Beat
Throb
MMA Fighter series (3 standalone books)
Worth the Fight
Worth the Chance
Worth Forgiving
The Cole Series (2 book serial)
Belong to You
Made for You
Standalone novels
Bossman
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