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Authors: Holly Jacobs

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Lust.

That’s what it felt like.

I hadn’t had a good case of lust in a while. But I was pretty sure that I remembered how if felt and this was it.

“Quincy,” he said, soft and low.

Yes
, I wanted to say.

Oh, yes
.

I’ve read that when someone experiences death they want to make love just to prove they’re still alive, to prove that they can still feel something.

I think my lust for this cop went deeper than just a need to prove I was alive. It might have been a need to prove I still had a libido, but mainly I think it had something to do with a long, hard orgasm.

I was almost forty and I’d read enough magazine articles to know that meant I was reaching my sexual prime.

Only it had been a long time since I’d been primed.

This guy was making remember how much I enjoyed a good priming.

“Yes,” I said out loud. Hoping he’d say,
let’s forget about the dead body and get you home to bed
.

Oh, yeah. I wanted him to tuck me in, then tuck himself right next to me.

Naked.

“Quincy,” he said again, “by any chance you have an alibi for last night?”

“An alibi?” I squeaked, all lust-filled thoughts fleeing from my head.

Alibi?

Rats.

I knew what that meant.

I watch
Law and Order
,
Law and Order SVU
, and
Law and Order Criminal Intent
. Is that all? I might be forgetting one, but that’s understandable, given my circumstances.

Oh, and I watch
CSI
.

All that television meant I knew that cops didn’t ask witnesses for alibis.

They asked suspects for them.

I was a murder suspect.

 

And w
atch for Book #3, Spruced Up: A Maid in LA (Holiday) Mystery Novella this holiday season!

 

 

BIO

 

Holly Jacobs leads a life full of romance and adventure. From skydiving to jet-setting around Europe, from snorkeling in coral reefs to writing while wearing beautiful silk peignoir sets and popping chocolate bonbons, Holly Jacobs leads a life that is the epitome of romance.

Well, my fictional life sounds more interesting, but not better than my real life. Really, I'm the happily married mother of four. I write for H
arlequin and Montlake Romance.

You can visit me at
http://www.HollyJacobs.com
.

 

Other Kindle Books by Holly Jacobs:

 

Maid in LA Series:

Book #1
Steamed: A Maid in LA Mystery

Book#2
Dusted: A Maid in LA Mystery

Book #3
Spruced Up: A Maid in LA Holiday Novella

Book #4 Swept Up: A Maid in LA Mystery

 

Everything But… Series:

Everything But a Groom

Everything But a Bride

Everything But a Wedding

Everything But a Christmas Eve

Everything But a Mother

Everything But a Dog

 

WLVH Series:

Pickup Lines

Lovehandles

Night Calls

Laugh Lines

 

Nothing But Short Story Series:

Nothing But Love

Nothing But Heart

Nothing But Luck

 

Whedon Series:

Unexpected Gifts

A One-of-a-Kind Family

Homecoming Day

A Father’s Name

 

Valley Ridge Series
:

You Are Invited…
A Valley Ridge Wedding

April Showers,
A Valley Ridge Wedding

A Walk Down the Aisle
,
A Valley Ridge Wedding

A Valley Ridge Christmas

 

American Dads:

Once Upon a Thanksgiving

Once Upon a Christmas

Once Upon a Valentine’s

 

Wedding Mishaps:

How to Catch a Groom

How to Hunt a Husband

 

Also available:

Found and Lo
st
(working title
: Can’t Find No
Body
)

The House on Briar Hill Road

Same Time Next Summer

Confessions of a Party Crasher

The 100-Year Itch

 

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