Bad
for Me
Rock Canyon # 5
Rock Canyon # 5
By: Codi Gary
Releasing April 7, 2015
Avon Impulse
Codi Gary returns with another fabulous
Rock Canyon romance: when veteran marine Everett Silverton meets the town’s
smooth-voiced DJ Callie Jacobsen, sparks fly—but is passion enough to give
these wounded souls another chance at love?
Callie
Jacobsen isn't about to open her heart to just anyone. Not so very long ago,
trusting someone changed her life forever—and not in a fun way. Now she's
better off focusing on her career, her friends, and her dog. So when former
Marine Everett Silverton takes an interest in her, Callie's more than a little
wary. No matter how charming he is, men are a bad idea. In fact, she's got the
scars to prove it.
But
Everett isn't convinced Callie should shut everyone out—especially not him. He
may be a hero to the people of Rock Canyon, but he's got his own demons, and he
bets they're not that different from Callie's. Still, he knows it's going to
take more than chemistry to get her to let her guard down. Everett will do
whatever it takes to show her she's safe with him. All she has to do is take a
chance, take a step … and take his hand.
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An obsessive
bookworm, CODI GARY likes to write sexy small-town contemporary romances with
humor, grand gestures, and blush-worthy moments. When she’s not writing, she
can be found reading her favorite authors, squealing over her must-watch shows,
and playing with her children. She lives in Idaho with her family.
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Excerpt
“I’ve almost got it.”
“Thank you. This was really nice of
you, especially when I haven’t given you a reason to be.”
Everett looked up at her, wiping
the rain off his face so he could meet her gaze. “You seem to assume that just
because people are kind to you, they want something. Sometimes people help
because it’s the right thing to do.”
Her gaze shifted away, and he went
back to tightening the nuts on the wheel. He’d said his piece, but knew he
wasn’t going to convince Callie with words that his intentions were honorable.
He had to prove it to her.
When he finished, he released the
jack and gathered up all the tools, sliding them back in the spare tire kit.
“I’ll put this and the new tire in the back, and you’ll be good to go. I’ll
haul this one off to the dump for you.”
She knelt down next to him and took
the kit from him, their fingers brushing. Despite the chill of their skin, heat
sizzled between them, sending a shot of awareness down his throat. Her blonde
curls were wet and falling out of her messy top knot, and drops of rain were
clinging to her cheeks. Before he could stop himself, he traced the pad of his
thumb across one, catching the cool droplet on his skin. Her amber eyes
widened, and he dropped his hand, cursing his impulse.
“Sorry. You had something on your
cheek.”
Callie cleared her throat and stood
up. “It’s okay.”
He climbed to his feet and couldn’t
help wondering if she’d felt something too. Was that why she kept pulling away?
But if she didn’t want him, why was
he pushing?
Because
she doesn’t treat you like a defective puppy she’d have to fix.
Grabbing her spare tire from the
back of his truck, he slid it into the back of her Jeep. She stood back as he
closed the door, and he could tell she was nervous—her hands kept twisting.
“Well, you’re all set. You should
get home and change out of those wet clothes. If you get sick, I’ll have to
listen to one of those ridiculous weekend deejays, and they play nothing but
crap.”
Everett started to head back to his
truck, but she caught his hand. “Hey.”
Just the touch of her hand sent his
heart from a trot to a gallop. He loved the way her soft skin wrapped around
his.
Facing her, he waited, afraid to
move a muscle and scare her off.
But she moved so fast, he wasn’t
prepared when her lips brushed the scarred side of his face. He stiffened as
the warmth seeped through his cheek, his stomach twisting up as a thousand
thoughts and insecurities made him wince. Had the roughness repelled her? Why
hadn’t she picked the untouched side?
“Thank you. For being kind.”
Callie dropped his hand and ran to
her car, as if afraid he would come after her. As she started it and pulled
forward, he was finally able to move again, backing up a ways to watch her
disappear down the road.
Everett’s hand came up to rest
against his cheek, and he realized that he’d lied to Callie when he said he
didn’t want anything from her.
He wanted everything.
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