Read Online Her Fictional Fling: Scandals in Scotland Contemporary Romance Series Book 1 by Jo Summers - Free Book Online Page A
Authors: Jo Summers
Tags: sexy contemporary romance, Contemporary Romance, Scotland, wealthy hero, viking hero, movie star hero, international romance
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once she’d had a chance to read over the dreck she’d written.
“Just up ahead, lass,” the driver tossed over his shoulder in the thick Scottish brogue Andi loved. Hearing Colin’s flawless version of the accent the night before, reciting dialogue from her own story after they got back to his condo, had given her a thrill like no other. She hated to admit it, but she’d do just about anything to hear it again. Maybe it wasn’t such a bad idea to spend the afternoon with him. Besides, she was only in the country for a week. Whatever happened during that time, she’d just file away as “research” and go back to her normal life in the U.S.
Back to her normal, mundane life.
As she pressed her forehead against the cool window to admire the rich green landscape and the gray clouds above, a deep sense of emptiness flooded through her.
The feelings Colin stirred up in her may have been unwelcome at first, and sure, they scared the living daylights out of her, but she couldn’t ignore the fact that they’d also awakened pieces of her she’d locked away in darkness since she had last been with Jared. And, unlike when Jared had touched her, Colin had a gentleness and a way of handling her that made her feel…incredibly aroused, yes, but also…safe. His exterior persona hid that tender side of him from the world, but he’d let her see it. Whether it was his intention or not, he had let her in, and what she’d perceived of him was so different from what the tabloids portrayed that she began to second-guess everything she’d read about him during her online search. Not that she believed all of that stuff to begin with, but it was easy to see he’d had his share of women, like any other young playboy actor. She supposed his well-documented behavior before he’d met his ex-fiancée was normal for a guy in his position, and she didn’t judge him for it, but it didn’t suit her, either.
She believed in true love, in faithfulness and loyalty and sacrifice—all the things that saturated the romance in her novels.
Despite her awareness that life wasn’t a romance novel, Andi truly believed that every woman deserved those things from a worthy man.
Jared had given her every material thing she could ever want, even as he gradually but surely removed everything intangible that mattered to her. Their time in bed had been anything but special, but Jared made sure Andi knew that it was her fault, and blamed it on her lack of experience. The blame had sunk in and eaten away at her until sex with him had become something to be endured while she made up grocery lists and stories in her head.
But what about passion?
Was it possible to have all of the things she valued in a man, as well as passion?
Or was that fantasy, reserved for the characters in her books? If she was to continue writing, to continue giving her readers something to hope for, she needed to know; and Colin was a convenient way for her to find out.
“Here we are, my dear,” the driver called out loudly, causing Andi to jump. She’d been so wrapped up in her thoughts she must have missed a good portion of the ride to the set.
He grinned at her in the mirror. “Sorry miss,” he said before opening his door and coming around to get hers. He held out his elbow so she could lift herself over the muddy ground.
“Little soggy, I’m afraid. The land’s beautiful because of it, but the rain’s steady here. Mind your step, lass.”
Andi did a small jump over a muddy hole in the ground onto the closest thing she could find to dry grass. Once she had her footing, the driver released her arm, nodded at her, and headed back to his car to resume his normal duties.
As soon as he left her side, Andi looked out over the landscape and the view made her catch her breath. She’d seen pictures of the Scottish countryside before, and had used them, combined with descriptions from her collection of research books, to build the settings for her stories, but none of
“Just up ahead, lass,” the driver tossed over his shoulder in the thick Scottish brogue Andi loved. Hearing Colin’s flawless version of the accent the night before, reciting dialogue from her own story after they got back to his condo, had given her a thrill like no other. She hated to admit it, but she’d do just about anything to hear it again. Maybe it wasn’t such a bad idea to spend the afternoon with him. Besides, she was only in the country for a week. Whatever happened during that time, she’d just file away as “research” and go back to her normal life in the U.S.
Back to her normal, mundane life.
As she pressed her forehead against the cool window to admire the rich green landscape and the gray clouds above, a deep sense of emptiness flooded through her.
The feelings Colin stirred up in her may have been unwelcome at first, and sure, they scared the living daylights out of her, but she couldn’t ignore the fact that they’d also awakened pieces of her she’d locked away in darkness since she had last been with Jared. And, unlike when Jared had touched her, Colin had a gentleness and a way of handling her that made her feel…incredibly aroused, yes, but also…safe. His exterior persona hid that tender side of him from the world, but he’d let her see it. Whether it was his intention or not, he had let her in, and what she’d perceived of him was so different from what the tabloids portrayed that she began to second-guess everything she’d read about him during her online search. Not that she believed all of that stuff to begin with, but it was easy to see he’d had his share of women, like any other young playboy actor. She supposed his well-documented behavior before he’d met his ex-fiancée was normal for a guy in his position, and she didn’t judge him for it, but it didn’t suit her, either.
She believed in true love, in faithfulness and loyalty and sacrifice—all the things that saturated the romance in her novels.
Despite her awareness that life wasn’t a romance novel, Andi truly believed that every woman deserved those things from a worthy man.
Jared had given her every material thing she could ever want, even as he gradually but surely removed everything intangible that mattered to her. Their time in bed had been anything but special, but Jared made sure Andi knew that it was her fault, and blamed it on her lack of experience. The blame had sunk in and eaten away at her until sex with him had become something to be endured while she made up grocery lists and stories in her head.
But what about passion?
Was it possible to have all of the things she valued in a man, as well as passion?
Or was that fantasy, reserved for the characters in her books? If she was to continue writing, to continue giving her readers something to hope for, she needed to know; and Colin was a convenient way for her to find out.
“Here we are, my dear,” the driver called out loudly, causing Andi to jump. She’d been so wrapped up in her thoughts she must have missed a good portion of the ride to the set.
He grinned at her in the mirror. “Sorry miss,” he said before opening his door and coming around to get hers. He held out his elbow so she could lift herself over the muddy ground.
“Little soggy, I’m afraid. The land’s beautiful because of it, but the rain’s steady here. Mind your step, lass.”
Andi did a small jump over a muddy hole in the ground onto the closest thing she could find to dry grass. Once she had her footing, the driver released her arm, nodded at her, and headed back to his car to resume his normal duties.
As soon as he left her side, Andi looked out over the landscape and the view made her catch her breath. She’d seen pictures of the Scottish countryside before, and had used them, combined with descriptions from her collection of research books, to build the settings for her stories, but none of
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