A widow with two grown children, Linda Clayton is ready to let loose and have some fun. Jilted at a party, she met a younger man, Vaughn Reagan. He has an active imagination and allures her into his life by tempting her with seductive games.
Single again, Linda Clayton is ready to let loose and have some fun. Jilted at a party, she met a younger man, Vaughn Reagan. He has an active imagination and allures her into his life by tempting her with seductive games.
Vaughn is thrilled to find a woman who doesn’t want children. He offers Linda a job so he can spend his days with her. Now, if he could only convince her to forget their age difference and enjoy the nights in his arms.
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"So you live around here, too?"
"Next door." He pointed over her right shoulder. She turned, and her arm brushed his shirt.
A sweet fragrance tickled his senses, almost the same scent as fresh-baked cookies. He drew in a deeper breath and identified the alluring scent.
Vanilla.
His mouth watered for a taste.
She glanced back over her shoulder. The sexy pose plunged his heart into overdrive. "That really is close."
"Yes, and it provides an easy way to escape the boring company of fools." He forced himself to step around her and held out his hand. "Why don’t you run away with me?"
Her hair caught by the wind blew across her face and blocked his ability to read her expression.
She shoved the silky auburn strands out of her eyes and frowned. "That’s not a very good idea. I don’t even know you."
"Yes, but are you sure you’d like to return to the party?" He read the answer on her face. The light from the sliding glass door lit the frown forming on her lips and the subtle narrowing of her eyes.
The notion of her going home with him caused excitement to race through him, and he tried to remember if the place appeared presentable.
"No, but if forced to choose between the devil I know and the devil I don’t . . ." She strolled forward and laid her hands in his. "I guess you win."
"Good, you won’t regret it."
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Youthful Temptations
Fleeing from the worst date ever, Linda Clayton meets Vaughn Reagan at a party. Following her awful date to a company man, her job within the company is eliminated, leaving her single with a child in college and no income. Vaughn offers her a temporary job working for his company. What she doesn't realize is that he hopes he can get her to stay permanently, in both a business and personal capacity.
Linda is a few years older than Vaughn and this bothers her. Vaughn is an awesome, genuine man that seems to be completely attracted to Linda, inside and out. Could it possible work? Youthful Temptations is about a couple finding love and overcoming stereotypes. We see that we all have baggage, it's a part of us, and those that love us don't mind the load we carry. Awesome story, I really enjoyed Youthful Temptations.
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