One Blazing Night. Jo Leigh

      

      He’s a friend...with great benefits!

      As far as inventor Samantha O’Connel is concerned, work is better than food, a social life...even sex. Of course, all it takes is a single phone call from Matt Wilkinson—the ridiculously hot object of her girlhood fantasies—for Sam to discover even she has some naughty needs that won’t be ignored.

      Sam’s biggest challenge is that while Matt is just as much a workaholic as she is, he’s also a wealthy, sexy bachelor who could have any woman he wants. With the help of the cutting-edge “smart” apartment she designed, Sam might just be able to get deliciously and nakedly close to Matt. Close enough to show him that this nerdy brainiac can be his every fantasy...even if it’s only for one blazingly hot night.

      “Watching you...seeing your pleasure...is exciting...”

      “You’re prejudiced,” Sam teased as she sprawled beside Matt on the couch.

      “Yep.”

      They were quiet for a moment. Watching the tape of themselves avidly. It wasn’t the kind of sex that was scandalous. It was slow. No music. But it was raw and exciting. The feeling of being inside Sam swept over Matt, making his belly clench. It was a little crazy considering what he’d just figured out.

      He touched her cheek, wondering if she was seeing the same thing he was. They weren’t just having sex. They were making love.

      By all rights the realization should’ve scared the hell out of him.

      “This makes me want you all over again,” he whispered, pulling her onto his lap.

      Her voice became husky. “Prove it...”

      Dear Reader,

      Welcome back to the Three Wicked Nights trilogy! Finally, I get to write Sam’s book. She’s the one who designed the smart apartment. The one the guys looked after when she was at MIT. Only, not all of her college heroes have given the apartment a trial run.

      In fact, the only one she’s lost touch with is Matt Wilkinson, the heir apparent to the Wilkinson family. Matt has large shoes to fill as he rises up the corporate ladder, but a short trip to Boston changes things.

      He surprises his old friend Samantha, who lends him the smart apartment, but she’s freaked out by his arrival! Doesn’t he know that she had a crush on him for far too long?

      Matt isn’t just coming to catch up with Sam. He wants to make amends for something he’d done in the past. Something that he’s never forgiven himself for.

      What neither of them counted on was that the spark between the old friends lights up like a beacon from the moment they see each other. Only this time it’s not a girlish crush Sam has, but a full-on case of unrequited love.

      I had a great time writing this book. Matt is one of my all-time favorite heroes, and I hope you fall in love with him just like I did.

      You can find me at jomk.tumblr.com. Come on by and drop me a note!

      Take care,

      Jo Leigh

      One Blazing Night

      Jo Leigh

      

www.millsandboon.co.uk

      JO LEIGH is from Los Angeles and always thought she’d end up living in Manhattan. So how did she end up in Utah in a tiny town with a terrible internet connection, being bossed around by a houseful of rescued cats and dogs? What the heck, she says, predictability is boring. Jo has written more than forty-five novels for Mills & Boon. Visit her website at joleigh.com or contact her at [email protected].

      To my friends Jill Shalvis and Debbi Rawlins and my wonderful editor, Birgit Davis-Todd.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

Dear Reader

       Title Page

       About the Author

       Dedication

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       Extract

       Copyright

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      AS THE MUSIC from her headphones blasted the sound track from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Samantha O’Connel narrowed her eyes in her attempt to read a note left by her newest part-time employee, Tina Albert. Tina was an MIT student, just like the other six people Sam employed at her company, SOC Electronics. Tina was cute, bright, witty, completely dedicated to doing a good job. And she had terrible handwriting.

      It