Best Man...with Benefits

Best Man...with Benefits
Nancy Warren

May the best man sin…Lauren Sanger is practically the perfect maid of honor, except for one tiny flaw. She hates the best man. Jackson Monaghan is beyond hot–his body is the stuff of sexy lady dreams–but he's just such a jerk. So when a prank lands them in the same bed, Lauren should have flipped out…instead of having the best sex of her life with the best man!Jackson can't figure out how two people with anti-chemistry during the day can have such a wickedly hot sexual chemistry at night. Worse still, he wants more. Enough to dare Lauren into doing the last thing she should be doing–him. But friends with benefits is one thing…enemies with benefits is quite another.

May the best man sin...

Lauren Sanger is practically the perfect maid of honor, except for one tiny flaw. She hates the best man. Jackson Monaghan is beyond hot—his body is the stuff of sexy lady dreams—but he’s just such a jerk. So when a prank lands them in the same bed, Lauren should have flipped out...instead of having the best sex of her life with the best man!

Jackson can’t figure out how two people with anti-chemistry during the day can have such a wickedly hot sexual chemistry at night. Worse still, he wants more. Enough to dare Lauren into doing the last thing she should be doing—him. But friends with benefits is one thing...enemies with benefits is quite another.

He found himself touching warm, soft female skin...

What?

Oh, she smelled good.

Jackson eased closer. The curving line of her shoulder captivated him. He couldn’t resist—he put his lips where her shoulder met her throat. A pulse beat there, slow and steady. His hand moved downward to capture her breast.

And then she made a sound like a purr and turned to him.

He raised his head to look at her more carefully in the darkness of the hotel room and at the same time she opened her eyes.

His heart stopped. Her eyes opened wide.

Holy hell...

He knew this woman’s name perfectly. And most of the time wished he didn’t.

What was Lauren doing in his bed?

Dear Reader (#u70e52d70-5ecb-5f24-b738-b5f29d402830),

If you’ve been to the famous Hotel del Coronado near San Diego, then Hotel Messina might seem a little familiar. I love that part of the world. When I dreamed up my latest Mills & Boon Blaze I was living in Southern California, so it was natural to incorporate my favorite places, including Napa and San Francisco.

When I thought about plot, I drew on the best plotter of them all, Shakespeare. This is my riff on Much Ado About Nothing, with the cynical couple who banter and snipe at each other, but are deep down crazy about each other, and the second couple, the ones who are in love with their ideal vision of love, but the minute the going gets tough they start to fall apart. Naturally, this is a modern and much sexier tale, but I owe William for the initial inspiration.

As always, I love to hear from readers. Please come visit me on the web at nancywarren.net (http://www.nancywarren.net).

Happy Reading!

Nancy Warren

Best Man...with Benefits

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Nancy Warren

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

USA TODAY bestselling author NANCY WARREN lives in the Pacific Northwest, where her hobbies include skiing, hiking and snowshoeing. She’s the author of more than forty books and novellas for Mills & Boon and has won several awards. Visit her website at nancywarren.net (http://www.nancywarren.net).

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Contents

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Dear Reader

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About the Author (#u69a1ab39-e9df-5a08-aced-ee29d12470ab)

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