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week. Spend the day with his two favorite females on the planet. Nothing anyone could have said would have darkened his mood. And before
Owen could try, Shade changed the subject.
Adam stopped by this morning. He looks like shit. Didn t get any sleep last night. His dad is in the hospital.
Well, fuck, why didn t he call us? We could have been there to support him.
You know he s ashamed of his father.
I don t know which one of you is the bigger idiot, Owen said.
He is, Shade assured him.
Owen laughed. You two really need to stop going at each other constantly. It stresses us all out.
We talked a bit about that this morning too. I think things will start to smooth out between us a little. Shade doubted they d ever be as close as
they d once been, but he didn t want to fight with Adam anymore. Shade would work at not losing his temper. He d find ways around Adam s
inconsiderate behavior to make his own life easier. And he would no longer take it upon himself to garner Adam s cooperation; it wasn t his job to
teach Adam responsibility. Maybe Adam would recognize how he was messing up everyone else if Shade kept his cool instead of adding to their
problems by always confronting Adam.
Shit, none of it would be easy, but Owen was right: everyone was stressed out by the constant strife between Shade and Adam. Shade
promised himself that he wouldn t blow up the next time Adam did something selfish and inconsiderate. They were in an endless loop of animosity,
and one of them had to step up and break the cycle. He wouldn t argue with Adam anymore; he couldn t control another man s actions. Shade
wondered how long he d be able to remember that.
I hope you re all rested up for tonight, Owen said.
I have plenty of energy left for the concert. But not an ounce extra. Amanda had been amazing. She d taken everything he was willing to give.
Most of his lovers made him stop before he was truly satisfied because he wore them out.
And the sex club afterwards. Don t forget about that.
Shade s nose crinkled. There was no way in hell he would be in the mood to hook up with some stranger that night. Not after he d had such a
wonderful time with someone who mattered to him.
I m not going, Shade said. Not in the mood.
What? Are you fucking kidding me? First Gabe and then Adam and now you re swearing off perfectly good pussy? What is wrong with you
guys?
I don t know about them, but my dick needs a few days to recover.
Since when?
Drop it, Owen. I m not going.
At least I still have Kellen, Owen grumbled.
You two will have more fun without me. You know I m the biggest pussy magnet in the group. You might get to hook-up with someone half-way
attractive if I m not there stealing all the hotties. Shade somehow managed not to laugh as he taunted Owen.
Owen punched him in the arm and hit a curb with the front passenger-side tire. He returned the Jeep to his lane, managing not to hit any
pedestrians in the process. Bullshit, Silverton. I m the biggest pussy magnet in the group.
Yeah, Shade said with a hearty chuckle, if you like cougars.
I do like cougars. Owen grinned deviously. "They re not afraid to sharpen their claws on my back.
To each his own, he said. Shade had an unnaturally strong attraction to smart chicks. Well, one in particular. He was glad he d done the wrong
thing, gone against every shred of his common sense, and asked Amanda to see him again. Now he had something to look forward to all week.
That I-got-laid smile of yours looks fucking ridiculous, Owen said, rolling his eyes skyward.
You re just jealous. And he had every reason to be. Shade would have to play this thing with Amanda by ear, one day one night at a time,
but for the first time in forever, he had hope that he might be able to make a relationship work.
Assuming the woman in question wanted him as much as he wanted her.
Jeez, will you stop smiling like that, Owen said. You re starting to worry me.
Shade should probably be worried how his decision to pursue Amanda would complicate his life, but he was too happy to care.
Shut up and drive, Owen. We have a concert to get to.
Everything else would sort itself out with time. He didn t have to be a genius to figure that out.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I d like to thank Wendy Christy for being the most faithful of beta readers and Beth Hill for her fabulous editing skills. Thanks ladies for helping me
make this a better story.
I also want to offer a shout out to all of my fans for the encouragement and support. I hope you re enjoying the guys of Sole Regret. Next up is Owen
in Touch Me. Can he help a recent divorcee regain her sexual self-confidence? I think he might.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Combining her love for romantic fiction and rock 'n roll, Olivia Cunning writes erotic romance centered around rock musicians. Raised on hard
rock music from the cradle, she attended her first Styx concert at age six and fell instantly in love with live music. She's been known to travel over a
thousand miles just to see a favorite band in concert. As a teen, she discovered her second love, romantic fiction -- first, voraciously reading
steamy romance novels and then penning her own. She recently sold her snow shovel and moved from Nebraska to Galveston, Texas. She loves to
spend time on the beach with her feet in the surf writing about naughty rock stars.
Keep reading for an excerpt from Olivia Cunning s erotic romance series, Lover s Leap.
Taken from the novella
LOVING ON BORROWED TIME
LOVERS LEAP (BOOK 1)
BY OLIVIA CUNNING
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Chapter 1
Lara stood before the Artifacts of Ancient Egypt case and admired her handy work. She d toiled over this particular display and it showed. The
intact pieces of pottery, jewelry, tools, mummified cat, and other ancient Egyptian objects had been arranged to draw interest. Small cards,
signifying months of work, displayed the name, date and a brief history of each item. Still, Lara couldn t help but feel something was missing. The
pieces in the collection were diverse and in remarkable condition, but none were particularly exciting. Lara longed to take an expedition and search
for artifacts herself. She d always pictured herself creeping through crypts, touring tombs, discovering digs and pondering pyramids, but her
existence as a museum curator wasn t very Indiana Jones. Her life in no way resembled what she d envisioned for herself back in college. She d
experienced no adventure since graduating. No adventure at all.
Lara caught movement out of the corner of her eye and whirled around. She expected to see Tim, the night watchman, standing there leering at
her as he was wont to do, but this man was not Tim. This man was young, virile, and had the oddest expression on his handsome face as he stared
at her. He looked like he knew a thing or two about adventure. The guy was so masculine it should be a crime. Just ogling him made Lara s toes
curl in her sensible pumps. He was about average in height, but there wasn t anything else average about him. The black tank top he wore drew all
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