Acting Like Family

By J.J. Massa

Riker Montgomery, a famous actor and werewolf, finds yet another uninvited woman asleep in his hotel bed. He is prepared to send this one on her way, but soon realizes that she is his mate.

Bethany Black, a writer, has never met a man like Riker before. When she learns who he is, she is embarrassed and ashamed and runs away, unaware Riker is searching for her.

Troubles and dangerous foes are out to destroy the Montgomery pack and try to keep the two apart. Will they be reunited before it is too late for them all?

THE MONTGOMERY FAMILY CHRONICLES
1: Acting Like Family
2: Family Harmony
3: A Family Portrait
4: Family Matters

• Language: English
• Publisher: Melange Books, LLC
• Release date: Aug 15, 2011
• ISBN: 9781612352152

J.J. Massa

I live on the Jersey Shore. I share and apartment with my sister, niece, her dog and mine, our four cats, and my grand-bird. If I'm not reading or writing, I'm making some sort of jewelry--or harassing the neighbors. Life is short, so we should all do what we're good at and have fun, right?

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Montgomery Family 1:

Acting Like Family

by

J.J. Massa

Riker Montgomery, a famous actor and werewolf, finds yet another uninvited woman asleep in his hotel bed. Used to encountering many of these fans, Riker is prepared to send this one on her way, but soon realizes that she is his mate. Finally finding the one woman who can make his life complete, Riker falls asleep with her in his arms, only to wake the next day to find her gone. Desperate to find Bet, Riker begins an endless, futile search.

Bethany Black, a writer, has never met a man like Riker before.  When she learns that he is a famous actor who is always finding women in his bed, she is embarrassed and ashamed and runs away. Before long, she realizes her mistake and tries to contact Riker. When she finds out she's pregnant, she tries again to reach him.

The fates of the pack and the lives of their pups lie in the hands of Riker and Bethany. But will they be reunited before it is too late for them all?

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Montgomery Family 1:

Acting Like Family

By J.J. Massa

Chapter One

September 17

Four Seasons Hotel

Chicago, Illinois

As soon as the werewolf walked through the door, her scent hit him. Not another one! They never stopped trying, did they? There was a woman in his hotel suite—a human woman. There was something familiar about her scent but not quite so familiar that he recognized it. She smelled good though.

Riker Montgomery trudged through the suite to his bedroom. He was exhausted. Filming on this new action-adventure movie was never-ending. Even with his lupine strength and stamina, he was worn out. He only hoped that the little fame-groupie, who had found her way into his room, hadn’t found her way into his bed. Ever since his movies had become popular, women kept turning up in his bed, his shower, all over the place.

Entering his bedroom, Riker did find a body-shaped lump in the center of his mattress. Prepared to evict yet another nubile young female, he sat down on the edge of the bed. Eyes narrowed and jaw squared, he leaned over her. When he did, a few things occurred to him.

First, he became aware that the young lady had pulled his thick bathrobe over her quaking little form. Since he had such a high metabolism, Riker didn’t use blankets. As a lupine, his body emitted enough heat that he became uncomfortable if he slept under blankets. He’d instructed the hotel staff to take away the extraneous bedding. They thought it was just another movie star quirk.

The second thing Riker noticed about the young lady, after he pulled back the robe, was that she was wearing a knee-length, button-up sleep shirt. It was emblazoned with the caption, How About A Slow Comfortable Screw? and had a picture of a mixed drink on the lower right panel. Thick, colorful, knee-length socks completed her ensemble.

He chuckled at the absurdity of it. He wondered who this woman could be. He’d figure out that part in the morning. She was evidently not bent upon seduction, as most women didn’t wear socks when they planned a seduction. Apparently, it was an unwritten rule.

Damn, she smells good. He decided not to wake her. Her body was quaking from the cold since he’d removed the heavy terry cloth robe. Riker wrapped himself around his uninvited guest and went to sleep.

He woke when she began to shift restlessly, almost as if she couldn’t get comfortable. At one point, she threw an arm over her face, whimpering piteously. He’d thought to roll over and go back to sleep, letting her dream take its course, but he couldn’t stand the idea of this strange and beautiful woman trapped in an unpleasant place, even if it was a dream

Wake up, baby! Riker shook her. He’d thought the woman with the wonderful scent had been part of a dream. Except here she was, in his bed, in his arms, and having a nightmare.

Baby, c’mon! Wake up! He gave her a harder shake.

She woke, but her fear smelled stronger awake than it had been when she’d been dreaming.

What? Who? Who the heck are you? What’re you doing in my bed? Where’s your clothes? The last question came on a high note when she realized he was naked from the waist up. He was sure she could tell that only a thin, short barrier of cotton kept her from being underneath a naked man.

His lips twitched as he surveyed the scene objectively. Here she was, half out of her Slow Comfortable Screw nightshirt and pinned under a mostly-nude stranger. He started to smile and reached to cup her face. That’s when the photoflash went off. It seemed that the press had arrived.

Riker roared and launched himself toward the flash. The interloper wisely fled the balcony.

He jerked the curtains closed and stalked back to the bed, flopping down in disgust. His little guest was looking at him nervously, obviously trying to decide what to do. Had she come here knowing who he was? He didn’t think so.

She stared at him and he sized her up. It didn’t take long since she wasn’t that big. She was about five feet, five inches tall. Her hair was a wavy dark blond with light streaks through it. She had large eyes that were a dark, forest green. Her body was easily a 36-24-36. He was a pretty good judge of that sort of thing. She had full lips and high cheekbones. She was one damned fine-looking woman.

She looked Riker over just as thoroughly. Taking a mental inventory, he knew what she was seeing: yellow eyes—gold, he told himself and medium brown hair dusted with salt and pepper that was too long and a little shaggy. He was six feet, two inches tall and had heavy muscles on his chest, arms and thighs—werewolves tended to be muscular, but he worked out, too. He also knew he was pretty hairy yet not abnormally so. Near the time of the full moon, he might seem a little more hairy. Only when he transformed was he truly furry.

He wondered what was going through her mind, and it didn’t take him long to find out.

After a few minutes, she reached out her hand and said, I’m... And then her eyes had become watery and she closed them. I’m sleepy, she mumbled. She pulled her hand back and moved it under her cheek. Cold, she murmured, punctuated with a full-body shiver.

He chuckled and wrapped himself around her again. She smelled so good. She smelled like pumpkin pie with whipped cream. No, she smelled like coconut cream pie with whipped cream. She smelled like every good thing he could think of. Her scent made him hard and hungry. He licked her neck and cheek, dozing off with the beautiful stranger wrapped tightly in his arms.

Riker woke before she did, and gave her a tentative lick. He didn’t want to wake her but he needed the reassurance that she was still there. Damn, she smelled good. She tasted like she smelled. She tasted like she looked. Yummy.

He stared at her for a few minutes. He really liked how she looked. He really liked how her body felt against his. He loved how she smelled, loved how she tasted. Human or not, Riker already knew he was going to make love to her.

* * * *

Bethany woke slowly. She felt so toasty and warm. She’d been so cold before. She rubbed her face in the warmth she felt, stretching her hands in front of her and languidly flexing her legs. It was so soft.

She’d arrived at the hotel late the night before. Her flight had been overbooked so the airline got her a room at The Four Seasons Hotel to make up for the inconvenience. Since she had no need to rush back to her little island, she took the free room in the luxury hotel.

When she’d been shown to her room the previous evening, she’d been too tired to tell the desk that the suite was messy. She hadn’t felt like complaining about the lack of bedding, either. Jet lag had hit her like a ton of bricks, and she’d just needed to get in bed.

About twice a year, Bethany met with her publisher, Sophia, to sign a new book contract. She would fly into town, the two of them would eat lunch and go over Bet’s latest erotic mystery thriller and talk about her newest children’s book. Usually, Bethany was back in the tropics before jet lag had a chance to claim her.

Yet last night, jet lag had rolled over her like a tidal wave the minute she’d walked through the door of the suite. She couldn’t even remember getting dressed for bed. She’d been freezing and exhausted.

Sophia had given her a wacky nightshirt as a late birthday present, and she had gratefully pulled it on along with a pair of warm socks. She was always cold and fashion took a distant second place to warmth.

Right now, she was luxuriating in the soft velvet pressed against her side.

Mmmmmm, she sighed. She arched her body against the soft warmth, safety and decadent comfort, suddenly stiffening on an indrawn breath.

That lovely, wonderful, comfortable, and oh-my-gawd incredible softness and warmth that she wanted to roll around in was a man. She opened her eyes slowly and looked up into the smiling eyes of the man wrapped around her.

Hi there, rumbled the soft, warm body she’d been reveling in. He had a sinful smile on his face.

She was so embarrassed. Her face had to be scarlet.

Um, hi, she mumbled, dipping her head into the mattress.

He chuckled. I guess I should introduce myself, I’m Riker Montgomery.

Yeah, I know. She blushed and looked up at him again. My friends call me Bet.

He leaned down and kissed her gently. I’m very pleased to meet you, he told her, and then he kissed her again. He licked the seam between upper and lower lip, and she involuntarily opened her mouth. He eased his tongue into her mouth and slid his tongue along hers.

She closed her eyes. She knew he could feel her letting go.

He began unbuttoning her sleep-shirt as he kissed her mouth, her face, and her neck. He licked down to her breastbone and trailed it across to her shoulder.

"I am so pleased to meet you, Bet," he murmured as his mouth lowered onto her round breast.

She could not believe how good his hot mouth felt on her breast. Her nipple was already hard, but when his searing mouth engulfed the rigid peak, it tightened even more. He nipped it and covered it with his palm. He transferred his burning lips and velvet tongue to her other breast until that nipple was taut with need. They were so hard and sensitive. His every touch caused her body to weep in response.

Mmmmm... he moaned gutturally. More! Tastes so good!

He continued to suck and lick with gusto.

Eyes closed, she ran her fingers through his hair and down his back. Her seeking hands slid to his waist, looking for and finding his thick erection and massaging him through his cotton boxer-briefs. His cock was so big against her palm that she wondered what it looked like. Bet moved her hand up and down on his erection trying to feel all of him through the cotton material.

His hungry mouth covered hers in a demanding kiss. At the same time, he removed his shorts.

Touch me, he rasped.

Eager to explore him, she wrapped one slender hand around his thick shaft and slid her other hand below it to cup his testicles. She teased and caressed his balls until they began to tighten.

Yes! he groaned, animal pleasure taking over.

She eased her fingers lightly across the cover of his penis, rubbing the sensitive area just below the hood. She fingered the slit in the tip of his cock and spread the clear liquid all over it.

Reviews for Acting Like Family

[arecafe · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Riker Montgomery is a famous actor in Hollywood. Every woman wants to be with him and every man would love to be him. He is 6 foot 2 with salt and pepper hair and dreamy yellow gold eyes. Did I mention that he gets a bit hairy? No man is perfect and Riker is no exception to the rule. He is a werewolf with a very high metabolism.

Bethany (Bet) Black normally lives in the Bahamas but flies out twice a year to meet with her publisher in Chicago. Bet is petite at only 5 foot 5 with long wavy blond hair and green eyes. She is always cold no matter where she is, but being in Chicago is making it much worse.

Bet is stuck in Chicago due to the airline overbooking her flight. They set her up in a hotel where she passes out from exhaustion. Riker is known to find strange woman in his bed and dreads it all the time. Coming back to the hotel after a shoot and finding a woman in his bed is no surprise but her scent is. What does a man do when he finds something like her in his bed? He seduces her through the night and into the morning. Bet wakes in the morning feeling embarrassed but reading a newspaper article about Riker’s woman makes it even worse. She flees thinking that Riker will see her as another groupie. The next few months Riker searches for Bet so he can make her his. Bet has other ideas and keeps running, literally.

Montgomery Family 1: Acting Like Family by J.J. Massa was an exciting read. Massa grabs the reader from the very first page and takes them along for a wild ride. It starts off pretty hot fast, but a story line is still present. Riker is fed up with woman falling in his bed. As an alpha male he will need to mate but so far none seem worth while until he meets Bet by accident. The misery that he suffers from her absence is heart wrenching. Bet just wanted to sleep that one faithful night but instead became the focus of a man that will never give up until he has what he wants, forever and nothing else.

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