Never Before

By Jayne Marian

One actress. Two men. A world of repercussions.

When young, lithe, and sexy actress Annie Lynch encounters Chris, a handsome magazine writer from New York City, at a convention for her television shows, sparks immediately ignite. The problem, however, is that Annie has never been with a fan of the show, and a relationship of that nature is something that the production crew tends to frown on. Going against her better judgment, Annie invites Chris up to her room. 

Months after her seemingly harmless hookup, Annie finds herself on the front page of virtually every website imaginable. The word that she slept with a fan has been leaked, and the public is shaming her for it. When her strong and sexy alpha male of a co-star, Evan, comes onto the scene, he does everything he can to make her comfortable and erase the mistake of her past. Thing is, Annie finds herself falling head over heels for Evan, something that could land her into even more trouble. 

Never Before is a sensuous contemporary romance novel of a young actress caught between her lustful nature and her better judgment, in which two very different men vie for her attention, and get more than they bargained for.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dueling Spires
• Release date: Jul 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781513054063

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NEVER BEFORE

By Jayne Marian

Copyright © 2015 Jayne Marian. All rights reserved.

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CHAPTER ONE

Annie Lynch was tired, and if she was being completely honest with herself, she was kind of hungry as well. There was still another hour until lunch and Annie could feel her stomach grumbling. She hoped everyone else couldn’t hear it as well.

Annie was an actress, a star in a high profile science fiction show called Black Point. She wasn’t the main star, but she was part of the major ensemble of the show. That meant when it came time to promoting the new season, the cast and crew were rounded up, put on some plans, and flown around the world. Today’s destination was California for the major convention. People from around the world fly in to meet their favorite actors and actresses, collect one-of-a-kind merchandise, and occasionally get a cool picture and autograph.

Annie’s job today was to man the show’s booth. Today was her day for autographs and pictures. She didn’t really mind the job, she just wished she’d eaten more this morning and partied less the night before. Oh well. She thought as she waited for the masses to approach her. In the next minute or so the line would be open and she’d be bombarded with thousands of her closest friends.

Are you ready? asked one of the convention’s volunteers.

Annie nodded and took in a deep breath. She checked herself in the mirror they had stationed in the back room. She was wearing a pretty dress today. It went just above her knees and was strapless. The color was a deep blue that went well with her brown hair and pale looking skin. She figured with all the on location filming they’ve been doing that she’d gotten some color. The opposite was true it seemed. Either way she made sure to smooth out the wrinkles of the dress and check her phone one last time. She doubted there’d be a break before lunch.

Okay. Annie said. "I’m ready.

The volunteer led her out of the room and over to the booth. As she walked the line all the fans who were lined up to see her applauded. She waved to all of them, even high-fived a few.

She made it over to the booth, which was adorned with banner sized posters of the show. There was cushy chair for her to sit at and a very large stack of posters for her to sign. She was sure her fans would have a bunch of other memorabilia to sign, but the posters were also a fan favorite. People loved to collect the signatures of all the cast.

Once she was seated the volunteers went over to the line and opened it up. One by one people came in and began the process. Everyone was happy to see her, and she was overjoyed to see them. The tiredness faded and Annie fell into the zone. She signed, shook hands, and took pictures like a pro. She laughed at their jokes and listened to the same bit about her British accent over and over again.

Some people wanted to chat with her and much as she wanted to enjoy their company for a bit, there were a million people waiting to see her. The staff were also adamant about people sticking around too long.

One man did catch her attention though. He looked a little older than Annie, probably twenty or so. Annie herself was only eighteen. He smiled at her from down the line and she smiled back and waved. Then the line resumed and by the time he’d appeared in front of her she’d almost forgotten him.

Hello. He said. He was American. He was a good foot taller than Annie was. He had black hair and stark green eyes. Annie found herself staring at him a little bit.

After a small nudge from one of the staff she realized he didn’t have anything with him, so Annie took a poster off her stack.

Who should I make it out to? She asked, hoping to get his