Taming Rachel (1Night Stand)

By Mary Quast

Rachel Willis signed up for a 1Night Stand with hopes of finding something that is missing in her life. Is it a coincidence her date is scheduled during a class reunion? And why did the one person she’s avoided for years have to show up?

Dusty Stiles never recovered from the one that got away. Madame Eve is his last hope to get her back.

Will one night be enough to erase the pain of the past and rekindle the passion they once shared?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Decadent Publishing
• Release date: Feb 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781683611462

Mary Quast

In the woods of Michigan there is a log home and inside hidden away inside, Mary Quast is busy writing sensual contemporary romance novels or posting on a sexy blog. Being a pilot's wife and a mom to three boys, one cat, two dogs, and three guinea pigs makes her life interesting.

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Taming Rachel

Copyright  2017 by Mary Quast

ISBN: 978-1-68361-146-2

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Taming Rachel

Rachel Willis signed up for a 1Night Stand with hopes of finding something that is missing in her life. Is it a coincidence her date is scheduled during a class reunion? And why did the one person she’s avoided for years have to show up?

Dusty Stiles never recovered from the one that got away. Madame Eve is his last hope to get her back.

Will one night be enough to erase the pain of the past and rekindle the passion they once shared?

Dear Reader,

I married my high school class president and helped put together several class reunions. I also had the opportunity to attend a couple of my college class reunions. Many classes have mini-reunions across the country to allow people in certain regions to attend an event. Over the years I’ve witnessed classmates hook up and have a HEA life.

While planning a class reunion I participated in a Writer Challenge with some writer pals. Each of us was given the same photo of a woman’s hands bound by what looked like a garter. My muse inspired me to write a class reunion hook up short story. I decided to create a wild gal who needed a strong alpha man to tame her. He used a garter he took from her leg years before to tie her up.

After the challenge, the story continued with more layers and Madame Eve was determined to match them up properly to give them a HEA. While I worked on the rough draft, a friend joked about being in a book…so I named the hero after him. My son picked out the hero’s last name.

Please enjoy Dustin & Rachel’s story in Taming Rachel. Feel free to contact me at [e-mail].

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to my sisters at Romance Writers Behaving Badly for their inspiration and support. And to Dustin Hodge for helping create an amazing hero.

Taming Rachel

A 1Night Stand Story

By

Mary Quast

Prologue

Open your eyes, Rach, he commanded. I want to see your eyes when you come.

Dusty, this is crazy. She writhed beneath his hard body. I can’t even drink and walk at the same time. How can I…?

You can. His large hands cupped her head.

I can’t. She squeezed her eyes shut.

You have before. The slow grind of his hips pushed her legs farther apart. Come on, babe.

I…. She couldn’t resist him, his touch, his body, his voice despite how much she wanted to.

Nothing more than a booty call, she let him use her time after time. Why didn’t she learn to stay away from him? Because the sex god made her scream like a banshee in heat when he took control of her body? Oh, yes! In theory, they were friends with benefits, except he’d managed to worm his way into her heart. She cared more than she should. Contradictory emotions rolled over her, and she choked out a small cry. Like a dangerous drug, she craved this ultra-sexy bad boy, and she hated herself for such weakness. The logical part of her brain screamed to get out from under him and his spell.

She preferred to be in charge and calling all the shots. She enjoyed the few unemotional events with men she selected for their sexual innocence and manipulated for her benefit. Yet, this giant pushed her past self-imposed limits and made her forget everything but the desire to make him happy. A simple glance, a flash of his perfect smile…any innocent contact stirred her. His deep seductive voice set her aflame. Like a moth to fire, he drew her in.

When he walked in late at her brother’s wedding reception, her insides reeled with the awareness of what he’d demand from her. From experience, a friendly smile and few laughs always led to hot, intense sex full of her doing things she normally wouldn’t do. During the last couple years at college, they had crazy but passionate sexual encounters often. When he walked in her direction with the strides of a predator, she became his prey. Dampness formed between her legs in anticipation of what he’d do to her.

He greeted her like an old friend, with a sincere hug. They danced, laughed, and drank into the night. After the music died, she should have left him alone. He pulled her aside and spoke of his feelings for her. He held deep affection for her. Yeah, right. She brushed it off to the alcohol talking rather than his heart speaking. No way did