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  Her warm brown eyes sparkled as her face bloomed for him. He watched her breath hitch, stopping just long enough for him to see her distracted happiness. Then she hoisted up her shoulder bag and began to jog towards the exit. In seconds, she was in his arms, charming him with her lovely scent and filling his heart with joy.

  He brushed aside her hair and kissed her neck first, whispering in her ear, “Missed you, sweetheart. I might never let you go.”

  She dropped her bag, stepped in to her tip-toes, rested her forearms on his shoulders, and framed his face between her soft lavender-scented palms, being careful of his cheekbone bruise. “Don’t. Tie me up and use me day and night. Capture me. Don’t let me go home. Nothing would make me happier!”

  Being careful not to cave into the urge to slip his palms up under her skirt and feel her butt cheeks, he grabbed her rear and pulled her into him. At last, their lips mated. All his apprehension melted, and the entire airport vanished as his body awakened fully to her presence.

  Her cheeks glowed when they came up for air as her eyes took in all of him, a mixture of wickedness blended with the good girl he knew she was at heart.

  “Boy, have I had some dreams along that line, Amy. I’ll admit. It feels like I’ve been on a fast.”

  She returned his chuckle. “I hope so.”

  “No worries here. You’re the only one I dream about, sweetheart. I’ll sign that in blood.”

  “I haven’t slept for a week thinking about coming up here. I don’t remember my dreams, but they woke me up lots of times.” She purred into his chest, “And I was kind of sweaty, too.”

  Amy’s suitcase arrived at the baggage carousel. Zak was quick to pick it up, and they exited to the short-term parking.

  “We’ve got a barbeque tomorrow over at Cooper’s house. He’s a helluva guy. I like him a lot. From Nebraska. He’s one of our medics.”

  “I’m game.”

  “I kind of thought it would be a good chance for you to not only meet the other Team Guys, but their wives and some girlfriends. We don’t bring casual dates to these gatherings. You’ll meet some kids, too, if I know Coop and Libby.”

  “Sounds nice.” She adjusted her seatbelt as they made their way to the frontage leading to the freeway. “So if the guys scare me, maybe the ladies will soften the blow?” Her smart comment was followed by a smile and that tilt of the head that drove him nuts.

  “You catch on quick.”

  “I have a good teacher.” She snuggled closer, the truck’s bench seat being very accommodating.

  “Sweetheart,” he bent and said to the top of her head, “I’ve only just begun. And maybe you can teach me a few things, too.”

  She reached for his package and gave him a squeeze. “I like that we’ll rediscover our bodies all over again. Hasn’t been that long, but when you said starved, well, that’s exactly how I feel, too.”

  Zak was seriously going to have a zipper malfunction. He squirmed and cleared his throat. Amy was right to read that as a sign he was turned on as hell, and though he had to drive, she began unbuttoning his flannel shirt. Her breathing was soft like butterfly wings on his neck—and then on his chest as she bent down, raised his tee shirt, and kissed his nipples, giving the left one a tug with her teeth. He focused on keeping his hands on the steering wheel, but it was damned hard.

  “I’m right back at high school, honey, asking you to slow down. Except this time I know I’ll have you all night—”

  She cut him off with a kiss, her lips sucking his and inviting his tongue. “God, I missed you, Zak.”

  “Now I’m worried we won’t make it home before—”

  Her fingers had unbuttoned his jeans and slipped inside his shorts, finding him in the flesh and again giving him a nice squeeze.

  “Holy shit, Amy, I don’t need another accident. You know that, honey.”

  “Oh but, Zak, this is no accident.” She fondled his balls. “So if you’re that worried, why don’t you take me some place private, okay?”

  “I’m just getting used to the area, honey. Not sure where—”

  “Behind a building. A parking lot not in front of a ten-story building. A rest stop.” She struggled to inhale and then moaned. “I’d fuck you”—she climbed on his thigh and rubbed herself against his tightened muscles, her knees squeezing the sides of his right leg—“anywhere. Even in a restroom or a storage closet. You get my meaning?”

  Oh yes, he got her meaning. He just couldn’t think at the moment because all the blood in his brain had traveled like the Pony Express down to his lap.

  San Diego County was peppered with golf courses, but could he find one now? No! Their habit, started during their hot and steamy high school off-and-on-again trysts, was to do it on a course. It was so bad that every time he drove past a club and eyed the green manicured lawns, he got hard just thinking of Amy and all the times they’d urgently screwed. His boners interfered with practice rounds he attempted with some of the other SEALs.

  At last he found something and hoped they had a quiet corner or convenient coat closet at the Read and Feed Bookstore, which was the first establishment he came across. He turned across another lane of traffic, causing cars to honk in protest as he entered the parking lot. Amy slid off his lap and was adjusting her clothes, her palms smoothing down her chest as she perused him wickedly. It was so unfair.

  Holy shit. We won’t make it into the coffee house.

  He buttoned his fly and his shirt, turning to her. “Best I can do, sweetheart. We’ll be creative. You up for this?”

  “No worries, cowboy. I’m ready, as you can see.” She held up her panties.

  The screech of espresso and smooth jazz playing in the background did little to calm his nerves. He scanned the combination bookstore and coffee house, which was dotted with solitary and pairs of readers of all ages, sitting at clusters of square tables with mismatched chairs. A backdrop of bright artwork adorned the brick walls. None of the rapt readers paid any attention when Zak and Amy arrived.

  The barista had earplugs that nearly touched her shoulders. Her well-muscled arms were covered in colorful ink.

  It was reflex that pulled Zak to the counter, turning at the last minute to Amy. “What can I get you?”

  She tipped her head back, gazed at the chalkboard menu, and pressed her body against Zak’s entire backside. She was making sure the bone between her legs rubbed against one of Zak’s butt checks with a wicked right and left movement. Her hands started at his hips and slowly slid down underneath the tops of his jeans, an action the barista raised her eyebrows over.

  The feel and vibration of her voice next to his ear triggered a tingle down his spine, ending in his crotch. “I’ll have a peppermint mocha. Room for cream.” Her low sultry whisper was barely audible.

  “Coming right up.” The lady didn’t even ask Zak what he wanted.

  I’m getting everything I wanted, and then some.

  Zak drew an arm around Amy’s waist as she nibbled on his earlobe. “I hope she’s fast. I like fast, Zak. You need to be inside me fast.”

  He was blushing—and very grateful no one he knew was in the café. Her words warmed and sparked him all over, the tingling traveling over his skin like a tiny electric current.

  “Patience, my love. They say it’s a virtue,” he said between two short kisses.

  “Not when you want to be fucked,” she whispered back.

  “Amy, I’m yours just as soon as—”

  “Here you go, Miss.” The barista sounded like a snake with her “s” sounds. The afterthought of Zak’s needs dawned on her. “Will there be anything else?” Her eyes lidded over, and a crease formed on the right side of her mouth.

  Zak ignored her and laid a five-dollar bill on the counter. His gesture was returned with a look that made him feel like road kill.

  “You can keep the change.”

  “Yes.” There were those snaky sounds again.

  Maybe she has a forked tongue, too.

  Amy
leaned in front of him, giving his inner elbow a good feel of her ample breast. Her little mewling sound was a nice touch, followed by her picking up the cup and putting it to her lips. Her brown eyes focused dead center to Zak’s, and she slurped the whipped cream, leaving a tiny moustache. The challenge to do something extraordinarily stupid was laid down. Zak fingered her cream moustache and put it in his mouth. “Amy, come on back here,” he said as he led her away from the counter. “I have something to show you.”

  Of course, Amy would stare down at his bulging groin area. The barista abruptly turned.

  Inserting a finger in his belt loop, Amy took the lead, pulling him behind her as she wandered in search of a place they could be more intimate.

  They found a purple velvet oversized chair in the back corner. Zak slid it discretely to the left so the main café area couldn’t see it. She pushed him onto the cushions as his hands reached for the nude lips of her sex, feeling her pulsing wetness. He turned her around and guided her down on his quickly unsheathed cock.

  His upward thrust reminded him of their chemistry, the hot hormones of their young love mixed with something he now knew as a full grown adult man he never wanted to be without.

  It was a far cry from a golf course, but as he felt her grind down on him, giving him full access to her warm wet channel, his hands overflowing with the warm pillows of flesh her breasts made, he observed where they’d wound up. Directly in front of him was the sports section. At eye level were big books. One in the center read “The World’s Most Outstanding Golf Courses.”

  He smiled. Some things never changed.

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  About the Author

  Sharon Hamilton

  NYT and USA Today best-selling author Sharon Hamilton’s award-winning Navy SEAL Brotherhood series have been a fan favorite from the day the first one was released. They’ve earned her the coveted Amazon author ranking of #1 in Romantic Suspense, Military Romance and Contemporary Romance categories, as well as in Gothic Romance for her Vampires of Tuscany and Guardian Angels. Her characters follow a sometimes rocky road to redemption through passion and true love.

  Her Golden Vampires of Tuscany are not like any vamps you’ve read about before, since they don’t go to ground and can walk around in the full light of the sun.

  Her Guardian Angels struggle with the human charges they are sent to save, often escaping their vanilla world of Heaven for the brief human one. You won’t find any of these beings in any Sunday school class.

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  Life is one fool thing after another.

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  Series Overview

  SEAL BROTHERHOOD SERIES OVERVIEW

  SEAL Encounter (Book #.5)

  Accidental SEAL (Book #1)

  SEAL Endeavor (Book #1.5)

  Fallen SEAL Legacy (Book #2)

  SEAL Under Covers (Book #3)

  SEAL The Deal (Book #4)

  Cruisin’ For A SEAL (Book #5)

  SEAL My Destiny (Book #6)

  SEAL Of My Heart (Book #7)

  BAD BOYS OF SEAL TEAM 3 SERIES OVERVIEW

  SEAL’s Promise (Book #1)

  SEAL My Home (Book #2)

  SEAL’s Code (Book #3)

  BAND OF BACHELORS SERIES OVERVIEW

  Lucas (Book #1)

  Alex (Book #2)

  Jake (Book #3)

  TRUE BLUE SEALS SERIES OVERVIEW

  True Navy Blue (Novella #.5)

  Zak (Book #1)

  NASHVILLE SEALS SERIES OVERVIEW

  Nashville SEAL (Novella #1)

  Jameson (Book #2)

  FREDO SERIES OVERVIEW

  Fredo’s Secret (Book #1)

  Fredo’s Dream (Book #2)

  SLEEPER SEALS SERIES OVERVIEW

  Bachelor SEAL (Book #1)

  GOLDEN VAMPIRES OF TUSCANY SERIES OVERVIEW

  Honeymoon Bite (Book #1)

  Mortal Bite (Book #2)

  THE GUARDIANS SERIES OVERVIEW

  Heavenly Lover (Book #1)

  Underworld Lover (Book #2)

  Underworld Queen (Book #3)

  FALL FROM GRACE SERIES OVERVIEW

  Gideon: Heavenly Fall (Book #1)

  Box Sets

  SEAL Brotherhood Series Prequel Novella, SEAL Encounter, and Book 1, Accidental SEAL, are available in a convenient digital box set format

  SEAL Brotherhood Box Set 1

  SEAL Brotherhood Series Prequel Novella, SEAL Endeavor, and Book 2, Fallen SEAL Legacy, are available in a convenient digital box set format

  SEAL Brotherhood Box Set 2

  SEAL Brotherhood Series Books 1-4 (plus 2 prequel novellas) are available in a convenient digital box set format

  Ultimate SEAL Collection 1

  SEAL Brotherhood Series Books 5-7 are available in a convenient digital box set format

  Ultimate SEAL Collection 2

  Golden Vampires of Tuscany Series Books 1-2 and The Guardians Series Books 1-3 are available in a convenient digital box set format

  Immortal Valentines Box Set

  Audiobooks

  All of Sharon Hamilton’s books are available as audiobooks narrated by J.D. Hart.

  Reviews

  PRAISE FOR THE

  SEAL BROTHERHOOD SERIES

  “Fans of Navy SEAL romance, I found a new author to feed your addiction. Finely written and loaded delicious with moments, Sharon Hamilton’s storytelling satisfies like a thick bar of chocolate.” —Marliss Melton, bestselling author of the Team Twelve Navy SEALs series

  “Sharon Hamilton does an EXCELLENT job of fitting all the characters into a brotherhood of SEALS that may not be real but sure makes you feel that you have entered the circle and security of their world. The stories intertwine with each book before…and each book after and THAT is what makes Sharon Hamilton’s SEAL Brotherhood Series so very interesting. You won’t want to put down ANY of her books and they will keep you reading into the night when you should be sleeping. Start with this book…and you will not want to stop until you’ve read the whole series and then…you will be waiting for Sharon to write the next one.” (5 Star Review)

  “Kyle and Christy explode all over the pages in this first book, [Accidental SEAL], in a whole new series of SEALs. If the twist and turns don’t get your heart jumping, then maybe the suspense will. This is a must read for those that are looking for love and adventure with a
little sloppy love thrown in for good measure.” (5 Star Review)

  PRAISE FOR THE

  BAD BOYS OF SEAL TEAM 3 SERIES

  “I love reading this series! Once you start these books, you can hardly put them down. The mix of romance and suspense keeps you turning the pages one right after another! Can’t wait until the next book!” (5 Star Review)

  “I love all of Sharon’s Seal books, but [SEAL’s Code] may just be her best to date. Danny and Luci’s journey is filled with a wonderful insight into the Native American life. It is a love story that will fill you with warmth and contentment. You will enjoy Danny’s journey to become a SEAL and his reasons for it. Good job Sharon!” (5 Star Review)

  PRAISE FOR THE

  BAND OF BACHELORS SERIES

  “[Lucas] was the first book in the Band of Bachelors series and it was a phenomenal start. I loved how we got to see the other SEALs we all love and we got a look at Lucas and Marcy. They had an instant attraction, and their love was very intense. This book had it all, suspense, steamy romance, humor, everything you want in a riveting, outstanding read. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.” (5 Star Review)

  PRAISE FOR THE

  TRUE BLUE SEALS SERIES

  “Keep the tissues box nearby as you read True Blue SEALs: Zak by Sharon Hamilton. I imagine more than I wish to that the circumstances surrounding Zak and Amy are all too real for returning military personnel and their families. Ms. Hamilton has put us right in the middle of struggles and successes that these two high school sweethearts endure. I have read several of Sharon Hamilton’s military romances but will say this is the most emotionally intense of the ones that I have read. This is a well-written, realistic story with authentic characters that will have you rooting for them and proud of those who serve to keep us safe. This is an author who writes amazing stories that you love and cry with the characters. Fans of Jessica Scott and Marliss Melton will want to add Sharon Hamilton to their list of realistic military romance writers.” (5 Star Review)