She can only have one...who will be the Last Man Standing?


LAST MAN STANDING
By Kacey Hammell



Contemporary Erotic Romance

Now Available at Whispers Publishing - www.whispershome.com

For over a decade Jazz has carried the wounds of a broken heart thanks to her high school sweetheart. But since she turned thirty, her heart and body have raced for her best friend. In a moment of passion and uncontrolled desire, she realizes her friendship with Ryder could be in jeopardy. Their friendship comes first, though, and she plans to ignore her body's desires.

When her ex drops back into her life, Jazz is thrilled, scared, and eager to show the man who broke her heart just what he's been missing. She's struck speechless, however, after sharing a heated moment in her office with him, Ryder throws down the gauntlet and confesses that he's always loved her.

And he vows he won’t let her go…



Excerpt © Kacey Hammell

Jazz eyed Ryder, standing strong, tall and furious.

Sexy.

He never looked better.

Cut it out, Vanburren.

Dammit. Ever since she’d turned thirty two months ago, started reevaluating her life and trying to put the past where it rightfully belonged, she had started thinking of Ryder Donovan as more than just a boss and friend.

Though he’d always been powerfully masculine and sexy, she thought she’d gotten past all of that and saw him as only a pal, a buddy. But lately, just being in the same room with him anymore was painful to her sexually deprived body.

His smell, his voice, everything that he was rolled over her in waves whenever he was near and she was desperate to stifle it. He was one of her dearest and closest friends. They’d nearly lost one another once; she be damned if it would happen again.

And just when she thought her life couldn’t get any crazier or more confusing, Scott Price calls her out of the blue.

Was she suddenly on bad terms with the man upstairs? Or was it Karma that had turned her life upside down? Like a sense of déjà vu, it was like history repeating itself.

Her, Scott and Ryder.

But this time, she knew better.

She’d meet Scott for a drink; prove to herself once and for all that she was truly over him. Plus, maybe he’d see what had really been missing all these years. Who she’d become, how she’d grown into a woman.

Grow up, Jazz.

Sighing, she called herself every kind of fool. She didn’t know how she’d get through an evening with Scott. Deep inside she believed she was over him, but just hearing his voice caused her heart to pound and her palms to sweat.

Maybe seeing him again would get him out of her system once and for all. Then she’d prove to herself that she was better off without him.

But looking at her best friend, seeing how upset he was, perhaps meeting Scott wasn’t the best thing. She remembered her heartache after Scott had left town, and she knew Ryder did, too.

He’d been there for her, even after she’d broken things off with him. Was it fair to either of them to allow Scott back into her life—even if just for an evening?

But she knew she had to do this. She desperately wanted to have a man in her life, marry and have kids. In her heart, she knew she couldn’t do that with the ‘ghost’ of Scott Price and the past hanging over her head. She couldn’t move on, alone or with anyone else, until she closed this chapter of her life.

In an odd way, it was kismet.

Since Scott’s call, she had felt a rush of adrenaline that had nothing to do with emotions or the memories of his touch. Determined to move on, his call was just the chance she needed.

She only prayed that God wasn’t laughing at her, sending Scott back to her and making her fall in love with him all over again. But, if it was meant to be, then it was. However, she’d lost faith and trust in Scott years ago. She wasn’t about to place them, or her heart, in his hands again…skilled or otherwise.

It's been a stressful few months, but things have progressed very well in the editing, production of LAST MAN STANDING, my upcoming contemporary erotic romance with Whispers.

An added bonus about the release date of LMS, is it's the day before my sixth wedding anniversary. *smiles*

I'm very excited about this story. Jazz, she's a wonderful heroine who was on of the easiest characters to write. Though she's had many a decision to make, she's one of my favourite ladies. Ryder is yummilicious if I do say so myself *grin* He's a friend, lover, champion, gentleman, sweet, sexy as all get out, and has the heart of gold. I hope all readers enjoy Jazz and Ryder as much as I did.

Blurb:
For over a decade Jazz has carried the wounds of a broken heart thanks to her high school sweetheart. But since she turned thirty, her heart and body have raced for her best friend. In a moment of passion and uncontrolled desire, she realizes her friendship with Ryder could be in jeopardy. Their friendship comes first, though, and she plans to ignore her body's desires.

When her ex drops back into her life, Jazz is thrilled, scared, and eager to show the man who broke her heart just what he's been missing. She's struck speechless, however, after sharing a heated moment in her office with him, Ryder throws down the gauntlet and confesses that he's always loved her.

And he vows he won't let her go…


Available this Friday, Oct 5th, at www.whispershome.com



Live, Love & Laugh
Kacey

LAST MAN STANDING ~ Releasing Oct 5th, 2007 from Whispers Publishing
www.whispershome.com

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Hello all;

My apologies that my first blog post be one of sadness.

Recent notes from readers, (thank you Sherry, Pam and Lois), prompted me to post after so long a dry-spell. My apologies for that.

Readers wrote wondering where I'd been, why so long since I've written and I have been remiss. This summer has been an emotional one.

Especially this past week. I lost my father, very unexpectantly and with much pain. It's been difficult to move forth. I take solace that he had nearly sixty strong and happy years before he was called to a greater Home.

And in the only way I really know how, I've used words to express things. http://www.kaceyhammell.com/inmemori...

Since I began writing, Daddy was one of my biggest supporters. I could never thank him enough for that.


I promise to post more often



Remember to always hold those you love close.

Kacey