holiday and what-the-hell-it’s-Friday parties thrown by their large circle of mutual friends. Except for that
Fourth of July kiss, they’d never even considered…well, that wasn’t true. He’d considered quite a lot of
things.
“Have you got condoms?” Her breathy question came with an expert flick of her wrist that caused a
button to pop off his shirt. She giggled. “Sorry.”
“No problem.”
“Condoms?” she asked again.
“As in, more than one?”
She gave him a wicked grin and spread his shirt open down to his navel. Her hot tongue branded a line
of fire down his sternum. She licked her lips and when she looked up at him, her eyes smoldered. “How
many have you got?”
A mental inventory told him he could dig up at least four. “Laur, are you sure you—” The good Eric’s
question was lost in a heart-stopping kiss. She drew his tongue into her mouth, playfully at first, then with
a sensual determination. She held herself to him with one hand, fingers laced through his hair. Her other
hand eased down and popped the final button of his shirt, then grazed naughtily into his jeans to tease at
the waistband of his briefs.
When she broke the kiss, good Eric was a memory. Bad Eric was ready to give her everything she
wanted and then some. After all , that’s what friends are for.
Her family, her friends and her conscience all say it's wrong to fall for
the hustler she rescued from the streets. How come it feels so right?
Finding Home
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© 2007 Bonnie Dee and Lauren Baker
When Megan first meets Mouth, a homeless teenage hustler, on the streets of L.A., he’s the perfect
subject for the street life expose she hopes will help her break into journalism. She doesn’t expect to be
drawn into his life and become his friend—or to take him in after he’s been beaten and robbed by thugs.
As they learn to live together, a powerful attraction flourishes between Megan and the young man.
Although he’s street smart, tough and mature, he’s also a youth in transition. When they finally give in to
the sexual heat between them, Megan fears she’s taking advantage of her position as his mentor.
Their relationship challenges every aspect of her life. Megan must make difficult choices between the