Be My Baby
Susan Andersen
Language: English
Pages: 384
ISBN: 0380795124
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Proper Boston Brahmin Juliet Rose Astor Lowell doesn't want her body guarded by anyone while she's in New Orleans for the grand opening of Daddy's new hotel—especially not by macho cop Beau Dupree. He's too big, too pushy, too virile, too . . . everything! His shameless, hungry-eyed gaze shakes her carefully cultivated decorum. But Juliet is a Lowell—and there's no way she's ever going to lose control!
Beau has more important things to do than babysit a beautiful Yankee rich girl. By driving the well-mannered socialite beyond the bounds of her good-girl restraints, he figures he can get himself pulled off of the assignment. But who would have thought that real passion sizzled beneath Juliet's polish—or that when she lets her hair down, she just might prove to be more woman than Beau can handle?
about twelve years old. A soft moan forced its way past her clenched teeth as she remembered the knowing, way-to-go look in the policeman’s eyes as he’d taken in her disheveled state while Beau showed him his ID. To Beau’s credit, he’d returned the other cop’s look with a cold lack of expression until the young man had stiffly ordered them on their way. But how was she ever going to face Beauregard again? When she thought of the way she’d clung to him, the sounds she had made when he’d touched
“It’s all right, Celeste,” Juliet interrupted. “Beauregard will see me home.” “But—” “Thank you for your offer, though,” she said gently. “It was very kind. I’ll see you at the hotel.” “Are you sure, dear?” “Yes.” “Very well.” Celeste gave Beau a searching look. She opened her mouth as if to say something further. Then, without another word, she turned and walked away. “Let me just say my good-byes,” Juliet said quietly. Beau was still feeling inexplicably angry as he held the GTO’s
in squad rooms, they’d tagged him with a number of rude handles, the least offensive of which was Panty Snatcher. Beau’s insouciant attitude had dissolved like mist under the relentless noonday sun when the guy victimized Josie Lee. That turned it personal. Now Beau was determined to put him behind bars where he belonged. And that was going to be a lot more difficult to accomplish with this bogus new assignment hanging around his neck. Playing guard dog to Ms. Lowell was going to eat up most of
of her house a few minutes later, he sat in the car for a while, waiting for everything to cool down. He’d been keeping it casual. It was beginning to cripple him, but he was doing it anyway. And he intended to continue on in the same vein. Blowing out a breath, he got out of the car and walked up to the front door. For an instant, when she opened the door to his knock, Josie Lee looked surprised. But then she gave him a smile that damn near stopped his heart. It was one of those
toward the scene being played out near the dining room entrance. Juliet stood numb and unmoving for several long moments. Finally, she took a deep breath and shook out her hands. Hearing the excited chatter around her, she approached the band leader and asked him to resume the music. She corralled the nearest waiter, who stood gawking with everyone else, and reminded him to keep the champagne circling. Roxanne approached. “What can I do?” “Keep our servers moving. Let’s try to recoup our
