Impetuous

Impetuous
Lori Foster

Grade school teacher Carlie McDaniels trades in her frumpiness for the look of an exotic harem girl, at least for one costume party. So long, spinsterhood–and hello, tall, dark and handsome Tyler Ramsey….Even after the best night of their lives, Tyler hasn't guessed the identity of his harem hottie…and Carlie plans on keeping him in the dark. After all, a gorgeous guy like Tyler would never fall for his smart-talking best friend. And Carlie's not sure she wants to know what would happen if he ever unveiled the naked truth!

Dear Reader,

How exciting to have my very first published book reissued for a special Harlequin 60th anniversary celebration. I look back on that first book, published in the mid-nineties, with a mix of elation and angst. I’ve had many changes in my career since then, but those early days taught me so much. Like how to persevere, and how rewarding it is to reach a goal.

Not many know this, but I wrote over a five-year period, completing ten novels before finally landing that first sale. I can’t say I was ready to give up, because above all, writers write. But I did get plenty frustrated—and with each rejection, I grew more determined to live my dream.

For years I had tried to find my niche, at the same time tempering the level of sensuality in my books to match what I thought publishers wanted. It wasn’t until I decided to write the book strictly for me, as sexy as I liked to read them, as emotional as I wanted the characters to be, as different from anything else I’d seen, that I got that oh-so-important phone call that all struggling authors wait for.

I can’t describe how wonderful it was to learn that Harlequin Books liked the same things I did, that they valued individuality in authors with strong voices. I wrote more than twenty books for Harlequin, and one of my most popular series, THE BUCKHORN BROTHERS, is published with them. Harlequin, and all their readers, will always hold a very special place in my heart. You let me be me, you let me write the books I love and you helped me grow into a better author.

I hope Impetuous, my first book, stands the test of time so that you can enjoy it as much now as I did when I wrote it.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Lori Foster

www.lorifoster.com

www.llfoster.com

Praise for New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster

“Author Lori Foster gifts us with a diverting tale of a fiery attraction that overcomes mistrust and deceit.”

—Romantic Times BOOK reviews on Impetuous

“A Lori Foster book is like a glass of good champagne—sexy and sparkling!”

—New York Times bestselling author

Jayne Ann Krentz

“Lori Foster delivers the goods.”

—Publishers Weekly

“You can pick up any Lori Foster book and know you’re in for a good time.”

—New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard

“Lori Foster is a funny, steamy, guaranteed good read.”

—New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell

“A master at creating likable characters and placing them in situations that tug at the heart and set your pulse racing.”

—Romance Reviews Today

“The best thing about Lori Foster is her characters. She gives them hopes, dreams, problems and love. Her series are so much fun to read because she makes you feel like you’re visiting family with each and every book.”

—Kathy Boswell, Romantic Times BOOK reviews

“Foster outwrites most of her peers.”

—Library Journal

“When it comes to delivering sexy and sensual romance, author Lori Foster is in a class by herself.”

—Romantic Times BOOK reviews

Impetuous

Lori Foster

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Contents

Chapter 1 (#ub7d43393-f2b7-5149-9170-45470135cbb9)

Chapter 2 (#u0e2cf619-036b-5808-b716-7a026a76e8ae)

Chapter 3 (#u8ffe8e88-3e9c-5e55-b108-3c4d74de46dc)

Chapter 4 (#ub958c89a-8112-57d4-8eb7-8fa11e072837)

Chapter 5 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 6 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11 (#litres_trial_promo)

1

”YOU CAN’T BE a coward forever.”

Carlie chuckled, despite her nervousness. “Quit pushing, Bren. You’re not going to provoke me into rushing out into the party dressed like this.”