
Down and Dirty
Coming May 22!!
Published by: Romance Rebels Publishing
Cover Artist:Â Sinfully Sweet Designs
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Get in, get downâŚand get filthy with these sexy, hardworking, blue-collar heroes who donât mind when things get a little dirty at work or at play.
This collection of 22 brand new stories from USA Today and International Best-Selling authors is full of scorching hot romance tales that will be sure to leave you breathless for more. These men work hard and play even harder.
From cops to mechanics, miners to brewmasters, they arenât afraid to go all in. At the end of the day, when they find the woman who completes them, they learn love and life can be as messy as their day jobsâŚand they wouldnât have it any other way.
Featuring stories from: Lori King, Maia Dylan, Sarah Marsh, Elena Kincaid, Cecile Tellier, London Saint James, Bella Settarra, Rose Nickol, RL Merrill, Ashley Malkin, Lucy Felthouse, Scarlett J Rose, Sydney Lea, CR Moss, Samantha A. Cole, Danielle James, Ava Campbell, Eva Moore, Kimberlie L. Faye, Sabrina Sol, Nikki Prince, and Mia Hopkins
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Destiny Happened by London Saint James
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Desi
Of course, I noticed Mr. Shirtless. With a bod like his, who wouldnât? But his hot-factor didnât matter. What did? My asshat ex and the need to make him jealous. So, I strolled up to the panty-melting stranger as though I knew him and laid one on him, hoping said asshat would see Iâd moved on just fine without him. Only, he never saw me kissing another man.
Kash
I spotted herâhoney-blonde hair gleaming in the sun as she came my way. Iâd flirt. Smile. Maybe get her number. I sure the hell didnât expect her to toss her arms around my neck, mashing her body against mine, and kiss the ever-loving shit out of me. Then, she stopped. Stepped back. Blushed. Whispered âSorryâ and blended into the crowd.
I never got her name that day. Or her number. However, fate had other plans and Destiny happenedâŚagain.
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Desi
âStupid, stupid, stupidâŚâ
My breathless mutterings were meant for no one but me. Because seriously, I was stupid. Look up the word in the dictionary and youâd see a big olâ picture of my dumb face. Iâd just kissed a stranger and ran. A âkiss and runâ if you will. Not only was I stupid, but I might also be insane. Like, total zonkers!
Why did I do what I did?
Okay. The why was simple. Or, at least, I thought it was at the time. I wanted to make my ex jealous. Show the douche-canoe Iâd moved on just fine without his no good ass. Let him know heâd been easy to forget. Prove I was so over him, it wasnât even funny.
Youâre probably thinking the ex? Let me back up a bit.
When a group of Oktoberfesterâs shifted, most of them watching the hip-wiggle/ass-jiggle Linds was doing, someone started catcalling. This had me looking in the direction of the whistles, and thatâs when I became aware of Mr. Shirtless. With the chiseled cheekbones of a Greek God, he stood a few feet away in low-slung denimâglistening in the sun.
Hello! With a rock-hard bod like his, who wouldnât notice?
Iâm pretty sure he hadnât been the whistler, but I was certain he had been watching Lindy. Then his gaze slid to me as I took him in. Honestly, the manâs abs alone should be bronzed. It was like Iâd stepped into one of those hot guy calendar shoots, his more than a six-pack rippling.
And did I mention glistening? I think I did, but itâs worth mentioning again.
That manâs midsection with the V-cut was enough to bring a grown woman to her knees in adoration. But just as I was about to stop myself from gawping at all those large, well-defined muscles flexing as the tall, dark-haired hottie wiped sweat from his bare chest, someone else redirected my attention.
Jenner.
Of all the places the asshat could be, there he was, mixed in with a group to Mr. Shirtlessâs left! He shouldnât have mattered. I shouldnât have allowed the sight of him to burrow under my skin, but there was no helping it. Jenner had his arm curled around the shoulders of that woman as they strolled along a line of vendorsâshe smiling up at him all happy while he winked down at her.
Heat, and not from the sun, prickled along the back of my neck.
Seeing them out togetherâhim more attentive to her than heâd ever been with meâpissed me the hell off. Thus, I made a rash decision and did something completely nuts. I strolled up to Mr. Shirtless like I knew him and laid one on him.
Or maybe he laid one on me.
Either way, we kissed. Hard. With tongue. And he smelled good. Clean sweat and something a bit caramel-spiced. And the way my stranger pulled me into himâalpha male possessiveâGod help me. Though, the real âholy wowâ moment came when I realized the man had developed an impressive erection while thrusting his tongue against mine, and he wasnât afraid to use it.
Truth here. Stranger or not, when he pressed himself against meâhard and commandingâlightning struck my core.
Letâs just say, lip-locking with Mr. Shirtless had been, well⌠kind of mind-blowing. And after, when he looked into my eyesâhis the color of chocolate swirled with honey goldâI think I lost my ability to breathe.
Then, Bam! Reality hit me.
Not only had I made a complete and total fool of myself, but my spur-of-the-moment decision hadnât worked. Jenner and the skank had strolled on byâengrossed in each other. He never noticed me nor my brilliant public display of kissing the lips off another man.
Slowing to more of a power walk than a run, I glanced around. âShit!â Iâd been so hell-bent to just go, Iâd gone in the complete opposite direction of where Iâd left Lindy.
Body jittery with adrenaline, I turned around and started on my way back to her.
âHey, babe. There you are.â Lindy strolled up, handed me a strip of chicken teriyaki on a stick, and frowned. âWhere did you go? I lost you for a little while.â
âJenner,â I said, disgusted. âHeâs here.â
âIs that why youâre all flushed? Did the buttmunch say something to you?â
âNo. I kind of strolled up to some random hot guy and kissed him to make the asshole jealous, but he didnât even notice.â
Lindyâs eyes went wide. âSay what?â
With a nod, I spilled. Jenner with the woman. How they looked together. Mr. Shirtless. The PDA. The entire crazy tale.
When I was done, my bestie grabbed my shirt sleeve. âShow me the guy.â
âNo way.â I shook my head. âI made a complete fool of myself and added to it by running away, Linds. I canât take you to see him. Iâm embarrassed enough as it is.â
âCome on. Weâll just stroll but keep our distance, and you can point him out.â
I groaned. âWhat if he sees me?â
âWeâll be sneaky.â She tugged at me. âLetâs go.â
âAll right. This way.â
Being careful not to be noticed, I led Linds over toward Pops Brats, only I didnât see Mr. Shirtless.
âHeâs not around,â I said.
âDamn it.â Lindy sounded disappointed.
And me? Well, I couldnât be sure if I was relieved my sexy stranger was no longer there or despondent Iâd never see him again.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
London Saint James has lived in many places, but never felt âat homeâ until she met the real-life man of her dreams and settled down in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. London lives with her husband and their fat cat who thinks he owns them.
As an award-winning, international bestselling author, London is living her childhood dream. She knew all the scribbling she did, that big imagination of hers, and all those clamoring characters running around in her head would pay off someday.
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Sequel-ing â The Retreat (The Perfect Submissive Trilogy- Part Two)
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