I had a fun time writing reluctant hero Jose “Pepe” Gonzalez from KILLER IN THE KENNEL. A cousin to the Gonzalez family that runs South Beach Security, he’s kept his distance from the business to pursue his own dreams. A successful real estate agent, he’s drawn into an SBS case when the property he finds for their new K-9 Division training center turns out to be a serial killer’s hunting ground and burial site. Jose will help his cousins and new K-9 trainer Sara Hernandez solve the mystery of who’s responsible for the murder of multiple women at the site. In this scene, Jose and Sara are finally giving in to the attraction that’s grown between them during the investigation! Grab your copy of KILLER IN THE KENNEL today at https://amzn.to/4dMu8rx.
Excerpt
His lips were hard and mobile. Soft and demanding. Needy and gentle all at the same time.
Her head spun with the whirlwind of emotions swirling through her, as conflicted as the vibes she was getting from him.
That was confirmed as he expelled a rough breath against her lips and shifted away slightly as he said, “Like I said before, I didn’t expect you. This.”
“I didn’t either. It’s…confusing. There’s just so much going on,” she admitted, but even as she did so, she slipped into his lap, straddling his legs so that they were face-to-face because she didn’t want to miss any nuance of what was happening.
He smiled, a lopsided smile, and cradled her jaw before easing his hand around to cup the back of her skull. Tangling his fingers through her hair, he applied gentle pressure to draw her close.
“It is confusing. It’s hard to separate the craziness of this situation from what I’m feeling,” he confessed, and his warm breath spilled across her lips. This close, it was impossible to miss the crystals of darker teal in the aqua of his eyes or the stubble of his evening beard on his face.
“What are you feeling?” she asked, raising her hand and running it across that sandpapery stubble, and then dipping her thumb to rub it across his lips.
