{"id":259245,"date":"2026-07-13T16:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/emily-jamie-garrett\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:51:57","slug":"emily-jamie-garrett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/emily-jamie-garrett\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily – Jamie Garrett"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He seemed to care about her too, but for him it was probably all work, protecting the crazy lady who could maybe help him close a case. She knew that, well her brain did at least. Her stomach, on the other hand, fluttered with nerves every time she was close to him, and when he touched her, had held her close to protect her when she\u2019d sworn someone was following her \u2014other parts of her had fluttered too and she\u2019d felt the warm heat of arousal.<\/p>\n

She definitely needed to get out more. Who knows who she might find at the bar. God knows she was well overdue for just about everything you could do with the opposite sex, and it would definitely take some of the edge off her current mood. Emily gathered up her wallet and cell and dropped them into her small clutch purse.<\/p>\n

Tonight she\u2019d have a few drinks, maybe dance with some random stranger, and then come home hopefully exhausted enough to avoid any dreams. She hadn\u2019t had a single one for the last few days, and Emily hoped it would stay that way. Two hours later Emily sat on a stool at the bar, bored out of her skull and wishing she\u2019d been there long enough that she could leave without anyone making a fuss. Lily hadn\u2019t shown up yet, and she barely knew any of the other workmates who she\u2019d found on arrival.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you know when Lily\u2019s getting here?\u201d she asked the one girl who was still sober enough to answer her. When she\u2019d gotten to the bar she\u2019d found great music, food to die for, and three of her colleagues already mostly through their second bottle of pinot grigio. There was no way she was going to be able to keep pace with their head start and not end up literally under the table, and so she\u2019d been nursing the same vodka and cranberry for well over half an hour.<\/p>\n

\u201cUmm, she was having drinks with a guy before coming here. I\u2019m thinking that something more than drinks happened,\u201d a co-worker giggled, setting all the others off. Emily smiled; good for Lily. No doubt tomorrow they\u2019d all be teasing her about it. It would be nice to indulge in a bit of girl talk. She stayed a few more minutes, making the best of the company, but then said her goodnights.<\/p>\n

She\u2019d rather be home reading Hannah\u2019s book, if she could concentrate enough after the vodka. If not, then she could always stare at the ceiling and imagine Reece\u2019s strong arms holding her as she fell asleep. Now that was a good idea. Promising to catch up with the girls again on the weekend, Emily made her way around to the front of the bar and hailed a cab.<\/p>\n

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author\u2019s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Copyright \u00a9 2016 by Jamie Garrett All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non- commercial uses permitted by copyright law.<\/p>\n

All requests should be forwarded to jamie@jamiegarrett.com. Connect with me on Facebook: http:\/\/facebook.com\/JamieGarrettBooks Newsletter: Click here to get an email when the next book is released, plus advance sales notice and freebies. OceanofPDF.com I 1 t wasn\u2019t so much the darkness that had the fear creeping into her spine, but the fact that she couldn’t see beyond a couple of inches in front of her.<\/p>\n

Early morning mist covered the ground as it snaked around her legs in the dark alleyway. She remembered why she hated to be caught in places like this late at night and made a promise to herself to never let it happen again. The two buildings that towered over her in the dead of the Chicago night were never-ending, and with each turn in their designs, the alleyway ahead of her became a maze.<\/p>\n

This is what she got for opting for a short cut. She could have walked the long way around the block, but between the alcohol she had consumed and her need to get away from the man at the club who seemed to think following her every move was a turn-on, she had all but lost her senses.<\/p>\n

Now she felt like the girl in all the horror movies who ventured into the alley and never came out the other side. Something moved behind her and she had to stifle a scream. She told her feet to run, but they disobeyed her and stood frozen to the spot.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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