Haley's Cabin
By Anne Rainey
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Haley Thorne is still a little raw from her nightmare of a marriage that ended in an ugly divorce. Her friends are intent on fixing her up with Mr. Right, which she doesn’t want anything to do with, and her job as a software programmer is a never-ending string of code. When her doctor tells her it’s time for a break, Haley takes his advice by retreating from the world and going to her cabin in the woods.
Just when Haley starts to relax, sexy police detective Jeremy Pickett shows up at her door. Suddenly, what she should do and what she wants to do are not at all the same thing. This time, the levelheaded Haley vows to toss caution to the wind and have a little fun—handcuffs and all!
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Haley's Cabin - Anne Rainey
Table of Contents
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Epilogue
About the Author
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2007 by Anne Rainey. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any form or by any means. For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher.
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Edited by Linda Ingmanson
Cover design by Fiona Jayde
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ISBN 978-1-64063-283-7
Manufactured in the United States of America
First Edition February 2007
Rerelease August 2017
Les, the love of my life and the very definition of what a real man should be. Thanks for being my ultimate hero! My daughters, you are the sunshine in my life and the best kids ever! Mom, you always knew I had it in me. I love you.
Crissy, I nervously pitched my story to you, heart in my throat, and you took a chance on me. I’ll never be able to thank you enough.
Jen, you listened to me moan and groan and loved me anyway. You are what true friendship is all about.
Nikki, it never would have happened without you, girl!
Chapter One
A loud knock yanked Haley out of her newest suspense novel and she groaned at the unwanted interruption. She moved to answer it, but apparently not quickly enough as another pounding reverberated through the quiet cabin. Frustrated, Haley threw the door open wide, prepared to give whoever it was a piece of her mind. She pulled up short when she caught sight of the couple on the other side.
The woman was tall, dark-haired like herself. She had a figure that could only be described as lush and a striking pair of chocolate brown eyes.
Haley shook herself out of her mute shock and looked at the man. He was the woman’s equal in every way. Tall, strong, and lean with large hands that would wrap around a woman’s waist just the right way. While she stared at the pair of tanned strangers, Haley realized she hadn’t spoken a word to either of them.
Um, can I help you?
Her voice sounded foreign to her own ears. But the man spoke and she listened, mesmerized, to the raspy, deep tone of his voice.
I was hoping you could,
he said with a smile. Our car stalled down the road a ways and we were wondering—if it wasn’t too much of an inconvenience—could we use your phone to call for a tow?
The word tow grabbed her and she reluctantly dragged her attention from the man and his sexy voice. Haley found herself answering sure
to a couple of complete strangers. She had to step back from the door to allow them access to her small, safe haven.
Just that afternoon, she’d gone to her private hideaway. She’d needed a break from the day-to-day grind. Even a workaholic like her deserved time off. She continued to convince herself of that.
After the many hours she’d racked up in unused vacation time, it was time to cash in. Her job as software developer at Berlitz and Kent Computing was starting to take its toll. She’d put in too many sixteen hour days writing code with nothing to show for them but a failed marriage and a never-ending migraine. Her doctor had told her if she didn’t take her leave physically for a bit, she was going to end up taking her leave mentally. She heeded the doctor’s warnings, as a nervous breakdown really wasn’t at all appealing.
Of course, now she found herself being smiled at by two gorgeous strangers in the dead of night, totally isolated and in her pajamas no less, she wondered how smart her decision had been.
Geez, can this night get any stranger?
As she waged a battle inside her mind—was she crazy to let these people in?—she led them into the kitchen.
The phone’s over there.
She indicated the wall next to the back door and politely went on. Help yourself, really.
She looked at the coffee pot and forced a smile. Can I get you anything to drink? Coffee’s still fresh.
The man answered for them both. Thank you, coffee sounds great right about now. Even though we’re nearing summer, it still gets a touch chilly at night.
He rubbed his hands together, but made no move toward the phone. Instead, he seated himself and his lady friend at the table. Haley didn’t have the heart to tell them she didn’t want guests. She just wanted to get back to her book and her self-imposed isolation. Sighing, she reached for two mugs up in the pinewood cabinet.
As she poured the coffee, she asked how they took it and both spoke in unison, saying, Black.
She handed them their cups and sat at the table, opposite the man and next to the woman.
Oh, my name is Haley, by the way. Haley Thorne.
She said, attempting to be friendly, even though she felt anything but.
I’m Jay and this is Marissa.
When he smiled, she nearly melted. Dear God, the man was a looker. Pleased to meet you, Haley.
He seemed affectionate and warm when he held out his hand for her to shake. She took it willingly, a little too eager to touch him.
It was strong and callused, a working man’s hand, most likely. Everything about him spoke of hard work and long hours. She stared at their entwined fingers and thought of how fragile her small, pale hand looked against his stronger one. As she gazed back at Jay, his expression changed from friendly to lustful. Haley was both startled and excited. She hadn’t had a single spark of sexual desire in much too long, and now her body seemed to come alive.
Without the slightest hint of warning, she found herself being tugged to her feet and led into the living room by the man who called himself, simply, Jay. Marissa followed close behind.
Haley felt as if someone had taken over her body and was guiding her every move. She should have been afraid, or terrified, as this stranger controlled her every action and assumed entirely too much. Just the fact she was in a cabin, miles away from everyone and everything, should have sent off warning signals in her head. Nevertheless, she was perfectly calm and even smiled right back at the handsome Jay.
What was the matter with her? She was a responsible, twenty-five-year-old woman. She was not spontaneous, nor was she a complete fool. Yet, her feet kept moving and she had a feeling her smile was dreamy. The kind of smile that let a man know she wasn’t only a willing participant in the games soon to follow, but an enthusiastic one as well.
He stopped when they reached the large, soft rug in the center of the room, startling her. Maybe she’d gotten him wrong. Haley had thought he would lead her to the bedroom, but maybe he was only being polite after all. It wasn’t until he turned her toward Marissa that Haley felt a flutter of butterfly wings in her stomach.
She stared at the intensely exotic Marissa. Like the director of a play, Jay seemed to know every move Marissa would make and commanded the outcome of the night. And for some inexplicable reason, it excited Haley even more. She wasn’t the one in control, which meant she didn’t need to be the ever-constant, responsible one.
Marissa moved to unbutton Haley’s pajama top. Haley’s hand flew up to cover Marissa’s in a lame attempt to stop her. She wasn’t into women. There had to have been some mistake.
But Marissa’s lips curved seductively as if she knew a deep, dark secret and she slipped the first button out of its hole. Haley realized she had on her Sunday jammies. And Sunday jammies weren’t conducive to sexual rendezvous with alluring night visitors. Marissa didn’t seem at all turned-off by her ugly attire, though. She kept unbuttoning and didn’t stop until she had Haley completely undressed. Standing there with not a stitch of clothing on, Haley allowed the brown-eyed beauty to take hold of her shoulders and turn her around. Once again she found herself drowning in Jay’s fathomless, silvery-blue eyes, only now he, too, was bereft of clothes.
Oh God, he was magnificent. Built like some fantasy figure she could only conjure in her deepest wet dream.
Every inch of him was muscled and tanned and put together in all the right ways. Her gaze traveled a lazy path down the front of his hard torso until it reached the dark patch of hair covering his groin. His cock jutted out from his body, and Haley’s mouth nearly dropped open as she gaped at Jay’s perfect erection.
Oh lord, she wasn’t experienced enough for a man like him. He would expect things she’d only heard her friends whisper about in the break room. She felt a quick spurt of insecurity. Would he find her inept? Be on his way once he realized her inexperience? It was probably written all over her face.
But to her astonishment, Jay smiled approvingly at her, his gaze hot, and leaned down to touch his lips to hers.
A long, lazy, all-consuming kiss sent her blood soaring through her veins and nearly caused her knees to buckle. He gently laid her down on the soft, tan carpeting, then let his mouth wander the length of her body. His lips barely touched in some places and pressed greedily in others. Haley closed her eyes and let it all