The Bet
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Ember has not had an easy life. She takes care of her alcoholic mother by holding down two jobs and rarely has time for anything else. When a rich young man asks her on a date she happily says yes to a free meal. However, instead of dinner, she becomes the bet in a game of pool.
Saber is the hustler who just won her, but instead of feeling threatened, she feels attracted to the obvious bad boy in leathers and tattoos. As the night wears on she falls more and more under his spell until they can’t keep their hands off each other. But Saber’s hustled one too many people and now Ember’s date wants his money back...one way or another.
Beth D. Carter
I like writing about the very ordinary girl thrust into extrordinary circumstances, so my heroines will probably never be lawyers, doctors or corporate highrollers. I try to write characters who aren't cookie cutters and push myself to write complicated situations that I have no idea how to resolve, forcing me to think outside the box. I love to hear from readers so I’ve made it really easy to find me on Facebook or Twitter. To subscribe to my newsletter, please visit my website: www.writtenbutterfly.com
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The Bet - Beth D. Carter
Published by Evernight Publishing at Smashwords
www.evernightpublishing.com
Copyright© 2014 Beth D. Carter
ISBN: 978-1-77130-795-6
Cover Artist: Sour Cherry Designs
Editor: Karyn White
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This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and places are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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Thanks to Stacey for your emails, Karyn for your guidance, & to Evernight for giving me to a place to share my stories.
THE BET
Romance on the Go
Beth D. Carter
Copyright © 2014
Chapter One
Ember hadn’t known much about pool before her date with Kenny Winthrop, but now, after two rounds of watching him beat Mr. Sexy over there, she had a pretty good idea of the rules.
She stood in the corner, her feet aching in the three inch heels. The last thing she’d thought she’d be doing after working at the coffee shop all day would be standing on her feet. Kenny had been one of her customers, coming in every morning and ordering a large non-fat vanilla cappuccino. He’d flirted, complimented her, and when he’d asked to go out, she’d said yes. She knew who he was, of course. The Winthrops were one of the oldest families in New England, and the name graced a lot of buildings on the nearby college campus.
She’d been expecting dinner, candlelight, and romance. After all, his family was worth millions, so he could easily afford the best. A part of her had been thrilled when he’d asked her out because she’d grown up having to count pennies. Not worrying about how to pay for a meal was like taking a step into heaven. She’d worn her best little black dress that both gave the illusion of sexy but still managed to keep her demureness.
Instead of a beautiful dinner, however, Kenny had taken her here … to a college dive bar to play pool. She was starving, uncomfortable, and cold since she didn’t have anything on her arms. She’d tried urging Kenny to leave, but he’d met a few friends, and, well, that was that. He’d begun drinking, and every once in a while he’d grab