Book excerpt: Dale Stoner loved women, and women seemed to love him right back. He danced around the line that led to seriousness, but any time one woman got too close, he two-stepped back, quick and pretty as you please. He’s fallen in love before and he doesn’t want to go that route again. No woman was ever going to get close to him again. The only exception is his best friend, Lauren. She’s the only one who really matters. But she’s his friend...and guys don’t sleep with their best friends, do they? Lauren wasn’t the kind of woman to believe in love at first sight, but then she met Dale. He’s everything she shouldn’t want—a flirt, a woman chaser...and he’s also in love with somebody else. But one hot, steamy night changes everything...