Nailing Mr. Nasty (Campy Romances Series Book 2), page 19
“M. Birdsong, Lonnie! My across-the-hall man-whore! That’s the name on his mailbox. It has to be him! Birdsong is not like Smith or Jones or . . . or Miller!”
“Right.” Lonnie blinked and then sucked in a breath when two and two equaled four. “Oh, my God! You’re right. That is wild! Matt Birdsong is your neighbor. That means that Carin has visited there. She said she sees their cat every so often.”
“I might have seen her before, but who knows. He has a buffet of beauties in and out of there. I can’t keep up with them all.”
“She’s right, then. Carin ruined him. She turned him into an unfeeling slut. That is a damned pity because Matthew Birdsong was primo. He still is, right? No beer gut?”
“No beer gut.” Zaney smacked her lips. “He’s delish. Dresses like a dream. And he smells good. He wears a cologne that makes me want to follow him, sniffing like a bloodhound. I think it’s Bvlgari Man in Black.”
“Oh, I love that. Makes me wet.”
“Me, too.” She reviewed what his ex-wife had said about him. “Now that I know what happened in his marriage, I kind of feel sorry for him.”
“Don’t. People get divorced every day, Zaney, and their hearts don’t turn to stone. If he’s a prick now, that’s all on him.”
“I never said he was a prick. I’ve never even talked to him.” Recalling his brusque brushoff of his sex partners, she wondered if she were being too generous to him.
“Let’s get out of here. The two old guys at the bar are getting ready to hit on us.”
“Here. Let me.” Zaney fished her bank card from her purse and waved it at the waitress. She made more money than Lonnie. Twice as much, she knew, having been a theater dresser before Foster had hired her and doubled her salary.
“No. We’ll go Dutch.” Lonnie handed over her card, too. “Carin has held up well. She looks a little older, of course, but she’s still a stunner.”
“Was she a cheerleader?”
“No.” Lonnie laughed. “But she did enter beauty pageants. I don’t think she ever got the crown, but she was runner-up a time or two.”
They walked to the corner and hailed a cab. Settled in the back seat, Zaney gave Lonnie’s address and then hers to the driver.
“The next time you see Matt, are you going to tell him that you met his ex?”
Zaney glanced up in consideration, but before she could answer, Lonnie beat her to it.
“You will. I know you. You’re honest to a fault. You aren’t capable of not telling him.”
“Oh, I don’t know. Like I said, I never talk to him.” She watched the lights of the city flash by, still amazed that she’d bumped into her neighbor’s ex-wife. Funny how New York could sometimes seem like a small town. Maybe she’d speak to him the next time she caught his eye. It would be neighborly of her, right?
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About the Author . . .
Author of more than 50 novels, Deborah lives in Oklahoma. She’s been published by Jove, New American Library, Harlequin, Silhouette, and Avon. A charter member of the Romance Writers of America (RWA), she has been inducted into the Oklahoma Authors Hall of Fame. She is also a member of the Author's Guild.
She pens both contemporary and historical western romances. Some of her early pen names are Elaine Camp, Deborah Benet, and Delayne Tucker.
She credits her love of romance novels to authors such as Emily Loring, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, and Janet Dailey. She began writing a romance novel in earnest fresh out of college when she worked as an obituary writer at the Tulsa World newspaper. She read Harlequin romances during breaks and decided one day to write one instead of just read them.
To her astonishment, that book was purchased by Silhouette Romances. From then on, she decided she’d found her true calling and feels she’s been blessed to be able to make her living doing something she absolutely loves.
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Other Books by Deborah Camp
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Novella
The Madcap and the Miser
Historical Romances
Ropin’ the Moon
Blazing Embers
Primrose
Fire Lily
Black-eyed Susan
Fallen Angel
My Wild Rose
Lady Legend
Master of Moonspell
Too Tough To Tame
Tough Talk, Tender Kisses
A Tough Man’s Woman
Belle Starr, Bandit Queen
Lonestar’s Lady
Solitary Horseman
To Seduce and Defend
Contemporary Romances
Bedding Mr. Birdsong
To Have, To Hold
Devil’s Bargain
For Love or Money
This Tender Truce
In a Pirate’s Arms
Just Another Pretty Face
Vein of Gold
Right Behind the Rain
After Dark
The Butler Did It
Wrangler’s Lady
Hook, Line, and Sinker
Love Letters
Weathering the Storm
The Second Mr. Sullivan
A Newsworthy Affair
Destiny’s Daughter
Taming the Wild Man
Oklahoma Man
Sweet Passion’s Song
A Dream to Share
Winter Flame
Midnight Eyes
Riptide
Tomorrow’s Bride
They Said It Wouldn’t Last
Strange Bedfellows
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Deborah Camp, Nailing Mr. Nasty (Campy Romances Series Book 2)
