Pushing Patrick (The Gilroy Clan #1)

“Are you gonna tell her what happened?” His large, callused hand slips under my shirt, his fingers doing a relaxed slide up my ribcage while his hips do a slow grind against my backside.
“Nothing happened with Trevor. I told you—”
“That’s not what I’m talking about.” Laughter brushes against my ear a moment before he presses his mouth against the underside of my jaw. “And you know it.”

It was a bet.
A stupid bet.
One I never should have made.
One I knew, that could cost me everything...

To be honest, I didn’t even think it would work. I kissed Patrick the night we met and he couldn’t have made it clearer—he isn’t into me. Not like that. He’s funny, sweet and holy-shit-hot—entirely too good for a girl like me. He’s perfect and I’m... not.
So, we’re friends.
Just friends.
When my life falls apart and I need a place to live, Patrick comes to my rescue, no questions asked. I know it doesn’t mean anything. It’s just one friend, helping out another. I know that... but I can’t help but want more.
I can’t help but want him.
It’s my friend, Tess, who points out that Patrick may be perfect, but he’s still a man. That if I push hard enough, I can make him want me.
I know she’s wrong because I’ve been shot down by Patrick before and I have no desire to subject myself to it again... but what if she’s right?
What if all Patrick needs is a little push?

The last thing I expected was for him to push back.
Or to like it so much when he did.

**Warning** This book contains enough hot sex to melt your panties clean off (seriously, you should probably just take them off, right now...), so if hot sex scenes o’plenty aren’t your thing, you’re in the wrong place! This 90k words romance novel is super-hot (I mean, really, really hot!!) and is intended for mature audiences only! You’ve been warned!
**This full-length novel is the FIRST in a series and does end in a cliffhanger, which is resolved in book 2, CLAIMING CARI. There is no cheating and book 2 ends in HEA.**