COURTING TROUBLE
The TEXAS TWO-STEP SERIES
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COURTING TROUBLE!
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Diedra Palmer likes her men in neckties and starched collars—all the better for mussing—and attorney Alec Sparks is the starchiest man Diedra has ever met. Trouble is, Alec lives to maintain control, and Diedra’s an accident waiting to happen. Electromagnetically challenged, Deidra unintentionally burns out light bulbs, stops watches, and makes appliances go berserk when her emotions run high. Alec would love to have nothing more to do with Diedra. But his law partner’s marriage to Diedra’s sister is on the rocks, and Diedra’s promising to get out of his hair if he’ll just agree to her hair-brained scheme to reunite the pair. Yet, how will he ignore the sparks Diedra is setting off in his heart?
Courting Trouble is a clean and wholesome romance in the Texas Two-Step Series from USA Today bestselling author Kathy Carmichael.
Previously titled: Stuck on You
An Excerpt from COURTING TROUBLE
PROLOGUE
The only thing saving the best man from indecent exposure was Diedra holding up his pants.
Of course, Alec didn’t exactly know Diedra was saving him. Normally, she’d enjoy a better view of his magnificent masculine gluteus maximus. However, under these circumstances, that wasn’t the case.
The wedding reception, held at the Malachite Room in one of Dallas’s poshest hotels, was a success. Meagan, Diedra’s sister, was a gorgeous bride. The groom, Alec’s cousin, looked handsome enough to eat. Each of the tables situated on tiers about the room was filled with elegantly dressed wedding guests. Crowds glided around Alec and Diedra on the oak-planked dance floor.
Which was a very good thing in Diedra Palmer’s opinion. It might not be so good, though, if Alec managed to get away from her and expose himself to three hundred people, a number of whom were his clients at his law firm.
The dance music died away and Alec attempted to pull back. Diedra held onto his tush even tighter.
“Alec, I need to tell you something.”
“And I need to visit the men’s room,” he said with a desperate edge to his voice.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
“Why not?”
“I don’t think you want to go anywhere I can’t come along with you.”
“Diedra, after the car incident—”
“I told you that was an accident.”
“Oh yeah? And what about when you hid the wedding rings? That was an accident too?”
“Well, no. That was a joke. But the car wasn’t.”
“All I want is to enjoy my cousin’s wedding in relative peace and safety. Is that too much to ask?” Again he tried to pull away.
“Quit struggling. I’m trying to tell you something.”
“Look, Diedra. The band is taking a break. I refuse to stay out here on the dance floor with you massaging my backside.”
“That’s what I’m trying to tell you.”
“Talk fast.”
“Did you ever see the movie Bringing Up Baby?”
“Never heard of it.”
“It’s an old movie. Cary Grant. Katherine Hepburn?”
“Nope.”
“That makes it more difficult.”
“What does? Can we just get on with whatever it is you need to tell me?”
“In the movie, Cary Grant steps on Katherine’s dress and tears off the backside.”
“Yeah?”
Diedra concentrated on holding up the torn flap on Alec’s tuxedo pants, figuring he was really going to squirm when he heard what she had to say. “Well, tonight, you’re Katherine.”
It took only a second for light to dawn on Alec, she had to give him that. “You’re saying you stepped on my pants and tore them?”
“Only I didn’t step on them. Remember when you refused to dance with me at first and I grabbed the back of your pants?”
“Oh, God.”
“If I let go of you now, you’re going to give the wedding guests an entirely different kind of show than they were expecting.”
“How bad is it?”
“It kind of looks like those pajamas with flaps on the backside.”
“You’re the most difficult woman I’ve met in my lifetime. You need a keeper. First the car stalling, then the wedding rings and now this. When we get out of here, promise me you’ll leave me alone. Maybe join the Peace Corps.”
“I promise, Alec. Just turn around slowly and I’ll walk behind you.”
They managed the maneuver without anyone being the wiser. Alec turned back to look down at Diedra as they headed to the door. “No goosing.”
“Spoil sport.”
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