This is tentatively scheduled for a January release, but unless I get my ass in gear, it might not happen until February. 
Here’s the first scene for you. What do you think? Those of you who have read GYPSY HEART, sound like the Jake you all met? Those of you who haven’t read GYPSY HEART, got an idea of what’s happening ?
EXCERPT:
It was hard won, but Jake Wolf was content in his own little world.
He enjoyed the isolation of being the only cook in the kitchen at The Zodiac pub. He really did. He came to work, he did his job and people left him alone. Just the way he liked it. But when a familiar feminine laugh drifted into the kitchen from the pub and Jake’s gut clenched, he had a hard time remembering that.
Pasting a deliberately blank expression on his face, he placed the plate of natcho’s he’d just pulled from the microwave in the pass through window for Sable, the bartender, to pick up, and headed out front to grab a drink.
He really did need something to drink. His getting that refill now had nothing to do with hearing Miranda’s tinkling laugh again. Uh huh. Keep lieing to yourself, buddy. You’re getting good at it.
He stepped behind the bar and filled his glass with Coke while his eyes scanned the half-full pub. When he spotted the tiny blonde bent over the pool table his heart about stopped. Shit, she looked good.
Miranda Grey was dressed in tight jeans and a tight shirt that showed off her perfect curves in a way that the business suits’s she used to wear to work never did. Not only had his boss’s usual mode of dress changed over the last two months, so had her attitude. She never used to stay after work to play pool or have a few drinks, and she certainly never licked her lips and smiled at him like that.
Well, she had once. And he’d been tempted, more tempted than he could remember ever being, but an affair with Miranda, wasn’t the way to keep his life quiet and content. Then again, turning her down two months ago had only seemed to make his life more complicated too.
The real shit thing about it all was that he hadn’t turned her down because she was his boss, titles and labels and things meant very little to him, he’d stepped back from her arousing kiss because he thought it was the right thing to do. He’d loved and lost his soul mate already, and straight-laced Miranda just hadn’t seemed the type to be into one-night stands.
Jake watched the slick looking dude she was shooting pool with put a hand on her hip and lean down to whisper in her ear.
It seemed he might’ve been wrong.
“If you glare any harder he might go up in flames.” Sable Castle said as she nudged him aside and set a pitcher of draft on the bar for the waitress to pick up.
He stepped back and met the bartenders gaze head on. “What are you babbling about now?”
“C’mon Jake. You can’t bullshit a bullshitter. It’s driving you up the wall to see Mandy here with a date, just admit it.”
“It doesn’t bother me at all,” he lied. “I was just wondering where I knew the guy from.”
“Uh huh.” Sable flashed him a knowing look before turning to the next customer in line at the bar with a flirtatious smile.
Jake ignored her and watched as Miranda’s date cupped her cheek and lowered his head. A split second before the guys lips touched hers, Miranda turned her face to the side and his lips landed on her cheek. And that was when she saw Jake.
Her eyes widened and Jake clenched his jaw. Neither of them looked away.
“I need another plate of natcho’s, Jake. And an order of chicken wings too, hot please.” Katie rattled off the order as she took the empty glasses from her tray and put them on the end of the bar for Sable to pick up. When he didn’t respond right away her voice rose slightly. “Jake? You there?”
He pulled his gaze from Miranda’s and smiled at the waitress. “Not for long, Darlin’. I’m going to make your food.” After all, he enjoyed the isolation of the kitchen, right?
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