Moretti 3 - Taming the Boy Next Door,
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//-->Taming theBoy Next DoorA Dickerman/Moretti NovelBy MJ CarnalThis book is a work of fiction. Names, characters and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actualevents or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.Copyright © 2013 by MJ Carnal, author. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute or transmit in any form or by anymeans. For information regarding rights, contact the publisher.Cover photo by Eric Wainwright, Wainwright Images, Portland, Oregon.www.facebook.com/wainwrightimagesCover Model: Paul Hagen,www.facebook.com/phagen17Book cover by Dawn of Dark Dawn CreationsFirst Edition November 2013The author acknowledges the copyrighted or trademarked names and owners.This book contains adult content.DedicationTo the Moretti Minions. You are the best street team an author couldever ask for. Thank you for the late night chats, the belly laughs, theugly cries and most of all, the amazing friendship. You make my worldbrighter. This book is for you.Prologue – SeptemberLos Angeles Memorial Hospital, 6:00 AMTaking a deep breath, Jena prepared herself for the dreadful task of giving another family bad news. Itnever got easier. Regardless of how many times she said the words, looking in the eyes of thedevastated and frightened family members was always heartbreaking. Opening the ICU doors, shestepped out. They were on their feet immediately. “Are you the Moretti family?”“Yes.” A petite Italian woman who bared a strong resemblance to her patient spoke up. “I’m hissister. How is he?”“My name is Dr. Turner. I am the neurosurgeon on call tonight. Mr. Moretti is in critical condition.He has a nondisplaced skull fracture and a subdural hematoma. The surgery to fix the brain bleedwent well. We will need to do a CT scan in the morning to check his progress. He has a CSF leakand we may need to go in and repair that. The next twenty-four hours are critical. He will likelyneed a few more surgery. His left arm is shattered and he has some broken ribs. We can’t do anythingabout his other injuries until he is stable. I can tell you this, he is very lucky to be alive.”“Can I see him?” His sister wiped her eyes.“I’m sorry. We cannot allow any visitors at this time. We don’t know if he will regainconsciousness. If you would like to go home, we will call you with any changes. At this point, thereis really nothing we can do but wait.”“We aren’t going anywhere.” Another brunette stood on shaky legs. “We will be right here.”Jena smiled her rehearsed smile and nodded her head. “I will update you on any changes.”As she reached for the door to the ICU, her eyes fell on the tall blond man standing before her. Herheart sputtered. His haunted green eyes met hers, begging for answers she didn’t have. His pale facewas grim but beautiful. A spattering of freckles covered his cheeks. He was muscular and broad andeven exhausted, he took her breath away. Butterflies took flight in her stomach. As she steppedthrough the doors, she took a deep breath. What was happening to her?
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