Lainey needs this. She needs to ruin the car of the parents who hurt her with the bat of the man who betrayed her. So I raise that stupid umbrella, and I hit the hatchback right alongside her, hurting my fingers and loving it. Loving the sheer strength she’s putting into each of her blows, the wood splintering, the metal groaning. Both of the bat and the car giving in to the sheer fierce of her will.
Finally, she drops the broken bat, and I follow suit, letting the umbrella, now a twisted, broken mess, fall to the pavement.
“I think the car actually looks better now,” I say, but I barely get the words out before she grabs me roughly by the front of my shirt, pulling me to her. Her bare lips lifted to me.
Maybe this is another part of her revenge. To destroy his precious bat, her parents’ car, and then give herself to a thief on top of the ruin. Maybe I should have a problem with that, a feeling of being used, but I don’t. All I care about is that she’s mine tonight.
From Montana mountains to Southern plains, there’s nothing more romantic than a lonesome figure and the girl who can tame a wild heart…or is it the other way around?
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“It wouldn’t be soft and sweet like it used to be,” Levi said.
I thought back to every time we’d had sex as teens. Back then, we’d been sneaking around so no one would see, and we’d gotten very creative. I wouldn’t say any of our times were particularly soft or sweet. They were fast and frantic, both of us too hungry for each other for anything else.
“I know exactly what you’re thinking. But even in the car or on the cliffs or behind the cove, I still fucked you nice and easy. Still made it sweet for you.” He slid his gaze down my body, a filthy caress.
“But I wouldn’t take you to bed, sparrow. I wouldn’t lay you out on the sheets and whisper how beautiful you are. It wouldn’t be lights out, missionary until you came once and I followed. It’d be rough and dirty. I’d make you show me how much you want it, make you fucking beg for it. And then I’d give it to you. Over and over again, until you couldn’t take it anymore. Your body would be so wrung out, you’d cry with every release. But instead of stopping, I’d lick up your tears and make you come again, just because I could. And even when I made it hurt a little, you’d still want more.”
His words swept through me, stoking that low, simmering fire already inside me. Instead of turning me off, he’d only ignited an inferno.
I rested my hands on his shoulders, dragging my thumbs up the column of his neck. “What are you waiting for?”
That clearly wasn’t the answer he’d been expecting. His brows rose the tiniest fraction, and I wondered if this had all been for nothing. If, despite everything I’d said, his restraint was strong enough to hold him back. If, maybe, he wasn’t as drawn to me as I’d assumed. Wasn’t as drawn to me as I was to him.
And then, before I could step away, before I could slink off to my room and try to forget making an ass of myself, everything changed. The air in the room shifted as Levi’s restraint finally snapped.
“Fuck it,” he muttered before wrapping his hand around my nape and tugging my face down to his.
It’s been a month since Kayla, a headstrong ruin rat, and Carl, an OmniLab trader, returned to the surface. After she helped to restore control of the towers to those who would look after the best interests of the people, she’d found herself irrevocably bonded to Alec, the new co-leader of the High Council.
Although her heart belongs to Carl, she finds it difficult to resist the strange bond between her and Alec. Caught between learning how to handle her new emerging abilities, mysterious earthquakes, and a strange group seemingly intent on targeting OmniLab, Kayla is once again swept up in events that threaten to change the entire future of the towers.
A scorching hot, he-falls-first, touch-her-and-die, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann …
The first time I saw her, I wanted her. The second time I saw her, I knew she had to be mine. Beautiful blonde hair. Cornflower-blue eyes. Body to die for. All things I knew I couldn’t live without. But after one night, she ghosted me, leaving me desperate for another taste. I was usually the one to walk out the door before the morning light came. This time, it was her, but not without becoming my obsession in the process. Lily was a mystery. She had a past shrouded in secrets she was unwilling to divulge. She was running from something, and I was determined to find out what it was. And once I did, I’d do anything to protect her. They called me the sinner for a reason. Because I wouldn’t hesitate to burn down the world or cross any line to save her.
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USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Marni was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotions. A New Englander at heart, she now lives with her husband in Sarasota, Florida. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop, working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling, boating, or devouring fabulous books. Want to get in touch?
💛Review💛 It may have begun as as inconvenience when Brady finds himself on a plane rather than the jet but it turns into a night he will never forget when he convinces Lily to spend it with him. He soon realizes that one night was not enough, but she is gone before he can tell her. When fate brings her back into his life months later the one thing he does know is that he is not about to let her walk away a second time.
Lily may be attracted to Brady, but she is not about to involve anyone else in the situation she finds herself in. The best course of action for everyone involved is to keep her distance however that is easier said than done as Brady is determined both when it comes to her and ensuring that her past does not catch up with her.
Brady has quite the reputation when it comes to women but that all comes to a halt after he meets Lily. The chemistry between them is electric but it is the way he is determined to protect the woman who has claimed his heart, whether she wants it or not, is what makes their relationship so special.
Amanda Jackson was used to toxic men. Its all she’d ever known. And this gorgeous blonde property manager, Connor Brooks, was a walking red flag. But she needed a place to stay, and this unit sounded amazing. She’d be crazy not to look at it.
For Connor, finding a mark was easy. A simple ad in the classifieds. Once they were inside, it was too late to escape. They had no way out. One look at their frightened eyes on the monitor, that’s when the housebreaking could begin.
The second Connor closed the door, Amanda understood her situation. She was trapped and defenseless. Or was she? She has one card to play: make her captor fall for her before it was too late.
All she wanted was an apartment. What she got was The Cage.
1. Develop an obsession for his best friend’s sister. 2. Agree to let her be his new roommate. 3. Kiss her.
Hello I’m Emerson Knight and I’m an idiot.
I try to stay away from Gianna Damiano I really do. But between crop tops and fiery glares I can’t get her off my mind. One fake date changes everything and I cannot deny I want my hands on every one of my new roommates delicious curves. One night keeps turning into one more. And suddenly I’m lying to my best friend.
I’m the man known for his fake out, but I’m only kidding myself because the way she’s stealing my heart feels very real.
Dreams never stay dead in the low country, and for Detective Andy Winslow, those dreams might kill him
As he’s adjusting to life back home in Charleston, Andy’s given a new case. A series of murders has started happening around town. There’s no visible tie to them, and Andy can’t seem to crack the case.
Enter Destiny Reyes.
She’s from Charleston too, the hottest spa and comer in country music, and she’s been keeping a secret that just might blow the entire case wide open. If it doesn’t get them killed first.
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Julian Leblanc’s story is a sizzling fake relationship romance set in the heart of New Orleans.She’s too damn hot, but also rude and unprofessional… yet that doesn’t stop me from becoming her fake boyfriend.
I pride myself on never doubting my decisions. It’s why my business runs so smoothly. But when a disgruntled supplier tracks me down, and I discover that she lost business because of me, I’m determined to make things right.
First step—I invite Georgie to a Mardi Gras party, to wave the proverbial white flag. Only her asshole of an ex shows up, insulting her. All my protective instincts kick in and I kiss her on the spot. That shuts him up. The only problem is, once I have a taste, I crave more.
So I proposition to be her fake boyfriend. My excuse? I’ll help her get her clients back by taking her to elite parties around New Orleans. But this fake dating becomes addictive. Suddenly a kiss is not enough; a touch is only the beginning and Georgie is captivating me in a way no one ever did.
Then one evening at midnight, all masks come off. And so do our reasons for pretending.
I desperately want her, but I’m not the settle-down-type-of-guy, and Georgie deserves that. With her, I’ve become the man I never thought I ever could be. Our passion is real. But can it be more?
My name is Layla Hagen and I am a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. I fell in love with books when I was nine years old, and my love affair with stories continues even now, many years later. I write romantic stories and can’t wait to share them with the world. And I drink coffee.
The fates are ruthless and unkind, but the hand they dealt this time changed everything.
Thrown from the path I had chosen, I am thrust back on fates’ course with my heart in pieces.
Driven by determination for the greater good, I put aside my own wants to focus on the battles we have yet to fight and the foes that continue to walk among us.
As destinies collide, nothing is what it appears, and it will take every ounce of strength we possess. I must take the crown I was born into and rise to the challenge of my birth right.
But will veiled truths lead to a path of sacrifice or victory?
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