The Pact - Karina Halle

*The Pact is a standalone, contemporary adult romance*

It all started with a pinky swear…

Linden McGregor is tall, rugged, and

gunslinger handsome; a helicopter pilot with a Scottish brogue and charm to

spare. He’s also one of Stephanie Robson’s best friends and has fit into that

box for as long as she’s known him.

Beautiful, funny and an ambitious

businesswoman (with one hell of an ass), Stephanie Robson is one of Linden

McGregor’s best friends and has fit into that box for as long as he’s known

her.

But some relationships can’t be boxed,

can’t be classified, can’t be tamed.

Back in their mid-twenties and tired of

the competitive hit-or-miss dating scene of San Francisco, Steph and Linden

made a pact to marry each other if neither one of them are in a serious

relationship by the time they hit thirty.

It sounds like fun and games but as the

years to thirty tick past and lovers come and go out of their lives, the pact

becomes larger than life.

Sex is inevitable. Friendships are

tested. Hearts are on the line. 

The

pact is about to change everything.

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Her eyes are so blue and wide, like the morning sky, her
mouth so perfectly full. I contemplate running my thumb over her lips before I
kiss the salt off of them.
I should just do it. I should just fucking do it.
I swallow hard, my throat feeling closed up but I know it’s
not from my cold. It’s from want and it’s from fear.
“What are you staring at?” she asks me, her voice shaking slightly.

Just fucking kiss her.

With her USA Today Bestselling The Artists Trilogy published by Grand Central Publishing, numerous foreign publication deals, and self-publishing success with her Experiment in Terror series, Vancouver-born Karina Halle is a true example of the term "Hybrid Author." Though her books showcase her love of all things dark, sexy and edgy, she's a closet romantic at heart and strives to give her characters a HEA...whenever possible.Karina holds a screenwriting degree from Vancouver Film School and a Bachelor of Journalism from TRU. Her travel writing, music reviews/interviews and photography have appeared in publications such as Consequence of Sound, Mxdwn and GoNomad Travel Guides. She currently lives on an island on the coast of British Columbia where she’s preparing for the zombie apocalypse with her fiancé and rescue pup.

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Forbidden - Rachel Van Dyken, Kelly Martin, Kristin Vayden, & Nadine Millard

Is there anything more scrumptiousthan forbidden love?

Cloaked in

Red: A Shattered Fairy Tale – Kelly Martin

Frederick Dodsworth has no desire to find love at Anthony

Wexley's Christmas gathering. Yet when he lays his eyes on the beautiful

Rebecca for the first time, he is beyond smitten.

Lust turns to love. Love turns to jealousy. Jealousy turns

to betrayal.

How did Frederick Dodsworth become the most evil man in

Darenset?  Simple. It started with a

kiss.

For the Love

of A Lady – Kristin Vayden

Jilted, rejected, unwanted.

Lady Esther Flanguard is all of the above… but that’s all

about to change soon.

Because, Essie has a plan. And it’s sure to work

brilliantly.

The only thing standing in her way is trying to convince

Cross—her best friend’s brother—to go along with it.

Lord Crossby, Cross to those who know him well, knows that

Essie’s plan is not a good idea.

Because Essie doesn’t know, is that he’s been in love with

her for years. He refuses to leave this second chance left to fate. He lost her

once, and plans to never lose her again.

So, knowing he’ll risk his heart, he agrees to play along

with her disastrous plan. Silently vowing, that though Essie might be

pretending…he isn’t, and this time he’s playing for keeps.

The Devil

Duke Takes A Bride – Rachel Van Dyken

Who said being bad wasn't oh so good?

Benedict Devlyn, Duke of Banbury, has one thing on his mind

and it isn't marriage. But things take a turn for the worse when his menacing

aunt throws a hitch in his plans to remain the most sinful and talked about man

in the ton. After all, a man cannot keep the reputation of being The Devil Duke

when he is leg-shackled to some simpering spinster.

But his aunt, bless her heart, thinks she's dying, and

believes her nephew's behavior is the only thing standing in the way between

her entrance to heaven or hell. So she very lovingly and selflessly sets him

up. With his childhood nemesis.

A young woman who, though she claims it was an accident, has

nearly killed him thrice through her lack of grace and manners. It matters not

that the minute he sets eyes on her at the Christmas ball, his blood boils with

lust. He refuses to allow himself to fall prey to his aunt's ministrations.

That is, until he is compromised and stuck in an engagement

to a girl who claims she'd rather jump from a moving carriage than marry him.

Funny thing that, for the very minute she says no, he finds his heart very much

wants to say yes. When she doesn't leap at the chance to marry him, he sets

about to not only prove that he's worthy of her favor, but also worthy of her

heart.

A Winter

Wish – Nadine Millard

Mariah Bolton is as headstrong as she is clever, as

strong-willed as she is beautiful. She enjoys her life and, apart from a rather

snobbish mama, she is happy with her lot.

Imagine her consternation then when her world is turned

upside down by the brooding and aloof Mr. Brandon Haverton!

Mariah and Brandon are forced to endure each other’s company

more than either wants to when a snowstorm traps them in the same house.

They argue, they bang heads and they drive each other

insane.

But something precious is blooming beneath the surface of

all that ice. Something neither looks for but both need.

Can love melt the snow around Brandon’s cold heart?

Can Mariah be brave enough to take a leap of faith?

And can a Winter Wish help bring two souls together forever?

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.


She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband and their snoring Boxer, Sir Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers! You can follow her writing journey at www.rachelvandykenauthor.com

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Nadine Millard:

Nadine hails from Dublin, Ireland though she now lives in a

quiet town in County Laois. When she’s not writing her own books, she’s reading

them. A lot!

She has three beautiful children, a pretty awesome husband

and a seriously fluffy dog!

Her favourite thing to do to escape the cheerful chaos of

her life is to read, drink coffee and wine and eat far more chocolate than she

should. 

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KristinVayden:

Kristin's inspiration for the romance she writes comes from

her tall, dark and handsome husband with killer blue eyes. With five children

to chase, she is never at a loss for someone to kiss, something to cook or some

mess to clean but she loves every moment of it! She loves to make soap,

sauerkraut, sourdough bread and gluten free muffins. Life is full of blessings

and she praises God for the blessed and abundant life He's given her.

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Kelly Martin:

Kelly Martin is the bestselling author of contemporary,

historical, fairy tale, and YA romance. She has been married for over ten years

and has three rowdy, angelic daughters. When Kelly isn't writing, she loves

watching YouTube and drinking white chocolate mochas. 

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Crush - JC Emery

Young love is always perfect. Until it's not.

Cheyenne Grady is a total daddy's girl to her bad-ass father, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Forsaken Motorcycle Club. She's funny, and kind, and she just wants that deep, earth-shattering love like her dad has with her school secretary, Holly. But Cheyenne's been looking in the wrong direction, because the only good that can come from the way she looks at Jeremy Whelan is a lesson in heartbreak.

Jeremy always wanted to prospect for the Forsaken Motorcycle Club and wear the same patch as his father. When a life-long dream becomes reality, Jeremy realizes that the outlaw lifestyle is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it easy on relationships. He wants to be a good man, but temptation is everywhere.

Cheyenne is beautiful, and strong, and exactly what Jeremy could have forever. As long as he doesn't screw it up.

Love is never more powerful than the first time.

If you like motorcycle club books, you will like the Bayonet Scars series. Unlike other books you will want to start with the first book RIDE, THRASH and REV before you read CRUSH. 

J.C. Emery did such a great job with connecting these books together. Crush is part of the story about Cheyenne aka Miss Priss to the club and Jeremy aka Baby Boy.

Cheyenne’s father is Grady Sergeant of Arms in the club. She is a teenager who skips class and will try to get away with what she can as long as she does not get caught. A new counselor takes an interest in her school life, which leads her into going to Cheyenne’s home to have her fatter sign some papers. Cheyenne is growing up, she hates being treated like a little girl, and her dad is trying to keep her. She is starting to like boy’s one in particular she is crushing on Jeremy. Growing up in the club she knows to get any information you have to sneak around and listen. Club business stays in the club but she is on a mission to find out information. This gets her into different messes she also learns things she does not want to know. She also learns the hard way sneaking around listening to conversations can put you in danger. Find out what information she learns that she ends up in the middle of one big dangerous problem.

Jeremy wants to prospect for the club so one day he can be Forsaken but he is too young. He does a huge thing for the club which helps him become the youngest prospect. He also grew up in the club with his father being a member of even as he sits in prison. His sister is the Old Lady to a member. Who teaches Jeremy how to be a real man he should be. Things are changing in his life so fast he is enjoying so of it and confused about the rest. He is crushing on Cheyenne also but relationships are not on his mind. He wants to be around her and acts like he does not when he is. She is mouthy and he can not let her disrespect him in front of the club. Finally they make the decision to be together. Is it too late with all the danger around the club, with her putting herself smack in the middle of the biggest problem the club has?

Cheyenne and Jeremy are a good couple; each one of them loves the other but is it enough for their relationship last when he has to let her go? 

Crush is a great book, I am glad of had the privilege to read it and the first three before it. With everyone having their personal problems and still dealing with the clubs big problem you really have to live in the book, I spent the last week or so reading all these books. Not only do I recommend you read Crush, I recommend you read the whole series. That is my opinion.

My girl blushes before stumbling over her words as she asks, "Do you want kids?"

I stop breathing, stop moving-- even doing the pat-bounce-- and don't know what to say to that. Heard it from a couple of the brothers before. Don't ever mention marriage to a chick unless you're ready to have kids because that's all she can see in her future. Probably should have listened to that shit before opening my mouth.

"I want to be a mom," she says. Fuck. I still can't move and Robin's starting to scream again.

She's greedy with the pat-bounce, so I force myself to make my hand move. It barely calms her.

"Not now, but someday," she clarifies.

"Eh, why not," I say like it's no big deal. "I'll be a fucking pro at this shit by the time I'm thirty."

"Thirty is probably young enough to have kids," she says through a yawn. And I swear, my fucking heart starts beating again and I relax my arms around Robin. "Let me try again," she says and reaches for her. I hand her over, hoping Chey's better with her this time because that crying has got to fucking go. When she cradles Robin against her chest, she moves her around a bit before settling in and doing the pat-bounce. Robin is still crying but it's nothing like before.

"There you go," I say and smile at her.

"I can't believe my mom didn't stick around for this," she mumbles. She doesn't talk about her mom, but for some reason she is right now. I don't got shit to say because my mom didn't stick around either. It's not like I have anything encouraging to say. "Nic's probably going to remember every single thing about her daughter from her favorite color to her worst nightmare."

"Yeah, I give her shit, but Nic's like a fucking grizzly about the kid. She's a good mom."

"I'm glad Robin has that," she says and I agree.

"Me too," I say.

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Death comes in Armani. Salvation comes in leather.

Principessa to the Mancuso crime family, Alexandra knows a thing or two about living outside the bounds of the law. Suffocated by the future her father has laid out for her, she makes a choice she can't take back, changing the entire trajectory of her life.

Thrust into the dark and dangerous world of the Forsaken Motorcycle Club for her own protection, Alex finds herself faced with the last thing she needs right now: the man of her dreams. He’s sex in leather, the devil incarnate, and one hell of a kisser. But he’s also off-limits. Ryan Stone can be her friend, but he’s forbidden to be her lover.

Third-generation Forsaken, Ryan knows nothing other than life on two wheels, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. He enjoys the many privileges that come with the patch, and the only laws he recognizes are the ones set-forth by his club. That is, until who he wants more than anything isn’t allowed on the back of his bike —or in his bed. Balancing his desire for her body, and need to keep her safe, Ryan tries to keep Alex at a distance. Finally having made a choice for herself, she’s done hearing the word “no” and will push boundaries even Ryan himself doesn’t dare cross.

Love is never more tempting than when it’s forbidden.

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Loneliness suffocates the heart. Acceptance breaks down walls.

As a Lost Girl to the Forsaken Motorcycle Club, Nicole Whelan knows how to party. She’s not cut-out for relationships and her life is way too complicated for anything more than casual encounters. But one night when she falls into Duke’s bed at the clubhouse, he sees something in her that he can’t let go of—no matter how many times she tries to run.

Having been left to raise her teenage brother, Jeremy, she’s already got her hands full and isn’t looking for anymore complications. But Duke’s just watched his best friend fall for the only girl he couldn’t have, and then almost lose her so shortly after, shaking him to his core. Faced with his own loneliness, he’s more determined than ever to break down Nic’s walls and show her that he can be good for her; but he’s got a bad track record and she’s got a bad temper. Changing his ways isn’t easy when he’s not sure what he’s even changing for.

The violence and turmoil are at an all-time high, and Forsaken is in a vulnerable place when a twist of fate breathes new life into the club. It’s a much-needed beacon of hope for the embattled biker family, even if everyone’s not exactly on board. With Duke and Nic’s relationship already on shaky ground, and something even more important at stake, the Forsaken Motorcycle Club will fight like hell to keep their family together and whole.

Love is never more precious than when it’s new.

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With the looming threat from the Mancuso Crime Family, the Forsaken Motorcycle Club is preparing for a war that could destroy them. Grady, the club’s Sergeant-at-Arms, knows that love makes you weak, and he has zero interest in adding to his liabilities– especially now. He’s already got his teenage daughter who keeps him on his toes and a beef within the club that could fracture his relationship with a fellow brother for good.

For Holly Mercer, her life is finally getting on track and the last thing she wants is trouble from her hometown’s resident outlaws. Keeping her nose clean is easier said than done, when suddenly she finds herself embroiled in club business. Holly might like the idea of being with a real-life bad boy, but even being in the same room with tough-as-nails Grady flusters her.

When Holly inadvertently finds herself on Mancuso’s radar, she has two choices: trust that Grady will protect her, or continue to refuse the club’s help. Both roads are dangerous, but only one has the chance to damage her beyond repair.

Love is never more dangerous than when it can destroy you.

As a child, JC was fascinated by things that went bump in the night. As they say, some things never change. Now, as an adult, she divides her time between the sexy law men, mythical creatures, and kick-ass heroines that live inside her head and pursuing her bachelor's degree in English. JC is a San Francisco Bay Area native, but has also called both Texas and Louisiana home. These days she rocks her flip flops year round in Northern California and can't imagine a climate more beautiful.

JC writes adult, new adult, and young adult fiction. She dabbles in many different genres including science fiction, horror, chick lit, and murder mysteries, yet she is most enthralled by supernatural stories-- and everything has at least a splash of romance.

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UNTOUCHED - Lauren Hawkeye

New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author Lauren Hawkeye serves up a captivating story of loss, self-discovery, and deep-seated desire.

Some secrets are best left locked away in the past….

Alexa Kendrick has no recollection of the car accident that left her scarred and sent her life careening wildly off course. When the half-sister she thought she’d never meet shows up at her door with an invitation to a new life, Alexa finds herself in Florence, Arizona, a town notorious for being populated with more prison inmates than actual citizens…a town that has done its best to hide its own dark secret.

After Ellie is called out of town, she leaves her sister with the keys to her flower shop and Alexa finds herself swapping lives with her sibling: running Ellie’s business, living in the house left to them both by their absentee father…and forging a smoldering relationship with sexy-as-sin penitentiary officer, Nate Fury—a man with his own demons.

But arranging flowers by day and tangling with the only man who has ever seen her real self by night isn’t enough to silence the mysterious panic that fuels Alexa’s dark dreams. When Nate brings home a book written by an inmate, one describing an unspeakable crime, the shackles binding Alexa’s own lost memories begin to shatter. And as the devastating truth comes to light, she realizes that Nate holds the key to unlocking her past, as well as her heart.

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I've been thinking about a way to write this review without giving away any spoilers. Truth is, there is so much twists and turns throughout this book that it isn't exactly easy.

Alexa is an artist with some success. After being in an accident Alexa is left with some memory loss and an inability to paint. Working a waitressing job to keep her busy and infuriate her mother Alexa spends her days wondering who she was. 

Deciding to spend a few days with her sister in Florence, Airizona, the infamous prison town with 9 prisons. When she gets there Ellie, her sister, has to leave town for an emergency leaving Alexa to watch her flower shop and stay in the apartment upstairs left to them by their late grandmother. 

Ons her first day in Florence she goes to a diner and see a man sitting there and without thinking about it she draws his profile on a serviette. Nate, beautiful Nate.  He was exactly what she needed. But Nate also had his own demons to work through. 

After some exploring in the apartment Alexa found some evidence about her sister and enlist Nate's help. Slowly the secrets are revealed and Alexa is better off not knowing some things. 

Job well done Ms Hawkeye, I didn't see any of it coming. 

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Lauren Hawkeye/ Lauren Jameson never imagined that she’d wind up telling stories for a living… though when she looks back, it’s easy to see that she’s the only one who is surprised. Always “the kid who read all the time”, Lauren made up stories about her favorite characters once she’d finished a book… and once spent an entire year narrating her own life internally. No, really. But where she was just plain odd before publication, now she can at least claim to have an artistic temperament.

Lauren lives in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada with her husband, toddler, pit bull and idiot cat, though they do not live in an igloo, nor do they drive a dogsled. In her nonexistent spare time Lauren can be found knitting (her husband claims that her snobby yarn collection is exorbitant), reading anything she can get her hands on, or sweating her way through spin class. She loves to hear from her readers!

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I CENTO COLORI DEL BLU - AMY HARMON

“La sua storia è un segreto. Solo l’amore potrà svelarlo.”

Tutti a scuola conoscono Blue Echohawk. Abbandonata da sua madre quando aveva solo due anni, Blue non sa se quello sia il suo vero nome né quando sia davvero il suo compleanno. Ma ha imparato a fuggire il dolore con atteggiamenti da ribelle: indossa sempre vestiti attillatissimi e un trucco pesante. E soprattutto il sesso è il suo rifugio, un gioco per dimenticare tutto, per mettere sotto chiave le sue emozioni. A scuola poi è un caso disperato. Eppure il suo nuovo insegnante di storia, il giovane Darcy Wilson, non la pensa così: Darcy crede in lei, e sa che Blue ha bisogno di capire chi sia prima di trovare un posto nel mondo. E così la sprona a guardarsi dentro e a ripercorrere il passato, a scrivere la sua storia, a dar voce alle sue emozioni. Tra i due nasce una grande amicizia, e forse, a poco a poco, qualcosa di più: un sentimento forte, travolgente, a cui ciascuno dei due tenta in tutti i modi di resistere…

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Il fantasma dai calzini gialli - Josh Lanyon

Dopo un disastroso weekend romantico, il timido pittore ventenne Perry Foster scopre che le cose possono sempre andar peggio quando, di ritorno da San Francisco, trova il cadavere di un uomo nella sua vasca da bagno. Un cadavere con addosso un giubbotto sportivo alquanto brutto… e dei calzini abbinati.

Perry non ha idea di chi sia il defunto, ma la cosa non gli è di gran conforto.

Come ha fatto un uomo morto mai visto prima a finire ne suo appartamento chiuso a chiave presso l’isolato Alston Estate, nelle selvagge profondità del Vermont? Perry chiederà aiuto all’alto, ombroso e ostile ex Navy SEAL Nick Reno… Ma Reno è davvero ciò che sembra?

Questo Natale fai un regalo prezioso... Regala un libro!

Mantenete la calma, quest’anno vogliamo darvi il nostro contributo: come ben sapete il nostro motto è Un libro per ogni donna…e vorremmo aggiungere che pensiamo a voi in ogni momento dell’anno, festività comprese!

Le vostre amiche sono esuberanti e non perdono occasione per sfoggiare i trend del momento oppure sono dolci sognatrici e per questo Natale si aspettano di trovare sotto l’albero il Principe Azzurro?

E poi chissà, c’è sicuramente l’amica con la battuta sempre pronta, quella che vuole accendere le proprie feste con una storia Hot e ancora quella che sarà sempre irrimediabilmente attratta dal bad boy…

Per loro e per tutte voi il regalo perfetto è…un libro!

Kristan Higgins, Sarah Morgan, Nora Roberts, Chelsea Cameron, Megan Hart…tutte loro vi faranno compagnia e saranno in grado sicuramente di regalarvi un Natale da sogno e proprio con la sfumatura che volete voi!

Scriveteci su Facebook e su Twitter con hashtag #RegalaUnLibro e raccontateci come sono le vostre amiche e quale sarebbe il romanzo perfetto per loro … e se volete un aiuto in più, ecco lo splendido quiz realizzato dal portale Roba da Donne: http://bit.ly/1wP3Goo .

Con i nostri migliori auguri di Buone Feste!

SEDUCTIVE NIGHTS Box Set - Lauren Blakely

We are so excited to bring you the Release Day Launch for Lauren Blakely's SEDUCTIVE NIGHTS Box Set! The SEDUCTIVE NIGHTS Box Set is a compilation of the novella and all three full-length novels from her first Erotic Romance Series, The Seductive Nights Series! Grab this box set now and stay warm through those cold winter nights ahead.

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I'm so thrilled that so many readers have fallen in love with Juliaand Clay and the Seductive Nights series. I originally only intendedto write one book, Night After Night, and then it became two withAfter This Night. As soon as I published that book last May, readersasked for even more! So I wrote One More Night, and it was such a joyto spend more time with this couple. I hope more readers have a chanceto get to know their sexy love story, and that's why I have packagedall three full-length novels starring Julia and Clay in one box setfor the first time ever! Happy Holidays and may your nights be filledwith pleasure!

Seductive Nights: The Complete Julia and Clay Collection is a box set of all the books starring Julia and Clay in the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Seductive Nights Series. This box set includes First Night, Night After Night, After This Night, and One More Night. This is the ONLY Seductive Nights box set that includes the final Julia and Clay novel, ONE MORE NIGHT.

-FIRST NIGHT

When the sinfully handsome Clay Nichols walks into her bar in San Francisco, Julia Bell simply wants a break from the troubles that keep chasing her. They share one scorchingly hot night together, but discover a connection that runs deeper than mere chemistry....

-NIGHT AFTER NIGHT

With a dirty mind and a mouth to match, Clay Nichols is everything Julia never knew she wanted and exactly what she cannot have. He walked into her life one night and unlocked pleasure in her that she never knew was possible. Possessing her body, captivating her every thought. Which makes him way too dangerous for Julia to risk her heart, given that she has a price tag on her head. She ran after one mind-blowing week with him, but now he's back, and determined to make her his own.

-AFTER THIS NIGHT

Clay Nichols can’t get the gorgeous and fiery Julia Bell out of his mind. He’s so drawn to her, and to the nights they shared, that she's all he can focus on. But she's playing hot and cold, and he wants all of her. When he finds her again at her sister's wedding, they have a second chance but she'll have to let him all the way in. And they'll learn just how much more there is to the intense chemistry they share, and whether love can carry them well past the danger of her past and into a new future, after this night...

-ONE MORE NIGHT

Sexy bartender Julia Bell and hot-as-hell entertainment lawyer Clay thought their future was clear sailing. But life doesn't work that way and the fiery lovers run into a slew of new challenges. Trouble looms in every corner on their trip to the city of sin. Can Clay save Julia from danger one more time? Or will he be too late for the woman he adores?

As he made his way through the lobby and across the crowds, something shifted in the air. A chill ran through him and his skin tingled coldly with the unmistakable sensation of being watched. Looking behind him, he spotted a tall man in a dark suit. His blood froze. Just like Julia had said.

In seconds, the man was gone.

Clay shook his head, rubbed his eyes, and wondered if he was seeing things, or if there was something more to Julia’s fears. Or if there was something more to Charlie being angry with him. Was he tracking them? Getting ready to pounce?

But then all worries were stripped from his brain when he found her at the blackjack table thirty feet away. Wearing her pearls. A bolt of heat tore through his body. The memory of that morning flashed before him like a film reel playing his favorite clips. Sliding the beads over her, watching her reaction as her eyes went hazy with desire.

My God, she was stunning in every way.

He didn’t take his eyes off her the whole time as he walked up to her. Hell, he couldn’t not look at her—his smart, sassy, bold, confident, and fiery woman. She was made for him; he was made for her. Never had two people been so perfectly matched. Everyone else in the whole casino faded away, a sea of shadowy bodies in shades of gray, and she alone was in Technicolor to him. Her flames of hair, her emerald eyes, the creamy skin of her strong legs, the clingy black skirt, the sexy green top, and the silver bracelet on her wrist that slipped a few inches as she placed her two cards down, splitting her hand. She was all color to him, radiant, high-definition color, bright and beautiful. She was the only one he saw, the only one he ever wanted to see.

The sight of her turned the temperature in his body all the way up, reaching volcanic levels as he neared her. He swore he could smell her, the sexy-sweet scent of her neck, her hair, her body. He inhaled, and it wafted through him. Or maybe it was just his imagination because she was permanently ingrained in his senses, the imprint of her scent a homing device connecting them.

She didn’t see him walking over to her, nor did Brent, so he could do his favorite thing.

Surprise her.

First, he gently fingered a strand of her hair, a soft curl at the ends. A fluttery, barely-there touch, but enough for her to tighten her shoulders, then turn to him. The second she saw him, her eyes lit up. They were sparkling with excitement. It had only been eight hours since he’d seen her, but it felt like weeks, and to be greeted like this was one of the very many reasons he intended to put a ring on her finger this weekend.

Moving quickly, he bent his head to her ear. “I know where those pearls have been, and it makes me so fucking hard to see them on you in public.”

Lauren Blakely writes sexy contemporary romance novels with heat, heart, and humor, and her books have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks bestseller lists. Like the heroine in her novel, Far Too Tempting, she thinks life should be filled with family, laughter, and the kind of love that love songs promise. Lauren lives in California with her husband, children, and dogs. She loves hearing from readers! Her novels include Caught Up In Us, Pretending He's Mine, Playing With Her Heart, Trophy Husband, Far Too Tempting, The Thrill of It, Every Second With You, Burn For Me, Melt for Him, Night After Night, After This Night and One More Night. She recently released Stars In Their Eyes, the first book in her new adult series Wrapped Up in Love, spun off from the bestselling Caught Up in Love series. In November she'll release Nights With Him, a standalone novel in her New York Times Bestselling Seductive Nights series. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney.

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