Now Leaving Sugartown by Carmen Jenner Cover Reveal and Giveaway

 

 

 

Title: Now Leaving Sugartown

Series: Sugartown #4

Author: Carmen Jenner

Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance

Cover Designer: Cover It! Designs

Release Date: March 2, 2015

Synopsis

Pepper

Ryan grew up the troublesome, spoiled child of a rock god. With her

less-than-stellar parentage, and the bipolar disorder that has plagued her

existence, to say this little firecracker is a handful would be the

understatement of the century.

Sammy Belle

spent more than half his life saving Pepper. He’d been her strength, her

sanity, and the protective brotherly figure she never wanted to have.

They were never meant to be

together.

They gave in anyway.

And

just when Sammy thought he had everything he wanted, Pepper ran.

Now

twenty-three, Pepper returns to Sugartown, a failed tattoo artist with one too

many screws loose who’s down on her luck, wielding an ice cream van as beaten

up as her heart.

Sugartown’s

most coveted bachelor has always been content with the quiet life he leads

until Pepper, the hellion from his past, returns to test his strength, his

patience, and perhaps even his sanity. But two can play at that game, and

Pepper is about to learn that Sam can give as good as he gets.

Can

this good country boy survive Pepper’s cruel city world, or will the whole

thing be put down to a bout of temporary insanity?

One

thing is for certain:

He’s crazy about her.

She’s just crazy.

 

Warning: Intended for an

18+ audience. Contains sexual content, oodles of profanity, a firefighter so

hot you may need a very cold shower, and one pink-haired crazy Harajuku girl.

 

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Excerpt

Sam

I squirt a little lotion from the bottle–Pepper’s expensive

stuff that smells like cupcake batter–and run my hand over the head of my cock,

and down the rigid length as I think about her in that dress. Then I think

about tearing off that dress, and covering her tattoos with my mouth as I take

her on the bathroom sink. I slide my cock in and out of my grip, imagining it’s

her perfect, wet pussy. Pinching my nipple hard, I picture her teeth clamped

down over the sensitive flesh.

 

 

I groan. My muscles tense, my balls shrink up close to my

body, and then my orgasm rips through me at the same time that the bathroom

door is flung wide. Pepper hobbles into the room, her hands clutching the hem

of her dress. I turn in an effort to hide the evidence from her, but my cock is

still spilling seed. Come hits the fan and flies off in all directions as I

grind out the last of my orgasm, and a final burst of semen spills from my

cock.

 

 

Fuck.

 

 

I don’t even have time to bathe in the afterglow because

Pepper is sending me death glares in the mirror and her mouth is twisted into a

sneer.

 

 

“YOU. GOT. COME. IN. MY. HAIR!”

 

 

I practically bust a nut laughing. Loud, unruly guffaws that

are so incredibly inappropriate right now that I’m afraid she might actually

hurt me.

 

 

“You got come in my hair!” She screams again.

 

 

“I’m so sorry.” I say, still howling with laughter.

 

 

“You got come in my hair ten minutes before my mother’s

wedding.”

 Author Bio

Carmen Jenner is a

thirty-something, USA TODAY Best

Selling Author, doctor, pilot and CIA agent.

She’s also a compulsive,

flagrant prevaricator who gets to make things up for a living.

 

 

While Sugartown may not

technically exist, Carmen grew up in a small Australian town just like it, and

just like her characters, she always longed for something more. They didn’t

have an Elijah Cade, though.

 

 

If they did, you can

be sure she would have never left.

 

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Hollywood and Vine by Oliva Evans Blog Tour and Giveaway

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Hollywood & Vine

by Olivia Evans

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Synopsis

In the land of Hollywood, bright lights cover lies, truths hide in shadows, and the lives of the rich and famous are illusions created by smoke and mirrors.
When costume designer Josie Bane first lays eyes on Anders Ellis, she hates him instantly. Conceited and arrogant, he’s the epitome of a Hollywood playboy. So it’s much to Josie’s dismay when he becomes the star of her sexual fantasies.
Never expecting to see him again, she gives in to her desires for a night she’ll never forget. However, Josie soon learns that life is full of surprises. When their paths cross again, sparks fly. With three little words, Anders changes everything.
He’s after one thing.
She refuses to give it to him… again.
When Josie realizes she’s falling for a man that will never let her in but refuses to let her go, she must decide if the risk is worth the reward.
With a relationship shrouded in secrets and outside forces poised to tear them apart, did they ever stand a chance? Before the smoke clears and the curtain falls, Josie and Anders must distinguish between what’s fact and what’s fiction in a place where the truth is never black and white.

 

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Excerpt

“Josie, are you sure about this?” Madison sat on the bed, her face pinched with concern.

 

“Look, I know you’re worried. Christ, I want to throw up every time I think about what I’m doing. But…” Josie scooted onto the bed and turned to Madison. “I think about him, Maddie. I think about him a lot. And not all of those thoughts involve burying his body.” Josie laughed and looked at her hands. “The truth is, he makes me feel. I’ve dated, you know that, but the relationships always fizzle out, and that’s if there is even a spark to begin with. I thought it was me, you know? That I was the problem. Because it’s weird, right? That I’ve never fallen in love? I’ve barely even been in lust. I thought something was wrong with me. And shit, I’m not saying there isn’t, because of all the people who could make me feel that spark, it has to be the most impossible man in the world.”

 

“Josie, you’re not broken. You’re just, guarded. You…you don’t give yourself a chance.”

 

“Exactly, I’ve never cared enough to bother. But now, with this crazy, complicated, infuriating man, I want to. God help me, but I do. I don’t know where it will go. For all I know, it could just be a fluke—ridiculous sexual chemistry that fizzles out like the rest. Or I could end up really liking him and he could break me. Right now I can’t think that far ahead. I like him, but I’m also leery, and it’s still early enough that if I bail, or if he bails, I can walk away unscathed. I just, I need you to be there for me because I’m terrified and I need my best friend.”

 

Madison squeezed Josie’s hand and smiled. “Of course I’ve got your back. I’ll always be here for you, no matter what. Whatever you need—a shoulder, a shovel, or an alibi—you know I’m your girl.”

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About the Author

Olivia Evans is a dreamer by day, writer by night. She’s obsessed with music and loves discovering new bands. Traveling the world and watching the sun set in every time zone sounds like heaven to her. A true Gemini, she follows her heart blindly and lives life to the fullest with her husband, son, and friends. Her other loves are: Chuck Taylors, Doc Martens, concert tees, gangster movies, sports, wine, craft beer and her shih tzu’s.

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Black Iris by Leah Raeder Cover Reveal

BLACK IRIS

by Leah Raeder

978147678642177

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

It only took one moment of weakness for Laney Keating’s world to fall apart. One stupid gesture for a hopeless crush. Then the rumors began. Slut, they called her. Queer. Psycho. Mentally ill, messed up, so messed up even her own mother decided she wasn’t worth sticking around for.
If Laney could erase that whole year, she would. College is her chance to start with a clean slate.
She’s not looking for new friends, but they find her: charming, handsome Armin, the only guy patient enough to work through her thorny defenses—and fiery, filterless Blythe, the bad girl and partner in crime who has thorns of her own.
But Laney knows nothing good ever lasts. When a ghost from her past resurfaces—the bully who broke her down completely—she decides it’s time to live up to her own legend. And Armin and Blythe are going to help.
Which was the plan all along.
Because the rumors are true. Every single one. And Laney is going to show them just how true.
She’s going to show them all.

FIRST CHAPTER EXCERPT:

 

April is the cruelest month, T.S. Eliot said, and that’s because it kills. It’s the month with the highest suicide rate. You’d think December, or even January—the holidays and all that forced cheer and agonized smiling pushing fragile people to the edge—but actually it’s spring, when the world wakes from frostbound sleep and something cruel and final stirs inside those of us who are broken. Like Eliot said: mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain. In the deepest throes of depression, when sunlight is anguish and the sky throbs like one big raw migraine and you just want to sleep until you or everything else dies, you’re less likely to commit suicide than someone coming out of a depressive episode. Drug companies know this. That’s why antidepressants have to be marked with the warning MAY CAUSE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS.

Because what brings you back to life also gives you the means to destroy yourself.

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Leah Raeder is a writer and unabashed nerd. Aside from reading her brains out, she enjoys graphic design, video games, fine whiskey, and the art of self-deprecation. She lives with her very own manic pixie dream boy in Chicago. Visit her at LeahRaeder.com.

 

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Eternal by Rachel Van Dyken Excerpt Reveal

 

 

 

RELEASING ON JANUARY 22

 

 

*This is a crossover novella featuring characters from both

the Seaside and Ruin series*

Lead singer of AD2 Demetri Daniels only wants one thing…

To marry the love of his life and make the day perfect for

her.

But perfect isn’t exactly happening, not with his

sister-in-law going into labor, or with rabid fans discovering their wedding

location, or birds suddenly attacking the rehearsal dinner.

It doesn’t help matters that his bride to be is starstruck as

singer Ashton Hyde makes a drop in appearance to start recording his new album.

Nothing is going right.

And it’s about to get worse.

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EXCERPT:

Something flashed by my window.

Awesome, the night before I’m going to get married a freaking bird was going to break into my room and kill me.

Well, I’d had a good run with her.

Something else flew by.

Holy shit, why were seagulls out this late?

Didn’t they have a curfew? Like all spawns of Satan?

I wasn’t making it up. Something else flew by and then landed on the windowsill.

Slowly, as to not scare it into attacking me, I turned on my side.

A bat.

A freaking bat.

Great. Another animal to add to my hate list.

“Shoo!” I waved my hand at it.

It stayed put.

Seaside had bats. Who knew? Or maybe this one had flown all the way up from South America just to haunt me. No really. If it could happen, it would happen to me.

“Yo,” I called. “You need to go.”

The bat stayed.

I needed a gun.

Or a giant-ass Tonka trunk to throw at it.

“Seriously…” I held my hands in front of my face. “…this is the moneymaker, all I got. Well, that and the voice. You ruin this, you disappoint women everywhere.”

The bat was unfazed. Maybe it was friendly? Like Dracula from Sesame Street?

I reached forward.

It lurched back just far enough for me to pull the window shut.

“Sucker!” I pointed at it and stuck my tongue out just as it took a dive toward the window.

Cursing, I fell backward on my ass.

My door jerked open. “Hey, you okay in here? I could have sworn I heard yelling… and why… are you on the floor?” Jaymeson cocked his head to the side.

“Why are you at my house?”

Jaymeson shrugged. “I live next door in that giant-ass beach house during filming, remember?”

“Which still doesn’t explain why you’re in my bedroom.”

“I watch you while you sleep then eat chocolate over your quiet body and take Polaroids to stash under my pillow. Why else would I be here? We’re out of popcorn.”

“Oh good, because that first explanation sounded way too detailed to be a lie.” I pushed up to my feet. “Now go home.”

“The girls are hanging out… watching movies. By the way, why are you in bed so early? It’s ten.”

“Easy. I’m so sexually frustrated and keyed-up. I figured a Nyquil-induced state would be the only thing to keep me from breaking down Lyss’s door across the hall.”

“It’s open.”

“Not helping.”

“No, seriously. She said she trusts you so much she’s leaving it open all night long…” Jaymeson did a little jig in front of me. “…all night long. All night.”

“Go be British elsewhere.”

“Aw, mate.”

“Not your mate.”

“Cheers.”

“Stop that!”

“Blimey.”

“Okay, now you’re just being annoying and saying words that people don’t even use in real life anymore.”

“Not true.” Jaymeson thrust his hand into the air. “One time—“

“Go home, Jaymeson.”

“I have an idea, though.” He shrugged. “Let’s have a bro night while the girls watch movies.”

“I’m sexually frustrated, and you want to sit next to me?”

“The man has a point.” He huffed. “Well then, good luck with…” He pointed at my body. “…that. And if all else fails, cold showers, friend.”

I cursed.

“Want me to sing you a lullaby with my accent? Does it for Pris every time. Then again, it’s not hard to—“

“Go.”

Chuckling, he lifted his hands into the air and backed up. “Fine. See you on the other side.”

The door slammed.

And I was left more wide awake than I was before.

I was just getting ready to jump back into bed when my door slammed open and Alyssa launched her tiny body in my direction like a lion attacking a zebra.

Her mouth was on mine.

Her tongue, touching my tongue.

Her breasts pressed against my naked chest.

I groaned.

And sadly, pushed her away.

“Whatcha doin?”

“Saying goodnight?”

“Say it again… I dare you,” I whispered against her lips.

“You ate three fish meant for seals today.”

I kissed her again. “I also sang One Direction. Give me my prize, woman.”

“Prizes come tomorrow night.”

“Can they come tonight too?” I joked.

She smacked me on the shoulder. “Goodnight, Dem!”

“Goodnight, love of my life, sexiest woman on the planet. Oh, and PS, Jaymeson offered to sing me a lullaby. He was going to fix the problem, and here you go…” I pointed down in exasperation. “…and stir things up again.”

She tilted her head, a seductive smile curving around those lush lips. “Mad because I’m good with my hands?”

“How good?” I croaked, not so sure I wanted to hear the answer, considering I was ready to explode on the spot.

Her voice dripped with sex. “Wanna see?”

I nodded, mouth dry. Hell yes.

With a saucy grin, she waved them in front of her face and winked.

“Cute. It’s like sign language for the lion to come out and play. Do it again. See if I don’t chase you down the hall and claim any prize I can get my hands on. Go ahead. Run antelope, run!”

“Ha.” She threw her head back and laughed. “I’ll see you in the morning… Just think. This is the last night you have to sleep all by your lonesome.”

“There was a bat!” I said in desperation.

Lyss’s eyes narrowed as she peeked under the covers. “In your bed?”

“No!” I coughed, swatting her hand away. “At the window. It taunted me, said… mean things.”

“The bat talked to you.”

“No, well…” I scratched my head. “…tt communicated with its eyes.” Yeah, that so wasn’t helping my case.

“And it said… ‘I’m going to kill you in your sleep’?”

Awesome. I could have really done without the cheesy Count Dracula voice.

“No, but—“

She crossed her arms. “Dem, was there really a bat?”

“YES!” I went over to the window. “It was right here.”

She squinted and walked over. “Wow, look at that bat-filled sky. It’s just… insane.”

“I’m not lying.”

“Cute excuse, a bat. Didn’t see that one coming.” She laughed. “Love you.”

The door closed.

With a curse, I glanced back at the window, only to see the bat sitting there again, freaking glaring at me like some demon-possessed creature. Swear, it’s eyes were even red.

“I’ll get you,” I vowed.

Really, that should have been my cue right there. Seeing a bat was like seeing a black cat, right? Because the next day… though I was convinced was going to go as planned…

Didn’t.

It just…

Didn’t.

 

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Don’t Close Your Eyes by Hilary Storm Blog Tour and Giveaway

Synopsis 

My life ended the day I answered the door and found out James had died.  Writing has become my only release and secluding myself from the people who constantly judge me for my way of grieving has made me famous.  I’m not ready to love again, in fact it’s not even a thought.  Someone needs to tell that to Liam.  He’s breaking through all of the walls I’ve worked so hard to create.  How can one man be so intriguing?  He just gets me, maybe a little too well.

 

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Chapter One

Olivia

These bags are extremely

heavy.  I should’ve asked Michael to help

me, but I’d hate to inconvenience him and his new wife.  There really isn’t anyone else to call for

help since they’ve all stepped out of my ‘crazy’ world; the sudden changes I

made scared everyone off.  I can still

hear their comments about how unstable I am.

‘Who quits their job to write a book?’

Yeah, well bitches, I did.  I’ve

written five novels in a series and I have plans for so many more, but none of

them know that.  They seriously think I

sit here in my apartment and grieve.

I didn’t become a New York

Times bestselling author by crying myself to sleep at night.  I don’t have time for tears; there are places

to go and people to meet.  I’m headed to

a book signing in New York City.  It’s a privilege to even be invited to this

event.  A part of me is excited and

another is dreading this day.

I just wish I could have

one more day with him.  I’d love to show

him that I’m doing it, even though our friends and family have zero faith in

me.  He always believed in me and

supported me in everything I set out to do.

Very few people find a person who truly comes through for them when they

have off the wall ideas.  You know, like

work as an accountant for six years and then one day decide you’d like to write

a book.  I guess it didn’t help that I

decided to do that exactly one month from the day he died.

He would’ve been one

hundred percent behind me, but he’s not here, so I go it alone.  Don’t get me wrong, I miss him like crazy,

but that won’t bring him back to me.  As

for everyone else, they stepped away from me when I needed the support the

most.  They got off this crazy train and

it doesn’t circle back around to pick up passengers who jump ship.  Michael’s the only one who has had much to do

with me since I ‘went crazy’.

To be honest, my emotions

were so out of control that it took me spilling it all onto paper for me to be

able to cope with everything.  I miss him

so much and everyone wants me to ‘talk’ about it.  I just can’t and it’s easier to work through my

demons on my own.

I finally work my way past

airport security after checking my luggage.

Obviously, security isn’t getting any easier to pass through because I had

to be scanned separately from the others.

It’s probably because they sense the ‘crazy’ that the others speak

of.  This loneliness is partly my fault,

but it would’ve been nice for them to believe in me a little.

The flight is full of

people and should be interesting.  I

haven’t been in a crowd of people since the funeral almost a year ago.  This is a big step for me, though.  A book signing in New York City is huge for an author to

attend, never mind the fact that I’ve always wanted to go there.  James and I talked about traveling there

together many times.

I sit in my window seat

and hope for the peace I need to stay focused on my inner strength to get

through this weekend.  My ear buds begin

to blare one of my favorite Hinder songs and I pull my magazine out of my bag

to stay entertained for the non-stop flight across the states.

The passengers keep piling

in and I begin to wonder just how large this airplane is.  I paid extra money to fly First Class in

hopes of staying under the radar of any chatty passengers and kids that don’t

mind their parents.

I’m trying to stay focused

on my article while someone is reaching over my head to load his luggage, completely

distracting me.  I really should’ve

purchased the seat next to me.  Why didn’t I think of that before now?  Even with the help of the flight attendant he

has to force the bags into the compartment.

How the hell much stuff does he

have?

I purposely don’t make eye

contact with him after he flops into the seat right beside mine.  His leg pushes against mine a few times and

he seems extremely restless.  I’m not

sure if it’s intentional, but it seems that way.

We begin to prepare for

take off so I pull out my ear buds to hear all of the safety information.  Watching and listening to the flight

attendant give her instructions kind of overwhelms me, but I’m sure it’ll all

come to me in case of a true emergency.

It’s not like we’ll survive if this huge bird has a real emergency

anyway.

I slip the buds back in

for take off and begin to read again.  It

isn’t until he presses his leg into mine again that I begin to get

irritated.  His posture is slouched and

he’s noticeably oblivious to the fact that he’s invading my space with his huge

legs spread open like that.

“Excuse

me.”  I yank out an ear bud and let

it fall against my chest while I use my hand to gesture toward his leg.  I’m sure my face is telling him exactly how I

feel, because it never lies.  I have a

very shitty poker face.

“No worries.  You’re not bothering me.”  The shock on my face from his audacity has

him smiling.

“You’re bothering

me.  So if you don’t mind, please move

your leg.”  I sit back in hopes of

him doing as I ask and grab the ear bud to reposition.

“Nah.  I don’t mind. 

Sorry, ma’am.”  Ah HELL NO. 

He did NOT just call me ma’am.

That makes me feel so damn old.  I

choose to attempt to ignore him and move to plug my ear again, but hell if it doesn’t bother me.  His stare begins to heat my skin—you know,

like the weird feeling you get when you can tell someone is watching you.  I shift so that I’m turned more toward the

window and try to enjoy the view of the landscape below.  The feel of his leg brushing up against mine

again causes me to pull further away from him.

I notice the touch of his finger on my shoulder and everything inside of

me wants to stand up and scream for this creep to get off of me.  My head whips around to glare at him when I

notice the attendant staring at me in the aisle.

“Would you care for

something to drink?”

“Yes, I’ll take a

water, please.”

“One water, one Jack

and Coke.  I’ll be right back.”  Why do I let it shock me that this character

is drinking at 8:30 in the morning?  It

really shouldn’t shock me at all.

“Don’t you think it’s

kind of early to be drinking like that?”

“It’s okay.  I drink Coke any time of day!”

“Right…. Well, good

luck with that.”

“You’re pretty

stiff.  You could probably use a drink

like that yourself!”

“I’m not stiff, so

keep your comments to yourself, if you don’t mind.”

“I think you are stiff and you have to live a little,

but I’ll work on keeping that to myself.”

Who does he think he is?  He doesn’t get to judge me after only sitting

beside me for a couple of minutes.

“You have no idea

what I’m going through, so don’t try to judge me based on the few minutes

you’ve seen me today.”

“Touché.  Let me apologize and maybe we can start

over.”  I wait for his actual

apology and find myself waiting too long.

My impatience grows wild and I can’t believe I’m letting this guy really

get to me.  He enjoys my silence a little

longer before he finally speaks.

“I’m truly sorry for

calling you stiff.  Please accept my

apology and let me buy you a drink.”

He watches my face very closely and must finally get a clue that he’s

pissing on a ticking time bomb.  He

extends his hand in an introduction-like stance.

“Liam Bryant.”  The disgust on my face has to be obvious as I refuse to shake his hand or willingly touch

anything of his.  His sexy as hell grin

flashes across his face and damn if my eyes don’t betray me.  Those lips are the kind you want to watch

someone run their tongue over.  There is

an awkward silence before I begin to reach out to accept his introduction.

“Olivia

Drake.”  My eyes get caught up in

his gorgeous baby blues for a few seconds before I realize our hands are still touching.  I pull back slowly and shift back in my

seat.

“Olivia Drake, what

has you headed to New York City?”  Telling a stranger any more about myself is completely out of the question, so I

quickly decide to be as vague as possible.

“Business trip.”

“Me, too.  Do you travel there often?”

“No, this is my first

time.”

The drinks arrive and he

immediately asks for a second drink of the same.  “The lady will have what I’m

having.”  His persistence is such a

pain in my ass.  This flight is going to

be torture if I continue to let him get to me so I send the flight attendant a

smile in agreement.

He leans back in his seat

in such a relaxed state next to my very straight, upright and uptight

posture.  Taking note of that makes me

realize I am stiff and tense.  I prefer to call it focused and driven, but

those words don’t really explain my posture.

I try to relax a bit by

leaning the seat back and decide to prove to myself that I’m not stiff.

He offers me the Jack and Coke just as I have this epiphany, so I gladly

accept his challenge.

 

 

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I was never one to believe in spirits—untilsix years ago, when a bone-chilling accident changed my life…forever.

My name is Charlotte, but most people call me Char…and I have a special gift.

I talk to the dead.    

Make no mistake, I can’t summon them. I’m only able to see and speak to the spirits that linger when they’re unable to crossover. They’re somehow weighted to the world with unfinished affairs. And for the last six years, I’ve relentlessly used my gift to help their lost souls.

But it’s come at a price. My life is dark. Feeling despondent, I’ve begun to give up. And in helping the dead, I’ve realized I haven’t allowed myself to live. With no money, no place to go, and most importantly… no hope, I’ve decided there is only one option—to end it all.

But fate is a funny thing. One minute, I’m about to leap to my death, and the next, I’m saved by Ike McDermott. The strong, striking soldier stopped me from putting an end to my despair. He’s the kind of man that smiles and brightens an entire room. Sweet and gentle.

He is my savior.

And he’s dead.

We’ve made an agreement. He’ll help me find a place to stay and a new job if I’ll help him with his unfinished business so that he may crossover.

Ike’s unfinished matter involves his twin brother, George. George has been falling apart since Ike’s death and Ike has not been able to compel himself to crossover in peace until he knows George will be okay.

When I agreed to help, little did I know that I’d fall in love with the charming folks of Bath County, and…Ike and George McDermott.

Now, as both brothers own equal parts of my heart, I am faced with a cruel and unfair predicament. In saving George, I must let go of Ike.

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Five minutes until the interview begins.

 

Fresh on the heels of her college graduation, Cameron Heart has landed an interview at a prestigious architecture firm.

Four minutes until the interview. 

She knows she’s only there because the owner, Grayson Cole, is her older sister’s friend.

Three minutes. 

For the last seven years, Grayson has been the most intimidating man Cammie has ever had the pleasure, or displeasure, of being around.

Two Minutes. 

But the job opportunity is too good to pass up. So, Cammie will have to ignore the fact that Grayson is handsome enough to have his own national holiday. 

One. 

After all, she shouldn’t feel that way about her new boss. And, he will be her new boss.

“I’m not scared of you,” I said with a confident smile.

“Perhaps we should fix that, Ms. Heart. Close the door.”

I had a feeling that once I left his office, I’d never hear him speak of it again. I’d probably convince myself that I’d made the whole thing up in a weeks’ time.

“And Cameron,” he spoke, forcing me to pause as my hand hit the door knob. I turned my head to look back at him, hope brimming through every pore. His eyes locked with mine as he continued, “It’s not Grayson. It’s Mr. Cole. I’m not your friend while you’re here.”

I bristled at his reprimand. There he was. The formal prick. He wanted to put me in my place, but I knew his secret now. You can’t just turn attraction off like a light switch. I may have had torn tights and smudged make-up, but I was the same girl I’d been for the last twenty-two years. Which meant, deep down, Grayson was still attracted to me. A small smirk unfolded across my lips as I realized the power that knowledge gave me.

“And what about when I’m not here?” I asked, tilting my head to the side and staring into his blue eyes with more confidence than I’d felt all morning.

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Jaxon is the guy she’s supposed to avoid. K.C. is the girl he won’t let get away….

K. C. Carter has always followed the rules—until this year, when a mistake leaves her the talk of her college campus and her carefully arranged life comes crashing to a halt. Now she’s stuck in her small hometown for the summer to complete her court-ordered community service, and to make matters worse, trouble is living right next door.

Jaxon Trent is the worst kind of temptation and exactly what K.C. was supposed to stay away from in high school. But he never forgot her. She was the one girl who wouldn’t give him the time of day and the only one to ever say no. Fate has brought K.C. back into his life—except what he thought was a great twist of luck turns out to be too close for comfort. As they grow closer, he discovers that convincing K.C. to get out from her mother’s shadow is hard, but revealing the darkest parts of his soul is nearly impossible.

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“Jax, I can’t,” she breathed, placing her hands on my chest. “I . . . ,” she stammered, “I don’t exactly dislike you anymore, but this isn’t a good idea. As much as I’d like to give in, I can’t be that girl.”

“What girl?”

She stared at me. “A one-night stand.”

My fists tightened around her shirt. So that was what she thought I wanted?

My voice hardened. “What makes you think you’d be a one-night stand?”

“Because you’re Jared Trent’s brother. Because you’re young. Why would you want more?” she asked, her tone light. “I’m not trying to be prissy, okay? You get to me. I like the way you feel. I’m just not ready for this.” Her lips pursed, and she started to rise, but I pulled her back down.

“Ready for what?” I bit out, getting seriously fucking annoyed at her assumptions and the fact that she compared me to Jared. Two minutes ago she’d had her arms and legs wrapped around me.

Her eyebrows shot up, challenging me. “This,” she spat out, and dug into my pocket, pulling out my knife. “It’s been digging into the back of my thigh since I sat down. Why do you have so many computers? Why do the cops let you get away with anything? What do you do to make a living? And why do you carry a knife, Jax?”

My chest filled with delight at her anger. She was getting ballsier by the minute.

I shot her a smirk. “Because it’s quiet.”

And I almost laughed at her arched eyebrow. She was asking why I carried a knife, and I just answered why I carried a knife instead of a gun.

She averted her eyes, but I caught the annoyed expression as she raised the knife up to her face, studying it. She hit the button, and the blade shot out right between us.

I had only a moment to wonder what the hell she was doing before I reared back, seeing her jab the knife into my space.

“You think you scare me, don’t you?” she taunted, holding the blade to my neck, playing with me.

I sucked in a few quick breaths and let out a startled laugh as my heart slammed against my ribs. Well, this was new.

I swallowed, meeting her triumphant little smile and leaning into the blade, feeling the sharp, cool steel bite into my neck. “You want to play? You don’t know how to play my games, Juliet.”

And I snatched the knife out of her scarred hand and brought it down to the hem of her shirt, slicing it up the middle.

“Jax!” she screamed, fumbling with her now useless T-shirt as I threw the blade onto the floor. “What are you doing?”

Grabbing her around the waist, I stood up, whipped her around, and planted her in front of the window looking down onto the backyard full of partiers.

I wrapped my arms around her shaking body and growled into her ear from behind her, “God, Juliet. You think I just wanna fuck? You think I wanna keep myself hidden and mysterious, because it’s my play to get women into bed? Huh?” I pressed. “No, baby. I could fuck ten different girls tonight if I wanted to. I don’t want to do that.”

Her chest shook, and she squirmed against me, probably scared that we could be seen out the window.

“So, what do you want?” she cried. “If not a one-night stand?”

I closed my burning eyes, and buried my lips in her hair. “I want to terrorize you,” I confessed. “I want to cut you without drawing blood. I want to break you.” I pulled her into me. “And then I want to fuck you.”

From the moment I laid eyes on her I had wanted to break her out of her shell. I wanted to see her undone, and I wanted to take her over. For how long, I didn’t know, but I knew it would be for more than one night.

I also knew it wouldn’t be forever.

Her breathing slowed, and she stilled, staring out the window. I straightened behind her and peeled off the T-shirt she was holding closed.

“Jax,” she whimpered, turning her face to me. “They can see us.”

Reaching around, I turned her chin back toward the window. “They can’t see you. The window’s tinted.” The shirt, sliced up the front, fell down her arms and spilled to the floor. “But you can see them, Juliet,” I pointed out, gently running my hands up her bare arms. “They drink, they laugh, they have meaningless conversations about what’s trending on Twitter.” I paused and dug my fingers into her hips, pulling her ass into me and breathing into her ear, “And I’m so jacked up I want you so bad.”

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