Releasing Now: Passion (Mafia Ties: Brandon & Carly #3) by Fiona Davenport

Passion
Mafia Ties: Brandon & Carly #3
Fiona Davenport
Genre: Contemporary Erotic
Romance
This is not a standalone
     

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BLURB:
Being part of rival families
wasn’t enough to stop the passion between Brandon DeLuca and Carly O’Reilly.
They’ve defied the odds and prevailed together as a couple, the first female to
lead her Irish mob family and the Italian enforcer who stands by her side. When
one of her enemies tries to use Carly as a pawn in an attempt to gain power,
Brandon is out for blood
—saving Carly isn’t enough.

Please note: Brandon & Carly’s romance is a three-part story, but
there are no relationship cliffhangers.
   

 

 

EXCERPT
My eyes strayed to the doorway once
again and Ma laughed, prompting me to return my attention to her.
“She’ll be back any minute, Brandon.
She’s not going to run away from you.”
If she only
knew…
I wasn’t really worried about her
running. I was confident Carly loved me. But with every passing minute she
didn’t arrive back in the room, my gut tightened, my instincts screaming that
something was wrong.
“Brandon!”
My head whipped around and my heart
stopped as Thomas yelled my name, racing into the room alone, his face awash
with alarm.
I didn’t give him a chance to get out
another word as I took off for the front doors, yelling orders to my men to
find her. I heard Nic doing the same with his own and was more grateful than
ever for our alliance.
Bursting out into the twilight, my head
swiveled from side to side, taking in everything around me. I heard the screech
of tires and caught a glimpse of a long black limousine barreling around a
corner several blocks away. I felt my chest split open as I lost sight of it,
positive it was carrying my heart away.
Nic called to me as a he raced towards
a parked car. “I’ve got this, you find out what’ s going on. I called Breck,
he’s going to hack the GPS on the limo.” I barely got in a nod of acknowledgment
before he was burning rubber down the street with three more cars following
behind. They would split up and take different routes, hoping to cross paths
with the runaway vehicle.
Nic’s friend Brecken was a security
specialist and had resources we didn’t have access to. He’d been invaluable
when we’d been protecting Anna several weeks before. It gave me a tiny level of
comfort to have him on our side once again.
Thomas was suddenly at my side and I
spun around, fisting my hands in his dress shirt, pulling his face up to mine,
which lifted him a couple of inches off of his feet.
“What the fuck happened?” I ground out,
doing everything I could to tamp down the rising need to pulverize someone.
He shook his head, his eyes filled with
guilt and fear, some of it directed at me, but I could tell it was mostly from
concern for the woman we both loved, albeit in very different ways. “She needed
to use the bathroom and I told Greg to watch out for her while I took a piss.
When I came out they were both gone and Greg’s comm was off.”
“Who the fuck is Greg?” I roared,
shaking Thomas violently.
“He’s one of my men. I’ve known him my
whole life. I didn’t think—”
“No,” I interrupted, “you didn’t
fucking think! I don’t know him. I specifically instructed you not to leave the
safety of my wife with anyone who wasn’t on the list I gave you. Where is he?”
“He’s—he’s gone too,” Thomas stuttered.
I dropped him and delved my fingers
into my hair, pulling the strands in an effort to keep from killing him.
“Sean won’t hurt her,” he insisted. “He’s
after power and the easiest way to gain it is by marryin’ Carly.”
“She’s already fucking married!” I
bellowed.
“There are ways around that.”
“Over my dead body,” I growled.
“Yeah, that’s one of the ways. The
other would be an annulment.”


OTHER
BOOKS BY FIONA DAVENPORT
**All books available on Kindle
Unlimited**


Fiona’s Steamy Starts (only
99 CENTS for a limited time!)
Penalty
Clause, Baby, You’re Mine, & Deception
Risqué Contracts Series Box Set
Penalty Clause, Contingency
Plan & Fraternization Rule


Yeah,
Baby Series Box Set
Baby, You’re Mine, Baby Steps
& Baby, Don’t Go
Until Death Do We Part
A Sex & Vows Novel
Mafia Ties: Nic & Anna, books 1-3
Deception
Danger
Devotion
Mafia Ties: Brandon &
Carly
Pursuit
Power

ABOUT
FIONA DAVENPORT
    
Hello!
My name is Fiona Davenport and I’m a smutoholic. I’ve been reading raunchy
romance novels since… well, forever and a day ago it seems. And now I get to
write sexy stories and share them with others who are like me and enjoy their
books on the steamier side. Fiona Davenport is my super-secret alias, which is
kind of awesome since I’ve always wanted one.


AUTHOR
LINKS:
    

Releasing Now: Knot by M. Mabie

KNOT by M. Mabie

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KNOT is LIVE!

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He knows everything.
She has all the damn answers. 

I’ve always been a free spirit. It’s my nature.
I crave control, but with her it’s far more. 

He’s a power hungry climber.
Her wealth could buy and sell me. 

It’s too much pressure being the center of anyone’s focus.
She underestimates my desire for her, my need to please just her. 

When he’s vulnerable, it’s hard to deny him.
Her crooked smile cripples me. 

He hides his demons, but I’m no fool.
She thinks not committing to anyone makes her more honest. She’s wrong. 

A man like him deserves someone who can offer that kind of love.
She promises nothing, yet I feel like a king when she says my name. 

I never let anyone possess me like he did. Not before. Not after.
My greatest regret was compromising. I should have never held back. 

Still, when we’re apart I’m not myself.
I miss the days when she was just down the hall. 

He’s better off without me, and it hurts.
The ugly truth is I need her more than she needs me. 

Our relationship was born out of lust and curiosity.
The lies we told ourselves killed it. 

Together, we found Nirvana.
We learned it was all a mirage. 

I ruined him.
I broke her heart. 

I keep coming back.
I can’t let her go. 

KNOT is a contemporary romance and a complete standalone. It is the first spin-off from the best-selling Wake Series. You do not need to read BAIT, SAIL, or ANCHOR to enjoy this book in its entirety, but if you love angst you’ll enjoy them, too.

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It’s a Cover Reveal: Neighbor Dearest by Penelope Ward

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NEIGHBOR DEAREST

(A standalone)

A Contemporary Romance Novel

New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author

Penelope Ward

Cover designer: Letitia Hasser, r.b.a designs

Cover Model: James Joseph Pulido

Cover Photography: Cory Stierley

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Release Date:  August 15th, 2016

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From New York Times bestselling author, Penelope Ward, comes a sexy new STANDALONE novel.

After getting dumped, the last thing I needed was to move next door to someone who reminded me of my ex-boyfriend, Elec.

Damien was a hotter version of my ex.

The neighbor I’d dubbed “Angry Artist” also had two massive dogs that kept me up with their barking.

He wanted nothing to do with me. Or so I thought until one night I heard laughter coming through an apparent hole in my bedroom wall.

Damien had been listening to all of my phone sessions with my therapist.

The sexy artist next door now knew all of my deepest secrets and insecurities.

We got to talking.

He set me straight with tips to get over my breakup.

He became a good friend, but Damien made it clear that he couldn’t be anything more.

Problem was, I was falling hard for him anyway. And as much as he pushed me away, I knew he felt the same…because his heartbeat didn’t lie.

I thought my heart had been broken by Elec, but it was alive and beating harder than ever for Damien.

I just hoped he wouldn’t shatter it for good.

Author’s note – Neighbor Dearest is a full-length standalone novel. Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

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PENELOPE WARD

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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It’s a Cover Reveal: Moore to Love by Faith Andrews

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Moore to Love by Faith Andrews

Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs

Release Date: July 18, 2016

 

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I used to imagine that life would be easier, more enjoyable, if I were tall, blond, and supermodel thin. But real life—like the average, every day woman—is full of curves and imperfections, and many opportunities to learn that it’s not the number on the scale that measures the capacity of your heart.

After years of struggling with poor self esteem and too many crash diets to count, I finally got wise—and hired a trainer. With an enthusiastic push from my brother’s fiancé and more motivation than a Joel Osteen sermon, I, Madeline “Leni” Moore, am ready to ditch the oh-woe-is-me act.

That is, until I smack head-on into a tree and collide with him. Lane Sheffield is the guy you drool over from afar. One look at him the first day on the runner’s track, and my panties are up in flames. He’s out of my league. Slim, sleek, and athletic to my plump, dull, and unfit. Lane has no reason to like me, but to my utter shock . . . he does and this newfound attention from the opposite sex has me all sorts of baffled.

What starts out as a healthy journey to lose some of the extra me, turns into a quest to find my true self. Will the need to fit in and finally have someone to call my own lead me to my weight loss goal or my happiness goal? I’ve focused so long on being skinny, what will it take for me to learn the ultimate lesson—that beauty is only skin deep?

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Faith Andrews is living out her dream right outside the greatest city in the world, New York City. Happily married to her high school sweetheart, she is the mother of two beautiful and wild daughters, and a furry Yorkie son named Rocco Giovanni. When she’s not tapping her toes to a Mumford & Sons tune or busy being a dance mom, her nose is stuck in a book or she’s sitting behind the laptop, creating her next swoon worthy book boyfriend. Coffee addict, lover of wine and cheese, and sucker for concerts and Netflix, Faith believes in love at first sight and happily ever after.

 

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Blog Tour: Top Bottom Switch by Chelle Bliss

NEW RELEASE! TOP BOTTOM SWITCH by Chelle Bliss

★STANDALONE NOVELLA★

ONLY 99 CENTS

Part of the Club Series, featuring interconnected novellas

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BLURB

Ret North knows exactly who he is—a Dominant male with an insatiable sexual appetite. He’s always been a top, searching for his bottom…until a notorious switch catches his eye.

Alese Kane has grown tired of her usual partners. She’s been watching Ret for months, wanting to run her tongue along his hard muscles. But his need for total control stops her.

Ret worries that a relationship with Alese would be impossible, but his giant ego and even larger cock tell him otherwise. Unable to deny his attraction to her any longer, Ret convinces Alese to submit to him.

When Ret dominates Alese, will she submit or will she top from the bottom?

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EXCERPT

I can almost smell her arousal from across the booth, and my mouth waters from the scent. “Lucky bastard,” I whisper so quietly that only I can hear over the music in the background.

Stella’s body starts to tremble, her creamy skin glistening under the lights. Her breathing changes and she lets out a small moan.

Misha’s hand stops and he whispers in her ear. She nods before his hands start to move again under the table. “Open your eyes, Stella. I want Master Ret to watch you fall apart in my lap.”

Her head slowly moves off his shoulder and her eyes flutter open.

I swallow, my mouth suddenly dry when our eyes meet. Without breaking eye contact, and with my hand still holding my hardened cock, I pick up the scotch and watch over the rim. I try to quell the thirst, but it doesn’t work.

I don’t need a drink. I need a submissive.

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ABOUT CHELLE BLISS

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Chelle currently lives near the Gulf of Mexico and is a full-time writer, time-waster extraordinaire, social media addict, and coffee fiend. Currently she’s written over thirteen books and loves spending her free time with her man, 2 cats, and her hamster.

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Releasing Now: Power (Mafia Ties #5) by Fiona Davenport

 
Power
Mafia Ties:
Brandon & Carly #2
Fiona Davenport
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
 



Available on Kindle Unlimited
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BLURB:
Carly O’Reilly never wanted the power that came
from being the head of her Irish mob family. With her father’s well-deserved
death and Brandon DeLuca by her side, she’s ready to shake things up in her new
role. But what happens when Brandon has another position in mind for her
as his
wife?

Please note: Brandon & Carly’s romance is a
three-part story, but there are no relationship cliffhangers.
    

 

  
EXCERPT
“You’re lucky I love your sassy
side,” he murmured as he got up on his knees. “And that I’m beyond ready to
feel your hot pussy wrapped around my cock.”
He flipped me over and tilted
my hips up, slapping me hard on my ass. I yelped at the sting, and levered up
onto my elbows so I could glare at him over my shoulder. “That doesn’t mean I
won’t punish you for disobeying me. You might be a boss out there, but I’m the
one who’s in charge in here.”
I wanted to argue, but what
could I really say? We both damn well knew how hot it made me when he went all
alpha caveman in the bedroom. Then he sank inside me, and I lost all train of
thought. All his sensual torture had left me incredibly sensitive, to the point
that it felt like I could feel every ridge and inch of his cock as it stretched
me.
“Then fuck me like you own me.”
Balls deep inside me, he paused
in his movements to look down at me. “You’re almost right. I’m gonna fuck you because I own you. There’s no like about it. You’re mine.”
OTHER BOOKS BY FIONA DAVENPORT
**All books available on Kindle Unlimited**

Fiona’s Steamy Starts (only 99 CENTS for a limited time!)
Penalty Clause, Baby, You’re Mine, & Deception
Risqué Contracts Series Box Set
Penalty Clause, Contingency Plan & Fraternization Rule


Yeah, Baby Series Box Set
Baby, You’re Mine, Baby Steps & Baby, Don’t Go
Until
Death Do We Part
A
Sex & Vows Novel
Mafia
Ties: Nic & Anna, books 1-3
Deception
Danger
Devotion
Mafia Ties: Brandon & Carly
Pursuit

ABOUT FIONA DAVENPORT
    
Hello! My name is Fiona
Davenport and I’m a smutoholic. I’ve been reading raunchy romance novels
since… well, forever and a day ago it seems. And now I get to write sexy
stories and share them with others who are like me and enjoy their books on the
steamier side. Fiona Davenport is my super-secret alias, which is kind of
awesome since I’ve always wanted one.


AUTHOR LINKS:

It’s a Cover Reveal: Wide Open Spaces by Aurora Rose Reynolds

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New from Aurora Rose Reynolds!

Wide Open Spaces releases 2016!

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Blurb

That moment your life changes.

That moment that changes your life.

That moment you love someone more than you love yourself.

That was the moment we gave our son up for adoption and the moment I was left bare. A wide-open space that would forever be empty.

There are moments that define you as a person, moments that prove just how strong you are, moments you push yourself to keep going forward when all you really want to do is give up. It was in one of those moments when I reached out and found him waiting for me.

When Shelby Calder left home fifteen years ago, she never planned on returning to the Alaskan town she left behind. But after the death of her grandfather and a bitter divorce, she hopes going home will be a fresh start for her and her ten-year-old son.

Zach Watters has made a lot of mistakes in his life. But when he sees Shelby Calder, looking more beautiful than ever, standing outside her childhood home, he promises himself that letting her go won’t be a mistake he ever makes again.

Some things never change and love is one of them.

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Aurora Rose Reynolds is a navy brat who’s husband served in the United States Navy. She has lived all over the country but now resides in New York City with her Husband and pet fish. She’s married to an alpha male that loves her as much as the men in her books love their women. He gives her over the top inspiration everyday. In her free time she reads, writes and enjoys going to the movies with her husband and cookie. She also enjoys taking mini weekend vacations to nowhere, or spends time at home with friends and family. Last but not least she appreciates everyday and admires it’s beauty.

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It’s a Cover Reveal: Promise You Forever by Celeste Grande

Title : Promise You Forever (A Callahan Family Short)
Genre: Contemporary New Adult Romance

Release Date: 7/16/2016

Brayden Callahan has loved Casey Grant his whole life. And Casey has only ever had eyes for Brayden. From puppy love to undying passion, their love is timeless, both of them secure in the fact that they are meant to be.

Until she leaves for college.

Brayden finds himself swirling in a bundle of nerves. Realizing how much he hates being separated only solidifies his devotion to her. When Casey comes home for Christmas break, he knows he wants to seal the deal of their fate and promise her forever. But, in a nervous panic to make it the perfect evening, Brayden succeeds in doing only one thing: Making a mess of everything.

Can he pull it together long enough to officially ask her?
And will she say yes?

Promise You Forever is a short story which was previously included in the Hot for the Holidays Anthology and features a cameo from Blake Turner from Live Me, which is available now.

 

Add Promise You Forever to your TBR!

Meet Celeste Grande

 

Celeste Grande grew up loving words. From an early age, it was easy for her to open her heart through pen and paper and come away with something poetic. She never thought anything more than releasing her emotions would come of it though. A workaholic that can’t keep still, in her ‘real’ life, she’s a Certified Public Accountant who dreams of writing sexy books all day long. When she isn’t working, she’s reading, writing, mommying and being a wifey to the love of her life.
She lives in New York, and is still putting pen to paper. Live Me, a new adult contemporary romance, is her debut novel.

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Releasing Now: Pursuit (Mafia Ties #4) by Fiona Davenport

Pursuit
Mafia Ties
#4
Fiona Davenport
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
*This is part 4 in a series, but
these books standalone from books 1-3*
 
     
Available on Kindle Unlimited
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BLURB:
Brandon DeLuca’s relentless
pursuit of Carly O’Reilly after she flees New York isn’t really due to the
orders of his mafia boss cousin. The feisty redhead is his, and he’s done trying
to pretend otherwise. Now that he’s admitted the truth to himself, he just
needs to convince her to put her life in his hands—and her body in his bed.
Please note: Brandon &
Carly’s romance is a three-part story, but there are no relationship cliffhangers.
 
EXCERPT
I sat in my car and stared at the quiet, unassuming house
across the little residential street. It was dark, the inhabitants out for the
night or already in bed. I happened to know it was the latter. After a couple
of months of searching, I’d finally caught up to my target and I wasn’t about
to let her get away again.
Still, I continued to sit there and watch, taking no action.
I told myself I was simply being cautious; I didn’t need any more trouble. But,
Nic had asked me to keep her safe. I was obligated. It was my job. It was
complete and utter bullshit, that’s what it was.
The phone I was holding up to my ear began ringing, and I
waited until the recipient picked up.
“Brandon?” Nic answered, his question implied.
“I found her.”
“Great. I’ll send—”
“No!” I snapped, cutting him off and shocking the fuck out
of myself. “She’s mine.”

 

OTHER BOOKS BY FIONA DAVENPORT
**All books available on Kindle Unlimited**

Fiona’s Steamy Starts (only 99 CENTS for a limited time!)
Penalty Clause, Baby, You’re Mine, &
Deception
Risqué Contracts Series Box Set
Penalty Clause, Contingency Plan & Fraternization Rule


Yeah, Baby Series Box Set
Baby, You’re Mine, Baby Steps & Baby, Don’t Go
Until
Death Do We Part
A
Sex & Vows Novel
Mafia
Ties Books 1-3
Deception
Danger
Devotion

ABOUT FIONA DAVENPORT
    
Hello! My name is Fiona
Davenport and I’m a smutoholic. I’ve been reading raunchy romance novels
since… well, forever and a day ago it seems. And now I get to write sexy
stories and share them with others who are like me and enjoy their books on the
steamier side. Fiona Davenport is my super-secret alias, which is kind of
awesome since I’ve always wanted one.


AUTHOR LINKS:
     

 

Releasing Now: Man Candy by Melanie Harlow

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Man Candy by Melanie Harlow
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Genre: Contemporary Romance

 

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Synopsis:

He’s back.

Not just back in town, but living in the flat right beneath mine. And he looks good enough to eat, which is just one more reason to stay away from him.

But I can’t resist.

The sex is incredible (pretty sure we’ve shaken the house right off its foundation), but he can’t fool me—not this time. A degree in marketing and five years in advertising have taught me that “true love” is a fairy tale used to sell lipstick, diamonds, and perfume. It doesn’t exist.

He thinks I’m wrong, and he wants to prove it.

I think he’s crazy, so I dare him to try.

It might be the biggest mistake of my life.

Excerpt:

 

“It’s so good to see you, Jaime,” he said. “You look great.”

“You too,” I said before I could stop myself. I didn’t want him to think I still cared—in fact, I wanted him to know I wasn’t fooled by his charm. I wasn’t that silly little girl anymore, the one who’d doodled his name in her notebooks and blushed when he said hi at school and cried herself to sleep when he asked another girl to his prom. That silly little girl was gone, and in her place was a confident, smart, professional woman who knew her worth and, even better, the truth about love. No more stars in her eyes.

But why did he have to be so hot?

OK, pull yourself together. No drooling.

“I’m so glad this worked out.” Quinn let me go but stood too close, his feet planted wide and his arms crossed over his chest. He wore jeans, a gray knit pullover that hugged his muscular chest and arms, and his feet were bare. His hair was damp and messy on top, just like it had been the last time I’d seen him in person. His full lower lip made me want to bite it. Maybe even draw blood.

“Sorry, I just got out of the shower,” he said sheepishly, ruffling his hair. “Want to come in and catch up? Or maybe go out for a drink? I just need to throw some shoes on.”

“No.” Trying desperately to shove the image of him in the shower from my mind, I elbowed past him and trudged up the stairs. My cheeks were hot, which meant they were probably turning scarlet. They ruined my poker face every time.

“Come on, it’s Friday!”

“I have work to do.” He was naked a few minutes ago. And wet.

“Did you have a bad day?”

“No.” Rivulets of water streaming over those muscles.

“You already have plans tonight?”

“No.” Steam rising as he stroked himself beneath the spray.

“You don’t love me anymore?”

I froze as the shower fantasy exploded into bits, replaced by a humiliation that paralyzed me, one foot on the top step, one hand on the banister. Slowly, I turned my head and glared at him over one shoulder.

Now the grin cocked up on one side. “Because you used to, you know. You told me.”

“You need to forget about that.”

“Have you?”

“Yes,” I snapped. “That was a long time ago. Back when I was young and impressionable and believed in love.”

His brows went up. “You don’t believe in love anymore?”

“Not the romantic kind. That’s a fantasy used to sell things like lipstick and roses and diamonds.”

“Pretty jaded for twenty-seven, aren’t you?”

I resumed heading up the stairs. “I’m not jaded, Quinn. I’m just a realist.” And I’ve been burned before, trusting guys way less attractive than you.

He said nothing more, and I let myself into my flat. As soon as the door was shut behind me, I leaned back against it, exhaling and fanning my face.

He still got to me. That was so aggravating.

I mean, how was I supposed to sleep at night? Quinn Rusek was one fine piece of man candy, and I had a sweet tooth for him that wouldn’t quit.

But he’d made fun of me! Again! A nice guy would have at least pretended not to remember what I’d said. Or maybe apologized for humiliating me. Or not have brought it up at all!

What an asshole.

A hot asshole—the worst kind.

Curse you, Alex, and your generous heart.

And curse you, Quinn, for getting under my skin again. You stay away from me.

But a traitorous little part of me hoped he wouldn’t.

(Bet you can guess which part.)

 

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Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she’s not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like VEEP, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, and Homeland. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.

Melanie is the author of the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, the FRENCHED series, and the sexy historical SPEAK EASY duet, set in the 1920s. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit.


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