I wish I
could say this was only ever about you, Margo. But it wasn’t.
There were
so many other moving pieces. You, Caleb, your families. I sometimes want to
laugh at the complexity of the situation I found myself in. How could I have
known the hornet’s nest I was walking into? The agony you brought on
Caleb’s family?
S. Massery
is a contemporary romance and romantic suspense author. She lives in Western
Massachusetts with her dog, Alice.
Before
adventuring into the world of writing, she went to college in Boston and held a
wide variety of jobs—including working on a dude ranch in Wyoming (a personal
highlight). She has a love affair with coffee and chocolate. When S. Massery
isn’t writing, she can be found devouring books, playing outside with her dog,
or trying to make people smile.
She’d rather spend her days helping at the local shelter
than brushing shoulders with her vain and entitled classmates.
Niccolò Marchetti is his father’s son.
Dark. Dangerous. Deceitful.
He’d rather spend his days getting bloody in the ring than
attending class and keeping up pretences.
When their paths cross at Montague University neither of
them are willing to drop the walls they’ve spent so long building. But he can’t
resist the girl with stars in her eyes, and she can’t forget the guy who saved
her that night.
There’s only one catch.
Nicco isn’t Arianne’s knight-in-shining armor, he’s the son
of her father’s greatest enemy.
He is the enemy.
And their families are at war.
**Prince of Hearts is the first book in Nicco and Ari’s
duet. Due to mature content that some readers may find distressing, this book
is recommended for readers 18+
I tucked
the helmet into my chest and gave her a small nod. “You should go inside.” My
eyes flicked beyond her to the door.
“I think
I’ll have to go around front.”
“Your key
operates both doors.”
“Oh, okay.”
Lina rocked on her kitten heeled boots. I couldn’t resist letting my eyes sweep
down her body again. She was everything I could never have.
Everything
I’d never wanted.
Until
now.
I
swallowed, lifting my gaze to hers. “Go on.”
“Goodnight,
Nicco.” Lina smiled.
“Goodnight.”
She didn’t
move. Her eyes didn’t leave me even for a second. Slowly, she walked over to me
and slid her hand against my face. “Thank you, for coming to my rescue again.”
There was a playful lilt in her voice.
“Anytime,
Bambolina.” I smirked but it was wiped away when Lina leaned in, her lips
brushing my cheek. She hesitated just for a second, but it was enough for me to
turn my head and let my lips slide against hers.
Rookie.
Fucking. Mistake.
The moment
I tasted her, everything shifted. All I could think about now was pulling her
down on my bike and devouring her. She tasted too good. Too tempting.
She tasted
like my fucking downfall.
“Nicco.” My
name was a whisper against my lips as I ran my tongue against the seam of her
mouth. My hand slid into Lina’s hair, anchoring her to me as I kissed her
deeper, harder. Her body shuddered, a soft sigh getting lost between us. I
wanted to paint her skin with my lips, brand every inch of her. This wasn’t
even a real kiss. It was fleeting and cautious. But I already knew I wanted
more.
I wanted
everything this girl—this stranger—had to give.
“What are
you doing?” she whispered when I paused, my lips hovering over the corner of
her mouth. “Nicco, what are—”
I jerked
back as if I’d been struck by lightning. “You should go, Lina. I’ll wait until
you’re inside.”
“I see.”
Her lips thinned as she stepped back, putting a thousand miles between us, the
invisible tether between us almost snapping. “Well, I guess I’ll be going
then.” She didn’t hesitate this time. Lina walked away from me with her head
held high, without so much as a backward glance.
It was no
less than I deserved, but it hurt all the same.
I wanted
her.
I wanted
Lina the way I’d never wanted another girl before. But I couldn’t be that guy.
I couldn’t give her hearts and flowers and romance.
I couldn’t
be the prince she deserved, because my life wasn’t a fairytale.
Author of over thirty mature young adult and new adult
novels, L A is happiest writing the kind of books she loves to read: addictive
stories full of teenage angst, tension, twists and turns.
Home is a small town in the middle of England where she currently juggles being
a full-time writer with being a mother/referee to two little people. In her
spare time (and when she’s not camped out in front of the laptop) you’ll most
likely find L A immersed in a book, escaping the chaos that is life.
Brooding leader of
the Black Claw Shadows, Drake is still haunted by the loss of his twin sister
over a decade ago. Tasked with investigating a string of female kidnappings in
the jaguar shifter world, he’s also asked to protect the Leo’s only daughter,
who turns out to be a lot more than he bargained for.
Betrayals will be revealed.
Headstrong daughter
of the pride’s Leo, Neve wants more from life than to be mated and produce the
next generation of shifters. When her cousin mysteriously disappears, Neve
knows she’s become the latest victim of the rash of abductions. Willing to do
anything to save her, she demands that her Shadow-turned-babysitter allows her
to tag along on his investigation.
Delving deeper into
the mystery together, will they be able to ignore the building attraction between
them, or will their mate bond prove to be too strong?
She flung
open the front door and walked out onto the porch, planting her hands on the
railing and leaning into them. Sucking in a few mouthfuls of cool night air,
she looked up to find Drake standing at the bottom of the stairs, his eyes
reflecting the light coming from the house.
“What are you doing out here?” she demanded, embarrassed she’d been
caught less than composed for a second time in an hour.
“I could ask you the same thing.”
She
narrowed her eyes at him. “You’re infuriating.”
His mouth
flexed into a sinful smile. “I’ve never been called that before. Stubborn.
Unyielding. Hard.” Jesus. “All of those things.” He climbed the
steps, and she turned to face him. “But never infuriating. I think most people
would be too afraid to tell me that to my face.”
She darted
her gaze to his mouth and let out a shuddering breath.
“Why are you out of the house by yourself?”
“I’m not by myself. You’re here,” she replied sweetly.
“You know what I mean.”
She
bristled, but kept her anger locked down. “I can look after myself.”
“Your father has given me a direct order to guard your,” his eyes drifted
down hungrily, “body, and I’m a real stickler for rules and order.”
She glared
at him. “I just bet you are, but you should know I’ll make your life a
nightmare.”
His mouth
curled into a mocking smile. “You already do, sweetheart.”
Shaking her
head, she said, “I don’t need you here when I’m at home. I don’t
even know why you’re still here, lurking outside the front of my house like a
goddamn stalker.”
“Your father wants me with you twenty-four-seven, so you’d better get
used to seeing my face.”
She didn’t
miss the fact he didn’t answer her other question. “I still want my privacy.”
“Bathroom and shower breaks. All other times, you’re going to think I’m
glued to your ass.”
Wow. That
was an interesting visual, but it wasn’t wholly unappealing.
Author Bio
Lauren
Dawes is an urban fantasy/paranormal romance writer and the author of the Half
Blood Trilogy and the Dark Series. She likes her vampires dangerous, her
werewolves vicious and her Norse gods ruthless.
When she’s
not writing, she’s reading, hanging with her young daughter or designing book
covers. She currently lives in Canberra, Australia.
It's a game of exes and oooohs! Enjoy the sizzling new
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I’m an expert in break-ups. From the slow fade, to extreme
ghosting, to, ‘but you never said I couldn’t send pics of my junk to your
step-sister on Instagram’ - I’ve seen it all… and built a mini-empire along the
way. My blog, the Break-Up Artist, uses my past heartache to help people move
on - and avoid weeping on the floor at 3am consuming their body weight in spray
cheese and Oreos. Ahem.
Now, I have a new job that could mean the big-time: helping
a famous Hollywood it-couple navigate their tricky break-up. Except not
everyone wants them Splitsville. The movie studio needs to keep them together
to promote their big movie, and they’ve sent someone to make sure I fail in my
first VIP gig.
Wes Baxter. Also known as my ex.
Also ALSO known as, the guy who broke my heart so
thoroughly, I had to turn myself into a self-help guru just to get over
him.
I’m determined to follow my own advice (no drooling over
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together at a luxe country retreat isn’t helping things… And neither is Wes’s
early-morning naked swim habit. Soon, love is in the air, the sparks between us
are hotter than ever, and I’m seriously questioning my ‘no backsies’
policy.
Wes swears he’s changed. He wants to try again, and he’s got
an annoyingly sexy way of convincing me. But can second chances really work? Or
has the Break-Up Artist finally met her match?
Find out in the sizzling new romantic comedy from USA
Bestselling author, Lila Monroe!
Combining her love of writing, sex and well-fitted suits, Lila Monroe wrote The Billionaire Bargain. Lila enjoys writing, as it gives her a flexible schedule to spend time with her kids and a wonderful excuse to avoid them. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, who strips out of his well-fitted suits nightly.
Growing up a military brat and spending eight years overseas with the Army Medical Corps, clinical social worker, Willa Smith, has had enough of rules and regulations. Still able to work with veterans as she did at the VA Hospital, she is much happier at the new and far more relaxed South Avenue Shelter, until one of its residents is implicated in a murder.
Former military turned security operative, Dimas Mazur, has worked for PASS security, his brother’s company, since he returned stateside after a disabling injury. The job keeps him busy, but when a homeless veteran he knows runs into trouble with the law, he doesn’t hesitate to jump in. The strong-headed counselor at the shelter where his friend stayed is an unexpected bonus.
Until she puts herself square in the sights of the man he’s trying to take down.
Who are Dimas and Yanis? Where are they from? What business are they in? Who and what is Mercedes? Oh, she's not a nice one! At least I don't think so! Who are Jake, Bree, Rosie, and Willa? Who are Brad and Arthur? What happens to them? Love the slow romantic burn that happens in this story. It is not too slow to cause one to lose interest, but just enough to keep you reading. It was a very interesting story to read!
USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories.
Driven to make her books about 'real' people; she creates characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy, but just as deserving of romance, thrills and chills in their lives.
Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We've Read All Year Award for "Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, and Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, Freya continues to add to her rapidly growing collection of published novels as she spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!
