RELEASE BLITZ: SHUT UP AND KISS ME by Lauren Blakely

 

SHUT UP AND KISS ME (Happy Endings Book 2) by Lauren Blakely Release Date: March 25th   SHUT UP AND KISS ME by #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely is NOW LIVE!!   Find out what happens when a scorching one-night stand between best friends absolutely, definitely shouldn’t happen again...   Grab this sexy, emotional, friends-to-lovers romance TODAY!   AVAILABLE NOW!!! ✦ Amazon ➜ http://blkly.pub/AmazonKissMe ✦ Apple ➜ http://blkly.pub/AppleKissMe ✦ Nook ➜ http://blkly.pub/NookKissMe ✦ Kobo ➜ http://blkly.pub/KoboKissMe ✦ Google ➜ http://blkly.pub/GoogleKissMe   ✦ Audible ➜ Julia Whelan and Jason Clarke narrate this standalone! http://www.subscribepage.com/LaurenAudio     Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58310605-shut-up-and-kiss-me   Check out the series!!! https://laurenblakely.com/happyendings/   Add the series to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/320583-happy-endings  

Reviewer: Tammi 

Rating: 4 Stars

So sticky sweet and so fun like gooey cinnamon roll!
I devoured this delicious beauty. 
One of the things I love about Lauren Blakely looks are the interconnections. We met our couple briefly in another book. We got a little tease of them enough to make us curious. Now we get their full story and was great.
Some sad backstory but the flirting and friendship  made it worth it.
Like a warm cookie or a dinner of comfort food this story made you feel good, warming you from the heart to your outside.
Food references in this review will be appreciated. 

Now back to the interconnections we get a few teases in this one and I can't wait to gobble them up.    Blurb: A best-friends-to-lovers, second chance, only-one-bed-in-the room romance! How to resist sleeping with your best friend when you're stuck in a hotel room with the charming, glasses-wearing hottie. 1.Slather your face in a grapefruit mask 2. Wear a big, fluffy robe 3. Make him do the same. Oops. Too bad our libidos have other plans. But after a night of epic, soul-shattering banging, I'll have to wrestle the sex genie back into the bottle the next morning when I get the big news. Nolan and I just landed a once-in-a-lifetime for our scrappy online restaurant review show. We're going to New York for a month and we'll be together in a hotel all the time. I've already lost my best friend once, so I'll do whatever it takes to resist thoroughly delicious Nolan again. Until I learn whatever it takes might cost me everything. SHUT UP AND KISS ME is an MF, dual POV, friends to lovers, sexy, emotional standalone romance!       About Lauren Blakely: A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, sweet, and witty. She also writes USA Today bestselling LGBTQ romance.   With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, with more than 60 titles on the USA Today Bestsellers list alone. She’s sold more than 4.5 million books. A Brown University graduate, Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and is the vegetarian at your dinner party.     Connect w/Lauren: Website: laurenblakely.com NL Signup: http://laurenblakely.com/newsletter Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LaurenBlakelyBooks Instagram: http://instagram.com/laurenblakelybooks Twitter: http://twitter.com/LaurenBlakely3  

RELEASE BLITZ: Forever Perfect by Alison G. Bailey

 

Sometimes in love, the person who’s your future isn't always your destiny…

Forever Perfect by Alison G. Bailey is now live!

I was five years old when I met the love of my life. He was my best friend's older brother, but he was also my friend. We shared popsicles, we hunted for shark teeth on Folly Beach, and told each other secrets. But everything changed when we became teenagers. Brandon no longer wanted to have anything to do with me. I was a pest. Something to ignore. I hated that he tossed away our friendship.

Although he broke my heart, it still fluttered when he looked at me, was near me, and touched me. But eventually he would look away, push away, and walk away. Finally, I realized you can't make someone love you even if they were supposed to be your forever.

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Reviewer: Heidi 

Rating: 5 Stars

First off…..LOVE , LOVE , LOVE the cover ❣️📕


After the first few pages I found myself singing “ Brandon and Halle sitting in a tree …” much to the amusement of those around me 🤷‍♀️🥰🤪 what can I say I just knew ….


So Brandon and Halle have come along way and share a history and I think I was overly fond of Halle as my little girl gets teased for her glasses and gets called owl eyes so she had a special place in my heart ❤️ in any case Halle list her to Brandon as a little girl at halloween , as a teen he ignored her as she was a little younger but then comes a day when his eyes open and he sees what is right in front of him and life seems perfect ….


Tragedy strikes and life as they know it changes ….


I didn’t read the previous series but I think I should as I’ll have a better insight to people but one thing I can say is that I walked away , yet again , being reminded of how precious life is 🙏❣️ we need to fight for what is right , what we want and yes life isn’t a bed of roses and it isn’t always easy but it is a blessed gift and journey ! 


Beautiful people to make a brilliant read ❣️📕

 

Meet Alison

Alison G. Bailey is an award winning, Amazon and International bestselling author living in Charleston, South Carolina. At an early age she fell in love with writing, reworking scenes from her favorite TV shows and movies with new dialogue. Alison wrote and produced several stage plays before turning her sights on the book world.

Under the influence of a copious amount of Diet Pepsi and nonstop listening to her Spotify playlists, Alison writes unique emotional stories full of love, laughter, and romance.

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RELEASE BLITZ: What Lovers Do by Jewel E. Ann

 

What Lovers Do by Jewel E. Ann is now live!

From bestselling author, Jewel E. Ann, comes a hilarious secret lovers story that redefines the meaning of friendship.

Shep’s found the female version of himself … and he thinks she’s perfect—perfectly unavailable.

Everyone loves Shep, the charismatic employee at Scottsdale’s newest pet store. He has shared custody of his two dogs with his annoying ex-wife and a smile that can disarm most women.

Except … Dr. Sophie Ryan.

What starts out as a disastrous first meeting, involving a coffee catastrophe and mistaken flirting, turns into an unconventional friendship.

Fake phone sex.

Dog park dates.

And eighteen holes of golf.

The problem? Sophie’s taken herself out of the dating pool for a mysterious reason, imprisoning Shep in the friend zone for eternity.

As their competitive personalities hit a boiling point, the gloves come off and so do their clothes. When Sophie’s “real” life threatens their relationship, can Shep let go of his past to chase the one that might get away?

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Reviewer: Heidi 

Rating: 5 Stars

When I first met Sophie I couldn’t help but giggle because it sounded like something right out of my own household 😂❣️it’s more like Noah’s Ark here 🤪🥰


Jimmy , is Sophie’s no good boyfriend aka her squatter and I’d like to stab him with a blunt pencil ! I know violence isn’t the answer but I understand episodes of CSI so better now 😂🤦‍♀️
Poor old Sophie really hasn’t had much luck in the man department …,

Sophie and Cersei her poodle or doodle 🥰😉 head to the pet shop and I think both are in for a treat when their paths cross that of Shep’s . 


So Sophie is an optometrist, I kept chuckling at my own joke …, “ could she SEE love coming her way “ 😂😂😂😂 


Both Shep and Sophie are beautiful characters …. Shep is divorced and shares custody of his 2 greyhounds but he also walks the dogs at the no kill shelter ❣️🐾 swoon moment right there ! Sophie is in the process of gifting her sister with the most precious gift of life and it’s in that moment that I have to bring in reinforcements of Kleenex and chocolate ….

I just loved all the animals in this book it just added to the vibe of an already brilliant read ! Shep and Sophie made me laugh , like hard snorting laughter , they also made me love and have time the over all warm and fuzzies …..

Meet Jewel E. Ann

Jewel is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author with a quirky sense of humor. When she's not saving the planet one tree at a time, you can find her role modeling questionable behavior to her three boys, binge-watching Netflix with her husband, and writing mind-bending romance.

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RELEASE BLITZ: The Secret by Kristen Proby

 

The Secret by Kristen Proby is now live!

From NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes a forbidden romance. The Secret is the first in the Single in Seattle series!

Vaughn is everything I'm supposed to stay away from. Sexy. Cocky. And famous.
Ultra-famous.
I grew up in a family full of wealthy celebrities. My father, Luke Williams, is the celebrity of them all. A superstar actor and producer, my father knows the downside of living in the spotlight. And because of that, he sheltered my siblings and me from everything Hollywood entailed. We didn't attend premieres. We weren't photographed. There were no friendships with other celebrities' children.
The limelight couldn't touch us.
But now, at twenty-five, I'm ready to start my life, working for my father's production company in downtown Seattle--until Vaughn Barrymore walks through the door.
He can't keep his hands off me. He's completely forbidden, but I can't help falling for the sweet, complicated man.
When--and it's when not if--my family finds out that I've been keeping this secret, will I have to choose between the man I love and those who mean the most to me? Or, by some miracle, can I have both?

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Narrated by: Erin Mallon & Tim Paige

 

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 Reviewer: Chelsea 

Rating: 4.5 stars! 

Yo say I was excited to get this beauty in my kindle would be a huge understatement! Kristen Proby’s book, Come Away With Me, was one of the first books to make me fall in love with reading romance! This story follows Olivia, who is Luke and Natalie’s daughter. Luke and Natalie are the couple from Come away with Me.

Olivia is a career woman and she isn’t a push over, she grew up with a famous actor and producer for a father and a strong mother. Olivia is feisty and sassy and knows her worth, and I loved that about her! 

Vaughn is the quintessential Hollywood man, selfish and arrogant. Olivia challenges him and their steamy romance builds from there! 

I loved these two together!! And I loved that we got to see the Williams-Montgomery clan again!! I want more from this series and can’t wait for the next book!!

100% recommend!! 

 

Meet Kristen

Kristen Proby has published more than forty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion and Romancing Manhattan Series.

Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two cats.

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RELEASE BLAST: Hearts in Motion by Kelly Elliott




Hearts in Motion by Kelly Elliott is now live!







Brighton Rogers thought her life was as normal as normal could be, even better than normal. She has a thriving career as a lawyer in Boston. Friends and family back in her hometown of Boggy Creek love and adore her. And her boyfriend, Luke Morrison, showers her with love and attention, making her life finally feel complete.



But when Brighton discovers what life with a famous actor is all about–her normal life is turned upside down. All this time, Brighton felt that what they shared was genuine, that Luke was her forever; but now she can't help but wonder if it was all an act. Was she playing a role she had no idea she'd been cast in? So, she does the one thing she can do and runs straight back to the safety of Boggy Creek.



Luke Morrison never imagined he would entertain the thought of leaving behind his successful career as an actor. Not just any actor, one of the top paid actors in Hollywood. But the moment he meets Brighton on a blind date, his life is changed forever. The only problem is balancing his career while attempting to keep his private life just that...private.



When one too many misunderstandings happen because of the press, Brighton breaks up with Luke, causing him to rethink what lies ahead in his future. A future he cannot imagine without Brighton Rogers in it. But Brighton is no ordinary woman and winning her back will force Luke to make one of the biggest sacrifices he's ever made; one he is positive he can make because a life without Bree in it, is no life at all.



Now, to win back the love of his life and prove to her she is all that matters to him...







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Reviewer: Rebecca 

Rating: 4 Stars

Another slam dunk for Boggy Creek! Bree(Brighton) has moved back home and Luke Morrison is a dashing, handsome actor who says all the right words for Bree. Their road isn’t easy and it’s full of emotions.  Buckle up!

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Meet Kelly Elliott







Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.


Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she's not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.



To find out more about Kelly and her books, you can find her through her website.

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RELEASE BLITZ: Always on My Mind by Samantha Chase

 

Always on My Mind by Samantha Chase is now live!

Returning to Magnolia Sound was never part of the plan. Then again, Parker Bishop rarely had one. Yet after confessing her love to her best friend right before his wedding, she needs time to lick her wounds from the disastrous scene that unfolds. After the unsympathetic welcome she receives from her parents and siblings, Parker finds herself absentmindedly driving through town in search of a place to stay.

That's when she spots the flier and a familiar name...

Ethan Harlow enjoys the peace and quiet. Unfortunately, finding a moment of it becomes impossible when the flier he posts for a roommate brings Parker crashing into his life. Of course, he remembers her from high school. It's impossible to forget little miss popular who was always the center of attention. All he wanted was to split the rent and keep to himself. Instead, Parker transforms his home and makes him question the dreams he gave up out of fear of stepping out of his comfort zone.

The attraction they feel to one another makes crossing the line from roommates to lovers seem inevitable. But the more Parker encourages Ethan to pursue his dreams, the less likely it becomes that they can have any kind of future together. Can they find a way to claim their happily ever after or will their individual paths make a future impossible?

 

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 Reviewer: Heidi 

Rating: 5 Stars

When Parker left Magnolia Sound she thought she shook off the towns dust from her shoes but never say never …. 


Growing up Parker’s best friend was Tyler and when he breaks the news that he’s getting married she decide to bear her heart and well the feelings weren’t mutual so she heads back to the one place she said she’s never return to … home …. to lick her wounds ….

Instead of being received with sympathy and open arms Parker feels like she’s constantly under the spot light light and under pressure to be someone or do what the family wants and while she’s a free spirit she needs to settle down …. 


She needs space and she needs to breathe , she needs to find herself and finds a place to rent and becomes the roommate of an old class mate …. 

Ethan had so much going for him as an academic but decided to stay in small town Magnolia Sound and nurse his ill father and when he passed he was comfortable and in a routine as a lecturer that is until Parker comes steamrolling into his life and home …. 



Ethan and Parker are a prime example of opposites attract and they make my heart happy and Ethan really is Parker’s champion and there’s an incident where he stands up to everyone in her defence and coming from Mr reserved himself I couldn’t help but put my hand on my heart and swoon ❣️


The people of Magnolia Sound taught me alot about forgiving , talking things through and moving on … ❣️

 

Meet Samantha

Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance that's hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than seventy titles under her belt - including THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017! She's a Disney enthusiast who still happily listens to 80's rock. When she's not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene...oh, and spending time with her husband of 30 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

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RELEASE BLITZ: Confidence of Wildflowers by Micalea Smeltzer

 

The Confidence of Wildflowers
by Micalea Smeltzer is live!



My future is a big 'what if' at the moment and I'm fine with that.
For the most part.
When Thayer Holmes moves in next door, the grumpy landscaper both fascinates and amuses me.
When he asks me to nanny his kid, it's a great way to make some extra money.
It's impossible not to fall in love with Thayer and his adorable son.
There's a big problem though.
I'm eighteen. He's thirty-one.
Falling for someone almost fifteen years older than me wasn't part of my plans, but sometimes things happen when you least expect them.



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Reviewer: Ebbie

Rating: 4 Stars

I love an age-gap romance. It always feels a little taboo when the heroine is so young (18) but I did enjoy this story. I loved Thayer and his son Forrest. I liked Salem at times but at other times her immaturity shows.  I liked this book and hope that the next one lives up to my expectations.

Meet Micalea Smeltzer



Micalea Smeltzer is a twenty-something author from Northern Virginia. She has four dogs, which is as crazy as it sounds. As a recent kidney transplant recipient she's dedicated to raising awareness around the effects of kidney disease, dialysis, and transplant as well as educating people on living donation. When she's not writing you can catch her with her nose buried in a book.
 
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RELEASE BLAST: WRIGHT THAT GOT AWAY by K.A. Linde

 

Release Date: March 22

 

A sexy second chance rockstar romance set in the world of the Wrights about Campbell & Blaire from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde…

Campbell Abbey is the lead singer of the biggest band in the universe right now.

He’s also the boy I fell in love with in high school when no one knew my name.

Now, I have a million followers, teach girls every day how to love themselves and get over that boy that wronged them.

If only I could take my own advice…and not still pine for the Wright that got away.

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Reviewer: Ebbie

Rating: 5 Stars

The Wright That Got Away is a great addition to the Wright Series. I have fallen in love with his series and this family. This one definitely didn’t disappoint. I love a good second chance romance and KA Linde writes them just the way I like them; steamy and full of angst! I was pulled in from the first page and couldn’t put it down. 

Campbell and Blaire dated in high school. They went their separate ways when Campbell went to LA to pursue his music career. Now, eight years later Campbell is a successful rockstar and Blaire is a social media influencer. For Blaire, Campbell was the one who got away. This was a great second chance romance that kept me on edge waiting to see how it would end. I love this family and can’t wait to see what’s next .

Meet K.A. Linde

K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of the Avoiding Series, Wrights, and more than thirty other novels. 

She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. 

She loves reading fantasy novels, binge-watching Supernatural, traveling, and dancing in her spare time.

She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super-adorable puppies.

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RELEASE PROMOTION: Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas

 

 

 

 

 

 

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𝑨𝑹𝑶

Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man. 

A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. 

And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me. 

He calls me a bully. 𝘐𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭. 𝘜𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘈 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭. He can call me anything he wants, I’ve heard worse. 

And he can try to stand between me and my money, but he’s never had to fight for food. That rich, clean, school boy doesn’t have what it takes. 

 

𝑯𝑨𝑾𝑲𝑬

I surprised her. You should’ve seen her face. 

𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘐’𝘮 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯. 𝘐𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘐’𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵.

That is until I realize I 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵’𝘷𝘦 actually gone too far this time. 

She’s there. I’m there. The scene of the crime. 

It’s dark. The police show up. 

We have no choice. We run. Down High Street, into Quinn’s bake shop, and I pull her through the entrance to the old speakeasy that everyone forgot was here decades ago.

The door locks, the cops circle the building, never knowing we’re right here, and I’m hidden in plain sight, indefinitely, with someone who's awful. 

𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯. 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺. 

A thief. A delinquent. 

Until one night, lost in all of these rooms together, I don’t see any of those things anymore. 

She’s smart. Daring. Soft. 

Hot...

Everything’s changing. It’s this place. It does something to people. 

We have a silly urban legend in Shelburne Falls about mirrors. They’re a gateway. Don’t lean back into them. 

But we came through front first. 

I don’t care what the county records say. This was never a speakeasy. 

It’s Carnival Tower. 

*𝐹𝐴𝐿𝐿𝑆 𝐵𝑂𝑌𝑆 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 18+. 𝐼𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑠ℎ 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑥𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑓𝑢𝑙, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 ARO

We sit in silence, me forcing my eyes closed when I really just want to watch the door of the garage. He taps away on his phone before turning on the music.

But after a few, he’s antsy. “This doesn’t feel right,” he murmurs.

“It’s only been three minutes.”

“We shouldn’t have sent her in there,” he tells me. “Another fucking mistake. All I’m doing is making mistakes.”

I open my eyes, staring ahead at the garage down the street. “I’m going to remind you one last time before I beat it into you,” I grit out and then look at him. “No one needs you. Reaction is still action, and you broke the law too. Don’t put this all on me. I’ll use you like you’re using me, but make no mistake, I’d get it done without you.”

“You’d be in jail already or dead if I didn’t show up last night,” he says, looking down at me.

I just snicker. “This isn’t my first adventure, Pirate. I got along before you, and I’d still be kicking the shit out of your friends right now if you hadn’t come along and stuck your goddamn nose into everyone else’s business, like I’m quite sure you have a habit of doing because you’re a control freak who needs to insert himself to feel superior.”

He just laughs, shaking his head. “This conversation is tedious.”

I tip my head back, staring up through the sunroof as I mock back. “This conversation is tedious.”

“Stop acting like a child,” he growls. “And I’m not a control freak.”

I turn my head, gazing over at him. “You watch everyone in town. Like God.”

He can’t argue that, can he?

“Do you get hard when you do it?” I ask.

He goes still.

“Knowing where everyone is at any moment?” I go on. “Who’s skipping classes? Which spouses are cheating? Who stopped off at a liquor store, three sheets to the wind, before climbing behind the wheel of a car? Having the power to ruin a life whenever you want?”

He’s clearly smart if he knows how to gain access to that surveillance, but it’s still not clear what he’s doing with it. Or with that place. I searched the rooms. There’s only one bedroom with clothes, personal items, and a bed that looks like it’s been slept in. He’s not sharing the hideout. He stays there alone.

“I wouldn’t blame you,” I admit. “It would feel good to have some power like that. But don’t worry. I know it doesn’t turn you on.” I lay my head back again and close my eyes. “That’s not why you do it.”

It takes him a few moments, but eventually he speaks. “Why do I do it?” His voice is soft, like it was last night when he patched me up.

I smile, not sure I’m ready to play that card yet. Or that he’s ready to hear it.

When I don’t answer, he exhales hard and then I hear him open his door. “She hasn’t texted,” he says. “She’s supposed to text every five minutes.”

I open my eyes, immediately spotting something ahead.

“I’m going in there.” He starts to climb out of the car.

I grab his arm. “Wait.”

He looks back at me, but I’m looking out the front windshield. “There she is,” I tell him, sitting up.

She taps away on her phone, looking at ease like I told her to, and then she passes Hawke and climbs into the backseat.

“What’s the matter?” I ask her.

“Are you okay?” Hawke slams the door and turns in his seat, looking back at her.

She just nods, pulling on her seatbelt. “Yeah. It’s done.”

He and I exchange a look.

“Already?” I blurt out. “I told you to take your time. To relax. To blend in.”

“Are you sure no one saw you?” he questions.

She just laughs under her breath. “Most people don’t.”

We both stare at her, but I glance behind me to make sure no one’s following her. Hawke turns and loads the camera onto his laptop.

“Don’t worry,” she tells me, relaxed. “We’re good.”

But I’m still on the fence, looking behind me once again for any sign that she was followed. Just walking in and out like that is suspicious.

But then Hawke just laughs. “Well, shit.”

I follow his gaze, seeing the workroom appear on his screen, the camera positioned just like we told her. Two guys play pool, but the flood of activity that usually happens at night has quieted. It’s a pretty clear picture. I look up at Hawke. Where else does he have his own hidden cameras posted? I would post them everywhere. This is kind of fun.

Tommy clears her throat. “You’re welcome,” she sing-songs.

I smile, and Hawke flashes her a warm look in the rearview mirror. “Thanks, Dietrich.”

If that was this easy, we might use her again. One camera might not be enough.

“So, what do I get?” she chirps, doing an excited little bounce in her seat.

Hawke meets her eyes again, like he hadn’t expected her to demand anything other than the pleasure of hanging out with him today.

She looks at me. “I mean, I should get paid, right?”

“Yep.” I cast a look at Hawke.

Like the Joker said, if you’re good at something, never do it for free.

She grins, gazing at Hawke again. “I want to go to the Loop.”

 

 

 

 

 

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Reviewer: Rebecca 

Rating; 5 Stars

Falls Boys: Aaahhh!! I have been waiting for this author to bring her brilliance to into future! I am sooo excited to see the kids all grown up and who they have turned out to be. This book WAS everything!!! I can’t spoil it for everyone so I want give out the deets, but READ this!!! 

 

 

Penelope Douglas is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Her books have been translated into fifteen languages and include The Fall Away Series, The Devil's Night Series, and the stand-alones, Misconduct, Punk 57, Birthday Girl, and Credence. Please look for Tryst Six Venom and Motel, as well as the Hellbent series, coming next!

She lives in Las Vegas with her husband and their daughter.

 

 

 

  

 

 

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