DARKER THE RELEASE
Revenge Saga Book Two
Claire Kent
Releasing Oct 6th, 2015
Loveswept
USA
Today bestselling author Claire Kent
continues her emotionally charged story of longing, betrayal, and insatiable
desire as two lovers find themselves in a deadly standoff of seduction.
Kelly Watson got involved with mogul
Caleb Marshall for all the wrong reasons: namely, to prove that he murdered her
father twenty years ago. But Caleb is hotter than hell, the sex is
mind-blowing, and Kelly’s afraid that she’s falling for him despite her
chilling suspicions. Now, the more time she spends in his arms, the more she
risks betraying her identity and losing her heart. The only way out is to
discover the truth before Caleb figures out who she really is.
Caleb’s feelings for Kelly are
taking him into uncharted territory, replacing his weakness for call girls and
one-night stands with a hunger for something real. Still, the ruthless
businessman in him can’t resist looking into Kelly’s background. When his investigation
suggests that he’s not the only one with something to hide, Caleb is forced to
decide if he can trust someone who’s been telling him lies. For the first time,
Caleb understands how intimacy can be so tempting—and, in the wrong hands, so
dangerous.
Darker the Release is intended for
mature audiences.
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Acting
as though she weren’t paying any attention to him and hiding her flush of
pleasure at this clear evidence that he was so affected by her, she walked back
to the closet to get her other dress.
This
one was a deep red—a sleeveless column of fabric with well-tailored ruches and
a slit on one side that came all the way up her thigh.
Caleb wasn’t
talking much anymore—just occasionally saying “yeah.” She didn’t dare to look
over at him fully, because he would suspect what she was trying to do.
But
the brief glances she sneaked proved that his body had grown tense and his skin
was slightly flushed.
He
was turned on. No doubt about it. It gave her a rush of pleasure and relief—and
also a pride that left her a little uncomfortable.
She
was so focused on looking sexy as she tried to zip up her dress that she was at
a loss when the zipper snagged on the fabric.
She
tugged on it gently and then frowned, wondering how she was supposed to get it
unsnagged and still look sexy.
She
gasped and gave a little jump when she felt a hand over hers on the zipper.
Caleb
had gotten up and moved behind her while she was distracted.
“Stuck?”
he asked, his voice thick and textured the way it always was when he was turned
on.
He
was standing behind her, and his eyes were moving with a hungry heat from her
face down her body in the mirror over the dresser.
“Try
not to tear it,” she said as he focused back down on her zipper. “This dress
was expensive.”
“It
was well worth the money.”
With
a little work, he freed the zipper and pulled it all the way up.
“Did
you finish with your call?” she asked, glancing back to where he’d left his
phone on the table next to the chair.
“You
made sure of that, didn’t you?”
She
made her eyes wide and innocent. “What do you mean?”
“You
know exactly what I mean. You think I’m so easy that I’ll be manipulated by the
sexy little show you just gave me.”
She
glanced over her shoulder and down at his groin, where he was visibly aroused
beneath the towel. She just cleared her throat, trying to hide a smile.
“That’s
only a victory,” Caleb said, “if a man is led around by his dick.”
“And
you’re not?”
“What
do you think?”
She
met his eyes in the mirror, and she felt the strangest twisting of fear,
pleasure, and possession at what she saw in his expression.
“I
think I told you on the first day we met that, by the time I was through with
you, all your unrelenting alpha-maleness would be broken. I think I’m off to a
good start.” She made sure her expression was teasing, almost taunting. They’d
done this verbal dance from the beginning, and it was sometimes as exciting to
her as his touch.
She
had to be so careful, though, and not surrender completely to her feelings for
him. She’d loved her father too much to sacrifice justice for him that way.
“Is
that what you think?” As Caleb spoke, he pulled the zipper of her dress back
down.
She
glanced over at the clock. “We’re supposed to leave in five minutes.”
“Then I’ll have to prove my point quickly.”
Her
breath was already quickening as he slowly slid her dress down to the floor,
leaving her again wearing nothing but her heels and underwear. “What point?”
“That
there’s nothing broken about me.”
She
reached behind her to caress his hard cock through the towel, pleased when he
gave a soft grunt. “It feels like you’re not going to hold out very long in
this little show of strength you’re putting on.”
He
took her wrist and pulled her hand away, planting it on the dresser. “Was that
a challenge?”
“I
know how you feel about those.” She gave him a teasing smile in the mirror.
She
did know how he responded to a challenge—the same way she always had. She’d
never met another man who could match her will, in bed or out of it. She could
see the defiance smoldering in his eyes right now, and it triggered a matching
reaction in her.
He
might not know the real battle that would always be waged between them—the
clash of mighty opposites, as Shakespeare had put it—but these smaller duels
had always shaped their relationship.
So
she was ready for him when he stepped forward, pressing his body into hers from
behind and kissing the side of her neck.
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Claire Kent has been
writing romance novels since she was twelve years old. She has a PhD in British
literature and, when she’s not writing, teaches English at the university
level. She also writes contemporary romance under the pen name Noelle Adams.
Thank you for hosting today! ~gaele (for Lisa)
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