Release day 10/6
Synopsis:
Everything done in darkness, will
eventually be brought into the light.
I ran, but all it did was keep me one
step ahead of my past. I tried to start over; new name, new identity. But you
can't change your soul.
A fresh start at college was just what
I needed. For a while, it worked. I was the party girl, the one that seemed
confident, but it was a lie.
When guys kissed me--I felt only pain.
When they touched me--Nothing but fear.
Deep inside, every girl wants to be the
beauty in the story, to find someone that will see you as their world.
But the truth? I was the beast. And as
much as I wanted redemption, I wasn't fool enough to think I'd ever get it.
Until he walked into my life.
I wasn't prepared to fall for someone.
My scars were too deep, the wounds too raw. But he offered me peace, he offered
me security. I should have known it was just another lie--I should have known
that falling in love with my professor was a bad idea.
But I was powerless to stop myself from
falling.
And he was powerless to catch me.
Because the darkness finally caught up
to me, and as fate would have it, a cruel twist almost bled me dry. But I'm
stronger than I knew. I'm stronger than you think.
You think you know my story, but you
don't....after all everyone has Shame in their lives-- and I'm no longer afraid
to show you mine.
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EXCERPT
#2
I closed my eyes and leaned my forehead
against hers. A shaky breath escaped her lips. “I’m going to kiss you now.”
“Are you trying to prepare me or ask
permission?” she whispered, her voice beckoning me like a siren’s call.
“Both.” My lips hovered near hers. “I
figure it’s only fair.”
“Fair?” She pulled back slightly. “How
so?”
“Ten thousand.” I angled my head and
watched the pulse jump on her neck. “That’s how many nerve endings, on average,
are in your lips. Consequently, when your body anticipates pleasure, the
build-up is the best part. Imagine, those ten thousand nerves are swelling,
allowing blood to surge through them in anticipation of… what?” I swept my
tongue across her lower lip and whispered, “Of being touched. I ask permission,
not because I’m being a gentleman. It’s actually the complete opposite. I ask
permission so your brain anticipates the pleasure before I’ve ever even touched
you.”
I tasted her lower lip again and
abruptly dipped my tongue into her mouth. Then just as quickly retreated. “The
human body is an instrument. Know how to master it… and well…” I let my voice
drop as I moved my hands slowly to her shoulders and tugged her body flush
against mine. Our mouths met softly at first. I deepened the kiss, memorizing
her taste, knowing I wouldn’t experience a kiss like this again in my lifetime.
The way her scent, her soft moans destroyed my body, wrecked me from the
deepest part of me, was nothing short of life-altering.
And I’d like to think I’d kissed a lot
of women.
I’d studied the psychology of
sexuality.
I was an expert in pleasure.
But she was schooling me, absolutely
wreaking havoc on every logical thought as her soft whimper cascaded over me.
Blood surged through my body as it tightened with awareness at her proximity.
She pulled back, her lips swollen.
“That was… not a good enough warning.”
Laughing softly, I cupped the back of
her head and gently drew it toward mine and kissed her again, angling my lips
differently, searching her, consuming her, drawing pleasure from her lips as if
it was my life goal to discover every single secret she owned.
Her arms wrapped around my neck. She
was shy; she didn’t push against me, didn’t wrap her legs around me or moan
into my mouth like I was having sex with her rather than kissing her.
My hands moved down her corset to her
hips, and I lifted her into the air and walked her backward toward the brick
wall. The whole time, our masks collided. In frustration, I ripped hers off,
then mine. The shadows of moonlight hid our faces as I kissed her harder,
losing myself in her.
Her nails dug at the back of my neck as
she jerked my head harder. Groaning, I let her fall to the ground as I placed
my hands on the brick wall to keep myself from ripping the dress from her body.
Shouting started from the ballroom.
“Ten, nine…!”
“Eight,” I whispered against her mouth.
“Seven.”
“Six.” She sighed, her breathing
labored as her tongue found mine again. “Five.”
“Four, three.” I pulled back and
trailed kisses down her neck.
“Two.”
We broke apart, both breathing heavy.
“One.”
People burst out onto the balcony as
the fireworks started, lighting up the sky. And our faces.
And the only thing I could say as she
gasped in horror was “Oh, shit.”
About Rachel Van Dyken:
Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal,
and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When
she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting
her next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband and their snoring Boxer, Sir Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers! You can follow her writing journey at www.rachelvandykenauthor.com
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband and their snoring Boxer, Sir Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers! You can follow her writing journey at www.rachelvandykenauthor.com
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Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Van-Dyken/e/B0054TW5AA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1407369649&sr=8-2-ent
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