Loneliness suffocates the heart. Acceptance breaks down walls.
As a Lost Girl to the Forsaken Motorcycle Club, Nicole Whelan knows how to party. She’s not cut-out for relationships and her life is way too complicated for anything more than casual encounters. But one night when she falls into Duke’s bed at the clubhouse, he sees something in her that he can’t let go of—no matter how many times she tries to run.
Having been left to raise her teenage brother, Jeremy, she’s already got her hands full and isn’t looking for anymore complications. But Duke’s just watched his best friend fall for the only girl he couldn’t have, and then almost lose her so shortly after, shaking him to his core. Faced with his own loneliness, he’s more determined than ever to break down Nic’s walls and show her that he can be good for her; but he’s got a bad track record and she’s got a bad temper. Changing his ways isn’t easy when he’s not sure what he’s even changing for.
The violence and turmoil are at an all-time high, and Forsaken is in a vulnerable place when a twist of fate breathes new life into the club. It’s a much-needed beacon of hope for the embattled biker family, even if everyone’s not exactly on board. With Duke and Nic’s relationship already on shaky ground, and something even more important at stake, the Forsaken Motorcycle Club will fight like hell to keep their family together and whole.
Love is never more precious than when it’s new.
Excerpt
“Your bike can be replaced, the scratch can come out. But that shit you pulled last night? That shit won’t come out.”
Looking down, his face softens, and he takes a step back. Screaming, he slams his fist into the exposed brick just once before pulling back and flopping himself on the bed. With his elbows on his knees, he puts his face in his hands. I want to go to him, and comfort him, but I don’t. All of this frustration he feels needs to happen. He has to feel how much it hurt me to see that shit, how much it’s going to continue to fuck with my mind that I saw it, and what that means for us. So instead, I stand here and watch as he freaks out.
It starts with the tapping of his foot, and then migrates to the shaking of his leg, and eventually becomes the scrubbing of his face with his hands. Outside in the forecourt he was losing his shit, but in here, he’s unraveling. When he gets a hold of himself, he stares up at me, elbows still on his knees, and says, “Yeah, you did,” I say, but the words have no real venom to them. He lifts an arm for me to go to him, but I don’t. Keeping my eyes trained on his, I shake my head. He drops his arm and says nothing. He just stares at me. One of us has to give in and since I know damn well it’s not going to be him, I go first.
“We both fucked up, but that was not okay,” I say, crossing my arms over my chest.
“Yeah,” he says and stands to his full height. He comes to me and places his hands on my hips. “Past is the past.”
“No, that’s a fucking cop out,” I say. I’m not screaming and I’m not whispering. I’m neither livid nor afraid, I just feel kind of dead inside. “What you did was wrong.”
“Tried to call you, got no answer. Last I heard from you, you told me I’d never touch you again.”
“Since when do you listen to what I want or what I say? It’s awful convenient for you to start now.”
“I was pissed, okay? That shit you pulled pissed me off and I fucked up, did something I regret,” he says, giving my hips a squeeze. “You shouldn’t have seen that shit.”
“Say it,” I demand and take a step backwards. He pulls me back to him and even though we’re quasi-fighting-- even though I’m not sure this counts as fighting since nobody is screaming and no punches are being thrown-- I like being in his arms. It feels right and safe.
“Say you’re sorry,” I say again. His jaw tenses and he stands stone still. I stand resolved even though I doubt this is going to end well. Forsaken don’t apologize, and they don’t beg. The silence in the room eats me alive while I wait for words he’s determined never to say.
“You have to trust me,” he says. “You gotta trust that from here on out I’m gonna do right by you.”
“I can’t,” I say. Trusting him isn’t that simple, not after what I saw. Leaning down, he kisses the shell of my ear and basks my neck in his warm breath.
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JC Emery Bio:
As a child, JC was fascinated by things that went bump in the night. As they say, some things never change. Now, as an adult, she divides her time between the sexy law men, mythical creatures, and kick-ass heroines that live inside her head and pursuing her bachelor's degree in English. JC is a San Francisco Bay Area native, but has also called both Texas and Louisiana home. These days she rocks her flip flops year round in Northern California and can't imagine a climate more beautiful.
JC writes adult, new adult, and young adult fiction. She dabbles in many different genres including science fiction, horror, chick lit, and murder mysteries, yet she is most enthralled by supernatural stories-- and everything has at least a splash of romance
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Nicole is just lost. Her world is falling apart and my heart hurts for her I really don't know how she is keeping it together. Nicole has had a crush on Duke since they were in high school and seems he has had one on her for just as long. When they finally get together it's more than just a hook up to both of them and Duke wants to make her his. Things don't go smooth or even work out for these two. Duke may want her but he doesn't put forth the effort because really Nicole is not a women that is easily won over. Lots of bad stuff goes down making Duke more determined than ever to make things work with Nicole. It takes a bit for Nicole to actually believe that Duke really wants her for the long haul. Lots of hot juicy sex. Fabulous Ending. There are still some loose ends but I image they will be tied up in the next book.
Book 1
3 comments:
cant wait to read this
This sounds so good Cant wait to read
This looks likes such a good book, I love the excerpt a lot!!!
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