Release Date: 2nd September 2013
SYNOPSIS
Celeste Hebert appears to have it all, but
there are many things she's never had, been forbidden from having.
One night. One song. One kiss. The perfect
trifecta to unleash the floodgates of a forbidden attraction between the widow
and her husband’s bad boy cousin, Adrian.
Celeste endeavors to rebury the feelings that surface
after this one night since her powerful family despises him. Kindred spirits,
best of friends they attempt to douse their attraction; however, Adrian always
seems to know exactly how to push her buttons and may prove too much to resist.
Having defied his family by making his way on
his own terms, Adrian struggles to regain their acceptance. When he meets his
cousin’s wife and wants her for his own, he feels he’s finally lived down to
the title—black sheep. But, when his cousin dies unexpectedly, Adrian fights
his attraction and swears to honor them both by helping her raise her
boys.
Finding himself enveloped in a cocoon of love
and acceptance, Adrian knows it’s more than just physical attraction. However,
unforeseen events threaten to destroy those he now holds dear and his newfound
peace.
Will the ties that bind them be their undoing?
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EXCERPT
Adrian runs his
hands up my arms and shoulders until they grasp both sides of my neck to tilt
my head back so that I'm staring straight into his arctic blue eyes. I
immediately start trembling, and it's not with fear. That whiskey-laden voice
drips with passion. "Celeste, I'm begging you not to leave here looking
like that. You look gorgeous, babe, but I can't sit here all night wondering
who's hitting on you, who's imagining moving that scrap of fabric over to get a
glimpse at what is..."
"What is
what?" I breathe heavily.
"What is
underneath it all?" His brow wrinkles, and I feel his hands tighten their
pleasurably painful grip. "What is underneath it all?"
"Just me,
Adrian, just me," I breathe. "That's all."
"So
everything then. Just like I thought." He removes one of his hands to run
it up the back of my thigh. My eyes widen and I swallow hard.
"That's not
a good idea," I whisper. His hand wraps all the way around my thigh, his
fingertips coming to rest along the crease of my left cheek. My thigh pulses
with fire.
"Why
not?" His fingertips tease back and forth a little. Even though it’s a
light touch, it feels like his calloused fingertips mark me.
My voice is
strained. "Why not? Look at us. We can't even have a civil conversation
for everything that has passed between us, and you want to further complicate
it. What you're doing will further complicate matters."
His hand stills.
He exhales loudly and lets his head drop on my chest. "You do this to me.
I don't act like this. That day in the park, watching you cross and uncross
your legs. Throwing your hair over your shoulder. Laughing without a care in
the world. Cheering me on like it was your favorite thing to do! It killed me. Killed
me. I've never wanted a woman the way I want you. Never."
His words rain
down on me like fiery drops of lust. I close my eyes and rewrite that memory. I
thought he was just being an ass, but his unexpected anger was because he was
yearning for me. I bite my lip, open my eyes, and shake my head. "It's
just because you can't have me, Adrian. I'm nothing special."
"Oh, baby,
you have no idea." He runs his nose up my throat, scenting me as he goes.
I lean my neck back, giving him more access even as my brain screams at me to
run—not walk—out of this room. But when he says, "You're everything to
me." My head falls back even further and my eyes close again as I feel him
slant his head and attack my jaw, throat, and neck with closed-mouth kisses. I
hear myself moan and give myself one more little jolt to try to spare myself
from this delicious torment that will only end in frustration.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Since the dawn of time, Lynetta Halat has lived to read and has
written innumerable stories and plays. A lover of good books, bad boys, and
kickass tunes, she’d always dreamt of penning books that people could connect
with and remember. She also has a secret penchant for wringing the emotions out
of unsuspecting readers. She collects reader’s tears in much the same way that
wine connoisseurs collect their favorite vintage.
Her first novel, Every Rose, was the perfect catalyst to launch
her into the world of publishing, effectively burrowing her way into the hearts
and minds of readers throughout the world. She has followed that up with an
adult romance in Everything I’ve Never Had.
Her love of the English language prompted her to pursue a
Master’s degree in English from Old Dominion University in Virginia, where she
also minored in snark and interpretive dance. She lives somewhere on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast with her adorable husband, two amazing sons, and two
loveable dogs. When she’s not writing riveting storylines, she likes to focus
on her macramé art and her scouring of eBay, where she buys locks of hair from
her favorite rock stars, most especially Bret Michaels and Dave Grohl.
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