I am so excited to share an exclusive excerpt reveal of Every Second with You, the second full-length novel in the No Regrets series by Lauren Blakely which will be out February 10th. I’ve deeply enjoyed the series, a story about two people with a dark past, trying to overcome their fears, insecurities and addictions as they pursue their happily ever after in each other’s arms. This is Harley and Trey’s story…
I push open the door to Harleyโs room, and I melt when I see her. All the sharp metal edges in me turn liquid. Sheโs sound asleep, curled up on her side, the blanket kicked down to her waist even though her apartment is doubling as a refrigerator showroom right now. Harley is my kind of girl in every way. She loves to blast the AC. The room is dark and silent, except for the hum of the cooling air. I pad quietly to her, bend down and kiss her forehead.
She stirs, and murmurs something unintelligible. The sound of her sweet, sleepy voice is all the evidence I need that Iโm an idiot, and that I should start trusting this strange and unusual feeling of loving her, that I can survive even when I donโt know what happens the next day.
Thatโs life and there are zero guarantees, and I need to get used to it.
Then her eyes flutter open. โHi.โ
โHi.โ
โWhat time is it?โ
โLate. How are you feeling?โ
She shakes her head. โI donโt want to talk.โ She stops all conversation when she reaches for me, ropes her hands around my neck and kisses me.
A quiet, goodnight kiss. A come-join-me-in-bed kiss, so I answer its invitation. I untie my boots, kick them off, and slide under the covers with her. The kiss starts to fade out, her lips barely touching mine, just the faint trace of her softness on me. Then I taste something salty on her lips, and she hitches in a breath, a small stifled gulp. I break the kiss to look at her, arch an eyebrow.
She shakes her head, and silences me once more with her mouth. This time, itโs not a goodnight kiss. She is fevered and frenzied, and she kisses me like she wants to devour me, to render me useless to anything but the power of her kiss. My mind goes hazy, and my body takes over, and all that uncertainty has packed up and rocketed off to Pluto. Because nothing is unclear between the two of us now. Her frantic hands tug at my shirt, and in seconds sheโs yanked it over my head. Then her nimble little fingers find the button on my jeans, and the whole time she kisses me like she owns me.
Which she does.
She fucking owns me, and I want her to stake her claim to me always.
In the sequel to the bestselling THE THRILL OF IT, Harley and Trey face new challenges that will make battling blackmail, sex addiction, and a virgin call girl past look easyโฆ
I used to think love was a lie. Now I know itโs real, powerful, and I donโt want to lose itโฆBut my future scares me, and thereโs no way this can be happening, especially since Iโve finally broken free from all the people who wanted pieces of me. I donโt even know how to start over, but I have to find a way. So when I discover what my motherโs been keeping from me, it doesnโt make me hate her. It gives me hope for a new life, outside of New York. But the ties that bind me to this city are so strong, sometimes they are chains. If only I could leave withโฆ
Trey…
I will do anything for her. She owns me, heart, mind and body. But when Harley tells me this, I am rocked to the core, and terrified of what happens next. Especially when this time itโs not her past that chases me, itโs someone from my own. And that someone is messing with my head when Iโm trying to be strong for Harley. But all I really want is to escape with the girl I loveโฆFor the rest of our lives.
How can you move forward when the past keeps chasing you?
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Lauren Blakely writes sexy contemporary romance novels with heat, heart, and humor, and her books have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks bestseller lists. Like the heroine in FAR TOO TEMPTING, she thinks life should be filled with family, laughter, and the kind of love that love songs promise. Lauren lives in California with her husband, children, and dogs. Her novels includeย Caught Up In Us,ย Pretending Heโs Mine,ย Playing With Her Heart, andย Trophy Husband. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney.
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