Excerpt
Sixteen
Months ago.
“Holy
shit,” she said softly. “That’s a nice car.”
“You
like it?” he asked, sounding proud of himself.
“Who
wouldn’t?” The newest model convertible Corvette Stingray was
likely the sexiest car of them all. She’d always had a fondness for
sports cars, but she’d never been truly fond of Corvettes. At least
not until they recently released the Stingray again.
Max
stepped in front of the car, blocking her view of the car. “Happy
Birthday.”
“How…?”
Confused she studied him. “How did you know?”
“What?
That it was your birthday or that you’d want that car?”
Courtney
peered around him. “That... That’s for me?”
“It
is,” he told her. “Now go check it out.”
Feeling
slightly off kilter, Courtney slowly moved around the car, her gaze
darting between Max and the sleek shark gray metallic car.
“Seriously, Max. This is… Well, it’s incredible,
but you know I can’t take this car.”
“Yes
you can,” he told her simply.
The
top was open so she peered inside, taking in the sexy jet black
leather interior. She wondered what it would feel like behind the
wheel.
“Get
in,” he told her as he opened the passenger side door.
When
he slipped into the car, she grinned. What the hell. It wouldn’t
hurt to take it for a test drive, right?
And
then, when they got back she’d tell him she couldn’t keep it.
Because falling in love with him was one thing, accepting a car that
likely cost him close to a hundred grand was something entirely
different.
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“Pull over,” Max
instructed when they were hidden by a copse of trees deep on his
land. He’d wanted her to test drive the Corvette, but admittedly
he’d had something else in mind as well.
Another birthday present
for her.
Courtney stopped the car,
frowning when she looked over at him.
“Don’t look so upset,”
he said with a smile. “Now get out.”
If he wasn’t mistaken,
there was a hint of concern in her eyes, but he shrugged it off. He
didn’t want to think that she’d fear him for any reason. She’d
surprised him earlier when she muttered for him not to hurt her and
he had to wonder where that was coming from.
Then again, she knew him,
knew what he was capable of. But in the same sense, if she ever
thought he would hurt her, she didn’t know him at all.
Once she met him at the
front of the car. Max turned to her, taking her into his arms and
crushing his mouth to hers, his hands trailing the thin fabric that
covered her. She’d worn a skirt, which had been his suggestion and
again, he’d had something in mind when he made the request. He had
to wonder whether she’d figure that out yet or not.
Easing her back onto the
hood of the car, Max pulled back enough to look at her.
“Kick off your shoes.
Wouldn’t want you to scratch the paint.”
Courtney grinned, and her
shoes hit the ground.
“Now for my next gift,”
he told her.
“And that would be?”
She asked, grinning.
“An orgasm. On the hood
of your car.”
Hmm. I like the sound of
that.”
Sometimes love isn’t
beautiful...
Meet Max & Courtney
is this southern mafia romance!
Blurb
Sometimes
love isn’t beautiful...
Sometimes
the only way to describe it is beautifully brutal.
If
you think you know him… You’re wrong.
If
you think you know his family… Wrong again.
If
you think you know his story… You don’t.
If
you did, you’d likely wonder how the hell a man like Maximillian
Adorite managed to make it to this point in his life. At twenty-nine,
he’s experienced more than most people could only ever imagine, all
thanksto his family. Organized crime they call it. Mafia.
No
matter how they spin it, it comes down to one thing. Max gets what he
wants. Except for the one thing he wants most.
Her
name is Courtney Kogan.
And
now that he’s had a taste of her, Max knows he’ll never be able
to let her go.
The
Southern Boy Mafia series is a spinoff from the Sniper 1 Security
series. It has been set up to be read without reading Sniper 1
Security, however, the characters will frequently cross over.
The
following Books by Nicole Edwards are ON SALE
Conviction
Addicted
Entrusted
Without
Regret (Releasing July)
About
the Author:
New
York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards launched her
professional writing career in July of 2012. Having been an avid
reader all of her life and a huge fan of creative writing, it seemed
the likely path for her to take. Since then, she has released fifteen
books and has no plans to stop. As her full-time career/hobby, Nicole
writes steamy contemporary and erotic romances. Nicole is a New York
Times and USA Today bestselling author who was born and raised in
Texas. Married with three kids and four dogs, she has plenty of
interaction to keep her imagination brewing. Her books have been
featured in USA Today’s Happy Ever After segment as well as Indie
Reader’s best seller list. She has forged her way as an independent
author. Although she has a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources,
she prefers to be hiding out in her writing cave, talking to the
fictional characters that have built up in her head over the years.
When she isn’t writing or plotting her next book (sometimes
translated to “playing on Facebook”), Nicole loves to read and
spend time with her family and her dogs.
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