We are excited to bring you the Release Day Launch for ROWDY by Jay Crownover!!
ROWDY is the fifth novel in her Marked Men Series published by William Morrow, and imprint of HarperCollins and you do NOT want to miss it!
Title: Rowdy (Marked Men #5)
Author: Jay Crownover
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Synopsis
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling Marked Men series continues with this sizzling, sexy story of love, heartbreak, fate, and second chances.
Salem Cruz grew up in house with too many rules and too little fun—a world of unhappiness she couldn’t wait to forget. But one nice thing from childhood has stayed with her; the memory of the sweet, blue-eyed boy next door who’d been head over heels in love with her little sister.
Now, fate and an old friend have brought her and Rowdy together, and Salem is determined to show him that once upon a time he picked the wrong sister. A mission that is working perfectly—until the one person that ties them together appears, threatening to tear them apart for good.
Excerpt
WHEN
I PUT THE key he had given me in the door to his apartment it felt like the end
of a long journey. Really it was only a little over twelve hours and I had
stopped to nap once along the way, but it still felt like too long since I had
seen his face or been able to touch all that toned and tattooed skin. Jimbo
greeted me at the door when I pushed it open. His tongue lolled out of his mouth
and he jumped up and put his paws on my legs. He was going to be huge when he
finally grew into his fuzzy body and I was overwhelmed at how happy I was to see
him. I dropped to my knees and rubbed my face in his neck as he licked me all
over my face. I was obviously missed and I had to say it was just one more
reason I knew I was finally where I was supposed to be. It was late, so the
apartment was dark.
I
checked the dog’s food and water, trying to be quiet in case Rowdy was already
asleep. I was winding my way toward his bedroom when a haphazardly discarded
sketch pad lying on the couch caught my eye in the dim light. I paused for a
minute to pick it up and felt my heart stop and then start to race as I flipped
through the first few pages. There were a couple of drawings that were obviously
for clients, tattoos that hadn’t made it from paper to skin yet, but most of the
pristine white pages were covered with images wearing my face. There was mermaid
me, and naughty- sailor- girl me. There was sassy Indian girl me with long
Pocahontas braids and there was sexy devil me standing next to angelic me. There
were dozens of them all in different shapes and sizes, but every single image
was undoubtedly modeled after my distinct look. I wasn’t sure if he had drawn
them all over this last week while I had been gone or over the months we had
been chasing each other in circles.
Either
way it made my heart swell and the full certainty that I was it for him settle
deep inside my bones. I set the pad down and tiptoed through the hall. Jimbo
took one look at where I was going and huffed out a disgusted- sounding snort.
The poor guy had learned early on that he wanted no part of what happened
between his humans when they were together in the bedroom. The light was off and
Rowdy was sprawled on his stomach across the covers. His blond hair was sticking
up every- where and he hand one arm bent up under his head. The only thing that
could have made the sight better would have been if he hadn’t bothered with the
black boxers before crashing out.
Even
with them obscuring the view, I couldn’t complain. I let out a breathless sigh
and crept closer so that I could lean over and touch my lips to that anchor on
the side of his neck. I felt his pulse leap and tasted the salt on his skin as
he murmured sleepily and rolled over onto his back. Those infinitely blue eyes
glowed at me in the dark as a grin pulled up the corner of his mouth.
“Hey.”
About the Author
Jay Crownover is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men series. She also introduced the dark and sexy world of The Point in a new series this last summer starting with BETTER WHEN HE's BAD. Like her characters, she is a big fan of tattoos. She loves music and wishes she could be a rock star, but since she has no aptitude for singing or instrument playing, she'll settle for writing stories with interesting characters that make the reader feel something. She lives in Colorado with her three dogs.
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