Title: Exposed (Unguarded, #1)
Author: Ivy Stone
Genre: Erotic Romance/ Romantic Suspense
Synopsis
One explosive encounter brought them together.
One infatuation led to a love like no other.
One secret tore them apart.
As head of the NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau in Manhattan, Chief Detective Mason Cole walks in the line of fire every day. Between dodging bullets and braiding his daughter’s hair, Mason is tormented with haunting memories that refuse to relinquish control over him, no matter how hard he tries. After a bust gone wrong, he’s thrown for a loop by a woman who will fill his life with more chaos than ever before. One infatuation led to a love like no other.
One secret tore them apart.
Lindsey Jenkins is a self-made woman. Bold and independent, she lives unapologetically in a life of deception. That is until her facade is threatened by a force stronger than anything she’s ever felt before—love.
Leaving their hearts unguarded could lead to destruction. Even worse, it could expose them both to a war they never saw coming.
In a city coerced by corruption and treachery, what happens when your greatest passion becomes your biggest weakness?
Excerpt
Telling
the women to come to the precinct, I can already see the irritation
grow in Lindsey.
“Why?
We had nothing to do with what happened in there.”
Hearing
Lindsey’s defensive tone riles me up further and I discreetly shift
my uncomfortably restrained cock.
I
interrupt, moving to stand beside my partner, shoulders tall,
preparing for further argument from the firecrackers in front of me.
“Ladies, while you may not have been intentionally involved in
today’s events, you are both now witnesses. Meaning, you need to
accompany us down to the precinct so we can get your statements. If
all appears to be in order, you’ll then be free to leave.”
Almost
immediately I feel the agitation directed at Roam shift, radiating my
way instead. I meet Lindsey’s glare with the same intensity, and
she never falters, not once. She doesn’t cower like most people do
when on the receiving end of my frustration. She stiffens, but
remains steady, a powerhouse of determination and strength. The
silent conversation passing between us lets me know exactly the kind
of woman I’m dealing with.
The
female version of myself.
Lindsey
turns away and sighs, her shoulders dropping. But as she clears her
throat and faces me once again, that fiery attitude holds strong
through the depths of her gaze. I can’t help a smirk from breaking
out. The satisfying feeling that I might actually be getting under
her skin overtakes my professionalism.
Forgetting
all about Roamyn or Alison, I get in her space; close enough to smell
the scent I’m craving so badly.
“Or,
Miss Jenkins, I can cuff you and make you
come
in anyway,” I whisper softly and shove my hands in the pockets of
my pants, restraining myself from reaching out to her. Lindsey’s
tongue darts out and she licks her lips, causing all the blood to
flow straight from my brain and to my cock. Her muscles lose tension
and her eyes soften, I take it my message was received. Good.
If
we were in another place, a casual situation, a different time, maybe
for just one night I could revel in the warmth of this beautiful
woman and for a moment, obliterate the nightmares hijacking my life.
Mirroring
my action, Lindsey leans in and I do my best to hide the shiver of
pleasure being in her presence brings.
“You’re
enjoying this aren’t you, Detective?” She peers up, radiating
confidence, as if she’s got one over me. She crosses her arms over
her chest, accentuating her tits, which I’m sure is supposed to
distract me but it doesn’t. Instead I scowl at her. With my head
tilted to the side I hold her stare, too mesmerized by her approach,
confused by the sentiment. Damn,
I thought I had her.
“I—”
“You
know, I’ve met a lot of men just like you. I’ve never been
interested in arrogant assholes before and I sure as hell am not
interested now. So either you show us to the precinct so we can give
our damn statements and go home, or I’ll kindly ask your partner
here”—Lindsey smiles at Roam—“Detective Miller, is it?”
“Yes,
ma’am.” The bastard grins, nodding eagerly.
“Right.
I’ll ask Detective Miller if he
could show us the way.” She tilts her head inquisitively as she
speaks, stirring every raw nerve in my body; her tone sweet, yet full
of sarcasm.
“Well
that escalated quickly,” Alison quips, breaking the tension
building so quickly around us. Roam chuckles beside me and I just
know he’ll be mocking me about Lindsey’s smartass attitude later.
Reaching
around to grab her sister’s side, Lindsey envelopes Alison and
whispers, “Come on, babe. Let’s get this over with.”
That
day our worlds collided with a violent crash, the impact stronger
than either of us could have ever imagined. We didn’t realize until
the damage was done and we had more than just broken bones.
About The Author
"Mother. Lover. Dreamer."
Ivy Stone is an Australian author and self-confessed lover of alpha males and happily ever afters. Getting lost in a fictional world is how she discovered her passion for writing. When she isn’t daydreaming up new romantic stories she’s likely to be found spending time with her family. Ivy’s debut novel ‘Exposed’ is to be released on October 20th 2015. This is the first instalment in the Unguarded series.
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