Elaine Hannel thought she lost her first-born forty years prior during childbirth. That is until he came to her uncovering a decades’ old mystery she didn’t know existed. Shocked, Elaine is forced to relive the past she’d put behind her so long ago, with a former lover and the death of her child she only met for a blink of a moment.
While the rest of the Hannels are confused, and feel deceived, Lucy Brooks is the only person accepting and sympathetic of Alexander and his plight. A single parent herself, she sees in Alex a man who will do anything for his son, no matter the pain and conflict it causes. What she doesn’t see is the soul connection to a man so overburdened with life, all he has left is to let go and let her take some of that away for him.
As if he had no control of his actions, he tucked a loose lock of spun-gold hair behind her ear. He knew he shouldn’t, but he did, nor did he stop there. Skimming the backs of his fingers, he caressed her cheek as supple as a bloomed rose.
“I’m glad I could be there for you,” she said, leaning into his touch.
Alexander licked his lips, wanting—no needing—to kiss her, and pressed himself into soft, full lips. Lucy hummed at first touch, melding in sync with his kiss.
Sweeping his tongue through the delicate parting of her mouth, he could taste her. Cherries, tart and sweet, and buttery pastry lingered on her breath from the pie they shared. It ignited the most primal of senses, and Alexander dove in again. Pure instinct had him gathering her face in his hands and changing the angle of their kiss. The scraping of wood against wood as the chair he absently discarded dragged against the rustic floor, filled his ears like a song of rushed lust.
Lucy jumped up with him, grabbing handfuls of his shirt like a woman on fire. Her intensity revved his own passion. He groaned and lifted her to the table top, still lip-locked and now panting to keep up with his racing heart.
“Alex,” she whispered into his mouth, clawing the shirt from his body. Even if he did come to his senses and slow down, Lucy wouldn’t let him.
“I’m glad I could be there for you,” she said, leaning into his touch.
Alexander licked his lips, wanting—no needing—to kiss her, and pressed himself into soft, full lips. Lucy hummed at first touch, melding in sync with his kiss.
Sweeping his tongue through the delicate parting of her mouth, he could taste her. Cherries, tart and sweet, and buttery pastry lingered on her breath from the pie they shared. It ignited the most primal of senses, and Alexander dove in again. Pure instinct had him gathering her face in his hands and changing the angle of their kiss. The scraping of wood against wood as the chair he absently discarded dragged against the rustic floor, filled his ears like a song of rushed lust.
Lucy jumped up with him, grabbing handfuls of his shirt like a woman on fire. Her intensity revved his own passion. He groaned and lifted her to the table top, still lip-locked and now panting to keep up with his racing heart.
“Alex,” she whispered into his mouth, clawing the shirt from his body. Even if he did come to his senses and slow down, Lucy wouldn’t let him.
Oliver Hannel, England’s sexiest new star, has finally moved from the television screen to the silver screen, playing comic book hero The Shock in Hollywood’s upcoming blockbuster. While filming one summer night in the midwestern town of Greenfield, Indiana, Oliver finds himself witnessing a crime in progress. Will he embrace his inner superhero and save the day? Or will he remember he isn’t invincible and call for help? Layla Brooks is a small town girl with a big spirited heart, especially when it comes to her twin sister, Lucy. She will rest at nothing to protect her from a casino mogul’s henchman bent on collecting a debt… even if that includes taking her sister’s punishment. But a strange suited man from out of the shadows isn’t about to let that happen. Oliver and Layla’s opposite worlds collide with a Bam! But are either of them ready for the lies, truth and lust that comes along with a relationship born of shock? Or will their love come and go as fast as a bolt of lightning? |
* She needed his help. He needed her strength * FBI Special Agent Cara Giosino is ballsy and relentless when it comes to justice. When she finds herself in London in furious pursuit of the notorious casino mogul and crime lord Feng Khai, she must give up her solo act and rely upon the fearless Interpol agent who caught Khai the first time. Edward Hannel is not the man he once was. Tragedy has struck him down, leaving him a shell of his former self. He wants nothing to do with Interpol or the sexy Agent Giosino and her plan to take down the criminal who extorted his brother two years prior. That is until he discovers the madman’s vengeance is still focused on his family. As they race to capture Khai and protect Edward’s family, neither Cara nor Edward realizes the depth to which this case will take them or how fast their partnership will bloom. And they certainly don’t expect to find such bliss in each other’s arms when they finally give in to letting go and being free. |
From the ashes they will arise. Rhys Hannel is the raucous, playboy brother to movie star Oliver, and Interpol agent Edward Hannel. They were always the good ones, the sons who made their parents proud, the ones who married and settled down. Rhys wasn’t. Dating whomever, drinking top shelf liquors, and living in the lap of luxury from his earnings as a stockbroker was more his style. That is until one slip up left him careerless, penniless, and addicted to whatever made him forget the lifestyle he once had. With his world crashing down at his feet there was only one way to go…back to the beginning and start all over again. Gracen Phoenix, on the other hand, is forced to be reborn by a mother who wants only for her daughter to accept her place in her late father’s crime organization. Gracen, or Mae Khai as her birth certificate reads, wants nothing to do with her father’s legacy, but knows her mother won’t take no for an answer and does what she must to be free from her control…run away and start all over again. Two people, two worlds, two paths collide in the hills of Los Angeles, with Rhys recovering and Gracen hiding. Drawn to each other, they find solace with one another despite the secrets of their pasts that threaten to tear them apart. All they need is trust and truth and letting go of the ashes they rose from to start all over again. |
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