The beast hides a dark secret in his past…
Leo Morelli is known as the Beast of Bishop’s Landing for his cruelty. He’ll get revenge on the Constantine family and make millions of dollars in the process. Even it means using an old man who dreams up wild inventions.
The beauty will sacrifice everything for her family…
Haley Constantine will do anything to protect her father. Even trade her body for his life. The college student must spend thirty days with the ruthless billionaire. He’ll make her earn her freedom in degrading ways, but in the end he needs her to set him free.
SECRET BEAST is a new full-length novel from USA Today bestselling author Amelia Wilde about revenge, family secrets, and the redeeming power of love.
In the firelight, Leo is so beautiful that a person could believe he’s good. The heat from the fire wraps around me from behind, taunting. If Leo does what I think he’ll do, then my skin will do more than burn. It will bruise.
“Already making it worse,” he sings. Leo comes back around to the foot of the bed and points to the spot with the strap. “I don’t mind, to be clear. But you will.”
On leaden legs, conflicted between terror and want, I cross the room and stop at the bed. Bending seems impossible. I’m already naked, already trapped, but bending for him is awful. It’s awful, how much I want to do it.
Leather skims across my ass. “I can do it while you’re standing, but if you fall, I’ll start all over.”
I bend.
Leo disappears behind me and kicks my legs apart. This is worse. Yes. This is worse. My heart pounds, my chest beating against the blanket. Each thought freezes into a useless droplet and shatters. Fear closes my throat and makes my knees tremble. I expected pain. Of course I expected pain. He’s a Morelli, and they never sign deals that don’t hurt. I just couldn’t look at this future head-on. I couldn’t face it. And now it’s happening.
“So you haven’t been fucked.” Leo slides the strap across my ass. I can’t relax, but I can’t stay so rigid. “And the fear in your eyes tells me you’ve never been punished. That changes now.”
Amelia Wilde is a USA TODAY bestselling author of steamy contemporary romance and loves it a little too much. She lives in Michigan with her husband and daughters. She spends most of her time typing furiously on an iPad and appreciating the natural splendor of her home state from where she likes it best: inside.
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Infuriating. Intoxicating. Irreplaceable.
All words I'd use to describe Dex Stevens, the boy who never played by the rules.
We were never a couple.
We were always in love—electric, time-defying love.
He saved me.
I've spent eight years trying to live without him.
Moving up in my career means moving closer to home, and I'm grabbing the opportunity with both hands. Getting rid of baggage. Striking out on my own.
But it turns out I'm right back where I started.
Because Dex's apartment is in the same building as my brand-new office.
And this time, I don't think I can stay away.
Thanks for making this INTL! Would love to read.
ReplyDeleteLove the cover !
ReplyDeleteSounds really great
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