Excerpt #2
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.”
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.
Meet Max & Courtney is
this southern mafia romance!
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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