Renegade
Phoenix Rising #2
By
Brynley Blake
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 28, 2017
Synopsis
Gemma Ward, an
outgoing and strong-willed wedding photographer, goes through men like she goes
through thongs, forever looking for a guy who can handle her. She’s about
given up on love when she meets Declan, the sophisticated father of one of her
clients. He’s perfect for her, if only she can convince him she’s not too
young and inexperienced to meet his singularly erotic tastes.
Then, like an answered prayer, Walker Kincaid shows up, looking for a place to stay while he investigates allegations surrounding the death of his SEAL brother, Liam Prescott. If anyone can tutor her in the art of the kind of power play Declan wants, it’s Walker, her best friend and partner in crime since high school.
But what starts as friendly lessons in forbidden pleasure soon turns into something more…leaving Gemma to wonder if the lover she’s been looking for has been right in front of her all along.
Then, like an answered prayer, Walker Kincaid shows up, looking for a place to stay while he investigates allegations surrounding the death of his SEAL brother, Liam Prescott. If anyone can tutor her in the art of the kind of power play Declan wants, it’s Walker, her best friend and partner in crime since high school.
But what starts as friendly lessons in forbidden pleasure soon turns into something more…leaving Gemma to wonder if the lover she’s been looking for has been right in front of her all along.
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Excerpt
I linger at my bedroom door,
suddenly nervous for some reason. It’s Walker, I remind myself. Taking a deep
breath, I saunter out into the living room. Walker doesn’t notice me at first.
His laptop is open, and he’s studying something intently, his brow furrowed
with concentration. Then he looks up and our eyes meet, and suddenly the air
feels like it does just before a summer thunderstorm—thick and silent and
charged with electricity.
My heart stops as his gaze
travels slowly over my body, and for a minute, I think he’s going to crack a
joke, or say something about us having an early flight to catch or not having
the right equipment, and I brace myself for the disappointment. But instead, he
wordlessly pushes his chair back, gets up, and walks slowly over to where I’m
standing.
“You just failed lesson number
one.” His voice is deep and husky, and I suddenly find my stomach inexplicably
fluttering.
“Oh?” My voice sounds ragged, and
I take a deep breath, determined to sound like the confident, sexy badass that
I am. Even if Walker is looking at me with a heat I’ve never seen before in
those whiskey-colored eyes. “What lesson was that?”
He threads his fingers in my hair
and tugs lightly, forcing my head back so I’m looking up at him. “The dominant
is always in charge. That means I call the shots, and I decide when we start,
not you. Although you do look pretty fucking amazing, so I’ll let it slide this
time.”
“You’ll ‘let it slide’?” I say in
mock outrage. I try to push him away with my hands on his chest, but he grabs
them in his, and with one hand holding both of my wrists, he lifts them above
my head and pins them to the wall. Holy fucking shit.
“This time,” he repeats, and for
the first time, I can see why people react the way they do to him. Walker’s
quietly authoritative tone is more intimidating than a hundred men raising
their voices. “I can see this is going to be the challenge for you, Gemma.” His
lips twitch, and humor sparks in his eyes. “You like to be in charge. You can’t
let go, can you?”
“Yes, I can.”
He looks at me dubiously,
eyebrows raised.
“I can!” I insist.
“Close your eyes.” His voice is
soft, but it’s an unmistakable command.
“What?”
“Just do it. Don’t think. Don’t
argue.”
I know a test when I hear one. I
close my eyes, wondering what he’s going to do. Long seconds seem to tick by,
and then his lips brush over mine ever so gently. They’re warm and soft and
fuller than I would have expected. It’s quick, barely even a kiss, just his
lips grazing over mine, but the butterflies are back, their wings beating
furiously in my tummy, and there’s an inexplicable heat searing through my
veins.
I open my eyes to find his face
mere inches from mine, his eyes wide with the shock that I’m sure is reflected
in mine. What the hell was that? Then he clears his throat, releases my wrists,
and takes a step backward, and the moment is past.
“Okay. We’ll continue tomorrow.”
He turns to go.
“Wait. That’s it?” That can’t be
it.
Walker turns around slowly and
gives me a long, hard look, and I wish I could tell what’s going through that
mind of his. Finally, he says, “You want more?”
“Hell yes, I want more. I want
the whole thing. The sooner the better. Before Declan comes back. I want to
know as much as I can before I see him again, so I know what to expect.”
He takes a step closer. “The
whole thing? Are you sure about this?” There’s a slight edge to his voice.
“Absolutely positive.” His
intense gaze never leaves my face, and I’m suddenly just the tiniest bit
nervous. “Um, what exactly is the whole thing?”
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the Author
A lifelong
reader with a taste for adventure, Brynley Blake writes the writes the kind of
books she likes to read: steamy contemporary romances featuring smart, sassy
heroines with a sense of humor and strong, dominant alpha males who love their
women a little feisty. She loves rainy days, books, worn-in jeans, hot
coffee, cold beer, red wine, exploring new places, and happily ever afters.
When she’s not writing, you can usually find her cheering on her kids at their
activities, hanging out with friends, or crossing things off her bucket list.
She writes contemporary and erotic romance as Brynley Blake and Brynley Bush.
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