THEIR LOVE IS JUST BEGINNING.
Detective Charlotte Caissie is growing used to the secrets that come with loving the mysterious leader of a shape-shifter clan. But that doesn’t mean she has to like it. She’s avoided complications of the heart all her life, but when it comes to irresistible Max Savoie, she’ll force the truth out of him if she has to.
HIS TIME IS ALMOST UP.
Hunted by the deadly trackers his nefarious father warned him about, Max is transforming into a preternatural force he can’t explain and Cee Cee will never understand. He’s tempting the dangerous limits of their love, but it’s her curiosity that could get them both killed.
WILL THEY EVER REALLY BE TOGETHER?
When Max discovers the enemy’s true target is someone far more vulnerable than he, he must do the unthinkable to save his own flesh and blood. But he can’t fight this battle alone, and Cee Cee faces the ultimate test of loyalty: the man she’d sacrifice everything for . . . or the laws she swore her life to protect.
The Excerpt
“You were my chance, Charlotte—my chance to do something good, something right. My chance to remember where I’d hidden my soul when I was just a child. I swore that day that I would never do anything to put that look back in your eyes, that you would never, ever have reason to fear me.”
“I’m not afraid of you, Max. I’ve always known I was safe with you.”
He grabbed her wrists so suddenly she gasped, his grip tight, too tight to be comfortable. “You’re not safe now, Charlotte. I’m not safe. I’ve always been able to control the other part of me, ever since that first time when I was a boy. But I can’t now. There’s something loose inside me, something without a heart, without a soul, without a care for what happens to you.”
( . . . and a bite more . . .)
He shook her once roughly then, realizing what he’d done, he quickly released her, shoving his hands deeply into his pockets, his breathing harsh with agitation. “I can’t trust myself to touch you. I’m afraid of what I might do.”
So, she touched him, just a light brush of her knuckles along his taut cheek.
“Don’t.” His eyes were on her, wide and wild with objection.
“I trust you.” And she stretched up to take his mouth, lightly at first, just a taste, then slowly sinking into passion. He made a soft sound in his throat, a moan of helpless surrender, of desperate longing. And he was lost.
Well ... having read a few snippets, I most certainly think there's room for more. Liked the teaser. She's great. Such a strong character!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Iris! I'd love to revisit these characters who helped build my career. They're like family!
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