Title: Up in Smoke
Series: Kisses and Crimes
Author: Natalie E. Wrye
Genre: Romance, Action, Suspense
Cover Design: Nicole Williams, Vivid Dreams Book Design
Release Date: FEBRUARY 27, 2017
BLURB:
Rules were made to be broken. Until I broke the wrong ones…
***
Jackson Reed knew the only thing harder than his head was the
insatiable one between his legs.
Sandwiched somewhere between following the law and his own instincts, he
made up his own rules in the game of “private investigations”: his
sacred version of the Holy Trinity.
Sex.
Career.
And more sex.
He towed the delicate line between the “three” until Penelope Castalano—a
former flame he equated to the plague—re-enters his life…and obliterates
it. Fresh from Paris, his best friend’s attorney broke the only deal they’d
ever made, sauntering back onto the Manhattan scene at a costume party with
more to hide than just her face.
And now one fugitive best friend and two broken promises will ignite a new Holy Trinity in Jackson’s hazardous life.
Caught in the midst of a government coverup that compromises everything
he’s ever cared for, Jackson will discover that certain scandals never die.
Only their victims do.
And he’d better make damn sure that he and Penelope aren’t next…
EXCERPT:
I couldn’t breathe.
And it wasn’t from nervousness. Not from fear or anxiety or even the
all-consuming dread that I felt the minute I heard sounds around me.
I couldn’t breathe because someone was quietly crushing my windpipe.
I thought the coast was clear. I walked back into the center of the room
and into a pair of hands that were as strong as the Jaws of Life. A voice,
barely more audible than a breeze, washed in heavy breaths across my
frightened face.
The breaths were cool, disturbingly even, and had a sweet smell tinged with
the scent of whiskey. Surprisingly pleasant, it was the only thing my
terrified mind could process.
Maybe because I knew that it would be the last thing my brain
would ever remember…
I tried to speak, but the sound of my voice died in my throat.
The man let go of my neck, and embarrassingly I sputtered. It was actually
easier to catch my breath than I expected, like a faucet of air that had
been turned on within my lungs.
I breathed deeply as I tried to take a step backwards, and I wondered just
who the hell this man was to have done what he had done. And though I
couldn’t see his eyes… I knew he was silently daring me to even think about walking away from him.
And was that… was that a Bat suit that he was wearing…?
GIVEAWAY:
One (1) $25 Amazon Gift Card
Five (5) Advanced Reader Copies of Up in Smoke
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Natalie Wrye is a tequila connoisseur, Game of Thrones addict and author
best known for writing page-turning romantic mysteries and thrillers.
A fan of the beautifully polarizing anti-hero, she crafts sexy stories
about hard-bodied, complex men and the strong-willed women who crave them.
Find her, stalk her, take a disgusting shot with her at any one of the
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