Tempting Fate
by Amber
Lin
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BLURB:
Rose
Murphy is ready to break free from her brother’s control. She’s ready to open
her own ballet studio. And most of all, she’s ready to live without fear. So
when she sees her brother’s lawyer, the man she’s lusted after for years, she
gives in to her body’s desires.
A
sexy show through her bedroom window whets both their appetites. On Drew’s next
visit, he returns the striptease favor. Mutual masturbation gives way to a
naughty late night phone call. She’s a breath away from everything she’s hoped
for, but not everyone wants them to be together. When the relationship comes to
light, their sensual peace may be shattered.
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Excerpt
Three:
Drew Laramie was my brother’s lawyer. The first time I met
him, he was wearing a tailored Italian suit by a designer I didn’t recognize.
That alone was enough to pique my interest, sex starved as I was. I peeled back
each layer in my mind: the soft wool, the thin silk, the stiff collar, and
underneath? I wasn’t sure what I would find.
My only glimpses of a man’s body came from shadowed corners
of the high school football field. Then it had been smooth, tanned skin heavily
doused with tattoos. Then it had hurt.
Drew would be different.
The first day I’d met him, he’d faltered in his greeting,
his hand half lifted to shake mine. His eyes had widened so slightly I wouldn’t
have noticed if I hadn’t been staring—but I was. I couldn’t take my eyes off
him. I felt caught, like prey, unable to flee even as he came in for the kill.
Except he didn’t.
He didn’t hurt me; he didn’t hit on me. His initial surprise
evened out into a bland smile and generic greeting. I suppose I could have
expected it, considering Philip scared away every man who dared glance at me,
but for the very first time, I felt disappointment.
That was years ago, and since then, I had learned more about
the man. I had mentally cataloged each expression of bliss—from an ice-cold
beer or the early strains of a saxophone over the Bose speakers. I knew he read
old books and picked apart the musicals and operas they inspired like other
people did for movies. He also enjoyed the ballet and regularly made use of the
box seats Philip kept in support of me. He sneaked a cigarette every couple of
months, an addiction he had supposedly cracked but which still nailed him in times
of stress.
I learned so much from observing—and so little. Barely ever
talking, never ever touching. That was what I did, as Lindsey had pointed out.
I had no quickies in the bathroom of a dinner party, no torrid affair with a
jetsetter from Paris. Me? I watched. The ultimate voyeur, my mind was drenched
with dirty thoughts while my body remained in stasis.
I knew what it felt like to live in the outside world, which
was exactly why I preferred my neat, sterile chambers. For years, I had
preferred to stay frozen—untouchable. But lately the wicked thoughts about Drew
had spilled over into heated feelings and busy fingers at night in my bed. And
worse, I wasn’t sure how much longer I could keep them to myself.
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Amber Lin is one of the authors I have on my must read pile. Her books are full of emotional depth like no other and in this series, I have met some characters that really stayed with me. These ladies are fierce and vulnerable at the same time and they haunt the pages of my mind long after the last page has been read. Tempting Fate is a 100 page journey that hooked me from the first page. The snappy dialog, lush characters with very real flaws and foibles flesh out the pages making this a great read.
4.5/5 Awesome read!! Author you will want on your must read list.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Amber Lin
writes sexy romance with damaged hearts and redemptive love. Her novel Giving
It Up received The Romance Reviews Top Pick, a Night Owl Review Top Pick, and
was called “truly extraordinary” by RT Book Reviews. The sequel, Selling Out,
follows a prostitute and a cop as modern day forbidden lovers. She has an
upcoming small town romance with Carina Press in November.
Amber married
her high school sweetheart, birthed a kid who’s smarter than she is, and spends
her nights writing down her dirty thoughts. In other words, life is good.
Website:
http://www.authoramberlin.com/
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