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June 25, 2020
Pawn by T.M. Frazier
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Born into hell. Baptism by betrayal.
His life revolves around violence.
Pawn, the stunning conclusion to The Pawn Duet from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier, is available now!
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My life is on the line.
I’m trapped both physically and emotionally. A pawn in a game I didn’t know I was playing.
Until I met him.
Pike acts without emotion, but I know he feels something for me.
I see it in his eyes when he looks at me. I feel it when he’s close.
I know it’s real because I feel it too.
Lust. Desire.
It complicates everything.
I know that I’m part of Pike’s plan for revenge.
He doesn’t know he’s part of mine.
Pawn is book two of The Pawn Duet. Pike is book one.
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[image error]About T.M. Frazier
T.M. (Tracey Marie) Frazier never dreamed that a single person would ever read a word she wrote when she published her first book. Now, she is a five-time USA Today bestselling author and her books have been translated into numerous languages and published all around the world.
T.M. enjoys writing what she calls ‘sexy wrong side of the tracks romance’ with morally corrupt anti-heroes and ballsy heroines.
Her books have been described as raw, dark and gritty. Basically, what that means, is while some authors are great at describing a flower as it blooms, T.M. is better at describing it in the final stages of decay.
She loves meeting her readers, but if you see her at an event please don’t pinch her because she’s not ready to wake up from this amazing dream.
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Seducing the Enemy by Shayla Black
Once he takes his pound of flesh from her, will she steal his heart?
Seducing the Enemy, an all-new scorching hot forbidden romance from New York Times bestselling author Shayla Black is available now.
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Once he takes his pound of flesh from her, will she steal his heart?
I’m Jett, self-made billionaire.
I have everything I could ever want—except revenge.
Eight years ago, my best friend and I planned to start a business together…
Until I fell for his little sister.
After he found out, he stole my idea and made a fortune.
She took his side and stabbed me in the back.
Now he’s in financial straits, while I’m richer than I ever dreamed.
So I made Whitney a bargain: forty million dollars in exchange for a week of her body.
But now that she’s in my bed, what if it’s not animosity I feel?
What if I fall for her again?
Enjoy this Forbidden Confession. HEA Guaranteed!
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About Shayla
Shayla Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nearly eighty novels. For over twenty years, she’s written contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances via traditional, independent, foreign, and audio publishers. Her books have sold millions of copies and been published in a dozen languages.
Raised an only child, Shayla occupied herself with lots of daydreaming, much to the chagrin of her teachers. In college, she found her love for reading and realized that she could have a career publishing the stories spinning in her imagination. Though she graduated with a degree in Marketing/Advertising and embarked on a stint in corporate America to pay the bills, her heart has always been with her characters. She’s thrilled that she’s been living her dream as a full-time author for the past eight years.
Shayla currently lives in North Texas with her wonderfully supportive husband, her daughter, and two spoiled tabbies. In her “free” time, she enjoys reality TV, reading, and listening to an eclectic blend of music.
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Montana Wild by Kira Berger
COVER & EXCERPT REVEALMONTANA WILD by Kira Berger
Release Date: July 15, 2020
Cover Design: Pink Ink Designs
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Trope: Enemies to lovers
SYNOPSIS
To the outside world, my life looked perfect. As an equestrian jumper on her way to the Olympics, I’ve seemingly overcome the adversity of my past and became the underdog everyone can root for.
Until one mistake sent my life and career into a downward spiral.
Only I know the truth of the lies and manipulation behind the glitz and glamor that led me here. For fourteen years, I’ve been running from a past I couldn’t bring myself to face. It’s time to confront the source of the pain that haunts me.
It’s time to go home… to Montana.
Being judged by people who don’t know me is nothing new. Though, when a handsome stranger with a chiseled jaw-line and rugged good looks shows me that everyone in town already condemned me, I start to doubt my decision to come home. How can I not when my past is their present?
Still, I’ve come in search of answers, and I’m not leaving without them. More than a decade ago my world fell apart. To embrace all the future has to offer, it’s time to uncover my family’s deeply buried secrets.
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EXCERPT
A sudden bang disrupts the stillness surrounding us. The colt’s head jerks up, the loud noise clearly frightening him. The unexpected movement while I’m distracted for a second by whoever made the noise sends me staggering back, only to trip over my own feet. I land hard on my back, jarring my injured shoulder. Pain unlike anything I remember ever feeling before shoots through my body, causing me to cry out and tears to spring to my eyes. I don’t notice the footsteps running toward me, I’m too busy gritting my teeth and trying to breathe through the pain shooting down my body.
I continue to blink at the ceiling, not paying attention to what it is going on around me, when a shadow falls over me.
“Are you okay?” a familiar voice asks me.
“Yeah,” I groan through the pain, still not quite able to make out the face hovering over me.
“Where’s your sling?”
Unable to process his question, I keep blinking until his face finally comes into focus, and I’m stunned stupid. Blue eyes intermixed with a steely-gray stare down at me from a face that reminds me of a Roman god, all sharp edges and straight lines. His dirty blond hair is messy, like he ran his hand through it one too many times. Unable to help myself, my eyes fall to his full lips. It was only when said lips start to twitch into a smile, I realize what I’m doing and my eyes snap back up to his.
“What?” I stammer, trying to get my brain to work while telling myself it’s only the pain I’m currently in that is making me act like an idiot.
“I asked where your sling was at. You’re supposed to wear it all the time, aren’t you?” The smile is gone, replaced with what looks close to reproach.
Deciding to ignore his question because I know not wearing that stupid sling isn’t smart, and I’m not about to tell this stranger that I can’t put it on by myself without crying in pain, I ask, “Who are you?”
“I’m Kade Reed.”
As soon as the name leaves his lips I freeze, and all attraction I felt toward him vanishes into the ether—or so I tell myself. So, this is the guy who thinks talking shit about a person he doesn’t know is acceptable.
What a shame it’s always the gorgeous ones who turn out to be jerks.
He must have felt the change in me because his eyebrows pull together, and he asks, “Are you okay, Montana?”
So, he knows who I am. Which means I imagined the friendly, maybe even flirty, smile he sent my way when I was staring at him. Just as well.
“No, this floor is freezing. And my shoulder is killing me. Now move so I can get up,” I say, barely containing the sarcasm. At my tone his face changes, no surprise there since this probably only confirms his opinion of me. But I long ago decided, about the time when I realized I can’t force either one of my parents love me, to never again try to prove myself to someone else in order to make them like me. Either they do or they don’t, but their opinion isn’t going to define me. Not anymore.
He moves back before he offers me his hand to help me up. Knowing it would only hurt more to do it by myself, I grasp his hand. A zing of awareness races through me at the contact of our skin. Something I’ve never felt before. Stunned for a second, I let him pull me to my feet without much help from me.
I still wonder what the hell that feeling was when he walks toward the hay bale to grab my sling. Once he’s back in front of me, I silently watch him as he slides the sling carefully over my arm before he fastens the strap around my neck. A tingling sensation follows his fingers as they skim the skin of my neck.
I clear my throat and try to hold his gaze that’s clearly not pleased with me being here. Or maybe he just doesn’t like being anywhere near me. “Thank you,” I say, trying to remember my manners.
“What the fuck were you thinking?”
I’m taken aback by his harsh tone, not sure what he’s referring to. “What?”
“I know you’re not stupid, Montana. I asked what the fuck you were thinking going anywhere near Lucifer? Someone like you could have easily gotten hurt.”
“Someone like me?” My own voice rises in response to his condescending tone. Someone like me? Is he serious? I’m probably more qualified to be near that horse—Lucifer—than everyone else in this place except my father.
“Yeah, someone like you who’s never been around a green horse before.”
At his words, the anger I’ve been holding in for the last half an hour, ever since I heard him talk to Lizzie—hell over the last fourteen years—explodes out of me.
“Listen here, jackass, the only reason why Lucifer freaked out is because you came storming in here making a fucking ruckus so loud you’d think you were trying to wake the dead. He was perfectly fine before you showed up, doing whatever it was you were doing, and scaring him.” When he opens his mouth to respond, I hold up my hand palm out to stop him. “I’m still talking, you already said plenty for one day.”
My hand drops to my side. “You don’t know me, or my life. All you know is a bunch of bullshit other people or social media has told you. And they don’t fucking know me either. You’re clearly the type of person who thinks it’s okay to talk shit about someone you’ve never so much as spoken a word to, and I’m the brat?” My voice rises the longer I speak. I don’t care if he realizes I overheard his conversation this morning. “But I’m going to tell you one thing. Besides my father, I’m probably the only person on this ranch who’s able to handle a horse like Lucifer. He wasn’t planning to hurt me, and he wouldn’t have if not for you. I’ve been on a horse since before I could walk, I’ve been training them since I was thirteen years old. I’m the only one who ever trained or rode Whisky.” I point toward my boy whose head is hanging out the door window, clearly curious. “He’s the best at what he does because of me, not despite of me.” It’s not a lie either. Whisky was born to jump, he loves doing it and he excels when faced with a challenge, despite being shorter than most of his peers, but he’s only at the level he is at because we’re unbeatable as a team. We’re in sync and trust each other, which is vital when you do what we do. But many people don’t understand the bond we share and think I’m just a spoiled brat who got lucky with a horse someone bought her.
“So how about you get off your high horse and take your condescending attitude and fuck yourself.” I’m past caring that I’m reinforcing his opinion of me. I long since learned not to surround myself with people who are either using me for something or talk about me behind my back while being nice to my face. It’s gotten me into trouble one too many times not to have learned my lesson.
At my last sentence, his eyes widen in shock while his mouth tightens. I guess he’s not used to anyone—especially a woman—speaking to him this way.
“You—” he starts, his face contorting in anger, but the door opening interrupts whatever he was about to say.
“Montana, here you are,” I hear my father’s voice, but I refuse to be the one to look away first. It might be childish, but I refuse to give him that much.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kira Berger is a child of the world with a severe case of wanderlust. She’s lived in both North America and Europe. Currently, she’s living in London and enjoys everything the diverse city has to offer.
She’s always been a dreamer and closet romantic. And after obtaining her MA in English and Publishing, she finally decided to bring the stories floating around in her head and distracting her from real life onto paper.
If she’s not writing or working – which is pretty much most of the time – she can be found reading, traveling all over the world to visit friends, cuddle with her cat, or ride on the back of her horse through the countryside, preferably during the winter months.
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Starlet by Cora Kenborn
Title: Starlet
Series: Sinister Fairy Tales Collection
Author: Cora Kenborn
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: June 25, 2020


From USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Kenborn comes a dark and twisted enemies to lovers retelling of Anastasia.They call me America’s Sweetheart.
Hollywood royalty. The last of an era.
Sole survivor of LA’s most infamous crime.
I’m not any of those things.
He forced me into the spotlight.
The liar with a perfect smile and cold blue eyes.
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But Alexandra Romanov’s fate won’t be mine.
I’ll speak her lines. I’ll hit the mark. I’ll strike a pose.
And when the past and present collide, I’ll become their worst nightmare.
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They told me to preserve the legacy.
Be careful what you ask for. . .
You just might get it.
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**Please be aware this book contains dark themes and sensitive subject matter essential to the storyline that may bother some readers.**


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Cora Kenborn is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes in multiple genres from dark and gritty romantic suspense to laugh-out-loud romantic comedy. Known for her sharp banter and shocking blindsides, Cora pushes her characters and readers out of their comfort zones and onto an emotional roller coaster before delivering a twisted happily ever after.
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Cora believes thereâs nothing better than a feisty heroine who keeps her alpha on his toes, and she draws inspiration from the sassy country women who raised her. However, since the domestic Southern Belle gene seems to have skipped a generation, she spends any free time convincing her family that microwaving Hot Pockets counts as cooking dinner.
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June 24, 2020
Dead Pretty by Samantha Towle
From New York Times bestselling author Samantha Towle comes a gripping psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.
I’d once believed that nothing would equal the pain of losing my parents.
I was wrong.
I had barely even begun to process their deaths when it started.
The love notes, flowers, gifts … all anonymously left on my porch.
Then, I opened my door to a dead bird.
At first, I thought it had died naturally.
I knew that wasn’t the case when I found my neighbor’s cat the next day.
Then, the murders started.
The victims … women who looked eerily similar to me.
I had a stalker. A murderous one.
And I had no clue who he was.
He never showed me his face.
Not even when he carved his final message into me.
I survived that night. But my life was over. It had ended the moment Tobias Ripley’s infatuation with me began.
So, I changed my name and moved away.
Now, I live a life of solitude. I don’t make connections with anyone.
Until Jack Canti walks into my life with his sharp eyes and easy smiles.
Only Jack isn’t the man he says he is.
And when the murders start again, I’m left wondering if it’s a copycat.
Or worse …
What if Tobias wasn’t the real killer after all … and the murderer has been right here with me all along?
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About the Author
Samantha Towle is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.
A native of Hull, she lives in East Yorkshire with her husband, their son and daughter, and three large furbabies.
She is the author of contemporary romances, The Storm Series, The Revved Series, The Wardrobe Series, The Gods Series, and standalones, Trouble, When I Was Yours, The Ending I Want, Unsuitable, Under Her, River Wild, and Sacking the Quarterback which was written with James Patterson. She has also written paranormal romances, The Bringer and The Alexandra Jones Series. With over a million books sold, her titles have appeared in countless bestseller lists, and are currently translated into ten languages.
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PLAYLIST
Take What You Want – Post Malone feat Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott
Trust Nobody – Lil Wayne feat Adam Levine
Ghost – Ella Henderson
Incomplete – Backstreet Boys
Lovely – Billie Eilish & Khalid
The Night We Met – Lord Huron
Alone Together – Fall Out Boy
Better Love – Hozier
Uninvited – Alanis Morissette
Every Breath You Take – The Police
Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell
I Found – Amber Run
Fade Into You – Mazzy Star
Love Is Madness – Thirty Seconds To Mars feat Halsey
Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift
Game of Survival – Ruelle
Scared To Live – The Wkend
Stories of September Anthology
STORIES OF SEPTEMBER ANTHOLOGY
Release Date: September 22nd
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Get ready for an ALL-NEW collection of sweet and sexy romance novellas from 10 best selling authors obsessed with falling in love. Coming September 22nd!!
This collection will feature brand new stories from:
Fiona Cole
Willow Winters
Meghan Quinn
Skye Warren
Ella Fields
Jade West
K. Webster
Amelia Wilde
Trilina Pucci
Meagan Brandy
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Blurb:
Before the school bell rang on September 1st, we were already falling in love.
Stories of September is a collection of sweet and sexy romance novellas from 10 best selling authors obsessed with falling in love.
Authors included are:
Fiona Cole
Willow Winters
Meghan Quinn
Skye Warren
Ella Fields
Jade West
K. Webster
Amelia Wilde
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Meagan Brandy
The Devil’s Crown by Monica James
THE DEVIL’S CROWN
PART ONE
Monica James
#MonicaJames
I was feared.
Respected.
Worshiped.
But all of that changed when the impossible happened—I fell in love. Only those feelings weren’t reciprocated, because who could love a monster like me?
My empire crumbled. People died. I went from being a victorious leader to lurking in the shadows, planning revenge on my half-brother who now reigns in my place.
An orphanage is where I find sanctuary, but when she walks into my world and evokes a yearning I thought long dead, my demons are awakened and want what they can’t have—her. Sooner or later, I knew I’d need to feed the darkness inside me.
Mayhem, power, and control course through my veins. I will use them to regain my crown, my throne, and then claim her, despite what solemn vows she might’ve made.
I will break them…and her.
The Devil’s Crown-Part One
Series: All the Pretty Things Trilogy Spin-Off
Genre: Dark Romance
Cover Model: Philippe Leblond @philippe_lablond
Photographer: Ren Saliba @rensaliba
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Release date: July 21st
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Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.
When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life.
She is a bestselling author in the U.S.A., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.
Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.
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June 23, 2020
Surrender by Rachel Van Dyken
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes the next standalone rockstar romance in her Seaside Pictures series…
Surrender is now live!
I had his posters on my wall when I was sixteen and when I accidentally got pregnant in high school—his was the face I dreamt of when I closed my eyes at night.
Now, over twenty years later, that dream’s turned into a reality.
Not only is Drew Amhurst in my tiny town of Seaside, live and in the flesh…
But he’s mentoring my rockstar son.
Drew says he’s mine for a week.
And he made me three promises.
“No strings attached.”
“No falling in love.”
“It’s only seven days.”
He’s confident that he can help me rediscover myself both in and out of the bedroom, and I’m confident that he’s too arrogant for his own good.
And at the end of seven days, he swears he’ll walk out of my life the way he came into it.
The only problem is, the more I get to know him, the more I want to surrender the last pieces of my heart and beg him to stay.
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Rachel Van Dyken is the #1 New York Times Bestselling, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 90 books ranging from contemporary romance to paranormal. With over four million copies sold, she’s been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated in more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable son, naked cat, and two dogs. For more information about her books and upcoming events, visit www.RachelVanDykenauthor.com.
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June 22, 2020
Lead Player by Alex Grayson
Title: Lead Player
An Everyday Heroes World Novel
Author: Alex Grayson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Tugboat Designs
Photo: JW Photography and Covers
Model: Dan Rengering
Release Date: August 13, 2020
Blurb
I wasn’t looking for love… more like a
one-night stand.
Hey, a woman has needs. And it couldn’t
possibly end any worse than my last relationship.
If catching my long-term boyfriend
getting plowed by his handsome best friend wasn’t bad enough… the fact that they
were in our bed should be.
So, yeah. I’m good with one wild night
with a complete stranger.
I just didn’t expect him to be so damn
hot! I couldn’t tear my eyes away—even when he caught me staring. It was as if
an invisible force held me captive in his lust-filled gaze.
We agreed, just one night. But the next
morning I woke up in an empty bed feeling more alone than I expected.
Little did I know I would see my mystery
man again. But the next time we would be standing beside our best friends as they
said, “I Do.”
Not only was my one-night stand the best
man… it turns out he’s the cocky lead singer of popular band Phenix.
No wonder he rocked my world, he’s had plenty of
practice.
Alex
Grayson’s Lead Player is a spicy, one-night stand, contemporary romance written
in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes Worlds project.
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Alex Grayson is a USA Today
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romances including the Jaded Series, the Consumed Series, the Hell Night
Series, and multiple standalone novels. Her passion for books was reignited by
a gift from her sister-in-law. After spending several years as a devoted reader
and blogger, Alex decided to write and independently publish her first novel in
2014 (an endeavor that took a little longer than expected). The rest, as they
say, is history.
Originally a southern girl, Alex now lives in Ohio with her
husband, daughter, three cats and one dog. She loves the color blue, homemade
lasagna, casually browsing real estate, and interacting with her readers. Visit
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June 19, 2020
Spotlight by Eden Finley
COVER & EXCERPT REVEALSPOTLIGHT by Eden Finley
Release Date: July 16, 2020
Cover Design: Cate Ashwood
Photographer: Wander Aguiar
Model: Lucas
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Ryder
When I quit the biggest boy band on the planet, I was supposed to get my life back.
Itâs not that I wanted to leave the spotlight. I felt like I had to for my daughter. Her picture shouldnât be splashed all over the tabloids.
I thought I could do this parenting thing on my own, but itâs obvious I need help. I just didnât expect to find it in the form of a gorgeous guy I meet by chance.
I can put my attraction aside for my daughterâs sake. Iâve put my whole life on hold for her.
If only he wasnât so tempting.
Lyric
Working as a nanny is my backup to my backup plan. My first plan is fame, but something always holds me back.
When I randomly run into Ryder Kennedy and end up becoming his daughterâs nanny, I figure itâll be a short-term thing.
But then Ryder finds out I can sing. He wasnât ready to give up music, and now heâs found a new way to have it: through me. He wants to produce my demo and make me a star.
He says I was born to be in the spotlight, but I think I was born to run from it.
It doesnât help that each day Iâm with him and his daughter, the deeper I fall into fantasies of being part of their family. And not just as the nanny.
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EXCERPT
There are ⦠no ⦠words.
With just a guitar and his voice, Lyric connects me to the song, to the words, and to his soul.
Iâm professional enough to focus on my job and drown out the twanging in the guitar and amplify his rasp to get the perfect sound while trying not to get lost in it all, but Iâd be lying if I said I wasnât a tiny bit distracted by him.
Iâm distracted by the golden hair around his face, falling loose out of his man bun.
And now I have a vision of him releasing his hair tie and shaking his head in slow motion while piercing me with his hazel eyes.
Through the glass, he smirks at me as if he can read my mind. Shit, I hope he canât see whatâs going on in here right now.
It takes me a second to realize the song is over.
I fumble to end the recording and give him a thumbs-up.
âHow was that?â he asks.
How was it?
I donât think there are enough words to describe what heâs done to me with this one song.
I clear my throat. âCome hear it for yourself.â I beckon him into the audio room.
He hangs up the headphones and puts the guitar back on the wall with the others and comes to take his seat once again.
Watching him walk into the booth like a scared little deer caught in headlights was kind of cute, but now I canât tear my gaze away from him as he walks out all confident. If he was anyone else besides Kayleeâs nanny, Iâd probably crawl into his lap and offer myself up as a snack.
But he is Kayleeâs nanny, so I wonât do that. Think about it, sure, but I canât actually do it.
Nope.
Stop staring at his lap, Ryder.
âReady?â I ask.
âYes. No. Maybe?â
I smile and donât give him the option. I hit the playback button.
Iâve produced for a few newbs the label has sent me over the past few months, and one thing Iâve noticed is the first time an artist hears the roughest take theyâll ever have, theyâre usually too excited about having a proper recording to really analyze the technical aspects, but as I watch Lyric listen to his voice, to the guitar, and to Hozierâs words, I can tell all those nitpicky things are running through his mind.
âItâs a bit rough there,â he says when he hears a part where he goes a tad off-key.
âNo one ever uses their first take. Weâll redo it all. But how does it sound? How does it feel?â
âIt feels ⦠unbelievable.â
We go back to listening, and at the bridge, something in his face changes. Heâs no longer scrutinizing every detail, and heâs finally hearing what Iâve heard ever since I walked in on him singing that stupid Frozensong.
He locks eyes with me as if he can sense me watching him.
âYouâre amazing,â I say.
âYou are,â he replies. âYou made me sound good.â
Oh shit, did I just move closer? âA good producer doesnât take over. They amplify whatâs already there.â
His eyes are so expressive, holding gratitude and a humbleness that the vultures in this industry would take advantage of if Lyric didnât have the inner strength he does.
âI see you for who youâre trying to be, and I admire it. We need to get record labels to see you the way I do.â
Well, maybe not the exact same way.
Wait, did he just move closer? âWhy?â
Iâm confused. âWhy what?â
âWhy do you see me differently?â he whispers.
The song drowns out, fading into nothing, and all I can hear is my heartbeat pounding in my ears.
I donât think anyone has made me this nervous and full of want at the same time. No one, in all my years as a closeted artist, has ever been so wrong yet so irresistible.
We may not agree on some things ⦠or a lot of things, actually, but thereâs no denying I love the way Lyric is always honest with me. Heâs not afraid to give me his opinion, and he doesnât tiptoe around me just because Iâm Ryder Kennedy.
My whole recording career was about that, and even now, while Iâm producing, people tell me they trust me and my judgment because of who I am and what Iâve accomplished.
Lyric doesnât buy into that shit.
Heâs unapologetically him, and itâs the biggest turn-on Iâve ever experienced.
I donât know which of us moves first, but the next thing I know, weâre leaning into each other, so close I can feel his breath on my skin.
âRyder? You havenât answered me.â
I donât think I can. âWe should probably, uh, do another take.â
Obvious diversion is obvious.
âWe should,â he croaks.
We donât.
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Eden Finley is an Amazon bestselling author who writes steamy contemporary romances that are full of snark and light-hearted fluff.
She doesn’t take anything too seriously and lives to create an escape from real life for her readers. The ideas always begin with a wackadoodle premise, and she does her best to turn them into romances with heart.
With a short attention span that rivals her son’s, she writes multiple different pairings: MM, MMF, and MF.
She’s also an Australian girl and apologises for her Australianisms that sometimes don’t make sense to anyone else.
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