Book Details:
Title: Keep Me
Author: Faith Andrews
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Release Day: January 28th
2014
Synopsis:
Sexy, tatted up, underwear model Marcus Grayson is every girl’s dream—or
more likely worst nightmare. He’s a player, a self-proclaimed bachelor for
life, and he’s got no problem living up to his man-whore status. But when his
older sister’s friend comes back from the past, he may just have the chance to
turn some of his adolescent fantasies into reality.
Tessa Bradley is a self-sufficient, take-no-bull, single mother—well, now she is. Finally rid of her abusive, alcoholic ex, she’s making a new life for herself and catching up with old friends; the ones she was forced to break ties with because of her controlling husband. When she runs into Marcus, her friend Riley’s once-adorable turned smoking-hot little brother, she has no idea how he’s about to rock her world.
You wanted me then, now you can have me. Just promise you’ll Keep Me…
Tessa Bradley is a self-sufficient, take-no-bull, single mother—well, now she is. Finally rid of her abusive, alcoholic ex, she’s making a new life for herself and catching up with old friends; the ones she was forced to break ties with because of her controlling husband. When she runs into Marcus, her friend Riley’s once-adorable turned smoking-hot little brother, she has no idea how he’s about to rock her world.
You wanted me then, now you can have me. Just promise you’ll Keep Me…
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Excerpt:
The bright
morning sun crept its way through the tiny cracks in the blinds. I sprawled out
across the bed, stretching and yawning and enjoying that I’d woken up on my own
accord and not to the wailing of…
“Luca!” I
jumped up out of the bed and ran to Luca’s nursery. When I found his crib
empty, the room absent of his yummy morning smell and the sound of his pleasant
after-slumber cooing my heart sank to my toes. Tears pricked my eyes and a
strangling lump formed in my throat. My thoughts were rampant and illogical as
I tossed stuffed animals and blankets and pillows as if he were hiding from me.
“LUCA!” I
shrieked, screaming like it would make him appear. My worst nightmare was
coming true. My baby boy was gone. Zack took him from me! It was the only
explanation. My heart thudded so violently that the blood that kept it pumping
was deafening. The panic that took over my body was so powerful that it
hindered every one of my senses. I was incoherent to the sound of the voice
coming from the man trying to shake me out of my paralysis.
When I noticed
he was holding my son—my happy, laughing, here-in-the-flesh son—I came to,
relieved. “Give him to me, please!” I snatched Luca out of the strong, tattooed
arms that cradled him, kissing his chubby cheeks, his wiggly arms and the
entire length of him until I felt he was covered in my affection. Tears
dampened my face, plastering long strands of hair to my skin. I squeezed Luca
so tight he started to cry, too.
“Jesus, Tessa,
you okay?”
I gulped back a
sob and tried to compose myself. “I thought he was taken.” Saying the words
aloud made the situation that much more grave. I resumed my kiss attack on my
son, inhaling him as if it was some kind of reunion.
“Taken? Who would.
. .” Marcus trailed off, scratching his head. His eyes wore a heartwarming
mixture of concern, fear and bewilderment. “I’m sorry, Tess. I heard him get up
and you were still sleeping and I thought…”
Heart rate
finally back to normal, I answered him calmly. “It’s okay, Marcus. Really. It’s
not your fault. I overreacted and overslept and…” And must’ve completely
forgotten that Marcus spent the night on my couch.
“I would’ve
never. . .I mean, if I knew…”
I’d scared him
half to death and made a fool out of myself in the meantime. And suddenly his
glowing morning appearance was the reason for my shortness of breath. His chest
was bare, the muscular ridges of his perfect physique accented by incredible
artwork of all different colors, sizes and shapes. He wore the same jeans from
the night before, hanging on his hips and revealing the most defined—and
delectable—v-shaped abdomen I’d ever had the pleasure of witnessing. The terror
that ripped through me moments ago was replaced by something that scared me
still. Wanting. Craving. Longing.
“Mama. Mama.”
My attention no
longer cemented on Marcus, I squealed, “What? What did you just say, Luca man?”
Luca was
focused on the stuffed bear in his hands, sucking on its nose and then shaking
it in the air.
“He said
something?” Mr. Shirtless and Gorgeous stood there confused.
“Yes! Didn’t
you hear him? He just said mama. Didn’t you, buddy? Didn’t you?” I couldn’t
control the baby talk now. I was elated.
“So he mumbled
a sound that most babies use to describe everything from the poop in their
diaper to the booger in their nose. What’s the big deal?”
I shook my
head, sneering at the gorgeous dimwit in front of me. “The big deal is that’s
the first time he’s said it and he isn’t talking about a booger, wiseass. He
was talking to me.”
“If you say so.
And just so you know, there is definitely shit. . .I mean, poop, in that diaper
of his.”
Laughing at
Marcus and his failed attempt at domestication I walked over to the changing
table and laid Luca down to clean him up. “I’m sorry about before. I didn’t
mean to sound like a nutcase.”
Marcus kept his
distance as I lifted Luca’s legs in the air and used a baby wipe to erase his
mess. “No need to explain. I shouldn’t have taken him out of his room without
asking you, but you looked so peaceful and I was up. I just…”
“It was sweet.
Really. I appreciate it.” He was
sweet. The gesture was endearing and I should be thanking him for it.
“Not as much as
I appreciate your lack of pants right now.”
What?
Oh shit! “Oh my God. My pants. Get out…I mean, go downstairs. Damn it, Marcus!” In my panic stricken state I’d
run straight into Luca’s room without pulling on my pajama bottoms. I was
standing in front of Tall, Dark and Shirtless in nothing but a skimpy t-shirt
and a thong!
“Nothing to be
embarrassed about, you look hot!” he called from downstairs.
Yeah, right.
Nothing to be embarrassed about. First I make out with him all night, then I
cop a feel, then I have a panic attack, and now my whole ass was hanging out
for him to see. “Luca, Mommy is a mess.”
My Review: 5 stars
What a great book! Totally loved it. I mean, with an opening like the one this one had, it had to be good. What to say about Marcus? Yes, he's sexy, unashamedly a man whore, he's got a body built for sin and tattoos to go along with it. He does nothing half-assed. He gives it everything he's got, because he's that guy that can do what ever it is he sets his mind to. Once he's got his mind set on Tessa, there's no stopping him. He had me giggling at the things that he did or said to Tessa; sweet, sexy and downright dirty, that man knew how to talk to Tessa. He GOT her and everything that came along with her. Tessa hasn't had the easiest time of things since the last time she saw Marcus. She's now a single mom, finally divorced from her controlling douchebag ex. Going into a relationship is the last thing on her mind, for her and her son. But somehow, Marcus seems to find a way to get past her walls and into, well, everything.
I loved this story because you could actually see the way that Marcus was growing into the man he was meant to be. Tessa grew into her relationship with Marcus also. The chemistry they have was amazing. Things in the book are always complicated by someone or something, but in the end they decided what was most important. I totally did not see that last hurdle coming, but it was awesome the way that it was handled by all. I loved Marcus's Christmas present, it was the best ever. Thank you Faith for such an amazing story with fantastic, complex, wonderful characters. I absolutely loved every page from the beginning to the end.
I loved this story because you could actually see the way that Marcus was growing into the man he was meant to be. Tessa grew into her relationship with Marcus also. The chemistry they have was amazing. Things in the book are always complicated by someone or something, but in the end they decided what was most important. I totally did not see that last hurdle coming, but it was awesome the way that it was handled by all. I loved Marcus's Christmas present, it was the best ever. Thank you Faith for such an amazing story with fantastic, complex, wonderful characters. I absolutely loved every page from the beginning to the end.
About the Author
Faith
Andrews lives in New York where she is happily married to her high school
sweetheart. They have two beautiful daughters and a furry Yorkie son, Rocco. If
she isn’t listening to Mumford and Sons or busy being a Dance Mom, her nose is
in a book or her laptop. She’s a sucker for a happily ever after and believes
her characters are out there living one somewhere . . .
Website: http://faithandrews.wordpress.com
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