Raised within the Devil’s Crusader’s, Maura has been exposed to many of life’s uglies and sheltered from any real relationships. She has all but given up on the idea of love. Until she meets Corbin Marx, a sexy beast of a Marine who refuses to back down from any challenge. He is the type of man Maura has craved, the type who might just be strong enough…
This journey will be brutal, littered with violence, deceit and heartache. Maura must learn to navigate through the bumpy roads that life has paved and hope that at the end she will find her happiness.
Warning: Due to Violence, language, drug use and sexual content this book is not suited for anyone under 17. If those things offend you, this might too.
I smack his hand away again. “I said don’t fucking
touch me.” My voice is louder. I’m trying to keep it steady, even though there
is a slight quiver at the end.
“Maura, you're
scaring me. What’s going on? Talk to me.”
I want to cry and
scream at him, and tell him how he has betrayed me, but I'm not going to let
him get any emotion from me. I swallow back the tears that are threatening to
fall. I will not let him see me cry. I stand tall and square my shoulders.
“Don’t touch me
again, or I will scream so loud every soldier with a hero complex in there will
come running.”
“Maura, whatever it
is I can explain. Just talk to me. Please.” Corbin is pleading but keeping his
distance. He looks pained and scared. Oh, he is good. His acting abilities have
worked on me so far, but I’m not going to fall for any more.
“Please, Maura.”
“I'm leaving.
Whatever this was between us is over. The club will keep me safe.” I say in the
most flat, neutral voice I can muster even though inside it’s tearing me in
two. His betrayal is breaking me.
“Maura, no! Don’t
leave me. Let me explain. I can’t lose you.”
“I’m already gone,”
I turn from Corbin and start to walk in the opposite direction. He begins to
follow me and I had hoped he wouldn’t.
I am a reader and a lover of words. I am a blogger turned author releasing my first novel in May 2014. I am a mother of three, a wife and a dog person. I have always wrote, sometimes poetry, sometimes just to vent about failed relationships, however in parenthood I have found my voice to help keep my sanity. Words have flowed from me, to review and with the support of amazing friends in the Indie community I have decided to pursue my dream of writing! I love to write and read romance, because isn't that something we all yearn for? Whether it be flowers and hand holding or just the right tug on your hair. Isn't that what life is about? The human connection?
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