We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for Laura Kaye's HARD AS STEEL!! HARD AS STEEL is a Hard Ink/Raven Riders Series Crossover Novella brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights. Grab your copy today!!
Excerpt:
I’m thrilled to be here
celebrating the release of my 21st book, HARD
AS STEEL! After a midnight break-in at her apartment, close friends
and Hard Ink Tattoo co-workers Ike Young and Jessica Jakes are forced
into hiding—and forced to confront the feelings they’ve always
denied for one another. I have always adored friends-to-lovers and
forced proximity stories, and HARD AS STEEL delivers that and more,
including a taste of both my award-winning and best-selling Hard Ink
and upcoming Raven Riders series! Check out this excerpt:
They stared at each for a long moment.
Jess went from feeling amused to awkward to observed…and that made
her hot. Especially as she was standing there in nothing but a towel.
As if he could hear her thoughts, Ike’s
gaze slowly ran down her neck to her chest. She wiped at something
there and the wetness on the fingers told her it had been a droplet
of water from her hair. Ike watched the movement of her hand openly,
hungrily, and his desire made her bold, daring, hungry in return.
Without giving herself time to second
guess the idea, she reached out and lightly dragged her wet fingers
against his bottom lip.
And it was like she’d unleashed a
beast.
Ike grabbed her wrist and hauled her to
him. He was on her everywhere. His hands in her hair, on her back,
grabbing her ass and lifting her up. His tongue licked the exact
route that water droplet had taken, from chest to neck to ear. And
then he was kissing her, fucking her mouth with his tongue,
absolutely devouring her.
Jess held on like her life depended on
it, and at some point she became aware of the breeze on her bare
skin. She’d dropped the towel, which meant she was totally buck-ass
naked in Ike’s big arms, and she couldn’t have cared less.
Ike licked her mouth, sucked her
tongue, nipped at her lips. He turned and made for the stairs, and
Jess thought she might die from sheer joy and anticipation. He tasted
like strength and sin and sex, and she tightened her legs around his
hips as he carried her to the loft, eager to see if all
of him tasted so good—or even better.
When they reached the second floor, Ike
growled low in his throat and his grip tightened on her on her ass,
his fingers digging in. She moaned and—
Cool air from the ceiling fan washed
over Jess as Ike dropped her onto the bed—and promptly turned
around to leave. Jess was so stunned she couldn’t speak. Just as he
hit the top of the steps, he said, “Don’t fucking tease me,
Jessica. I’m trying to do right by you, but I’m still just a
goddamned man.”
About HARD AS STEEL:
A Hard Ink/Raven Riders Crossover Novella
After identifying her employer's
dangerous enemies, Jessica Jakes takes refuge at the compound of the
Raven Riders Motorcycle Club. Fellow Hard Ink tattooist and Raven
leader Ike Young promises to keep Jess safe for as long as it takes,
which would be perfect if his close, personal, round-the-clock
protection didn't make it so hard to hide just how much she wants
him—and always has.
Ike Young loved and lost a woman in
trouble once before. The last thing he needs is alone time with the
sexiest and feistiest woman he's ever known, one he's purposely kept
at a distance for years. Now, Ike's not sure he can keep his hands or
his heart to himself—or that he even wants to anymore. And that
means he has to do whatever it takes to hold on to Jess forever.
About Laura Kaye:
Laura is the New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author of over twenty books in contemporary and
paranormal romance and romantic suspense. Growing up, Laura’s large
extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore
involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a
life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal.
She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and
cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay
every day.
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