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DARKER THE RELEASE
Revenge Saga Book Two
Claire Kent
Releasing Oct 6th, 2015
Loveswept
USA
Today bestselling author Claire Kent
continues her emotionally charged story of longing, betrayal, and insatiable
desire as two lovers find themselves in a deadly standoff of seduction.
Kelly Watson got involved with mogul
Caleb Marshall for all the wrong reasons: namely, to prove that he murdered her
father twenty years ago. But Caleb is hotter than hell, the sex is
mind-blowing, and Kelly’s afraid that she’s falling for him despite her
chilling suspicions. Now, the more time she spends in his arms, the more she
risks betraying her identity and losing her heart. The only way out is to
discover the truth before Caleb figures out who she really is.
Caleb’s feelings for Kelly are
taking him into uncharted territory, replacing his weakness for call girls and
one-night stands with a hunger for something real. Still, the ruthless
businessman in him can’t resist looking into Kelly’s background. When his investigation
suggests that he’s not the only one with something to hide, Caleb is forced to
decide if he can trust someone who’s been telling him lies. For the first time,
Caleb understands how intimacy can be so tempting—and, in the wrong hands, so
dangerous.
Darker the Release is intended for
mature audiences.
Both
Kelly and Caleb jumped at the unexpected interruption of a conversation that
had felt so intensely personal.
Caleb’s
expression was briefly annoyed as he turned to see who had broken in, but it
immediately transformed into a genuine smile. “Wes. I should have guessed it
was you barging in where you’re clearly not wanted.”
Wes
was evidently a real friend, if Kelly was to go by Caleb’s demeanor. He looked
to be around Caleb’s age—early forties—and had a pleasant face, soft hazel
eyes, and a warm smile. He wasn’t the powerhouse and sex god that Caleb was.
Not even close. But he looked intelligent and rather nice. “Ah, but someone had
to save your reputation. Gloria Cannon was starting to tsk her tongue at you.”
Caleb
was grinning as he made the introductions. He liked this man. Kelly couldn’t
help but see it, and it intrigued her, since he didn’t seem to be close to anyone.
Except her.
“We
were friends at school,” Caleb explained, drawing her to his side, his arm
resting on her waist.
“I
guess you’ve known each other a long time, then.”
“You
don’t have to make it sound like we’re ancient, but yeah, it’s been quite awhile,”
Caleb responded.
“What
do you do, Wes?” Kelly asked, genuinely curious and wanting to make sure she
acted like a normal girlfriend would.
“I
make cars.”
She
was processing this as Caleb interjected, “Not with his own hands, just to
clarify. He sits at a desk like I do.”
“I’m
a corporate executive with the company, but it sounds more impressive if I just
tell people I make cars.” Wes smiled at her. He seemed to be genuinely pleased
to meet her, which wasn’t true of a lot of the other people at this party.
“You
live in DC?”
“No.
I’m in Paris, actually. But I’m back in town for a little while for family
reasons.”
Kelly
suddenly made the connection. The mother of one of Caleb’s friends had needed
to go to the hospital for treatment several weeks ago. This must be the friend.
That
day had evidently been rough on Caleb—he said he hated hospitals—so she figured
he would only have done it for someone he was really close to.
It
was strange to meet a friend of his, connections going back to his childhood.
It made Caleb somehow seem more fully human.
They
chatted for a few minutes, but then Caleb went to round them up some more
drinks. As soon as he stepped away, Wes said with another smile, “Now that he’s
gone, you can give me the real scoop.”
She
lifted her eyebrows, but her heart gave a little leap, since it sounded like
Wes believed there was some secret about her to be known. “What scoop?” Her
mind was buzzing a little from the alcohol. She shouldn’t have drunk the third
glass of champagne. She wasn’t as sharp as she needed to be.
“How
did you and Caleb meet?”
She
let out a breath of relief, trying not to reflect it on her face. “We just ran
into each other by accident. At a park, actually. He was there with Ralph—his
dog.” Wes evidently knew who Ralph was, so she continued, “I thought he was a
client I was supposed to meet, so we started talking. We just hit it off.”
What
had actually happened was they’d fucked each other like animals before they
knew each other’s names, but no need to be quite so detailed about their first
encounter.
“What
do you do?” he asked.
“I
paint pet portraits. It sounds kind of crazy, but there are a surprising number
of people who want to have their pets memorialized that way.”
Wes chuckled. “I
guess so. So you’re from the area?”
“Yeah.
I grew up in DC, and I still live here.”
“Where
did you go to school?”
Kelly
was starting to get uncomfortable with all the questions. Wes appeared to be
just acting friendly, but he was obviously curious about her, and she preferred
to avoid a lot of personal questions.
The
more information she gave about herself, the easier it would be for someone to
find out who she really was.
She
was safe—because her mother had gone to great lengths to hide any connection
between her and her biological parents when she was adopted as a child—but
still, she didn’t want to give anyone any clues that could be followed.
No
one was perfectly safe.
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Claire Kent has been
writing romance novels since she was twelve years old. She has a PhD in British
literature and, when she’s not writing, teaches English at the university
level. She also writes contemporary romance under the pen name Noelle Adams.
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