Lies have a way of coming back to haunt you...
AWAKEN MY HEART
Tangled Hearts #3
Maria K. Alexander
Released May 10th, 2017
The Wild Rose Press
Lies have a
way of coming back to haunt you—a lesson Ashley O’Neil learns the hard way when
she runs into the man she shared a steamy night with over fourteen years ago.
Now tangled in a web of deception, she’ll need to right a wrong and chance
losing her heart to the very man she deceived.
An
unexpected encounter with the woman he had a one-night stand with has thrown
Detective Nick DiFrancesco for a loop. Recently divorced, he’s cautious around
women, but one look at Ashley has him considering taking a chance. Until he
learns her secret…one that impacts him where it counts most—family.
When Nick’s drug trafficking case goes south, a lead puts him in Ashley’s path. With his family in danger and his heart on the line, he’ll need to fight for justice and risk it all to the woman he’s never forgotten.
When Nick’s drug trafficking case goes south, a lead puts him in Ashley’s path. With his family in danger and his heart on the line, he’ll need to fight for justice and risk it all to the woman he’s never forgotten.
She licked
her lips. “Is that an order, detective?”
The corner
of his mouth lifted. “A request.”
When his
gaze slid to her lips, Ashley felt the tingling in the pit of her stomach move
lower.
He stepped
closer until his shoes brushed the tips of hers. “Twice in two days.”
She could
smell the musky male scent of him, sexy and pungent. “What?”
“It’s the
second time in two days we’ve run into each other,” Nick said.
“Coincidences,”
Ashley said.
“Or a sign
you should go out with me.”
Oh, how she
wanted to. It would be easy to give in to him, to slide her hands up his firm
chest, and lose herself in his embrace. In heels, she was only a few inches
shorter, and her mouth was dangerously close to his.
She sucked
in a breath. “I told you, I can’t.”
“Can’t or
won’t?”
“It’s the
same thing.”
“It’s not,
and you know it.” He leaned closer, and his warm breath brushed her face. “You
can’t tell me you don’t feel what’s happening.”
She lifted
her chin and stared at warm brown eyes. “I don’t.”
“Liar.”
Maria is an award-winning author of contemporary romance. When not writing, Maria loves to read, bake, downhill ski, visit the beach, and watch romantic comedies. Maria lives in New Jersey with her husband and children, and writes in her “spare” time between juggling a full-time job and her kids’ busy schedules.
You can keep in touch with Maria at her Website.
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