CRUEL SANCTUARY (WAGES OF SIN #1)
BY TARA LEIGH
Release Date: March 25th
Cover Design: Regina Wamba, Mae
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Blurb:
They say New York City is the Devil’s Playground.
They’re wrong.
This city belongs to me.
And so does Aislinn Granville.
She is a pampered politician’s daughter.
A decorative ornament,
raised to smile and nod and do what she’s told.
Except… she doesn’t.
Not with me.
Ever.
In this city full of thugs and thieves, I’ve kept Aislinn safe.
From my enemies.
From me.
Until now.
Caroline's Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This was a brilliant, thrilling read!
"The man is a savage dressed in a bespoke suit. A sinfully sexy savage."
Aislinn Granville is political strategist who quit her job to work for her father, the DA who has his eye on the mayorship for NYC. However, when a potential career-breaking conversation comes to light, everything she believed about her father is brought into question. Furthermore, she's become a walking target for a dangerous cartel that her father is trying to take down. It seems that the only person who can keep her safe is the mysterious Damon King.
"Aislinn Granville is more than just a tribute from one of my subjects. She is a trophy. A prize."
Damon King has NYC in his stranglehold. Immensely wealthy and brilliant of mind, he is more powerful than anyone can actually comprehend. He has the city in the palm of his hand, but Aislinn is the ultimate prize. He's waited years to have her and now it's his job to protect her. Even if it means that he virtually needs to kidnap her and lock her up in his home.
"I'm trapped here, in this room, by this man. And yet I've never felt more free."
From their first meeting, the chemistry between Damon and Aislinn is immediate. No matter how hard Aislinn denies and fights it, there is no mistaking the sizzling attraction between them. Damon is unquestionably an alpha of the first degree. He is demanding and commanding. He exudes power and sex. He appears to be holding all the cards and all the knowledge. However, Aislinn is no pushover. She pushes hard against his pull. And when she gives in? OMGeeeee, does she give in! These two absolutely vibrate with desire and their intimate scenes are combustible! *fans self*
"With every minute I spend in her company, she crawls deeper beneath my skin, threatening to open my tightly closed heart."
This story was fast-paced, intriguing, suspenseful, oh-so-freakin'-sexy, and also beautifully tender as the status quo starts to change between Damon and Aislinn. I'm so ready for the conclusion to their story.
Excerpt:
“Put me down.” I keep my cool, making the demand as stiffly as if I’m asking him to pass the salt.
But my show of composure crumbles as he angles his head to look at me. Barely an inch separates the tips of our noses. I stare, entranced by the fine scar that marks his left eyebrow. I want to kiss it.
“Or what?”
“Hmmm?”
One corner of his mouth tics up, his eyes flicking away from mine. “You look damn good in my arms.”
I follow his stare and am met by our reflection in the bathroom mirror. I blink, taking in the sight of my naked body held against King’s broad chest, the tanned, inked forearms I’d practically drooled over earlier now wrapped around my back and behind my knees.
I am naked. King is dressed.
There is something indecently erotic about our image. I look like the heroine of an old Harlequin novel—a down on her luck maid or secretary about to be ravished by her big, bad boss. A powerless woman soon to be stripped of her virtue.
I know what it’s like when a man overpowers a woman. When he uses force to take what’s not his. To hurt and abuse and terrorize.
And I know that this isn’t that.
It may not look like it, but I have the power in this situation. Damon King came to me. First at my apartment and now in his. He broke down two doors tonight.
I may be naked, but the only reason he’s touching me is because he knows I want him to.
Emboldened, I look away from our reflection and directly into King’s eyes again. Leaning in, I brush the tip of my nose against his. “Kiss me.”
I’ve barely pushed the words out when his lips are on mine. The taste of him is an explosion inside my mouth. Smooth and potent, but with a hint of mint. As if he swilled some of that Balvenie from his bar and then sucked on a peppermint candy.
He kisses like a conqueror. Stealing my breath along with the last of my reservations.
He kisses like a king. Staking his claim, demanding his due.
About the Author:
Tara Leigh is a multi-published author of steamy contemporary romance. A former banker on Wall Street, she graduated from Washington University and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, but she much prefers spending her days with fictional boyfriends than analyzing financial spreadsheets. Tara currently lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut with her husband, children, and fur-baby, Pixie. She is represented by Jessica Alvarez, of Bookends Literary Agency.
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