Broken...
That's what I was and I had long learned to live with it.
It was easy to ignore the past.
Easy to forget and pretend all was right with the world.
But then she showed up and she threatened it all.
Demi Atwood had no idea who she was playing with.
This was a game and I was the star player.
She thinks she can get to me, little did she know there isn't much I won't do to protect my secrets.
It's game on and I always play to win.
I wasn't however anticipating the sweet girl with the big blue eyes and charm for days.
I wasn't ready for her to bury herself under my skin and make me want to change it all.
But she and I, we are different.
She was the sunshine
I was the storm.
She's nectar.
Me...I'm poison.
She wants to fix me.
But I have the power to break her.
There was no way either of us was coming out of this unscathed.
No way I wasn't going to cause some sort of damage.
I just had to hope it wouldn't end us before we could even begin.
Decker is book 2 in the Boys of HGU series, this can be read as a standalone or second to Fletcher.
Caroline's Review
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”This girl scared me. She made me want to spill it. Like she was a chisel and I was a rock, continuously knocking at the surface, watching it crack and break with each hammer. I was going to come apart. And when that happened it was going to be messy.”
Vincent Decker is a popular playboy on campus but his carefree, easy manner hides a painful past that still haunts him. When Demi Attwood is tasked with writing an article about the football team, there’s no way he wants to give her anything except information for a fluff piece. However, she seems to have a way of looking beneath the surface and getting under his skin.
”I want his secrets. I want the thoughts that go through his head when he’s all alone and the dreams he wishes for when no one is looking.”
Demi doesn’t know why she’s been given the sports journalism piece for the college paper, but she loves writing so she’s give it her best shot. However, Vincent doesn’t make it easy for her- refusing to impart anything of depth to her. He’s even something of a jerk towards her. It’s unfortunate that she finds him a sexy jerk. When Vincent realises that there’s more to Demi that meets the eye, he decides to extend the hand of friendship. Although, are you really supposed to be this attracted to your friend?
”I always thought I’d go through life existing, but never really living and then I met you and for the first time I felt like I was alive. I felt my heart pump and my blood rush.”
This was a slow-burn, sexy read but with plenty of heartache, as well as joy. Vincent is a tough nut to crack. He carries his past around with him like very heavy baggage. He doesn’t trust easily yet, once you’re in his circle, his loyalty and care know no bounds. Demi is a good person. She’s got a lot on her plate, too, but she forges forward with integrity and determination. I loved that she saw through Vincent’s façade to the truly good man he was beneath. These two were like a slow fuse – gently but inexorably burning until they exploded with so much passion and possession. Neither wanted to feel anything for the other, thinking that it wouldn’t go anywhere, yet they both felt truly alive and ‘home’ when they were together. This was a fabulous read and looking forward to Colt’s story
Victoria McFarlane is an indie author of emotional and steamy contemporary romance. She lives in the South of the UK with her husband and daughter. When she's not writing, you'll find her with her nose in a book or listening to music and dancing with her daughter!
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