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Title:DAMAGED
2
Author:H.M.
WARD
Publisher:Laree
Bailey Press
Release
date:June 24, 2013
Genre:
New Adult Contemporary Romance
Age
Group: New Adult
Book
Description:
The steamy sequel to the New York Times, USA
Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling New Adult novel DAMAGED by H.M.
Ward.
Home isn't supposed to be dangerous, but for Sidney it is. Returning home means that she has to face her past. It's not just the man who hurt Sidney that makes it horrible, but the family that didn't believe her. They were dead to her, but now that her mom is really dying things seem different. It's a chance to set things right.
What Sidney doesn't realize is that she's dragging Peter into a collision course with his past. Peter must deal with the demons haunting him if he wants to move forward with Sidney. He's willing to give up everything for her, even wade deeper into his past life to help her move forward. But, Peter isn't sure if he can get over what happened to him in New York.
Home isn't supposed to be dangerous, but for Sidney it is. Returning home means that she has to face her past. It's not just the man who hurt Sidney that makes it horrible, but the family that didn't believe her. They were dead to her, but now that her mom is really dying things seem different. It's a chance to set things right.
What Sidney doesn't realize is that she's dragging Peter into a collision course with his past. Peter must deal with the demons haunting him if he wants to move forward with Sidney. He's willing to give up everything for her, even wade deeper into his past life to help her move forward. But, Peter isn't sure if he can get over what happened to him in New York.
Dinner is slow and silent. By the time we head back
to the room, I’m ready for a long hot shower. Peter unlocks the door and for
the first time, he flips on the lights. I stop in my tracks just on the other
side of the door. Peter rams into my back nearly knocking me over. He grabs
hold of my arms just above the elbow and steadies me.
“Holy shit.” The room is… I have no words. My senses
are overwhelmed with thick textures, red velvets and satins. There’s a shag rug
the color of a rose. One huge heart-shaped bed sits in the center of the room
with a matching heart shaped mirror on the ceiling. I’m standing there with my
hands clapped over my mouth.
Peter shoves past me. “She’s a nice old lady with
interesting taste.” Peter sits down hard on the bed and pulls his shoes off. He
flicks his eyes up at me after a second. I haven’t moved. “So it looks like a
porn set from the 70’s, what’s the big deal?”
My eyes widen and I look over at him. “There’s a
pole.” I walk forward and slowly reach out my hand toward the brass pole in the
middle of the room. I move carefully, like it might bite.
Peter has a crooked smirk on his face. “You’re so
prude.”
I yank my arm back and turn on him. “Are you insane?
This room would make a prude person have a coronary! They’d fall over on the
bed and watch themselves die in the ceiling mirror. There’s a pole!” My voice
squeaks the last part.
Peter peels off his tee shirt and shakes his head. I
watch him do it and wish I hadn’t. His body is so beautiful that it’s hard to
look away, but I manage. My stomach does a little summersault just before I
turn. “So hang your laundry on it and stop freaking out.”
“What kind of married couple uses a pole on their
wedding night?”
He grins. Peter pushes off the bed and walks over to
me. He looks down into my face. He’s standing too close, and from the look on
his face, he’s doing it on purpose. “I think you’d stop freaking out if you’d
seen a pole dance before. You know the woman doesn’t actually fuck the pole,
right?”
My jaw drops. I make a high pitched sound and slap
his chest. “Yes, I know that. And I suppose you’ve seen plenty of dances on one
of these.”
“Yeah, but only at strip clubs.” His eyes drink me
in. They’re so dark. He holds my gaze for a moment and adds, “How about a
private performance?” I go to slap his face again, but Peter catches my wrist
and stops me. It dawns on me that he could have stopped me last time, too, but
he didn’t. His eyes flick back and forth between mine. “Stop slapping me,
Colleli.”
“Stop giving me reasons to.”
About
the Author
NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, &
WALL STREET JOURNAL Bestselling author H.M. Ward recently appeared in FORBES. Ward
was also featured in the Washington Post for her debut novel. Romance series by
H.M. Ward include Secrets, Scandalous, The Arrangement, and The Secret Life of
Trystan Scott.
Author social media links:
Twitter:https://twitter.com/hmward ; @hmward
I am DYING to read this book!!! The first 1 was amazing!!
ReplyDeletei have the first one but really want to read them together so im holding off till i get this one. plus my hubby wants my kindle all the time so if i win he can have mine :)
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ReplyDeleteI would love to have an actual Kindle. There is so much more available as opposed to other devices. I have the app on my laptop, but that's not nearly portable enough - it's not like it fits in my purse & I can whip it out while I'm waiting in a long line to check out while shopping. Also, I really would LOVE to have all of those books! What a fantastic giveaway. The person that wins will be one lucky individual!
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