Title: Devil's Kiss (Sunset Cove Series #2)
Author: Ella Frank
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Release Date: MAY 24, 2016
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Blurb
What do you do when the one you
least expect to matter…
Ends up mattering the most?
Derek Pearson likes to think he’s an
easygoing guy. Uncomplicated, upfront, and unapologetic with what he
wants. His what you see is what you get attitude is on
prominent display for anyone who cares to look, and his foul mouth is
right there to back it up should you miss the point.
However, what you see isn’t always
what you get, and only a select few have ever glimpsed the real man
under the brash exterior.
Among them? Professor Jordan Devaney.
Complicated, high-maintenance, and vibrant, he’s Derek’s opposite
in every way. From the moment they saw each other, a love-hate
relationship began.
But what happens when one person wants
more?
DEVIL’S KISS
Ella Frank
Copyright © 2016 Ella Frank
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THE CALL
Present Day
DEREK
PEARSON PUSHED open the door of Leighton, Finley & Associates,
and stepped out on the paved sidewalk. It was the first day of
August, and if the sweltering Floridian sun was any indication, today
was going to be hotter than hell’s waiting room.
As
he strolled toward the curb, he pulled a pack of Marlboros from the
pocket of his shorts and flipped open the top. He needed a fucking
cigarette after watching Daniel Finley and his damn professor get all
sappy and shit. That was gonna get old real quick if he had to
stomach their nauseating displays of I
love yous longer than
the fifteen minutes he’d been in there. But he’d known he had to
make an appearance sooner or later; otherwise Danny boy would’ve
shown up asking questions. Questions he wasn’t ready to answer.
There’d
been a reason he hadn’t come around to see Finn when he first moved
back from Chicago two months ago, but it wasn’t something he was in
the mood to talk about yet, even if he was one of the two people on
the planet who would get all the shit he’d been dealing with.
Yeah…
He just wasn’t ready
to go there.
With
a smoke between his lips, he lit up, then shoved the pack back in his
shorts. He was so damn antsy lately, and for that he could thank his
brother, Alan.
He
walked around to the side of his Jeep and pulled open the door. After
climbing inside, he grabbed his cell phone and stared at the dark
screen, contemplating his next move.
Am
I really planning to do this?
Fuck,
it seemed that he was, even when he knew better.
If
he did this, it would be nothing more than a Band-Aid over the real
problem. A shot to numb the more painful issues he was dealing with
right now. He would be slipping back into a pattern he had pulled
himself out of. An addiction he’d broken free from. But he was also
aware that if he didn’t do it, the alternative would be to spiral
out of control, and solitude was no longer helping his fucked-up
nerves.
He
brought the phone to his ear and waited. The phone rang and rang, and
fucking rang, until he was close to hanging up—and then it
connected.
“You
free?” were the only two words out of his mouth. He waited, not
caring to pursue small talk. That wasn’t what this was about. All
he cared about in that moment was getting what he needed.
When
an affirmative came through the phone, he hung up, tossed it on the
dashboard, and brought the Jeep to life. As he sped across town, he
white-knuckled the steering wheel and didn’t allow himself to think
about the consequences of what he was about to do.
It
took him less than ten minutes to pull into the underground parking
garage of The Palisades and take the elevator up to where his drug of
choice waited for him. He glanced up into the camera in the corner of
his metallic confines and stared boldly into the face of the one who
was waiting at the other end of this ride.
Yeah,
he was about to fall off the fucking wagon big time. Was about to
slide back into the one place he promised himself he wouldn’t go
again. Yet as the elevator came to a halt and the doors opened, there
was no denying this was exactly what he wanted.
“I
have thirty minutes,” were the words that greeted him.
Derek
walked off the elevator and over to the naked man waiting for him. He
took the haughty chin between his thumb and forefinger and promised
in a voice thick with arousal, “I only need ten. Take me to your
room, Jordan. Time’s a wasting.”
~ Marlene's Review ~
Devil’s
Kiss is the second installment in the Sunset Cove Series and features
Derek and Jordan. You really DO need to read Finley (Book One) before
diving into this story. Having already met these characters previously, I
had an idea of what to expect with their Love/Hate journey. What I
didn’t expect was how much time was spent with Finley and Brantley from
the first installment. It was great to spend more time with them.The author delivers a well written tale of a slow burn romance. And I really mean slow… Like over a decade of slow! I enjoy stories that look into the past the way this one does, but I would have liked to have spent more time in the present with these guys once their relationship began to really take shape.
What worked the most for me with this duo was the opposites attract aspect. Derek comes from a broken home. He’s rough around the edges. He’s come from nothing, but strives to make something of himself. And as Jordan would say, he’s a Bad-Ass. Jordan has had a privileged upbringing. He’s wealthy and he makes no apologies for it. And as Derek would say, he’s Posh. Their differences made their time together fun and sexy!
Great writing, great storyline, great M/M action, and a happily ever after to top it off.
Looking forward to more in this series!
So Ms. Frank, What’s Dylan been up to lately?
Finley (Sunset Cove Series #1)
It's time to come home, Finn.
It’s been seven years since Daniel
Finley left his hometown in Florida for the hustle and bustle of
Chicago’s city life.
Since then, he’s worked hard for his
position at the prestigious law firm Leighton & Associates, even
when it’s caused distance and isolation from his family and
friends. But that’s all about to change.
On his thirtieth birthday, he receives
the one thing he never dared hope for. Something that was promised to
him years earlier—a note. One simple sentence from the man he’s
never been able to forget.
Six words will forever change the
course of their lives.
Brantley Hayes has it all. Or so he
thinks. When he first made the decision to take a job down in
Florida, his family thought he was crazy. But, after years of living
in the quiet beach town, he finally feels a sense of community. He’s
surrounded himself with friends who are like family, has a job he
loves, and owns a spectacular beachfront property that is his
sanctuary.
Yet he still feels unfulfilled, as if a
piece of the puzzle is missing, and he knows exactly which piece it
is. On an impulse, he follows through with a promise he made years
earlier. A promise to call home the one he sent away.
Nothing is as simple as it seems.
After years of separation, the former
lovers are reunited, but Brantley wasn’t expecting to encounter the
high walls now guarding Daniel’s heart.
Daniel may not be the same person he
was when he left, but he knows that the first step to healing is the
note in his hand.
About Ella Frank
Ella Frank is the author of the #1 Bestselling Temptation series, including Try, Take, and Trust. Her Exquisite series has been praised as “scorching hot!” and “enticingly sexy!”
A life-long fan of the romance genre, Ella writes contemporary and erotic fiction and lives with her husband in Portland, OR. You can reach her on the web at www.ellafrank.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ella.frank.author
Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R. Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Philips.
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The Exquisite Series
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