Excerpt Reveal - Ruthless By Lexi Blake
The first in a sexy contemporary romance series featuring the Lawless siblings—from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.
The Lawless siblings are bound by vengeance. Riley, Drew, Brandon, and Mia believe the CEO of StratCast orchestrated their parents’ murder twenty years ago to steal their father’s software program. And there’s only one way Riley can find some solid evidence...
Heir to the StratCast legacy, Ellie Stratton hires a new attorney to handle a delicate business matter—and she’s shocked by her attraction to him. Over the course of a few weeks, Riley becomes her lover, her friend, her everything. But when her life is threatened, Ellie discovers that Riley is more obsessed with settling an old score than in the love she thought they were building. And Riley must choose between a revenge he’s prepared for all his life and the woman he’s sure he can’t live without...
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EARLY REVIEWS FOR RUTHLESS
“Smart, savvy, clever, and always entertaining. That’s true of Riley Lawless, the hero in Ruthless, and likewise for his creator, Lexi Blake. Both are way ahead of the pack.” ~ New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry "I love Lexi Blake. Read Ruthless and see why.” ~ New York Times bestselling author Lee Child With Ruthless, Lexi Blake has set up shop on the intersection of Suspenseful and Sexy, and I never want to leave. ~ Laurelin Paige, New York Times bestselling author Ruthless is full of suspense, hot sex, and swoon worthy characters -- a must read!" ~ New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst
EXCERPT
Riley’s
mouth came down on hers again. She could feel his hunger, and his hands roamed
over the curves of her hips and backside, rubbing himself against her. It fed
her own. She’d never felt more wanted, needed by a man. He didn’t seem to
simply want sex with someone. He seemed to need her—only her.
She
wrapped her arms around him and held on, letting him lead.
His
mouth moved down, kissing her jaw and ear. “Do you have any idea what I want to
do to you?”
A
little bit. She’d always been quiet during sex, preferring to con- centrate on
the sensations, but she wanted to hear him. She wanted to know he was with her.
“What do you want to do?”
She
shivered with heat as his tongue ran along the shell of her ear and he nipped
the lobe, a thrill shooting through her.
His
voice was a low, sexy growl in her ear. “I think about stripping you down all
the time.”
He
turned her suddenly and her back was pressed to his front. She could feel the
hard ridge of his erection against her backside. His arms wound around her,
keeping her close.
“You
want me naked?” She didn’t want to stop talking. She could see now that her
other sexual encounters had been defined by the walls she’d put up. Though
she’d had a partner, she’d been essentially alone in whatever pleasure she’d
found. With her ex-husband she would turn off the lights, enjoy the ride, and
then sleep in silence, their physicality the only true intimacy between them.
She
didn’t want that with Riley.
His
hands moved up, cupping her breasts through the thin mate- rial of her blouse
and bra. The warmth of his mouth and lips moved on her neck. “I’ll have you
naked. I’ll get rid of every single thing that comes between us. I’ll strip you
and then touch every inch of your body. You might be the boss in the boardroom,
but I intend to lead here. I intend to have you every way I can have a woman,
Ellie. Once I’m inside you, I won’t want to leave.”
He
was still giving her a way out. She wasn’t going to take it. “Yes, Riley. I
won’t change my mind.”
His
thumbs rasped over her nipples. “I’ll fucking hold you to that. I will.”
She
had no idea why he sounded so resolute, but his hands were working the buttons
of her blouse, dragging it out of the waistband of her skirt and peeling it
back.
Cool
air hit her skin. Her brain was foggy with lust. Her whole system had softened
in a way it never had before. She felt hot, her muscles tight with need, but
she let Riley take over. He slipped off her bra and then sighed against her
skin as he cupped her breasts again.
“Fuck,
that feels so good. These are beautiful, baby. Do you have any idea how long
I’ve wanted to get my hands on these?”
She
leaned back against him, her head cradled by the strength of his chest. He was
solid all over. His callused hands rubbed against her skin, the feeling of
masculinity making her feel more feminine than she’d ever felt before.
His
fingers rolled her nipples and for a moment, she couldn’t breathe.
“You’re
going to give me everything I want, aren’t you, Ellie? You’re going to let me
play with this body. You’re going to wrap your- self around me and let me have
you like I’ve dreamed of. Without reservations, no thoughts of anything but how
we can make each other feel.”
Forgetting
everything else seemed like the best idea ever. She needed this. Needed to let
go of everything and simply be. She hadn’t done it in years, maybe never.
But
it felt right with Riley. It felt good and true.
“Yes. I don’t want to be
anywhere but with you. Only you.”
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog int eh world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.
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