Love & Curses
Cursed Ink Book 1
BLURB:
Calista Page always gives her heart to the wrong guy. The
latest one gives her a tattoo before he dumps her to move on to his next
conquest. As she falls apart from yet another failed relationship, her sexy,
steadfast neighbor holds her. Why can’t she find a guy like him?
Successful
restaurant owner, Andy Mitchell pines for the girl next door. Tired of being
her go-to guy, he decides to tell her how he feels. But fresh off her latest
rejection, he wonders if he can convince her that this time love will last.
“Death is
after you,” Calista’s crazy aunt warns. After cursing the tattoo artist who
broke niece’s heart, she fears the black magic has splashed over to her. Gypsy
mumbo-jumbo or not, Andy’s instincts kick in, but with Death determined to take
Calista’s life at every turn, can Andy unravel the secret of Love and Curses
before it’s too late?
Heat level: 4
Word count – 18k
Cover art by TygraPro Designs
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EXCERPT:
“I’d hoped
you understood.” Annoyance settled heavily in Ben’s belly, creating a familiar
lead weight that threatened not only to ruin his good mood but also attempted
to tether him to New Orleans. Hell, since he’d turned sixteen, he hadn’t been
tied to any one spot, and today certainly wasn’t the day he would change.
Rolling to his side, the sheet slipping from his hip, he reached over to smooth
a dark lock of hair from his lover’s forehead. “I thought we were on the same
page here, Calista.”
Bright gold
eyes turned toward him. “I thought we were, too.”
“Good.” He
trailed his fingers over her collarbone and down to her chest where he drew
lazy circles over her damp, bronze skin. Damn if she hadn’t ridden him like a
female jockey. Got them both across the finish line, too. If only she’d had a
whip—
“I just
don’t understand why we can’t go out to a restaurant and have an actual meal
together.” She sighed, her breasts rising
and falling enticingly. “It’s not like it’s a big deal.”
Not a big
deal? One meal turns into two, and next thing, she’s picking out fucking china.
Hell no. Ben gave her his special smile—the one that more than one girl had
admitted made her panties wet—and ground his pelvis against her thigh. “C’mon,
baby. We’ve had two weeks of fun, why ruin what we have by getting dressed?
Le’me order us a pizza.”
“It’s been
ten days.” She shoved him away and sat up.
He nodded.
“Yes, we’ve been eating way too much pizza. Chinese. How about Moo Shu Pork?”
Scooting her long legs over the side of the bed,
she perched on the edge of the mattress with her back to him, shoulders
hunched. “So, what is it? Do I embarrass you or something?”
Ben scrubbed his hands over his face. This was exactly why
he didn’t care for relationships. Games, wordplay, the struggle for control,
insecurities—all of it a waste of time. Amid that were about three hours of
hot, sweaty sex—sometimes more if the girl he was with understood the score.
Calista did
not.
“Don’t be
ridiculous. You’re gorgeous.” He moved closer to her, the thin sheet sliding
away and the cool air wafting over his heated skin. As he reached to brush her
long black hair to the side, a shudder coursed down his back. “And the tat on
your shoulder makes you sexier than ever.” He trailed his fingers over his
work, the tribal-style bird he’d inked two weeks—no, ten days ago. “My
little sparrow.”
She twisted
toward him. “So, you think of me as something you can keep caged?”
He bowed his
head and squeezed his eyes closed. Damn it. Here we go. “No. Nobody’s
caged. No one’s controlling anyone else.” He lifted his gaze to meet hers.
“That’s the point.”
Her jaw
tightened, and she swallowed. “So, all I am is a good time, right?”
“You sure
sounded as though you were having a good time when you were riding me like
there was no tomorrow.”
Her
expression darkened, and tears welled in her eyes. Aw, hell.
10 comments:
Thanks for having us, Taryn!
Welcome anytime!
I Love love love this cover! Just bought it and can't wait to read it !!
Ouch! But I love me some gypsy cursing. I hope this book does very well for you! Congratulations!
Ohhhh, cool, Krista! Laura did the cover herself. Please let us know what you think!
Thanks! We are planning a whole series of stories revovling around the curse. It's been fun to write.
Oh, girl next door troupe with a paranormal/suspense twist. Sounds awesome! :)
LOL, thanks, Jessica!
Thanks so much for having us today, Taryn!! :)
You're very welcome! Love having you. So impressed you did that cover yourself!!
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