Praise to Lainey Reese! Innocence Defied is provocative and
sensual. I could not put it down.
Zoe, Oops, Marshall has waited long enough to go after exactly what she
wants. And what she wants is Gage Hollister, her older brother's best
friend. After some clever maneuvering, arrangements are made for her to
spend the entire summer with him in New York City. Now all she has to do
is get him to see her as more than Brice’s baby sister and all her dreams will
come true.
Gage is shocked to his core when he sees Zoe for the first time in three
years. When did this beautiful, enticing woman emerge? He knows
it's wrong. He shouldn't want her. But it's not long before he's
completely riveted by her. However, when his sexual tastes run on the dark
side will that send her running or will she be exactly what he's been looking
for?
“If
I was vanilla, I’d snatch you up and marry you so fast you wouldn’t know what
hit you. Damn the consequences. But I’m not and you are as vanilla as they
come.”
Oh sweet baby J, Gage Hollister has been added to Book Boyfriend status.
He won me over with his Texan southern accent, sweet and kind demeanor, and
above all the patience he had and showed to innocent Zoe. Gage is a
Dom. He's up front and honest from the start with Zoe. He holds
nothing back from her as to what he expects of his subs, what he would expect
from her.
“What
the heck are you talking about ice cream for?
I hate vanilla. I like mint chip.”
I
give Zoe major credit. While she may be
young and innocent, she is strong and fueled by love. She’s not some naïve girl who goes into this
relationship with stars in her eyes. She
actually takes the time to research exactly what BDSM is and finds that it
eases her guilt over the dark desires and dreams she’s had of Gage since she
was in her early teens.
When
the two of them come together it’s molten.
Gage works her, teases and teaches her.
Zoe finally feels like the person she was meant to be. She’s confident and alive in his arms. She brings out something in Gage that he’s
never experienced before and needs to come to terms with. But will the euphoric bubble burst when
others learn about their relationship?
Can Gage and Brice’s friendship remain intact when he learns what’s been
going on between them? Oh my, my heart
stuttered when Brice found out and his reaction to it. But, I'm not spoiling. You have to read for yourself.
Innocence Defied is
book 3 in the New York series. If you’ve
read 1 and 2, those characters reappear in this one. I love when an author does that in her series. Life doesn’t just stop at the end of their
book. Lainey Reese gives us a glimpse of
them progressing forward. Add this one
to your TBRs.
Excerpt
When he turned back around, Zoe was on her knees in front of him with
her head bowed, her legs spread and her hands behind her back. His heart
stopped. To keep himself from reaching for her, he curled his hands
into fists at his sides and focused on breathing.
"Is this the right way?" Her voice was soft, tremulous and it stroked tendrils of fire over his cock. "Am I doing it right?"
"Where
did you learn about that, Oops?" He tried to keep his own voice level
as his mind scrambled for reasons he should be running like hell right
now. Problem was, he couldn't think of a damn one.
"I was on the net all night, reading and learning so I can be what you want."
His
sigh was part groan, part whimper, and full of defeat. "Aw, baby. You
shouldn't have done that. That stuff is not for innocents. It's for
people with darker things inside them than you got, sweetheart. You are
all sunshine inside, not darkness."
"I'm lying in my bed at the summer house and you sneak in my window in
the middle of the night. I'm asleep so I don't hear you. Without waking
me, you slide the covers off and pull my panties down. Then you slip my
nightgown up and I don't wake up until you are kissing me between my
legs."
Gage stood in frozen shock, the image wringing unwelcome lust through his body.
"That
was my first fantasy I ever had about you." Her eyes lifted until their
gazes met. "I was fourteen. And it's also the tamest."
"Dammit, Oops-" he began, not having a clue what he was going to say when she interrupted again.
"I
have one where I'm running through the woods and I can hear you chasing
after me. I don't know why I'm running because I want you to catch me
so bad, but I can't help it. The running is making me scared a little
and I can feel that you are going to make me pay for running and I kinda
like that too." He groaned and she stopped for a second before
continuing. "When you catch me, you tackle me to the ground and you're
pulling off all my clothes and I'm still fighting you, but again I don't
know why because I can't wait till you get me naked. And then when I am
naked, I flip onto my hands and knees and try to crawl away, but you
grab me from behind and you...you-God, you just shove into me and-"
"Christ, Zoe, stop." They were both breathing heavily, and Gage felt
himself falling down an endless abyss. And he was terribly afraid there
would be no going back.
"My worst one had me so confused before
today. I felt so guilty for having it. But it's always there and now I
know why. Do you want to hear it?"
Gage didn't answer her with words, but she apparently took his steady look as assent and told him.
"It's
back in the Old West days. I'm a saloon girl and you're a gun-slinging
gambler. You're at a table playing poker and there are four other men
there with you. You have my hands strapped to the ceiling somehow and
I'm standing in the middle of the table. All of you play your poker and
drink your drinks and act like you can't see me. You all can though,
because every once in a while one of you will run your hand up my leg or
reach up to touch me between them. Every time one of you wins a hand,
the winner gets to take off a piece of my clothes. Once I'm completely
naked, the stakes get higher and you get to do things to me. Like kiss
my breasts or put your fingers inside me. All of a sudden you shove all
your winnings into the middle of the table and bet everything you have
on me. And you win. Then you drag me off the table and take me right
there. Right in front of them while they all watch." She spread her legs
a little wider and lowered her eyes again. "Does that sound like
sunshine to you? To me it sounds like I'm perfect for you, and
everything I learned about today only makes me more sure about us, not
less."
"Stand up." His voice was deep and the tone left no room for disobedience. She stood with a whimper.
"Strip."
AUTHOR
BIO:
A
note for my readers:
I write books that have very dominant men in them. The men in my books
are fierce and controlling in the bedroom and overbearing and protective out of
it. And the women never have anything to fear because the men would throw
themselves in front of a bus before they'd let anything hurt their ladies..including
themselves. I write fiction. In real life we need to be way more
careful and choosey than my heroines are. Never give up your power or
your body to anyone unless you have all the groundwork of safe words and real
solid trust in place. Safe words are non-negotiable- No safe word?
No way.
Now, as for me. I live in a tiny little place called Lake Stevens with my
daughter, and our many pets. I'm an animal lover. Yup it's
true. I am one of those people who lets the dog on the couch and has cat hair
on her sweaters.
I've dreamed of writing since I was twelve and after the reception my first
novel received I am kicking myself for not following that dream sooner.
Since my first novel A Table for Three came out I have been a changed
person. My childhood dream has come true and every day away from my
computer feels like a waste. With the release of Damaged Goods I took a
leap of faith and left the day job behind. Every day is a crazy adventure
of second guessing my decision and wallowing in the joyful realization that
"I don't have to go to work today!" A realization that I have
NEVER had for longer than a week in my entire adult life.
Fate has smiled on me and I am now a full time author! My dreams are
becoming a reality and I have you to thank. Thank you all for reading and
reviewing (those reviews really make a difference). I hope that this is
the start of a long and fabulous life together...you and me...I'll write and
you read and together we'll make the world a steamy wonderful place!
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