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A (spoiler-free) sneak peek from Sinful Silence

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I don’t hesitate.

I walk straight through the trail of discarded clothes. Jacket. Vest. Dress shirt, cufflinks tossed to the side. Dress pants, suspenders still attached.

All drenched in a deep shade of crimson.

A part of me wants to pick them up. A bigger part of me isn’t ready to see exactly how much blood has been spilled.

My only source of calm, the only reason I don’t panic is this odd sense of comfort beneath my bare feet. No matter how heavy I make my strides, no matter how hard I dig into the carpet, blood isn’t oozing between my toes with every step. So, I’m either too late and he’s already dead…

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One last (spoiler-free) sneak peek from Hart of Mine

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My heart stuttered first, followed a split second later by the rest of me. “W-what?”

“You disappeared in the middle of the night, Mick.”

Uh-oh. Commence damage control, “It isn’t that late and I didn’t disappear.”

“You didn’t take your phone either.”

Oops. That was on the nightstand. “I’m sorry.”

The apology went unnoticed. “So, yeah, you fucking vanished.”

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Another (spoiler-free) sneak peek from Hart of Mine

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“But you say jump, I say how high, right? So, by all means, let me know what else you need me to do, Mickey. Tell me how else to prove I trust you because I’ve literally given you every single thing in my possession and it still isn’t good enough. Because I’ve placed my entire life in your hands and…shit!”

It happened so fast.

The crazy girl tackled me.

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A (spoiler-free) sneak peek from Hart of Mine

Annie ArcaneAwesome Sauce

“What’s funny?”

“You.”

A dark brow winged up but the telling smirk had already doubled in size. “How so?”

“You’re blushing, tough guy.”

He grabbed a hold of my hips and chuckled, the sound low and deep and full of raw emotion.

No words required.

Sinking my weight into his hands, I leaned down and pressed my forehead to his.

Words weren’t even an option anymore.

This feeling…

I’d never stop craving it.

The painful tightness in my chest. The unbearable heat coursing through my veins. The full-body tremble I couldn’t control. The hitch in my throat that made breathing a struggle. The intoxicating, addictive high from a sudden lack of air.

These moments…

I’d never get enough of them.

Moments like this were surreal. Abracadabra. Hocus pocus type stuff.

Moments like this were pure freakin’ magic.

Moments like this…

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