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Strapped & Strapped Down(The Strapped Series Books 1 & 2)
by
Nina G. Jones
Nina G. Jones
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| Release Date: August 1, 2013 |
~ Synopsis ~
By all appearances, Shyla Ball has an enviable life: a loyal boyfriend, a great job, and family that loves her. She doesn't realize how deeply unsatisfied she is until she has an embarrassing encounter with a handsome stranger at a coffee shop. Taylor Holden, a successful businessman, takes a sudden special interest in her and offers her a job she cannot refuse. Soon after, she learns there is much more to this intensely private man than meets the eye. He is hiding many painful secrets, including why it is that he has seemingly plucked her out of obscurity for such a lucrative position. Her "perfect" world is turned upside down by her infatuation towards Taylor and in just a couple of months, her life looks nothing like it did before. While she is frightened by the changes she sees in herself, she cannot resist the lure of Taylor Holden. As Shyla slowly gains Taylor's trust, she learns of his complex history and how it has molded him into the person he has become. When elements of Taylor's secret past resurface and threaten to destroy them, Shyla finds out there may be more to Taylor's story than even he is aware of. Strapped is a story of passion, manipulation, obsession, and family secrets.
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~ Excerpt ~
“When we arrive on our floor we head to our rooms, politely
bidding each other goodnight. Just as I am about to enter mine, I remember I
have his jacket. I can use this to have just one more moment with him tonight.
I knock on his door, his lips slightly open when he sees me on the other side.
“You forgot your jacket.” It is still on my shoulders. I turn around to offer it up to him.
“Thank you Shy,” As he says this he takes both of his hands, grabbing each shoulder of the jacket and oh so slowly pulls it off of me, grazing my bare arms and back as he pulls it off. I close my eyes taking in his touch. Each caress of his fingertips feels like one thousand little sparks. How can just the faintest touch from this man set me off like this? Please kiss me. Kiss my neck. I won’t say no. I hold my position for a second more than I should, but it feels so tortuously long. There is nothing, not another touch, not a kiss. I turn to face him again and bid him goodnight. His face looks sad, almost guilty. Every word, every touch, every action tonight was an implication. This keeps us safe from one another. It keeps me safe from him.
“Goodnight Shy,” he says as if dismissing me from his presence.
“Goodnight Taylor.”
“You forgot your jacket.” It is still on my shoulders. I turn around to offer it up to him.
“Thank you Shy,” As he says this he takes both of his hands, grabbing each shoulder of the jacket and oh so slowly pulls it off of me, grazing my bare arms and back as he pulls it off. I close my eyes taking in his touch. Each caress of his fingertips feels like one thousand little sparks. How can just the faintest touch from this man set me off like this? Please kiss me. Kiss my neck. I won’t say no. I hold my position for a second more than I should, but it feels so tortuously long. There is nothing, not another touch, not a kiss. I turn to face him again and bid him goodnight. His face looks sad, almost guilty. Every word, every touch, every action tonight was an implication. This keeps us safe from one another. It keeps me safe from him.
“Goodnight Shy,” he says as if dismissing me from his presence.
“Goodnight Taylor.”
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| Release Date: February 1, 2014 |
~ Synopsis ~
The much anticipated second installment of the
Strapped Trilogy, Strapped Down picks up where the first installment concluded.
Eric is not going down without a fight, but Shyla and Taylor are willing to go to equally dark lengths to make him pay for his betrayal. In their quest to seek revenge and find happiness, deeply guarded secrets from their pasts begin to surface, revealing they are linked to each other in ways they could never have imagined.
For every secret they uncover, another seems to surface as they find themselves raveled in a web that extends much further than the confines of the darkroom. As Shyla and Taylor become more entwined with each other, she learns that Taylor’s dark side is far more dangerous than she believed. Will Shyla continue to follow Taylor into the darkness, or is he far too gone for her light to shine through?
Note: This is not a stand alone novel. Strapped (book 1) should be read before Strapped Down.
Eric is not going down without a fight, but Shyla and Taylor are willing to go to equally dark lengths to make him pay for his betrayal. In their quest to seek revenge and find happiness, deeply guarded secrets from their pasts begin to surface, revealing they are linked to each other in ways they could never have imagined.
For every secret they uncover, another seems to surface as they find themselves raveled in a web that extends much further than the confines of the darkroom. As Shyla and Taylor become more entwined with each other, she learns that Taylor’s dark side is far more dangerous than she believed. Will Shyla continue to follow Taylor into the darkness, or is he far too gone for her light to shine through?
Note: This is not a stand alone novel. Strapped (book 1) should be read before Strapped Down.
~ Excerpt ~
“I thought if you saw that side of
me, you’d be terrified.”
“I don’t blame you, but the thing is
you showed me that no matter how angry you are, no matter how hurt, you would
never do anything I didn’t want to do. I understand the need to manifest the
emotional world into the physical. I get it.”
He glances at my arm. “I guess you
do.”
“I want to see the real you. All
sides of you. We all have our ugly sides.”
“Are you sure?”
“I have never been more sure. I want
you to do with me whatever you want. I want to make you feel complete.”
“You want everything?”
“I do. I want to learn everything. I
want to be your everything.”
He leans in and guides my face so
that I look into his eyes. “You need to know this: I will protect you. I will
provide for you. I will give you all the physical pleasure you could ever
imagine in ways you didn’t even know were possible. You’re mine, and when
someone tries to hurt or take what is mine, I get vicious. It’s like taking a
bone from a dog. I will fucking bite, I will rip flesh off of bone.” Chills run
along my arms and back. He is reciting a vow to me. He is making a promise, one
I am terrified he will keep. I nod, but have no words, he is not asking for my
opinion, he is telling me the way things are now.
We lay in silence, my head on his
chest; I listen to his heart, counting each beat. Finally, my eyelids begin to
feel heavy. I try to fight the sleep, to stay in the stillness here with Taylor
before we have to face all the chaos of the world again.
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~ About the Author ~
By day, Nina G. Jones works for an internet
startup and is a freelance copywriter. She lives with her husband and two dogs.
By night, she
explores the hidden recesses of the human psyche in her writing.
Nina has a
background in Psychology and uses this as a starting point for her writing. She
adds depth to her characters by exploring their psychological motivations. Due
to the nature of the topics she explores, Nina does not shy away from explicit
language, sexuality, or violence. Despite covering some heavy topics, Nina finds
a way to infuse humor into her writing as well.
She has a
particular fascination with people who appear to be “normal” or “successful” by
all outside appearances who are hiding a secret life.
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