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Tangled Bond
(Holly Woods Files #2)
by
Emma Hart
(Holly Woods Files #2)
by
Emma Hart
~ Synopsis ~
One date with the sexier-than-sin Detective
Drake Nash. Simple.
Until you take into account that my brother
finally proposed to his girlfriend, so Nonna is on a warpath—and the crazy old
bat has Cupid by the balls.
The upcoming mayoral elections has everyone
running on full speed, and while I couldn’t give any less craps about the
corrupt Holly Woods mayor’s office, a dead body in the middle of a campaign
speech has me thrown right into the middle of it. The victim is close to the
mayor, but all he cares about is minimizing the damage to his campaign, so he
hires me to work alongside Drake to close the case as quickly as possible.
Bad news for our tentative relationship.
We disagree far more than we agree, but being at
loggerheads won’t get this murder solved… Or deal with the arrival of someone
from his past.
The mysteries behind the murder aren’t the only
things unraveling, and despite being knee-deep in lies and corruption and bonds
so tangled they’re almost indecipherable, I have to figure out if I’m willing
to fight for Drake the way I do justice…
Or if he’ll be my one who gets away.
~ Excerpt ~
“So,” she says to us,
turning back to her cooking. “You come-a together?”
I choke on my water
and thump my fist into my chest. “Excuse me?”
“Dinner. You come-a
together?”
Unfortunately, I
catch Drake’s eye. He’s grinning at me. Bastard.
“Yes,” he tells
Nonna. Double bastard. “We came together.”
“So you-a dating?
Noella! You-a dating?” She spins around quickly, the spoon still in her hand.
White sauce splatters across the cupboards. “You-a really-a dating?”
“Dating is a strong
word,” I hedge, shooting a fuck-you look to Drake over the top of Nonna’s head.
“We are…trying not to kill each other every time we see each other.”
“So you-a dating.”
“Not every
relationship has to be defined, you know.”
“So you-a admit-a it
is-a a relationship?”
“Not all
relationships are romantic ones. Some of them really do come with murderous tendencies.”
I scowl at her, but it goes right over her head.
“Oh! Noella, you-a
dating!” She drops the spoon and shuffles into the front room. “Antonio! Noella
is-a dating!”
“You’re dating?” Dad
and Trent ask at the same time.
“You’re taking the
word of this crazy old woman? I’m already married inside her head!” Seeing her
hopeful grin, I point my finger at her. “No. No. Put those wedding bells down,
Nonna!”
“You’re dating?”
Trent repeats, turning on the sofa so he’s facing us. “Really?”
“No!” I protest.
“We’re apparently
tryin’ not to kill each other,” Drake adds. “Which is a good start, I reckon.”
“Well, if that’s what
you’re callin’ it,” Mom sighs, “then no wonder she thinks you’re dating. Her
whole marriage was spent trying not to kill Nonno.”
“She’s crazy,” I tell
her. “Look at her. She can’t walk to the car without her cane, but she’s
dancing—why is she dancing? Dad, make her stop dancing. That ain’t right.”
I fill one mug and
smile sweetly over my shoulder. Then I slide the cup along the counter to him.
He picks it up and sniffs.
“Hey,” I say to him,
“Normal coffee, no cream or sugar.”
His smile reflects in
his eyes. “We already know how the other takes their coffee. Maybe there’s hope
for us yet.”
I purse my lips, but
he winks, exaggerating his smile, and I laugh at him. To be fair, Trent and
Alison never really got it right until he finally learned how she takes her
coffee on a morning before her shifts…and that took him eighteen months. So
Drake does have a point there.
“What if one of us
didn’t drink coffee? Then what?” I ask, fitting the lid on my cup.
“Let’s be honest here.
You’d never be the one to not drink coffee, and if I didn’t drink coffee, I
wouldn’t come near you before four in the afternoon. I wouldn’t be brave enough
to face you until you were falling asleep.”
“I could so go
without coffee,” I argue, grabbing a muffin and shoving it at him. “I’m not
that much of a bitch without it.”
“Sweetheart, don’t
take this the wrong way, but you can be that much of a bitch with coffee.”
I glance at the clock
on my fireplace before I step outside. “Fifteen minutes into the day. I’m going
to count myself as the bigger person here and not respond to that asinine
comment.”
“Oooh, asinine. Big
word for this early.”
I spin on the balls
of my feet by his car. “Keep that sass up, Detective Nash…”
“And you’ll shoot
me?” His eyes twinkle.
“No,” I say with a
sassy half smile. “I can implicate a sex ban now. That’s way more threatening
than shooting you.”
Drake snorts, getting
back into the truck and putting his cup and muffin in the center console. “A
sex ban? Yeah, all right, cupcake.”
“I’m dead serious.”
“Noelle, if you think
your dumbass sex bans can stop me from touching you and turning you the fuck on
whenever I want to, then clearly I need to fuck you again—and harder this
time.” He lifts one eyebrow, almost running a red light.
“You need to pay
attention to the road,” I scold him, but my mouth is dry.
Holy shit, and I
thought I had no brain-to-mouth filter. Does Drake Nash spit out every sexy
thought in that delightful little mind of his without a second thought?
Wait—delightful
little mind? What kind of voodoo is this prick pulling on me?
Handsome, part
Italian, a Catholic in theory, killer eyes, deadly kiss… Oh, that voodoo.
New Orleans, I need a cure, please
and thank you.
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~ Review ~
LOVED this story. Wasn't sure I could fall further for Drake
& Noelle but Emma Hart has given these characters such fire that you can't help
but want to get caught in the flames. A great follow up to Twisted Bond!!
This time around we watch as Drake and Noelle try to navigate the waters of their "undefined" relationship and keep it separate from the high profile case. Tangled Bond keeps you engaged with suspense, intrigue and heated interactions between Drake and Noelle . But the importance of family is still there and Nonna's meddling is still in full force.
What can I say about Drake Nash except for the fact that his dirty mouth and sexy ways makes me weak in the knees. Noelle doesn't stand a chance against his wild charms. Not that she won't give him a run for his money but when she concedes she finds that he gives her something she never thought she would want.
Looking forward to the next installment in the Holly Woods Series, Tethered Bond. This may become my favorite series from Emma Hart...only time will tell. Pssst......Don't tell Mr. Stone.
~ Rating ~
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| Release Date: June 11, 2015 |
~ Synopsis ~
I’m an Italian-Texan woman in a family full of cops. I’m passionate and shoot before I think. You only f*ck with me if you’re stupid.
Photograph cheating spouses. Hand over the evidence. Cash my check.
That was my plan when I returned home to Holly Woods, Texas, and became a private investigator.
Finding the dead body in my dumpster? Yeah… Given the choice, I think I would have opted out of that little discovery, especially since all three of my brothers are cops. And my Italian grandmother is sure the reason I’m single is because of my job.
Of course, my connection to the victim is entirely coincidental. Until I’m hired by her husband to investigate her murder and shoved bang-smack into the path of Detective Drake Nash.
My nemesis, a persistent pain in my ass, and one hell of a sexy son of a bitch.
Shame he still holds a grudge from that time I shot him in the foot twelve years ago, or we could have something. In another life.
So now all I have to do is avoid my nonna’s blind dates, try not to blackmail my brothers into giving me confidential police files, and absolutely do not point my gun at Drake Nash. Or kiss him. Or jump his bones.
All while I hunt down the killer.
Sounds totally simple—until a second body proves that sometimes things that start as coincidences don’t always end up that way…
(Twisted Bond is book one of the Holly Woods Files series and while it does not end in a cliffhanger, it is not a standalone.)
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~ About the Author ~
By day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to two beautiful little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of whatever she fancies - usually wine - and writes books.
Emma is working on Top Secret projects she will share with her followers and fans at every available opportunity. Naturally, all Top Secret projects involve a dashingly hot guy who likes to forget to wear a shirt, a sprinkling (or several) of hold-onto-your-panties hot scenes, and a whole lotta love.
She likes to be busy - unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to be when all the ideas come to life.
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