Cover Reveal & Excerpt
Bait & Switch
{Alphas Undone #1}
by
Kendall Ryan
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| Release Date: FebrUary 9, 2016 |
~ Synopsis ~
Love
is a trap, a trick only other people fall for. Former Navy SEAL Nolan has no
such illusions. The only things real in his life are his beloved bulldog and
the two women who regularly share his bed. One is light—soft, innocent, and
tender touches. The other is dark—and gives him all of the wicked things he
craves behind closed doors. It’s not cheating when each is aware of the other.
But when he begins to feel much more than he ever bargained for, the order of
his carefully crafted world is shaken, and he stands to lose everything.
Nolan
thinks we met by chance. We didn’t. I sought him out, seduced him, and in
return got the sanctuary I needed to survive. But now, impossibly, I’ve fallen
in love with him. I don’t care that he has another lover, because when he finds
out who I am, it’s going to ruin any chance I ever had with him anyway. She’s
the least of my worries.
Bait & Switch is Book 1 in a new contemporary romance series by
Kendall Ryan.
~
Excerpt ~
“So, how
does all this work? Do you mind if I pry a little?” Her cheeks heated slightly,
knowing all the questions spinning in her mind. It was one thing to hear about
it over drinks the other night, it was quite another to see it with her own
eyes.
“Pry
away,” he chuckled softly, his hand slowly stroking up and down against her
spine.
Awareness
zinged through her. It had been a long time since she’d felt a man’s touch. Six
months to be exact.
“How did
she end up living here with you?”
“I knew
her through a mutual acquaintance, and after breaking up with her ex, she
needed somewhere to live. I offered my guest room up. Rent free. No strings.
And she said yes.”
“That
was awfully nice of you.” She blinked at him in wide-eyed astonishment. It
wasn’t something many people would do.
“Trust
me, I’m very far from being a white knight.” His voice dropped lower, and his
hand came to rest at her lower back again. “Our relationship sort of evolved
from there.”
He
didn’t continue, leaving Lacey to guess if it was some type of BDSM interest
that they shared.
“What
else is going on inside that pretty head of yours?” he asked.
“H-how
did you come to be this way?” She cringed when she realized how it sounded. As
though he was damaged goods. Then again, maybe he was. Nolan didn’t even raise
an eyebrow to her question.
“After a
demanding career as a SEAL …” He let out a deep sigh, gazing down at the
courtyard. “My goals are much simpler now – to enjoy life one day at a time and
take pleasure where I find it.”
She
simply nodded. He didn’t elaborate, but he didn’t need to. Growing up in a
family of men who served, she knew he had seen too much, done too much,
probably experienced losing teammates he fought beside. She knew it could mess
a man up. At the very least, it changed them. And in Nolan’s case, it made him
harder and closed him off to the hearts and flowers kind of love she hoped to
find someday. He was surviving, in his own way.
“I need
to know what you taste like,” Nolan murmured.
She
blinked up at him, her eyes still searching his. There was so much she was
unsure about, but the electricity buzzing between them wasn’t one of them.
He
leaned forward, moving slowly, and brought his lips to hers. Hesitating for
just a moment, as if to give her a chance to decide, Nolan’s warm breath
ghosted over her mouth. Lifting up onto her tip toes, Lacey touched her lips to
his. With one hand stroking her jaw, his other came to settle against her hip,
his thumb running along the bare skin at the waistband of her jeans. Nolan
pulled her body close, until she felt the hard ridge of him against her belly.
He felt massive. Her lips parted in a silent gasp and he stroked his tongue
against hers.
His
mouth seemed made to fit over hers. And the skillful way he moved his tongue
provoked thoughts of what other ways he could use that tongue. While her
panties grew wet, and her breathing turned ragged, they kissed deeply for
several minutes.
Her
hands wandered, running over his firm biceps, and down the front of his shirt
where rounded pecs waited invitingly under his shirt.
Sex
rolled off of him in waves. No, not just sex. Fucking. Lacey was sure that being intimate with Nolan would be
unlike any other experience she’d had. And that excited the hell out of her.
“God
damn, woman,” he murmured breaking away from her lips.
Lacey
couldn’t disagree. Everything about that kiss felt right. Backgrounds ceased to
matter. Messy entanglements forgotten. When she was kissing Nolan, nothing
mattered except getting even closer. More,
her body begged.
“Just keep an open mind,” he said, tucking a
stray lock of hair behind her ear.
~ Link to Pre-Order ~
~ About the Author ~
Kendall Ryan is the New York Times
and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance novels, including Hard
to Love, Unravel Me, Resisting Her and When I Break.
She's a sassy, yet polite Midwestern
girl with a deep love of books, and a slight addiction to lipgloss. She lives
in Minneapolis with her adorable husband and two baby sons, and enjoys hiking,
being active, and reading.
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