Release Day Review & Giveaway
Slaying the Dragon
(Deception Duet #2)
by
(Deception Duet #2)
by
T.K. Leigh
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Genre:
Romantic Suspense / Contemporary
Romance
Cover
Design: Tracy Kellam / Cat
Head Biscuit, Inc.
Release
Date: October 13, 2015
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~ Synopsis ~
I should have
resisted him, but I couldn’t. My addiction to him was all-consuming, the high
from his touch unlike any other.
Without him, I
couldn’t focus, couldn’t think, couldn’t breathe.
With him, I hated
myself for being too weak to fight the devil himself.
And Tyler Burnham
was the devil.
He used me.
He lied to me.
But he loved me. And
he still does.
Unable to stop
thinking about the man who deceived her, Mackenzie Delano struggles to move on
with her life and forget that Tyler Burnham ever walked into her life. But she
still aches for him, despite his betrayal. Her mind is at war with her heart, a
war that could be the difference between living and dying.
Tyler Burnham
is lost without Mackenzie. As he contemplates the meaning of everything, he
tries to find a way to prove that his feelings for her are true. That he would
walk through fire to keep her at his side. That he would sacrifice it all…his
career, his fortune, his life…to protect her.
The truth is,
he may just have to…
** Recommended
for readers 18 & up due to strong language, explicit sexual situations, and
graphic violence. This is the second
book in a two-book duet, which must be read in order. If you have not yet read
Chasing the Dragon, please start there.
~ Excerpt ~
“Wait,
Mackenzie!” Tyler cried out after me. “Tell me what you want me to say and I’ll
say it! Letting you walk away from me once was the biggest mistake of my life.
I won't do it again.”
I
spun around just as I was about to open the front door. “You let me walk away
from you?” I hissed, my teeth clenched.
“That’s
not what I meant.” He ran his hands through his dark brown hair and I could see
the desperation wash over him. “What I meant to say is all the lies, all of it…
I’m so sorry I put you through it. But do you think I regret any of it?” His
eyes grew more intense and impassioned, his chest heaving as he poured his
heart out to me. “Not for a second.”
I
glared at him, waiting for him to explain.
“If
it wasn’t for all the lies, for my assignment, I never would have met you, so
I’m not going to say I regret a fucking second of any of it. I don’t care what
it takes to win back your heart. You can push me away all you want. You can
tell me you’ll never forgive me, that there will never be an us again, but I
will always come back for you. A hundred times. A thousand times. I will fight
for us until I take my last breath.”
He
stepped toward me, grabbing my hand in his, caressing my knuckles in such a
delicate way that made me want to melt into a puddle.
“Please,
Mackenzie…” He leaned toward me, brushing his lips against my forehead, kissing
me so delicately, so lightly. “Serafina,” he whispered, “tell me what it will
take and I’ll do it.”
Despite
everything he had just said, I simply couldn’t let him back in. Relationships
were based on trust, and Tyler took my trust and used it against me. I couldn’t
forget that, no matter how much my skin yearned for his touch.
“You
want to know what it’s going to take?” I asked softly, freeing my hand from his
grasp.
He
nodded, nervous anticipation radiating through his body as he looked at me with
eager eyes.
“It’ll take one more time,” I
murmured, opening the door. Peering over my shoulder, I saw his deflated
expression. “It will always take one more time.”
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~ Review ~
This is the second
book in the Deception Duet and must be read in order. I was eagerly anticipating the arrival of Slaying
the Dragon. I needed to know who the mastermind behind the
twisted tale that T.K. Leigh delivered in Chasing the Dragon was. Well, after reading I can assure you I got
those answers and another book full of intrigue, suspense and love.
How can you not love
Tyler? He has definitely had his share
of heartache. Yes, I get that he put his
job before his relationship with Mackenzie but it was for the good of the
country. Now Alexander on the other hand
I felt did a little overstepping. But I can’t stay mad a Mr. B. for very long
and Tyler and Alexander righted that wrong with a few right hooks.
Mackenzie had me
going a bit back and forth. I did feel
bad that she and Tyler had parted ways but she at times took it to the
extreme. I mean she’s not the first girl
to have been lied to. It was nice to see
her forge a relationship with Mrs. Burnham as she provided some experience to
help Mackenzie focus on the baby and reevaluate her situation with Tyler.
All good things come
to those who wait. Well, in this case
that was the truth. Tyler and Mackenzie’s
reuniting even though unexpected was heartfelt.
You could feel the walls starting to crumble as they began to reconnect.
The mystery behind
her father’s initial disappearance slowly unravels pulling more people from the
past into the equation. Who can be
trusted? Will they be able to slay the
dragon and move on without worries of future retaliation and looking over their
shoulders? Grab your copy of Slaying the
Dragon today and find out for yourself.
~ Rating ~
Chasing the Dragon
(Deception Duet #1)
(Deception Duet #1)
~ Links to Buy ~
T.K. Leigh, otherwise known as Tracy Leigh Kellam, is the USA Today Best Selling author of the Beautiful Mess series. Originally from New England, she now resides in sunny Southern California with her husband, dog and three cats, all of which she has rescued (including the husband). She always had a knack for writing, but mostly in the legal field. It wasn't until recently that she decided to try her hand at creative writing and is now addicted to creating different characters and new and unique story lines in the Contemporary Romantic Suspense genre.
When she's not planted in front of her computer, writing away, she can be found running and training for her next marathon (of which she has run over fifteen fulls and far too many halfs to recall). Unlike Olivia, the main character in her Beautiful Mess series, she has yet to qualify for the Boston Marathon.
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