BOOK INFORMATION
TITLE – Love Ties
SERIES – Club Ties
AUTHOR – Em Petrova
GENRE – contemporary erotic romance
PUBLICATION DATE – July 3,
2014
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - 84000 words
PUBLISHER – Taliesin
Publishing
BOOK SYNOPSIS
You
can take the motorcycle chick out of the club, but she’ll always come back.
When
her momma saddled her with a name like Ever, she didn’t have a prayer of a
normal life. Mix in a motorcycle club and a lot of rough adoptive fathers, and
Ever is raised not to take any flack. Five years ago she battled her way out of
the Life, got a degree and a good job. The only thing that would bring her back
to Heller’s Gap and within range of her ex is revenge.
Jamison’s
motorcycle club doesn’t live, breathe, and ride for drugs and guns, unless
they’re fighting to uncover the roots of the crimes. After years of watching
his friends and loved ones die, Jamison’s only desire is to stop more of the
trade from coming into Heller’s Gap. At least until he gets an eye—and
hand—full of the redheaded vixen, Ever.
In
spite of the world she hates, Ever can’t stay away from the god dressed in
black leather. When he discovers she’s practically MC royalty, and that she’s
being hunted by her ex and his gang, Jamison’s instincts to protect rev to new
speeds. He’d do just about anything to keep her, even help her get the revenge
she craves…if it doesn’t break him first.
BUY & TBR LINKS
AMAZON KINDLE US – http://goo.gl/8wgImi
Taliesin Publishing - http://www.taliesinpublishing.com/love-ties-p61.php
EXCERPT
The
instant he walked into The Gearhead bar, she knew it. Chatter stuttered to a
stop, and the cover band seemed to trip on the beat. Without looking over her
shoulder, Ever felt Jamison’s heavy stare.
A
shiver raced down her spine, but she managed to keep from contorting into a
strange shape on the barstool. Jamison Montgomery. Hell, even his name had
serious swagger.
Gripping
her glass, she stared at the green contents. Sex with an Alligator was her
drink of choice, which had amused the hell out of Jamison from the very
beginning. Ever hitched her boot heel on the stool rung and tried not to
squirm.
From
the corner of her eye she glimpsed the man who stopped every lady—and quite a
few men—in their tracks. Six-foot-two with a chiseled chest that served as a
fine pillow. Not that she’d admit it to anyone.
The
pretty bartender leaned across the polished surface. “Wow, look at him. I bet a
girl could ride him to Sturgis and back.”
As if
she didn’t know exactly who the brunette referred to, Ever glanced around. And
instantly regretted it.
Jamison’s
deep hazel gaze latched onto her like a motorhead attached himself to a
restored Harley. Ever’s skin broke out in goose bumps at the sight of the same
five o’clock shadow that had burned her skin so deliciously not twelve hours
ago.
She
clenched her knees together and took a slug of the green drink that tasted like
a sour apple hard candy.
“Do you
know who that is?” the bartender asked.
Barely
turning her head, Ever tried not to let him catch her gaze again, but damn if
he wasn’t a professional at it. She let him consume her with his eyes a
heartbeat too long. Then shaking her head, she dragged her gaze away from his
ruggedly beautiful face and tried to play it cool. “Just some dirtbag.”
Her
drawl was Deep South even to her own ears—something Jamison had commented on.
That and her name. There weren’t a lot of girls named Ever on the big blue ball
they called Earth. When explaining her name, she always claimed her mother had
named her this, because given a choice, she’d never, ever get pregnant again.
Three
stools down, the scrape of metal legs on the dusty wood floor made Ever’s skin
prickle. Anything the man touched or looked at turned her into runny grits. The
bartender smoothed her hands over her perfectly trim hips before bouncing down
to take his order.
“What
can I get ya tonight, loverboy?”
“Double
of Jack.” When he spoke, his gritty tone ignited Ever. Too well she recalled
him calling her baby in the same voice, sounding as if he’d swallowed gaskets
and chased them with moonshine.
Ever’s
fists clenched with fresh need.
She’d
regretted coming back to this Podunk town where she’d spent too many years as
someone’s wife. Then the purdiest man in the state of Alabama had wandered
through the door.
Too bad
he was not a cowboy. Or a banker. A post office worker. Hell, she’d prefer a
sewer employee over another man wearing leather and sporting too much
horsepower.
She
shifted in her seat, aware of Jamison’s gaze. She didn’t dare turn her head
because her face would light up like the Fourth of July. With a complexion like
hers, she had little control over her blushes.
Last
night Jamison kissed her heated cheeks and rumbled a laugh. “You match your
hair,” he’d said.
“I’ve
gotta use the lady’s room. Save my drink.” Ever’s mutter to the waitress didn’t
go unnoticed by Mr. Tight Jeans. She didn’t get halfway down the corridor
leading to the restrooms when leather and earthy aftershave overwhelmed her.
He
grabbed her elbow and whirled her. Her back struck the wall, but he slid a hand
behind her in time to cushion the impact. As Jamison leaned in, breath minty
and lips inviting as hell, she panted for control.
“Just
some dirtbag, huh?”
He was
dressed to kill in those dark jeans, his motorcycle club T-shirt, and a black
leather vest that fitted to every muscled inch of his torso. Ever’s knees
sagged, and he trapped her more firmly against the wall.
Dipping
his head, he nuzzled her throat. She sucked in a harsh breath and fought the
urge to twist her fingers into his leather cut and yank him down. The memory of
those heated lips gliding over her flesh was almost too much to bear.
“Was I
just some dirtbag to you last night?”
“Y-yes.”
Her whisper was a lie, and they both knew it. God, how was she going to
continue to resist this man? Every nerve ending in her body begged for his
callused touch. But no, she had too much to lose.
Going
back to the Life wasn’t an option. She’d busted her ass to break free of the
world of guns, drugs, and anything on two wheels.
In the
background the band struck a new song, the drummer a little too enthusiastic.
Heller’s Gap had never been known for its musical talent, but someone had to
keep couples revolving on The Gearhead’s dance floor.
What
the hell had she been thinking to even come into a biker bar? Old habits would
kill her in the end.
AUTHOR BIO
Em Petrova lives in Backwoods, Pennsylvania, where
she raises 4 kids and a Labradoodle named Daisy Hasselhoff. Her heroes are
hardworking heroes--in bed and out--and she is known for panty-scorching erotic
romance.
FOLLOW LINKS
Amazon Author Page – http://www.amazon.com/Em-Petrova/e/B005D0EXCI/
Website/Blog – http://empetrova.com
Hard Working Heroes – http://hardworkingheroes.wordpress.com
Facebook –
https://www.facebook.com/empetrovahardworkingheroes
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/empetrova
Wild & Wicked Cowboys – http://wildandwickedcowboys.wordpress.com
69 Shades of Smut – http://69shadesofsmut.wordpress.com
Goodreads –
https://www.goodreads.com/EmPetrova
MY REVIEW
Ms Petrova is one of those authors that I drop everything and read when she comes out with something new, even a damn blog post. I attempt to emulate her writing style, because I like it so much (not always successful with that one). But she is definitely one of my favorite authors. And Love Ties is no exception, but it's different from what I've read from her. It's sort of an old familiar glove you put on in the winter to warm your hands. It's got the same familiar softness, and texture, but you look at it and see it's black leather with the fingers cut out, and has little tantalizing metal spikes along the back of it that weren't there the last time you wore it. Because this time, it's a biker's glove. Get it? It's sexy and different, and awesome on a whole other level
I'm not sure if anyone ever actually reads my reviews, and that's okay. I write most of them before I drink coffee in the morning, and they probably make no sense. Read the glove metaphor above for an example.
But this was a great book. I ignored my family for an entire day to read this. I fell in love with Jamison's character, even though the model on the cover is sort of scary. I admired Ever, never really got pissed at her. The story, as a whole, kept me on the edge of my seat. That's the thing. I love Petrova, but haven't read all of her stories. I haven't read a story of hers where she does the suspense stuff. It was freaking perfect! I don't know how she makes her characters' decisions so believable, but she does. But her writing style is what gets me ever time. She describes Jamison's voice as “sounding as
if he’d swallowed gaskets and chased them with moonshine.” How awesome is that?
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