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For 100 Days Synopsis
Pleasure has a price . . .
Just when everything in my
life is falling apart, I find a chance to turn it around--to step into someone
else's glittering world, if only for a little while. I become someone new, no
longer the woman defined by an ugly past, but a woman freer and bolder than
myself. A woman who isn't afraid to explore every passion, even at its darkest,
with a mysterious and seductive man who believes my mask is real.
Handsome and commanding,
enigmatic and irresistible, billionaire Dominic Baine is an obsession I cannot
afford and should not risk. He ushers me into consuming new pleasures and
addicting new desires, until the line between my real life and the fantasy one
I've stolen with him begins to blur.
I know I cannot keep my truth
from him. I know my past will not stay buried forever. But before I can make it
right, everything comes crashing down. I have deceived this powerful, dangerous
man . . . and now there is a price to be paid.
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FOR 100 DAYS
is the first novel in a passionate new contemporary romance trilogy from New
York Times and #1 international bestselling author Lara Adrian. Coming soon:
FOR 100 NIGHTS and FOR 100 REASONS.
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Exclusive Excerpt
Tasha and I head for the
elevators. Neither of the two cars are parked on the ground level, so, as we
wait for one to come down, I can’t resist pivoting for another look at the
opulence of the lobby.
A moment later, a soft
chime sounds behind me as the elevator comes to a rest. I wheel back around and
step toward the doors as soon as they slide open.
I don’t even register
that the wall I’m facing is human until I’ve almost crashed right into him.
I stop short and lift my
head with a half-formed apology on my lips. The sound evaporates on my tongue
as I glance up and my gaze collides with a pair of cerulean blue eyes. They
skewer me from under the slash of inky black brows.
Brows that are furrowed
into a deep scowl at the uncouth clod who nearly body-slammed her way onto the
elevator.
“Um, sorry.”
No reply from him. Not
even a flicker of polite response in his handsome, sharply cut features. Under
a crown of dark hair that’s neatly trimmed, fit for a boardroom, but thick with
rebellious waves that catch the light in a glossy, raven’s wing sheen, his face
is a blending of hard, chiseled angles. With his high cheekbones and square
jaw, I’d be tempted to call his face brutal if not for the supple line of his
mouth.
And he’s tall and
muscular too, dressed in a dark gray track jacket and pants that do little to
disguise the physically fit body within. Despite his athletic appearance, I can
tell immediately that he’s not some meat-head gym rat who’s more brawn than
brain.
No, this man’s eyes blast
me with the kind of intelligence and seriousness—a powerful confidence—that I
can’t ignore.
A shocking and
inexplicable heat pours through me as he holds my gaze. His stare is bold,
unflinching, as if he’s accustomed to taking his fill of anything in his
sights. That air of assumption should offend me for many reasons, but as his
brilliant blue eyes travel the length of me, all I feel is the rapid igniting
of every cell in my body.
Tasha clears her throat
when my muteness appears to be permanent. “Pardon us, please.”
He barely acknowledges
her comment, nor her huff of indignation that follows. No, those piercing eyes
staying rooted on me alone. I feel stripped bare under that hard gaze, as if he
can see right through me with a single glance and knows I don’t belong here. Even
worse, the barely imperceptible twist of his lips seems to say that he’s very
much aware of the effect he has on me.
He doesn’t move, then I
am mortified to realize it’s because I’m standing in his way.
I wince inwardly and step
aside, wishing I would just melt into the crack between the marble floor and
the elevator shaft before I embarrass myself any more.
His path cleared, he
steps into the lobby without a word.
I follow Tasha into the
elevator, but all of my attention is on the dark-haired stranger now prowling
across the marble with fluid, almost urgent strides.
I hear Manny greet him as
the elevator doors slide shut, blocking my view.
“Evening, Mr. Baine.
Enjoy your run, sir.”
Once we’re sealed inside
the car, my breath leaks out of me on a groan.
Tasha arches a brow. “Hot
as sin, but obviously a superior prick. Do yourself a favor and steer clear of
that one, honey.”
As if I need the warning.
Whoever he is, I doubt
I’ll be seeing much of Mr. Baine. In
fact, I’m already promising myself I’ll head in the opposite direction if I
ever see him in the building again while I’m here. God knows, I don’t need to
relive tonight’s awkward semi-introduction with the man anytime soon.
I push the button for the fifth floor, wishing it was as
easy to push the memory of those searing blue eyes from my mind.
Lara Adrian Bio
LARA ADRIAN is a New York
Times and #1 internationally best-selling author, with nearly 4 million books
in print worldwide and translations licensed to more than 20 countries. Her
books regularly appear in the top spots of all the major bestseller lists
including the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Indiebound,
Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, etc. Reviewers have called Lara’s books
“addictively readable” (Chicago Tribune), “extraordinary” (Fresh Fiction), and
“one of the best on the market” (Romantic Times).
Writing as TINA ST. JOHN, her
historical romances have won numerous awards including the National Readers
Choice; Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer’s Choice; Booksellers Best; and many
others. She was twice named a Finalist in Romance Writers of America’s RITA
Awards, for Best Historical Romance (White Lion’s Lady) and Best Paranormal
Romance (Heart of the Hunter). More recently, the German translation of Heart
of the Hunter debuted on Der Spiegel bestseller list.
With an ancestry stretching
back to the Mayflower and the court of King Henry VIII, the author lives with
her husband in New England.
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