About Ruthless
The first in a sexy contemporary romance series featuring the
Lawless siblings—from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.
The Lawless siblings are bound by vengeance. Riley, Drew, Brandon,
and Mia believe the CEO of StratCast orchestrated their parents’ murder twenty
years ago to steal their father’s software program. And there’s only one way
Riley can find some solid evidence...
Heir to the StratCast legacy, Ellie Stratton hires a new
attorney to handle a delicate business matter—and she’s shocked by her
attraction to him. Over the course of a few weeks, Riley becomes her lover, her
friend, her everything. But when her life is threatened, Ellie discovers that
Riley is more obsessed with settling an old score than in the love she thought
they were building. And Riley must choose between a revenge he’s prepared for
all his life and the woman he’s sure he can’t live without...
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“Smart, savvy, clever, and always
entertaining. That’s true of Riley Lawless, the hero in Ruthless, and likewise
for his creator, Lexi Blake. Both are way ahead of the pack.” ~ New York
Times bestselling author Steve Berry
"I love Lexi Blake. Read Ruthless
and see why.” ~ New York Times bestselling author Lee Child
With Ruthless, Lexi Blake has set up
shop on the intersection of Suspenseful and Sexy, and I never want to leave. ~
Laurelin Paige, New York Times bestselling author
EXCERPT
Riley’s mouth came down on hers again.
She could feel his hunger, and his hands roamed over the curves of her hips and
backside, rubbing himself against her. It fed her own. She’d never felt more
wanted, needed by a man. He didn’t seem to simply want sex with someone. He
seemed to need her—only her.
She wrapped her arms around him and
held on, letting him lead.
His mouth moved down, kissing her jaw
and ear. “Do you have any idea what I want to do to you?”
A little bit. She’d always been quiet
during sex, preferring to con- centrate on the sensations, but she wanted to
hear him. She wanted to know he was with her. “What do you want to do?”
She shivered with heat as his tongue
ran along the shell of her ear and he nipped the lobe, a thrill shooting
through her.
His voice was a low, sexy growl in her
ear. “I think about stripping you down all the time.”
He turned her suddenly and her back was
pressed to his front. She could feel the hard ridge of his erection against her
backside. His arms wound around her, keeping her close.
“You want me naked?” She didn’t want to
stop talking. She could see now that her other sexual encounters had been
defined by the walls she’d put up. Though she’d had a partner, she’d been
essentially alone in whatever pleasure she’d found. With her ex-husband she
would turn off the lights, enjoy the ride, and then sleep in silence, their
physicality the only true intimacy between them.
She didn’t want that with Riley.
His hands moved up, cupping her breasts
through the thin mate- rial of her blouse and bra. The warmth of his mouth and
lips moved on her neck. “I’ll have you naked. I’ll get rid of every single
thing that comes between us. I’ll strip you and then touch every inch of your
body. You might be the boss in the boardroom, but I intend to lead here. I
intend to have you every way I can have a woman, Ellie. Once I’m inside you, I
won’t want to leave.”
He was still giving her a way out. She
wasn’t going to take it. “Yes, Riley. I won’t change my mind.”
His thumbs rasped over her nipples.
“I’ll fucking hold you to that. I will.”
She had no idea why he sounded so
resolute, but his hands were working the buttons of her blouse, dragging it out
of the waistband of her skirt and peeling it back.
Cool air hit her skin. Her brain was
foggy with lust. Her whole system had softened in a way it never had before.
She felt hot, her muscles tight with need, but she let Riley take over. He
slipped off her bra and then sighed against her skin as he cupped her breasts
again.
“Fuck, that feels so good. These are
beautiful, baby. Do you have any idea how long I’ve wanted to get my hands on
these?”
She leaned back against him, her head
cradled by the strength of his chest. He was solid all over. His callused hands
rubbed against her skin, the feeling of masculinity making her feel more
feminine than she’d ever felt before.
His fingers rolled her nipples and for
a moment, she couldn’t breathe.
“You’re going to give me everything I
want, aren’t you, Ellie? You’re going to let me play with this body. You’re
going to wrap your- self around me and let me have you like I’ve dreamed of.
Without reservations, no thoughts of anything but how we can make each other
feel.”
Forgetting everything else seemed like
the best idea ever. She needed this. Needed to let go of everything and simply
be. She hadn’t done it in years, maybe never.
But it felt right with Riley. It felt
good and true.
“Yes. I don’t want to be anywhere but
with you. Only you.”
His hand fumbled with the button on the
back of her skirt and he cursed, finally managing to undo it. “Damn it. I’m not
going to last once I get inside you. I’m going to be good for you, Ellie. I
promise. I’ll make it so fucking good for you.”
She loved the growl he got in his voice
when he was really aroused. And the way his hands shook. She wasn’t in this
alone. He was with her, right beside her in his need. She helped him, shoving
the skirt down and kicking off her shoes. When she was down to nothing but her
undies, she turned in his arms.
She was a little too big, her breasts
real. Unlike many women her age, she’d never lifted them or enlarged them. They
sagged slightly and she was well aware that her hips were curvier than
fashionable. Would he turn her away? Would he see she wasn’t as pretty as he’d
thought?
He stared, his eyes going right to her
breasts. “You’re so gorgeous, Ellie. Do you have any idea what I’ve gone
through since that first day? I’ve never masturbated as much as I have in the
last week.”
Yep, the man knew what to say to her.
She was pretty sure she was glowing. “I’ve thought about you, too.”
“I want you to tell me all about that,
but later, baby. Right now, I’m going to do what I’ve wanted to do since the
moment I met you.”
ABOUT LEXI BLAKE
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn't until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.
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