A spy who specializes in seduction
Kayla Summers was an elite CIA double agent, working inside China’s deadly MSS. Now, she works for McKay-Taggart London, but the Agency isn’t quite done with her. Spy master Ezra Fain needs her help on a mission that would send her into Hollywood’s glamorous and dangerous party scene. Intrigued by the mission and the movie star hunk she will be shadowing, she eagerly agrees. When she finds herself in his bed, she realizes she’s not only risking her life, but her heart.
A leading man who doesn’t do romance
Joshua Hunt is a legend of the silver screen. As Hollywood’s highest paid actor, he’s the man everyone wants to be, or be with, but something is missing. After being betrayed more than once, the only romance Josh believes in anymore is on the pages of his scripts. He keeps his relationships transactional, and that’s how he likes it, until he meets his new bodyguard. She was supposed to keep him safe, and satisfied when necessary, but now he’s realizing he may never be able to get enough of her.
An ending neither could have expected
Protecting Joshua started off as a mission, until it suddenly felt like her calling. When the true reason the CIA wanted her for this assignment is revealed, Kayla will have to choose between serving her country or saving the love of her life.
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EXCERPT
“You
look beautiful like this.”
Kayla
didn’t respond because they were in the dungeon. She wasn’t sure of all the
protocols Josh would use. Some Doms preferred their subs remain silent in the
dungeon.
A
big hand touched her head, palm covering her scalp. “Naturally you have perfect
form. Did you learn this at The Garden? I’ve heard of it, you know. It’s so
exclusive even I can’t get in. I was jealous of Jared when he got a membership
to Sanctum. I don’t like being left out.”
He
was an interesting combination of strong Dom and wayward boy. There were major
gaps in his history, long periods of time that remained unaccounted for, and
that couldn’t mean anything good. A good life tended to be documented
carefully. What had happened to him between the time he left his foster home
and the moment he showed up on Hollywood’s radar? What had happened that made
him forever need to belong, even if it meant buying his way in?
“You
can talk, pet. Unless I give you specific instructions, I never mean to silence
your voice.”
“If
we go to London or Dallas, I can get you into both,” she offered. “They’re
wonderful clubs. Completely different experiences, but both amazing. The Doms
in charge are private bastards.”
“I
belong to a club in Dallas.” His hand came off her head and his feet
disappeared. “It’s very nice.”
She
knew the one he was talking about. “Well, then if we’re in Dallas, you can take
me someplace new. I’ve heard The Club is lovely and that Julian Lodge knows how
to treat his clients. It’s probably better than Ian Taggart. Ian treats
everyone like we’re still in the Army and he’s the general in charge.”
“Lodge
is polite, but I still feel like I’m on the outside any place other than The
Reef.”
She
heard the door to the closet open and took a long breath. “It’s good to have a
place where you belong.”
She
couldn’t see what he was doing. It was part of the glorious mind fuck that got
her adrenaline going.
“You
seem to belong a lot of places.”
“I
have a membership to The Garden and Sanctum, but only because of my work
status. I feel weird in Sanctum. For a long time I was on the opposite side of
Ian Taggart—well, he thought I was on the opposite side. No one was allowed to
know my true identity except my handler and his boss. It’s the curse of the
double agent. Sometimes you feel like no one believes you at all because you’ve
become such a master at lying.”
She
was surprised that came out as easily as it had. Her former career wasn’t
something she liked to talk about, but something about being in the dungeon
always made her vulnerable. In many ways, the dungeon was the only place she
did talk about what had happened to her. It was her confessional, the one place
she could be vulnerable because she knew there would be absolution.
“Do
you still lie?”
“I
try not to. In my daily life, I don’t lie at all. I don’t care enough to lie. I
can be too harsh at times because I gave all my fucks up a long time ago.” Except that I’ll lie to you. I’ll lie
because my job and my friends are all I really care about anymore.
Yeah,
she didn’t say that part out loud.
“I
like honesty,” he said. “No, I require it. I can’t stand people blowing
sunshine up my ass. I have far too much of that every day. It makes you wonder
who to trust. It’s why I like Jared. I don’t think he’s smart enough to lie.”
“That
feels rough.”
“I
guess I gave away all my fucks, too. Eyes up.”
She
brought her eyes to meet his gaze and couldn’t help the shiver of desire that
went through her body. He’d shed his shirt and every bit of dietary restraint
showed in his perfectly cut body. Wearing nothing but a pair of low-slung
jeans, he stared down at her. There was no way to miss the bulge in his denims.
Joshua Hunt was built on long, lean lines, but that erection was anything but
lean. It was a massive beast restrained by denim.
He held a
crop in his hand, looking every inch the dark, decadent Dom.
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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