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Title: Tuck Me In Tight
Author: Jennifer Rebecca
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Day: May 28th
Cover by Alyssa Garcia at Uplifting Designs.
About Tuck Me In Tight
George Washington Township, New Jersey has been relatively quiet ever since it was turned upside down following a high profile kidnapping. During the lull in excitement Detective Claire Goodnite has enjoyed being in the love bubble with the sexy SAIC Wesley O’Connell.
Never fully believing that she was capable of a committed relationship—with Wes or with anyone—leaves Claire feeling undeserving of the elusive happily ever after. She has never let herself enjoy what was within her grasp . . .
Until a string of murdered women dressed and posed like sleeping dolls shakes the very foundation of everything Claire thought she knew. Particularly when the only connection to be found between the three victims is the man who finally stole her heart for keeps, Wes.
But it’s like she always said, she’s bad at love.
Exclusive Excerpt
This is how my heart breaks
What. The.
Fuck.
I had sat
down at my desk and opened a manila envelope that was left on top of my stack
of mail. It had seemed harmless enough.
But it
wasn’t.
I blink my
eyes over and over trying to make my brain process what it’s seeing—but I
can’t. I can’t unsee the images in the stack of pictures in my hand. Giant
glossy eight by tens from different angles so there is absolutely no doubt that
my heart is breaking.
And it is
broken. It’s not just broken, it’s shattered.
“It’s not
what it looks like,” I hear from behind me as he looks over my shoulder and I
have to grit my teeth to keep from screaming.
I shuffle
the pictures sliding the top one to the back of the stack so that I can see the
next one. This one is zoomed in. His head is tipped back and his face is
distorted with both lust and passion as she straddles his lap. Her hands hold
his to her breasts and I can see the play of tendons flexing through them as he
grips them tight. It was only two nights ago that his hands were on my own
breasts in much the same way as I rode his cock on the sofa.
“Claire,
did you hear me?” he asks but I shuffle the stack again.
In this
picture, he has his arms wrapped around her back and he’s pulling her close,
her breasts mashed up against his strong chest. Her hands with long, red
painted talons press in on either side of his face and as they kiss hungrily,
their mouths open as their tongues tangle.
“Goddamnit,
Claire! Did you hear me?” My spine turns to steel.
“I did.
I’m just choosing to ignore you,” I respond coolly.
“Don’t do
this, baby,” he pleads.
“I’m not
the one who did anything,” I snap.
“I can
explain.” But I’m not interested in listening to him plead a case when he is
more than guilty.
“I’m going
to need you to leave, Wes.”
“No.”
“This
changes everything,” I say so softly even I struggle to hear the words that are
coming out of my mouth.
“This
changes nothing! Fuck that, Claire,” he yells. “You want to run away. You have
always wanted to run away. And here is your fucking reason to served up on a
goddamn silver platter.” Everyone around us in the bullpen is doing everything
they can to make it appear that they are not listening, not studying the tragic
demise of Claire and Wes with rapt attention. But we all know that they are.
“No,” I
shout back as I throw the stack of glossy betrayal down on top of my desk. I
push my rolly chair back and stand. It slams into the desk behind mine. “You do
not get to come in here, where I work, and tell me that I am to blame for your
bullshit.”
“Okay,” he says quickly as he holds his hands up in surrender. “You’re right. I’m sorry. I can see you need time.”
“Okay,” he says quickly as he holds his hands up in surrender. “You’re right. I’m sorry. I can see you need time.”
“I need a
lot of things. One of them is definitely distance.”
“I don’t
know if I can give you that. I can’t lose you, baby.” His words burn hot behind
my eyes and the last thing I want is for the guys in the bullpen to see me cry.
“You
should have thought about that before you fooled around with that stripper.”
“Claire—”
he starts but I don’t let him finish.
“You need
to go now,” I say softly.
I stand
with my feet apart, my hands on my hips, and my head bowed as if I’m waiting
for a blow. But I see him clearly even if only in my peripheral. He looks at me
and opens his mouth as if he’s going to try to explain again. Something in my
stance must have told him it was a losing battle because he snaps his mouth
closed before moving towards the exit.
Wes pauses
just before opening the door to turn and look back at me, I see him in my
peripheral, but I’m looking at his lies and deceit spread across my desk for
all to see. He pulls open the door and slams it on his way out. I’m Detective
Claire Goodnite and this is how my heart breaks.
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About the Author
Jennifer is a thirty something lover of words, all words: the written, the spoken, the sung (even poorly), the sweet, the funny, and even the four letter variety. She is a native of San Diego, California where she grew up reading the Brownings and Rebecca with her mother and Clifford and the Dog who Glowed in the Dark with her dad, much to her mother’s dismay.
Jennifer is a graduate of California State University San Marcos where she studied Criminology and Justice Studies. She is also an Alpha Xi Delta.
10 years ago, she was swept off her feet by her very own sailor. Today, they are happily married and the parents of a 8 year old and 6 year old twins. She can often be found in East Texas on the soccer fields, drawing with her children, or reading. Jennifer is convinced that if she puts her fitbit on one of the dogs, she might finally make her step goals. She loves a great romance, an alpha hero, and lots and lots of laughter.
Twitter: @JenniRLreads
Instagram: @JenniRLreads
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