Forbidden Promises + Giveaway
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: FORBIDDEN PROMISES
Author: Katee Robert
Series: The O’Malleys, #4
On Sale: May 30, 2017
Publisher: Forever
Mass Market: $7.99 USD
eBook: $5.99 USD
New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author Katee Robert delivers the next book in her sizzling O'Malleys family
series, hailed as "The Godfather meets Romeo & Juliet."
“A tension-filled plot
full of deceit, betrayal, and sizzling love scenes will make it impossible for
readers to set the book down.” –Publishers
Weekly
“A great read from the
talented Robert!” –RT Book Reviews
“This is an extraordinary
series by any standards, and FORBIDDEN PROMISES slays the competition.” –Fresh Fiction
Some lines should never be
crossed . . . not even for love.
Sloan O'Malley just left
her entire world behind—her family, her wealth, and even her real name. For the
first time in her life, she's free. She can live the "normal" life
she's always wanted. A life without fear. But there's nothing safe about her
intensely sexy next-door neighbor.
Jude MacNamara has no room
for innocence in his life. Only revenge. Still, he's never been able to walk
away from the forbidden, and Sloan—who is every inch of pure, mouthwatering
temptation—has forbidden written all over her. Only after it's way too late
does he discover the real danger: claiming Sloan as his puts a target on her
back. To protect her, Jude is willing risk everything . . . and to hell with
the consequences.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Katee Robert is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who learned to tell stories at her
grandpa's knee. Her novel The Marriage Contract was a RITA finalist, and RT Book
Reviews named it "a compulsively readable book with just the right amount
of suspense and tension." When not writing sexy contemporary and romantic
suspense, she spends her time playing imaginary games with her children,
driving her husband batty with what-if questions, and planning for the
inevitable zombie apocalypse.
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THE O’MALLEYS SERIES
THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT, #1
THE WEDDING PACT, #2
INDECENT PROPOSAL, #3
FORBIDDEN PROMISES, #4
UNDERCOVER ATTRACTION, #5
FORBIDDEN PROMISES Playlist
Relax My Beloved – Alex Clare
Alive – Sia
Parachute – Chris Stapleton
River Lea – Adele
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Laura – Flogging Molly
Ride – Chase Rice (feat Macy
Maloy)
Forever Yours – Trey Songz
Hold Me Down – Halsey
Brave Enough – Lindsey Stirling
(feat Christina Perri)
Devil’s Backbone – Civil Wars
Heavy in Your Arms – Florence +
the Machine
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
Cold Day in Heaven – Delta Rae
Not Afraid Anymore - Halsey
I See Fire – Ed Sheeran
Touch – July Talk
John Wayne – Lady Gaga
One Woman Man – John Legend
“Coming here was a mistake.” Sloan
started to get up, but Jude hooked the band of her yoga pants and pulled her
down. She ended up straddling him with a hiss of fury. “I dislike you
intensely.”
“No, you don’t.” He palmed her ass,
sliding her forward so she rode the ridge of his cock. “You dislike
feeling out of control. Guess what, sunshine? You don’t get control when it
comes to fucking me.”
Her nipples pebbled, showing through her
thin tank top. They teased him even as she put her hands on his chest, her fingers
kneading him and making him think of a kitten who had just discovered her
claws. “And if I want control?”
“You don’t.” He wrapped one arm around
her waist and used his free hand to palm her over the top of her pants. “I’ve
barely touched you and you’re so fucking wet, you’re practically panting for
me.”
“You are insufferable.” But she
rolled her hips, rubbing herself against his hand. “I’m leaving.”
“No, you’re not. You’re going to stay
here and let me lick that pretty pussy of yours until you come.” He lightly
pinched her clit through the fabric, watching her face. She liked the
slightest bit of pain if the way her eyes went heavy lidded was anything to go
by. “And then I’m going to bend you over this couch and take what’s mine.”
Until you forget why you were frightened in the first place tonight.
He wanted to hear her say yes. For all
his pushing her, if she actually wanted to leave, he wasn’t about to stop her.
She wanted him to push her, to corner her, to let her pretend she wasn’t
making this decision every step of the way. Fuck that. He gripped her
hips, lifting her and standing her on her feet. She blinked, obviously
confused. “I thought…”
Jude unbuttoned his jeans, drawing the
zipper down, his gaze never leaving hers. “You thought I’d take what we both
know you want to give me? Newsflash, I might get off on the lady protesting too
much, but that only goes so far. You want to leave, leave. I’m not going to
chase you down and club you over the head, no matter how much I want you.”
She swayed a little. “That’s not fair.”
“What’s not fair is how goddamn hard I am
for you. I watched your little yoga show this afternoon—don’t even pretend you
didn’t know because I saw you shooting looks this way. Seeing that pert little
ass of yours in the air, like you were offering yourself to me, and not being
able to take what I wanted?” He grabbed her hand and pressed it against his
cock. “How long do you think you could hold downward dog with my mouth on your
pussy?”
Her whole body shivered, her hand
clenching around his cock. Sloan’s brows slanted down. “You’re doing it again.
That thing where I should slap you across your face for talking to me the way
you do.”
“Do it.” Jude took her free hand and set
it against his cheek. “But whatever you’re going to do if you’re not leaving,
then get those fucking pants off. I’m starving for you.”
***
Sloan almost gave in. But she hadn’t left
her entire life behind to hand over what little freedom she had to another man.
She took one step back, and then another.
“You’re wrong. I don’t want to give up control.”
Lay the terms out. You don’t want this to
end, but he can’t run the whole show. You can’t let it happen like that.
Sloan lifted her chin, faking a
confidence she didn’t feel in the least. “Even if this is temporary, I want it
on my terms.”
Jude went still. “I’m listening.”
The only way you can get what you want is
to say it. She bit her
lip and then charged on. “If you’re sleeping with me, then you’re sleeping
with me. I don’t care if you aren’t a fan of cuddling. It’s something I require
to continue this thing.”
He raised a single eyebrow. “You want me
to whisper sweet nothings in your ear while you’re at it?”
“I think we can both agree that’s not how
you operate.” She didn’t want the lie of sweet nothings, but she’d take the lie
of his big body in bed next to hers.
Maybe it would make her feel a little
less alone.
He buttoned his pants with careless
efficiency. “I don’t sleep.”
Her earlier anger flared. “Then lie there
and count sheep for all I care.” She couldn’t believe she was pushing this. It
would be so much smarter to retreat back to the safety of her home. Lonely,
yes? But at least no one could hurt her there. She was opening herself up for
rejection and potentially worse when Jude shot her down.
But he didn’t say anything, just
continued watching her with a strange look on his face. “This will only end in
tears for you, sunshine. You want things I’m not capable of giving.”
Her heart gave a pang, but she ignored it
the same way she’d been ignoring it for her entire life. “You seem to think I
haven’t shed more than my fair share of tears, Jude. What are a few more?” She
took a careful breath. “Those are my terms. Take them or leave them.”
And then he was towering over her, his
hand sifting through her hair to tug her head back so she looked him directly
in the eye. “I’m taking them, sunshine. More importantly, I’m taking you.”
His thumb traced her jaw, unspeakably
tender, but then his eyes went hard, making the bottom of her stomach drop in a
way that wasn’t altogether pleasant. I have the tiger by the tail.
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