Down and Dirty
Coming May
22!!
BLURB:
Get in, get down…and get filthy with these sexy, hardworking,
blue-collar heroes who don’t mind when things get a little dirty at work or at
play.
This collection of 22 brand new stories from USA Today and International Best-Selling authors is full of scorching hot romance tales that will be sure to leave you breathless for more. These men work hard and play even harder.
From cops to mechanics, miners to brewmasters, they aren’t afraid to go all in. At the end of the day, when they find the woman who completes them, they learn love and life can be as messy as their day jobs…and they wouldn’t have it any other way.
Featuring stories from: Lori King, Maia Dylan, Sarah Marsh, Elena Kincaid, Cecile Tellier, London Saint James, Bella Settarra, Rose Nickol, RL Merrill, Ashley Malkin, Lucy Felthouse, Scarlett J Rose, Sydney Lea, CR Moss, Samantha A. Cole, Danielle James, Ava Campbell, Eva Moore, Kimberlie L. Faye, Sabrina Sol, Nikki Prince, and Mia Hopkins
This collection of 22 brand new stories from USA Today and International Best-Selling authors is full of scorching hot romance tales that will be sure to leave you breathless for more. These men work hard and play even harder.
From cops to mechanics, miners to brewmasters, they aren’t afraid to go all in. At the end of the day, when they find the woman who completes them, they learn love and life can be as messy as their day jobs…and they wouldn’t have it any other way.
Featuring stories from: Lori King, Maia Dylan, Sarah Marsh, Elena Kincaid, Cecile Tellier, London Saint James, Bella Settarra, Rose Nickol, RL Merrill, Ashley Malkin, Lucy Felthouse, Scarlett J Rose, Sydney Lea, CR Moss, Samantha A. Cole, Danielle James, Ava Campbell, Eva Moore, Kimberlie L. Faye, Sabrina Sol, Nikki Prince, and Mia Hopkins
PREORDER LINKS:
Blurred Lines
BLURB:
Phaedra Sims
had taken the job at the prison to block out the memories in her head as she
helps to heal others. Memories of a love that died too soon. Sergeant Rocco De
Angelis is a man who has proven his dedication to his job over himself. Phaedra
can’t deny the chemistry between them. Rocco plans to make sure she doesn’t.
Healing the heart and soothing the soul will definitely be blurring the lines.
EXCERPT:
“Do you want
to try that again?”
Phaedra Sims
didn’t look up as she asked the question. She just continued to write on the
notepad that she had in her lap as she sat in her office at the California
state prison. In order to make those that she spoke to feel comfortable she
didn’t use the couch method but had nice comfortable chairs across from each
other in a room with soft lighting. Eye to eye so to speak, although being eye
to eye with this client always made her nervous, though she hid it. Not in that
he scared her, quite the opposite. The tension was from what being in his
vicinity and dealing with the intense excitement he generated in her. An
excitement that she could ill afford. She was his counselor after all.
“I don’t need
your help,” he said.
“Is that,
right?” Phaedra said simply as she finally glanced up to meet the dreamy sable
eyes of Sergeant Rocco de Angelis. She was used to this tactic from him. He’d
been in her office more than once at the request of Captain Jackson Brockman.
In fact, she’d seen him on and off for the past two years and they’d developed
somewhat of a camaraderie albeit tinged with feelings she didn’t want to even
think about. He reminded her of Gian Esposito. Gian. The man she’d planned to
marry and whose life was cut short.
And of course,
today of all days was when she was missing Gian the most. It should have been
the day that they were married. Wouldn’t Gian want her happy? It was easier
when she didn’t feel. So, much easier to just work herself until she was tired.
Rinse, wash and repeat. Healthy? No. But it was perseverance of the highest
order.
She pushed the
thought of Gian to the back of her mind and turned her focus back to the man
sitting before her. Being with Rocco De Angelis would be a problem, she had to
remind herself of that.
“Yes, that’s
right. I don’t need your help, now just like I didn’t need it a few months
ago.”
Rocco was
indeed very strong. However even a strong man like him could use help at times.
It was getting him to do it that would be tricky.
“Captain
Brockman seems to think otherwise.”
“The Captain
is worried over nothing. I can deal with what’s happened in this prison over
the last two years.”
“Okay, so tell
me this.” Phaedra paused and took of her reading glasses and set them in her
lap as she crossed slack covered legs and leaned forward. “The men and women
that you oversee, would you do anything for them that you could?”
Phaedra
watched as a blonde brow rose, and he crossed his arms. She knew she’d touched
a nerve. Sergeant De Angelis was all about the men and women that were under
his care. She’d done her homework on Rocco. He was dedicated to the job and to
his men and women. There wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do for them. Yet as
impressive as that was even the 6’5, 230 pounds, golden haired and brown eyed,
Rocco De Angelis could crumble under pressure. Of course, he didn’t think so.
She was there to see that he didn’t crack under pressure as well.
“Well?” She
said softly.
“You know the
answer to that.”
“I may know
it, but I want to hear it from your lips.” Phaedra leaned back in her chair her
pen still in hand as she waited for him to talk.
“I would do
whatever it takes for those I work with.” Rocco stated simply.
“Just as I
thought. So, knowing you will do anything for them, then there will be no
problem in us meeting and you taking care of yourself.” Phaedra began jotting
down some notes on her pad.
“Counselor
Sims, all I need is to do my job, a good beer and some fun between a woman’s
thighs.”
His words
managed to dampen her panties and make her wish it was her he was talking
about. She cleared her throat and looked up at him. Molten chocolate colored
eyes gazed back at her.
“Distractions
can be a good thing, yes. However, you need to talk about what’s happened and
deal with those issues as well.”
Rocco got up
and moved away from her, heading to the window, she watched as he stood there
and looked out at the front of the prison. It wasn’t a very picturesque view
but she at least had a better view compared to what the officers and the
prisoners dealt with daily. Her office faced the front of the prison where one
could see all of the comings and goings if they so choose to, as it faced the
main parking lot and the main gate. She continued to observe him wanting to
give him time to take in what she’d said. He was such a handsome man and at
times it was hard for her to separate what she was supposed to be doing versus
what she wanted.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nikki Prince is a mother of two, who’s always had a dream to be a
published author in the romance genre. Her passion lies in raising her children
as readers, gaming, cooking, reading and her writing. Nikki’s a multi-published author with several
epublishing houses. She loves to write Interracial romances in all genres, but
wants to let everyone know to not box her in, because there is always room for
growth.
Nikki’s also a member of Romance Writers of America National chapter,
Passionate Ink RWA, CIMRWA, and the Rainbow Romance Writers (RRW).
Nikki would love to hear from you…
Thank you so much for having me!
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