BOOK DETAILS:
Title – Hard As It Gets (Hard Ink #1)
Author – Laura Kaye
Genre – Contemporary Romantic Suspense
Release Date – November 26, 2013
BOOK SUMMARY:
Tall, dark, and lethal...
Trouble just walked into Nicholas Rixey's tattoo parlor. Becca Merritt is warm, sexy, wholesome--pure temptation to a very jaded Nick. He's left his military life behind to become co-owner of Hard Ink Tattoo, but Becca is his ex-commander's daughter. Loyalty won't let him turn her away. Lust has plenty to do with it too.
With her brother presumed kidnapped, Becca needs Nick. She just wasn't expecting to want him so much. As their investigation turns into all-out war with an organized crime ring, only Nick can protect her. And only Becca can heal the scars no one else sees.
Desire is the easy part. Love is as hard as it gets. Good thing Nick is always up for a challenge...
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Laura Kaye Excerpt Post
for Hard As It Gets Blog Tour
Hey
everyone! I’m soooo excited to be celebrating my release of Hard As It Gets, the first book in my
new Hard Ink series that follows the surviving members of a disgraced Army
Special Forces unit as they follow new leads to uncover the conspiracy that saw
them discharged from the military. Running their covert operation out of the
back of Nick Rixey’s tattoo parlor, their mission brings them into all-out war
against an organized crime ring. Along the way, the team finds love and support
in unexpected places—but will they be able to regain their stolen honor?
Today,
I wanted to share a sexy excerpt from the book that introduces you to hero and
heroine Nick Rixey and Becca Merritt – enjoy!
Excerpt:
Nick sniffed and murmured, and his breathing slowly changed
from the slow, shallow draws of sleep to the deeper pattern of wakefulness.
“What are you thinking so hard about?” he said, his voice a seductive, raw
gravel.
“Nothing,” Becca whispered.
“Bad liar, remember?”
She smiled. Not even awake and he was already a smart-ass.
“You’re laying on me.”
He lifted his head, eyes still soft with sleep and oh so
bright. “Er, oh, God, Bec—”
“Don’t move, please? I wasn’t complaining.”
“Then what—”
“It’s just…” The way he was looking at her, half concerned,
half like he might make her every dream come true, had her spilling a fast
stream of honesty that was about five point two light-years beyond oversharing.
“I’m horny. And you’re hot as hell. And we’re clearly trying to be good.
Although, I’m not sure why, exactly. And, anyway, I don’t want you to move.
Because I like the feel of you. And I—”
His mouth swallowed the rest of the nonsense spilling from
her lips. The kiss was aggressive and needful, his tongue twining with hers,
his hands in her hair, his chest atop her breasts. For a long moment, she was
so stunned by the kiss that all she could do was give in to the sensual
assault. His leg pressed between her legs, hard against her clit, the bunching
and shifting of his muscles shoving her step by step closer to the edge of
restraint. A stream of moans and whimpers worked their way up her throat until
finally she couldn’t stop her hips from dancing against his thigh.
“Nick,” she rasped around the edge of a kiss. “Oh, God.”
“What?” he said, pulling back. He stroked his nose over her
cheek to her ear. “What’s the matter?” He eased his thigh away.
Her whimper was full of protest for the loss of him. The
sexy bastard chuckled. “Don’t stop,” she managed.
Tracing his tongue around the shell of her ear, he rocked
his hips against her nice and slow. “Don’t’ stop what?”
Becca swallowed roughly, arousal making it hard to breathe,
hard to think. “You’re teasing me.”
He chuffed out another small laugh in her ear, casting
shivers over her skin. “I am.”
Digging her fingers into his hair, she grasped tow handfuls
and held tight. “Well don’t. I want…”
Nick’s tongue was in her mouth again, exploring every wet
corner and stealing her breath. He pulled back, panting. “What? What do you
want, sunshine?”
The nickname tugged her heart into the action, too. Did he
realize he said it? “I like when you call me that.”
He
bit her bottom lip and tugged, his gaze boring into hers, one eyebrow arched.
“What do you want?”
Did you
have a favorite line from the excerpt?
“Edgy, sexy, and full of
suspense! A great read from a great new author!”
~J.R. Ward on Hard As It Gets
Review
This is my first read of Laura Kaye's and I enjoyed it. Loved the element of mystery to it and of course, what's not to like about a sexy ex-army hero with tattoos?!? 4stars.
Becca Merritt's brother is missing, probably kidnapped, and the only thing she has is a note her brother left her telling her to contact a member of her father's special force team. Nick Rixey works at and is co-owner of a tattoo parlor that he shares with his brother. When his ex-commander's daughter comes to him for help he doesn't want to help her. His ex-commander was dirty but he just can't turn his back on this women that seems to have his blood pumping again. When he follows Becca, he soon realizes her situation and she is somehow in deeper than he initially thought. With Nick's help they are able to uncover the mystery surrounding her brother's disappearance and Nick is able to keep Becca safe. Once Becca learns the truth about her father, will she turn her back on Nick or give into the intense chemistry and feelings surrounding them?
I enjoyed this story, and def recommend it. Can't wait for the next book in the series and finding more about what happens to these characters.
*Reviewed by Brandi
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About Laura Kaye:
Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over a dozen books in contemporary and paranormal romance. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.
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