From
the author of the New York Times bestselling NICE GIRL series comes Book Two in
the USA Today bestselling CACTUS CREEK series…
LOVE, TUSSLES, AND
TAKEDOWNS
He's a better
fighter
A fighter to
the core, Hudson Reyes has collected enough battle scars now to last several
lifetimes. But after his combat injuries retire him from the life he wasn't
ready to give up, Hudson finds himself spending the carbon copy days of his new
career as a Hollywood fight scene and weapons specialist just doing what he
knows best: surviving. Until he
meets her. The one woman who
makes him want
to live again. With wounds
as deep as his own, she's a scrappy little thing--an angel-faced paradox that
comes as a package deal with an offbeat town of admirably protective, but
downright nosy folks.
And a wicked
roundhouse kick that's become intimately familiar with his head.
...but she has all the
weapons.
An antique
arms authenticator by day and a self-defense instructor by night, Liana Lin has
made a living turning the unthinkable demons of her past into the passions that
fuel, and fill, her life. So when the unjustly handsome man she's been unable
to stop thinking about literally takes her to the mat with martial arts styles
unlike anything she's ever seen--pinning her with a molten hot stare that melts
her like a marshmallow trapped between a graham cracker and a chocolate
square--Lia flips into no-holds-barred fight mode. Because if one man could
find a way to disarm her carefully-built defenses, it'd be him.
Now if only
they could stop sparring long enough to find out...
BOOKS IN THE CACTUS CREEK
SERIES
BOOK 1: A
Little Combustible Chemistry [Prequel Novella -- Luke &
Dani]
BOOK 2: Love,
Chocolate, and Beer [Luke & Dani]
BOOK 3: Love,
Tussles, and Takedowns [Hudson & Lia] -- June 2014
BOOK 4: Love,
Exes, and Ohs [Isaac & Xoey] -- July 2014
BOOK 5: Love,
Sidelines, and Endzones [Grady & Sienna] -- Sept 2014
BOOK 6: A
Little Holiday Meddling [Holiday Novella -- Noah & Katelyn] -- Nov
2014
Excerpt from “Love, Tussles,
and Takedowns”
© Violet Duke, 2014
“Used to be, I
could handle a combat weapon with the kind of speed and precision that guys in
my unit were gladly willing to trade their left nut for.” A hard edge darkened
his expression for a brief moment before fading, softening when his gaze fell
on her face again. “After the explosion, discovering that I wouldn’t ever have that
level of fine motor control in my trigger hand again, or that I wouldn’t ever
be able to fully process the feel of a weapon because of the nerve damage in my
other hand…that just about destroyed me.”
He slid his
hand over her skin gently. “But this—ˮ
She gasped,
gripped the sheets to keep herself grounded mentally, emotionally. To keep her
silly heart from acknowledging the fact that he was shattering her defenses
with that one simple touch, owning her with the intense, single-minded focus
his eyes held as they followed the path his fingers were tracing across her
belly. Hungrily. Reverently.
“I
thought that was the hardest thing I’d have to get over
because of my injuries. But this right here,” he whispered, leaning down to
wreck even more havoc on her senses by shadowing his touch with his words, his
evil, evil lips only just barely skimming her flesh. “Not being able to do all
the things I want to do to you with the pace and precision I want to with this
hand…” She stopped breathing when she felt his other palm smooth up the back of
her thigh. “And worse, not being able feel you fully with this
one…”
“Hell, Lia.
That’s killing me more than you can imagine.”
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About the
Author
NEW
YORK TIMES & USA TODAY bestselling author Violet Duke is a
former professor of English Education who is ecstatic to now be on the other
side of the page writing wickedly fun contemporary romance novels. Her books
have been Top 10 bestsellers on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble, and
have been featured on IndieReader and GalleyCat as breakout hits. When she's
not writing or feeding her book-a-day reading addiction, Violet enjoys tackling
reno projects with her power tools, trying pretty much anything without reading
the directions first, and cooking 'special edition' dishes that laugh in the
face of recipes. She lives in Hawai'i with her two cute kids (daughter Violet
& son Duke) and similarly adorable husband.
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