Bound - Mastered Book 1

Zusatztext Praise for BOUND: "James masterfully builds the sexual tension between Amery and Ronin."—Publishers Weekly  Praise for Lorelei James and her novels: “No one writes contemporary erotic romance better than Lorelei James.”— New York Times bestselling author Maya Banks “Sweet! seductive! and romantic…an emotional ride filled with joy! angst! laughs! and a wonderful happily-ever-after.”— New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton “Lorelei James knows how to write fun! sexy! and hot stories.”— Joyfully Reviewed “Lorelei James excels at creating new and evocative fantasies.”— TwoLips Reviews “Beware: Before you read this hot erotic from Lorelei James! get a glass of ice. You are going to need it.”— Fallen Angel Reviews Informationen zum Autor Lorelei James is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary erotic romances, including the Blacktop Cowboy novels: Turn and Burn, One Night Rodeo, Wrangled and Tangled, Saddled and Spurred, and Coralled. Lorelei lives in western South Dakota with her family. Klappentext FIRST IN A NEW SERIES In the new Mastered series by New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James, a woman's desire to shatter her inhibitions leaves her unprepared for where that erotic journey will take her.... Former small-town girl Amery Hardwick is living her dream as a graphic designer in Denver, Colorado. She's focused on building her business, which leaves little time for dating—not that she needs a romantic entanglement to fulfill her. When her friend signs up for a self-defense class as part of her recovery after an attack, Amery joins her for support. That's where she meets him. Ronin Black, owner of the dojo, is so drawn to Amery that he takes over her training—in public and in private. The enigmatic Ronin pushes Amery's boundaries from the start, and with each new tryst, Amery becomes addicted to the pleasure and to him. But when Amery senses Ronin is hiding something, she questions her total trust in him, despite the undeniable thrill of his possession.... CHAPTER ONE “SO this is where you’re learning to kick some ass.” Amery scrutinized the front of the restored historic brick building. At six stories it was the tallest structure on this end of the block. On the street level, iron bars covered the few windows that hadn’t been bricked over. The signage on the glass door read BLACK ARTS with a phone number below it. She craned her neck to look up. Had to be a killer view of the river and the city from the top floor. “Uh, Amery? What are we waiting for?” “A welcoming party of ninjas to rappel down from the roof? Any less than a dozen masked killers brandishing swords and I’ll be sorely disappointed.” Molly laughed nervously. “Um . . . well, maybe next time. But we should go in. Class starts in five minutes and we were warned to be on time.” Amery bit back a sigh. She really didn’t want to be here, but she’d suck it up and do it, even if only out of solidarity. Her stomach twisted into a vicious knot every time she remembered the phone call from the police last month, after her sweet-natured employee, Molly, had been attacked by homeless guys in downtown Denver. Poor Molly had defined introverted even before the incident; the attack had pushed her further into her shell. So when Molly asked Amery to accompany her to a women’s self-defense class, Amery had agreed. But looking around this sketchy neighborhood, she’d be surprised if they weren’t jumped after class. Maybe that was part of the training. Seeing if students put the moves they learned to good use as they fought their way back to their car after dark. Amery must’ve seemed reluctant, because Molly said, “If you don’t want to do this . . .” She plaste...

Product details

• Authors: Lorelei James
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.02.2014
• EAN: 9780451467300
• ISBN: 978-0-451-46730-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 22 mm
• Series: The Mastered Series; The Mastered Series; Mastered
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature