Kept

Zusatztext Praise for Maya Banks and her novels   “Takes readers into the black depths of anguish.”—Linda Howard! New York Times bestselling author   “Incredibly awesome.”—Jaci Burton! New York Times bestselling author   “Maya Banks…really dragged me through the gamut of emotions. From…‘Is it hot in here?’ to ‘Oh my GOD’…I'm ready for the next ride now!”— USA Today   “For those who like it naughty! dirty! and do-me-on-the-desk HAWT!”—Examiner.com   “Hot enough to make even the coolest reader sweat!”—Fresh Fiction Informationen zum Autor Maya Banks is the #1 USA Today and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Surrender trilogy, the Breathless trilogy, the Sweet series, and the Colters’ Legacy novels.   She lives in the South with her husband and three children and other assorted babies, such as her two Bengal kitties and a calico who’s been with her as long as her youngest child. She’s an avid reader of romance and loves to dish books with her fans and anyone else who’ll listen! Klappentext From the author of Mastered and Dominated comes the third of the Enforcers novels. Kept is the searing story of a woman who finds sanctuary in surrender... He can't change who he is. A horrific childhood has made Silas the man he is today: dangerous! distrustful and demanding. He's lived in self-imposed solitude! convinced that no woman could ever accept his need for absolute control-in business and pleasure. That is! until a young violinist walks into one of his buildings and into his life. She can't change what she wants. Hayley has been struggling to fulfill her father's dying wish: for her to attend a prestigious music school in New York City. But even working multiple jobs! she can't afford the tiniest of apartments. Seeing her hopeless and near tears! Silas vows to help and protect her! no matter the cost to himself. But when Hayley meets his every demand with unwavering acceptance and love! he is overwhelmed by her goodness and gentle spirit. He knows that the dark stain on his soul can never be erased-and rather than risk destroying the most beautiful person he's ever experienced! he'll have to do the hardest thing he's ever had to do. Let her go. But he's totally unprepared for the lengths to which Hayley will go to fight for his love and for a future brighter than the sun... 1 Hayley Winthrop walked morosely down the busy Manhattan sidewalk, her spirits sinking lower as she registered just how far she'd walked from her old apartment and the school of music in which she was enrolled part-time-for now. She glanced surreptitiously up at the sky and sighed, thinking the sudden cloud cover that had rolled in, marring what had been an otherwise spectacular spring day, was a direct reflection of her spirits. She hadn't brought an umbrella because she hadn't intended to venture this far in her search of a new place to stay, and, well, the forecast hadn't called for rain. Just her luck. Bad, as always. Being an eternal optimist was beginning to wear on her as she'd been treated to dose after dose of cold, hard reality. In a few days, she'd have nowhere to live, and she'd had no luck finding another place she could afford on her meager budget. She'd known when she'd fortuitously found an apartment to house-sit for that it wouldn't be a permanent arrangement, but she had expected at least a few more months before being forced to move out. Unfortunately, the owners, a kindly elderly couple who were patrons to the music school that Hayley attended, had cut short their European tour because the wife had become ill and the husband wanted to bring her home to be attended by her own physician in the city. They had been apologetic and had even offered their help in finding Hayley another suitable place to live, but it would be ne...

Product details

• Authors: Maya Banks
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9780425280676
• ISBN: 978-0-425-28067-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 209 mm x 17 mm
• Series: The Enforcers; Enforcers
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature