From the author of the Between Breaths novels comes a gripping romance about finding yourself while taking a second chance at your first love...
Dakota Nakos was always the resilient, strong-willed achiever. But when her father dies and she's entrusted with the family's casino, she feels vulnerable, scared, and more than a little emotional --not exactly the best time to see an old lover she's never really gotten over.
Dakota once meant the world to Shane Garrity. Then suddenly he left town to train as a U.S. Marshal, and their love for each other crashed into a memory. Now he's come home for her father's funeral, and one look at the girl he left behind stirs up both memories and regrets, and reignites a fire he feared he'd lost forever.
Dakota may be the same driven girl she always was, but she's also changed in ways neither could have anticipated. She's not just a young woman searching for own identity in the Native American community in which she was raised, but one questioning her new life outside her father's shadow. Above all she wonders if Shane can push past her weakened defenses to rekindle what they once had, or whether the intense blaze between them will ultimately reduce her heart to ashes.
From the author of All of You and Before You Break comes a new Between Breaths romance about the silent, inked up skateboarder and the tattoo artist who unravels him piece by piece...
Tattoo artist Cory Easton has worked long enough at Raw Ink to know, just by looking at a dude, what his body art reveals, what makes him tick, what even makes him scared. Until he meets the quiet and remote Jude York--so unreadable, so unreachable, and so unlike anyone else, he can't help but arouse Cory's curiosity.
As captivating and complex as his ink, Jude is a mystery--and Cory's falling fast and hard under his spell. Against his better judgment to steer clear.
The rumors of Jude's past overshadow him--whispers of prison and an unmentionable secret that's kept him in the protective shadows of a local motorcycle club. As Cory probes deeper, he wonders how much he really wants to know. Especially since Jude has awakened something inside him that has been buried too long--and has him feeling completely alive for the first time in forever...
Includes a preview of Christina Lee's upcoming novel Two of Hearts.
Praise for Christina Lee
"From steamy to sweet and every emotion in between, Christina Lee had me glued to the pages."--New York Times bestselling author A. L. Jackson
"Christina Lee has crafted a fresh and fascinating twist on the classic love story."--New York Times bestselling author Jasinda Wilder
Christina Lee is also the author of the Between Breaths novels including All of You, Before You Break, Whisper to Me and Promise Me This. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and son--her two favorite guys. She believes in true love and kissing so writing romance has become a dream job. She also owns her own jewelry business, where she hand-stamps meaningful words or letters onto silver for her customers.
Avery vient de rencontrer son voisin sexy. Il est irrésistible. Tatoué. Et vierge.
Avery Michaels, étudiante infirmière, ne veut pas de relation amoureuse - elle est parfaitement heureuse en tant que célibataire. Elle ne sera jamais comme sa mère, qui met son bonheur entre les mains des hommes. Lorsqu'elle rencontre le tatoueur Bennett, elle a envie de lui - mais pour une nuit seulement. Mais Bennett ne veut pas un tel arrangement, sans aucune attache. Il vit selon un code de valeurs très strict, basé sur sa propre éducation compliquée.
Bennett voit quelque chose de spécial en Avery et il attend plus d'elle. Beaucoup plus. Alors qu'Avery résiste à ses sentiments pour Bennett, le destin les obligent à s'ouvrir l'un à l'autre. Et Avery doit faire un choix : laisser Bennett partir ou le laisser entrer.
Ce roman a précédemment été publié sous le titre All of you.
Un bad boy torturé et une fille de bonne famille sont sur le point de perdre le contrôle...
Le receveur vedette de l'équipe de baseball de l'université n'est pas censé avoir des squelettes dans son placard. Mais Daniel Quinn cache un passé si sombre qu'il refuse de laisser quiconque s'en approcher. Sauf qu'il y a quelque chose chez la belle et studieuse Ella Abrams qui va au-delà de l'attraction magnétique entre eux - quelque chose qui lui donne envie de s'ouvrir à elle.
Ella a souffert de nombreux chagrins d'amour, mais elle garde cette partie d'elle-même cachée derrière un extérieur pétillant. Jusqu'à ce qu'elle reçoive un appel anonyme alors qu'elle travaille au numéro de prévention du suicide. La voix à l'autre bout du fil touche quelque chose en elle qu'elle ne peut ignorer.
La connexion physique entre Ella et Quinn s'intensifie, alors même que leurs conversations se révèlent de plus en plus profondes et révélatrices. Mais le temps qu'Ella réalise que son séducteur et son interlocuteur sont le même homme, il est peut-être trop tard pour le sauver...
Ce roman a précédemment été publié sous le titre Before you break.
À l'université, Rachel a la réputation de flirter avec tout le monde, et surtout les athlètes populaires. Personne à l'école ne sait qu'elle a eu le coeur brisé par son petit ami du lycée, qui les a menés à l'accident de moto avant de l'abandonner. Personne ne connaît la vraie Rachel Mattson. Sauf une personne...
Depuis qu'il a aidé à soigner la meilleure amie de sa soeur, Kai Nakos, le bassiste sexy aux piercings, est fou amoureux. Mais ce supposé bad boy ne peut pas prendre le risque de révéler ses sentiments à Rachel... Une résolution difficile à tenir car ils sont tous les deux de retour dans leur ville natale pour l'été, ensemble pour la première fois depuis cette nuit fatidique. Mais l'ex de Rachel est de retour également, et il a décidé de tout faire pour se faire pardonner.
Secouée par le retour de son ex, Rachel se tourne vers le seul homme en qui elle a confiance. Kai est prêt à cacher ses sentiments pour elle, juste pour que Rachel le touche à nouveau. Après tout, entre eux, ce n'est qu'une aventure passagère... Jusqu'à ce que cela devienne quelque chose de plus. Mais peut-être que c'était plus depuis le début.
Ce roman a précédemment été publié sous le titre Whisper to me.
Nate a gagné une sacrée réputation de playboy sur le campus. Ce n'est pas qu'il ne respecte pas les femmes ou qu'il ne leur fait pas confiance... Le problème, c'est lui. Les hommes de la famille de Nate sont enclins à avoir un comportement abusif - un secret que Nate a fui toute sa vie - alors Nate refuse toute relation sérieuse. Mais auprès d'une certaine fille, ses résolutions volent en éclats...
Jessie est forte, indépendante et travaille dans un salon de tatouage. Nate ne peut résister à l'envie de se rapprocher d'elle, même si c'est simplement en tant qu'ami. Mais il ne faut pas longtemps à Nate pour admettre que ce qu'il veut est bien plus complexe qu'une simple amitié.
Avec Jessie, il peut être lui-même et explorer ce qu'il a toujours ressenti, comme cette noirceur qui le ronge. Et lorsque Nate commence à avoir envie d'elle d'une manière qui le choque et l'horrifie, Jessie décide de découvrir chaque partie de lui. Tester leurs limites ensemble nécessitera une confiance qui pourrait les rendre inséparables... ou les déchirer.
Ce roman a précédemment été publié sous le titre Promise me this
In this powerfully emotional debut New Adult novel, Avery has just met her hot upstairs neighbor. He's irresistible. Tattooed. And a virgin.
Nursing student Avery Michaels wants nothing to do with dating-'she's perfectly happy single. Privy to too many of her mother's bad decisions and even worse taste in boyfriends, all Avery can handle is a string of uncomplicated hookups whenever the mood strikes.
When she meets smoking hot tattoo artist Bennett, she wants him-'for just one night. But he won't accept a no-strings-attached arrangement. He lives by a straight-laced code of values based on his own troubled upbringing.
Bennett sees something special in Avery and he wants more from her. Way more. As Avery wrestles with her emotions for Bennett, danger and tragedy force them to open up to each other. And Avery must face the terrifying realization that she wants more from him, too.
So she needs to make a choice-'let Bennett go or finally let him in.
A sexy, emotional New Adult romance about a bad boy on the edge and a good girl about to lose control...
A college baseball star isn't supposed to have skeletons in his closet. But Daniel Quinn is hiding a guilty past so dark he refuses to let anyone get close. Except there's something about gorgeous, studious Ella Abrams that goes beyond the electric attraction between them-'something that makes him want to open up.
Ella has suffered enough heartache and guilt to fill one of her psychology textbooks, but she keeps that part of herself hidden behind a bubbly exterior. Until she receives an anonymous call while working a suicide helpline and the voice on the other end touches something inside of her that she can't ignore.
Soon Ella and Quinn's physical connection heats up, even as their deep and revealing hotline talks intensify. But by the time Ella realizes that her seductive jock and her sensitive caller are the same guy, it might be too late to save him-'or to stop herself from falling too far...
Raves for Christina Lee's All of You:
"Hot, sweet, emotional, page-turner, awesome." -'New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy
'This is one New Adult you don't want to miss.' -'New York Times and USA Today bestselling author A. L. Jackson
"Steamy, honest, and full of heart.' -'Roni Loren, national bestselling author
A hot and consuming New Adult romance about a wayward musician and the one girl who keeps him grounded...
At college, Rachel has a reputation for being a sarcastic flirt with a thing for star athletes. No one at school knows that she'd had her heart ripped to shreds by her high school sweetheart, who'd driven them both off the side of the road on a borrowed motorcycle, and then abandoned her. No one knows the real Rachel Mattson-'except one person...
Ever since he helped nurse his sister's feisty best friend back to health, pierced bass player Kai Nakos has been head over heels in love. But the supposed bad boy can't risk letting Rachel know the truth-'especially now that the two of them are back in their hometown for the summer, together for the first time since the months following that fateful night. Never mind that Rachel's ex is back, groveling for her forgiveness.
Shaken by her ex's return, Rachel finds herself turning to the one guy she knows she can trust. Kai is willing to hide his feelings for her, just to have Rachel touch him again. After all, this is only a temporary fling. Until it becomes something more. But maybe it had been more all along...
'Whisper to Me is a beautiful love story filled with genuine emotion from beginning to end.'-'Kim Karr, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
Raves for Christina Lee and the Between Breaths series:
"Christina Lee is a New Adult wonder."-'USA Today bestselling author Alice Clayton
'This is one New Adult you don't want to miss.' -'New York Times and USA Today bestselling author A. L. Jackson
'Hot, sweet, emotional, page-turner, awesome.'-'New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy
'Steamy, honest, and full of heart.' -'Roni Loren, national bestselling author
Mother, wife, reader, dreamer. Christina Lee lives in the Midwest with her husband and son-'her two favorite guys. She's addicted to lip gloss and salted caramel everything. She believes in true love and kissing, so writing romance novels has become a dream job. She also owns her own jewelry business, called Tags-n-Stones, where she hand-stamps meaningful words or letters onto silver for her customers. She loves to hear from her readers.
A new love will test the boundaries of passion between a privileged boy next door and the tattooed, blue-haired girl who helps him embrace his wild side...
Nate has developed quite a playboy reputation around campus. It's not that he doesn't respect or trust women; he doesn't trust himself. The men in Nate's family are prone to abusive behavior-'a dirty secret that Nate's been running from his entire life-'so Nate doesn't do relationships. But he can't help himself around one girl...
Jessie is strong, independent, and works at a tattoo parlor. Nate can't resist getting close to her, even if it's strictly a friendship. But it doesn't take long for Nate to admit that what he wants with Jessie is more than just friendly.
With Jessie, he can be himself and explore what he's always felt was a terrifying darkness inside him. Even when Nate begins to crave her in a way that both shocks and horrifies him, Jessie still wants to know every part of him. Testing their boundaries together will take a trust that could render them inseparable... or tear them apart.
INCLUDES A PREVIEW OF TWO OF HEARTS.
Raves for Christina Lee's Between Breaths series:
'This is one New Adult you don't want to miss.' -'New York Times and USA Today bestselling author A. L. Jackson
'Hot, sweet, emotional, page-turner, awesome.'-'New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy
'Steamy, honest, and full of heart.' -'Roni Loren, national bestselling author
Christina Lee lives in the Midwest with her husband and son. She is the author of The Between Breaths Series, including All of You and Before You Break. She also owns her own jewelry business, called Tags-n-Stones, where she hand-stamps meaningful words or letters onto silver for her customers.
Todays premier New Adult authors combine their talents to tell four original stories from inside one house. When four girls decide to live off campus together as juniors at a college in Michigan, they expect it to be their best year yet. Little do they know, its a year that will change the rest of their lives.BEHIND HER EYES by A.L. JacksonUnable to live down her ex-boyfriends deception, Misha is determined to avoid betrayal. When, the new guy next door, Darryn starts to get under her skin, her defenses start to crumble. But trusting Darryn seems impossible, especially if hes not sure he can trust himself.SAVING ME by Molly McAdamsOn the outside, Indy is always ready for a partybut inside shes breaking. Kier makes a weekly routine of saving the girl next door from herself on Saturday nights but when will she be ready to remember him on Sunday morning?FOULING OUT by Tiffany KingWorking at a sports bar, Courtney has become a pro at sidestepping propositions from arrogant jockswhich makes her a more elusive catch for campus basketball star Dalton than he expected. But when he falls for the saucy waitress, Dalton will have to rethink his game plan to prove hes not the jerk Courtney expects.BENEATH YOUR LAYERS by Christina LeeIn order to ace her fashion internship, Chloe must team up with local college dropout and set builder, Blakemuch to her chagrin. But after some "hands-on" experience, Chloe will have to ask herself if Blake factors into her carefully laid plans
