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Carter Reed? Yes, please!
Blurb
Carter bought his
way out of the mafia to protect Emma, but when an old ghost returns
to the Mauricio Family, a chain of events starts that can harm
everyone. While Carter must decide to return to the Mauricio Family
or not, a face that is oddly familiar to Emma comes into her life.
She’s given the chance to discover more about her family while
tensions between the rivaling Mauricio and Bertal Family comes to a
head in an explosive way. The truce is officially off, and when the
two worlds collide, Carter’s decision is made.
He didn’t start this war, but he will end it.
He will do anything to protect Emma.
He didn’t start this war, but he will end it.
He will do anything to protect Emma.
Excerpt
One
We’d
been learning how to shoot for a couple of months now. It had been
Theresa’s idea, and these sessions had started to replace our wine
nights. It had also been her idea to have Noah be our instructor.
Carter was the better shot, but Theresa still liked to keep her
distance from him. He still made her uneasy.
Amanda
had asked her about it one night at their apartment when I’d gone
to the bathroom. I stopped in the hallway when I’d overheard
Theresa explain, “It’s not that I don’t like him. It’s
just…he’s a killer, Amanda. He’s dangerous. I know he loves
her, and I know if anyone is going to protect her, it will be him,
but…” She’d sighed. “I don’t know. He’s known as the Cold
Killer. It’s hard to get past that, even though I know Emma loves
him so much.”
Amanda
had asked, “Are you worried for her?”
“No.”
She’d hesitated. “I mean…maybe. I’m not worried for her from
him, but because of him. He’s with the mafia.”
“She
said he’s out.”
“Yeah,
well, is anyone really out?”
Amanda
had replied, “She wasn’t in trouble before because of him. Emma
and I did that all on our own.”
“I
know. I really do, and I feel bad, but I’m just on edge with the
guy. He’s deadly. Can’t you see it in his eyes?” Theresa got up
for the kitchen. “I need a refill. You?”
I
had melted backward, back into the bathroom. When she’d crossed the
hallway, the bathroom door was shut.
Glancing
over at her now, I remembered how her smiles had seemed more forced
that night, her laughter a little louder, and the secretive looks
she’d sent Amanda’s way. They were roommates. They were going to
talk about me. That was obvious, but I’d been hurt, though I knew I
shouldn’t have been.
Theresa
worried about me. I tried to keep telling myself it was as simple as
that.
I
tried.
Excerpt
Two
As
I held the gun, alone now, some of the old memories came back to me.
But they were never very far away.
I
had killed two men.
“Jeremy.”
My
voice had been soft when I called to him. He’d been raping my
roommate, and he was going to kill her. I had no choice. When he
turned around and saw the gun in my hand, I shot him. The bullet hit
the center of his forehead.
I
swallowed now, remembering Mallory as she had watched me, pinned to
the wall by his hands. Her eyes had been so lifeless. They were the
opposite of Ben’s. He’d been pleading for his life, but minutes
earlier he’d been planning to kill Amanda, then me. My stomach
churned, remembering that he was going to take me to Franco. He
wanted to barter, trade me in for more money, more drugs.
He
was the one who killed Mallory, but the Bartel family set all of it
in motion.
I
drew in a ragged breath, cradling the gun in my hands like a precious
baby. This little piece of metal had caused so much havoc in my life,
and it was Carter’s weapon of choice. He’d killed plenty with it
when he worked for the Mauricio family.
Somehow,
I knew this weapon would have a place in our lives again. I didn’t
want it to, but I knew it would. And with that last thought, my hand
closed over it, and I raised my arms, aiming with my feet apart, my
shoulders rolled back. I shot, one after another, until my clip was
done.
All
except one hit the bullseye. The other one, the outlier, was just
outside the inner circle on the target.
I’d
have to get better.
Teaser
Quotes
A
tingle started in the base of my stomach, and it rose up, spreading
through my body, warming me as it went, until I was almost salivating
for him. When I saw him, I needed to touch him. It had been like this
for a year, and I never wanted it to end. I always wanted to thirst
for him.
He
murmured against my skin, “Why is it that your presence can calm
me? Your touch can make me alive, and one little sigh from you makes
me want to sleep for days in your embrace?”
I
smiled, moving to press a kiss to his ear. “Because you love me.”
Pulling
me back into his arms, he nudged my legs farther apart, moving
closer, and pressed his lips to the underside of my jaw. He
whispered, “Never.” Another kiss to the corner of my lips.
“Ever.” A third kiss, his lips resting atop mine and he murmured,
“I promise. Nothing will ever happen to you.”
“Because
you need to understand. It’s time you know more. You’re mine,
Emma. My first allegiance is to you. Things are going to happen now,
and I can’t control them. The Mauricio family has always followed
me."
Suddenly
I realized—he was going back in. A tear formed in my eye, and I
ignored it. This was what he was telling me. I swallowed over a lump.
“What happens now?”
He
didn’t answer at first. Then he let out a soft breath of air and
turned, his eyes pained. He said one word: “War.”
I
closed my eyes and just felt her. She trailed a hand down my face,
tracing my lips. That small touch, so gentle, so loving. That was
Emma.
No
other woman made me feel like this. It was her, only her. Opening my
eyes, I found her watching me and smiling as her chest heaved for
air.
"I
love you," she murmured.
Goddamn.
I kissed her and whispered against her lips, "I love you too."
I
closed my eyes and held the man I loved. Resting my forehead to his,
I placed my arms on his shoulders as he held my hips. His thumbs
rubbed back and forth. This. Right here. He was the most powerful man
I knew, and he was all mine.
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Series
Reading Order
Carter
Reed (Book One)
Carter
Reed 2 (Book Two)
Author
Information
I didn't begin writing until after undergraduate college. There'd been storylines and characters in my head all my life, but it came to a boiling point one day and I HAD to get them out of me. So the computer was booted up and I FINALLY felt it click. Writing is what I needed to do. After that, I had to teach myself how to write. I can't blame my teachers for not teaching me all those years in school. It was my fault. I was one of the students that was wishing I was anywhere but at school! So after that day, it took me lots of work until I was able to put together something that resembled a novel. I'm hoping I got it right since someone must be reading this profile! And I hope you keep enjoying my future stories.
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I'm so late in sending this, but you shared Carter Reed 2 for me and I wanted to send a big thank you to you!! THANK YOU! Again, I'm so sorry that I'm late in sending this.
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