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Review by pearls
Still on the search for missing diamonds, Jake and Steph discover another party is interested. With only three days left in the Caymans, the two work to uncover clues. The beauty and tranquility of the Caymans is vividly captured, from swimming with the stingrays, to sex on the balcony over the surf. Learning to trust one another and get past the broken trusts of their pasts leads to a closeness in a short time frame. A sexy mystery.
Still on the search for missing diamonds, Jake and Steph discover another party is interested. With only three days left in the Caymans, the two work to uncover clues. The beauty and tranquility of the Caymans is vividly captured, from swimming with the stingrays, to sex on the balcony over the surf. Learning to trust one another and get past the broken trusts of their pasts leads to a closeness in a short time frame. A sexy mystery.
THE SAPPHIRE AFFAIR & THE SAPPHIRE HEIST are being released by Montlake, which is an Amazon publishing company, and will only be available for sale at Amazon. You can download a free Kindle reading app for any smartphone or tablet here: http://amzn.to/1MIyrHi
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ABOUT THE SAPPHIRE HEIST (Jewel Novel #2):
Keep your lover close and your enemy closer…
After giving in to a fiery night of passion, island adventurer Steph Anderson and bounty hunter Jake Harlowe are back to square one. With millions in stolen jewels at stake, it’s hard for Steph not to question her new partner’s true motives—no matter how sexy he might be. Jake is hungry for more of Steph, but he can sense her growing mistrust, which only fuels his own doubts. Worse, there’s undeniable evidence that someone else is now after the jewels—and that they are both in real danger.
Fighting against their magnetic attraction is a distraction these two can’t afford. In order to survive, they’ll have to pull off one more heist—and trust each other with something even more precious than jewels: their hearts.
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EXCERPT
A
fan circled lazily overhead, stirring the gauzy white curtains that hung by the
sliding glass doors. He grabbed her hand, pulled her to the open deck. The sun
was still high in the sky and his room had a stunning view of the endless blue
water. He also had a clear view of how to resolve this turmoil still roiling
in his chest.
He
had to try to talk to her about some of the harder topics. If not, this would
be Rosalinda and the Medici job all over again.
“Just
look,” he said, gesturing to the vast sea.
She
gazed toward the water. “It’s gorgeous.”
“It
is. And I’m showing you to make a point.”
“Over
the view?” She parked her hands on the railing.
He
turned to her and met her eyes. “Yes. I’m showing you this because it’s
beautiful. Because you love the water. Because you are an outdoor girl through
and through. Because I know these things about you,” he said, taking her hands
and clasping them in his. He squeezed. “I know already that the water calms
you. I know the sunshine is like some kind of magic to you. And I know you love
your mother with a fierceness that can move mountains. You’re like this warrior
princess who’d go to battle for her, and even though I’ve never met her, I can
picture her. I imagine she is the gentlest, kindest person in the world who
wouldn’t hurt a fly, and you fight for her. Not because she’s the kind of woman
who won’t fight for herself, but rather because she chooses not to. Am I
right?”
Steph
drew in a deep breath and nodded. A warm breeze blew by, stirring up the ends
of her pretty blonde hair. “Yes. You’re right.” Her voice was soft.
As
the waves lapped the shore in the distance, and boaters skipped over the blue
waters, he grasped her arms. “But what do you know about me?”
She
opened her lips but didn’t speak.
“Steph,”
he said, fixing her with a sharp gaze, and then asked again, needing to set her
straight, desperate to avoid another on-the-job mistake. “What do you know
about me?”
“That
you like ice cream?” She said it like a question, her expression confused.
He
nodded, a sliver of a smile appearing briefly. “That’s a good start. What
else?”
“That
you like to tell jokes?” she asked, squinting as the sun shone brightly
overhead.
“Keep
going.”
“That you’re motivated by your family,” she
said with more confidence now in her tone.
“Good.
Keep going.”
“That
you do what you do because of them. To take care of your little sister and
brother, and your big sister’s kid.”
“I
do.”
“And
that you hate when bastards get away with anything.”
He
tapped his finger to his nose. Bingo. “Know what else?”
“What?”
A
knot of discomfort clogged his throat. He pushed past it, speaking plainly,
honestly. “I went out with a woman who nearly cost me a job. Who tried to steal
the artifact we’d teamed up to find,” he said, the memory blasting through him
of how foolish he’d felt when Rosalinda stole it from him. “I trusted her. I
thought she cared about me. She only cared about the prize.”
“I
don’t even want the prize,” Steph said, raising her chin, meeting his gaze.
“I’m not after money. I’m after the truth.”
“But
it seemed this morning that you were playing me,” he said, his tone turning
rougher. “That when you saw me at the café, you were all sexy snuggly because
you thought I’d run. And outside the gallery, you were pretending to get cozy
when you put your hands in my shorts, but you were only searching for stones
even after I told you there weren’t any.”
“I
was,” she said through gritted teeth. Her expression was one of frustration and
embarrassment.
“Don’t
fuck with my feelings. You know I want you. You know I like you. Just don’t
fuck with me,” he said, yanking her close to him.
“I’m
not. I won’t. I’m sorry,” she said, her tone full of contrition.
That knot unwound, and he nodded. “So tell
me the truth. Do I seem like the type of guy who’d screw you over?”
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About Lauren Blakely:
Since self-publishing her debut romance novel CAUGHT UP IN US three years ago, Lauren Blakely has sold more than 1 million books. She is known for her sexy contemporary romance style that’s full of heat, heart and humor. A devout fan of cake and canines, Lauren has plotted entire novels while walking her four-legged friends. She lives in California with her family. With ten New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than fifty times. Her bestselling series include Sinful Nights, Seductive Nights, No Regrets, Caught Up in Love, and Fighting Fire as well as standalone romantic comedies like BIG ROCK and MISTER O, which were both instant New York Times Bestsellers. In the fall she’ll release WELL HUNG, another romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter:laurenblakely.com/newsletter.
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