His gift is the only thing left from the love they shared…and she plans to sell it.
Title: The Bad Boy’s Gift
Series:The Bad Boys of Regret Hollow #1
Author: Sara Daniel
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Barclay Publicity
Release Date: 29 March 2016
Blurb
Former bad boy, now famous artist, Zane DeMonde laughs off an engraved invitation to return to Regret Hollow, the same town that booted him out fifteen years ago. When he discovers the woman who once broke his heart is putting his professional reputation at risk by selling his old paintings, he’s no longer laughing. He’ll do anything to stop her, even return to town … even put his heart in jeopardy again.
High school art teacher Julianne Truman's last chance to save her beloved art department from budget cuts is to sell the old artwork Zane gifted her. Her heart breaks to remove the final traces of him from her life, but she needs to finally move on from the love she never got over.
Julianne’s life belongs to her students, and Zane’s only goal is to protect his art. But the moment they wrap their arms around each other, their old attraction flares to life hot enough to incinerate them and their best intentions.
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Excerpt
“Do all those things I confided in you years ago mean nothing to you?”
“Family’s important,” she whispered. She hadn’t imagined he’d see her actions as a betrayal of trust.
“I remember exactly how important family is to you.” Sarcasm crept into his voice. “A hell of a lot more important than me, definitely more important than this.” He hooked his arm around her shoulders and hauled her across the console, slamming his lips against hers.
Hard, angry demands from a man who no longer cared about pleasing her contrasted sharply with the memories of teenage sweetness and gentle tentativeness he’d once shown. He thrust his tongue between her lips, plundering her mouth. Instead of pushing him away and ordering him to stop, she leaned into him and tangled her tongue with his, meeting him stroke for stroke.
The hands gripping her shoulders relaxed, and the demanding thrusts of his tongue turned to languid strokes. She sifted her fingers through his soft black hair. Oh, how she’d missed being held in his arms, touching him, exploring him, and being one with him.
But they were hardly on their way to becoming one when he kissed her as a punishment.
She jerked away.
A car horn blared.
She straightened. Damn. She’d forgotten about Len, forgotten everything but Zane’s hands and mouth and sweet exploration.
Blinking out the windshield, she braced for the sight of Len laying on the horn of his pickup. Instead, he stood across the yard, wearing padded headphones and maneuvering a weed whip.
“If you’re looking for the honker, I believe you’re the culprit.” Zane nodded to her elbow resting on the steering wheel.
“Oh.” She yanked her arm back, settling into the passenger seat and pulling the seat belt strap. After three tries, she managed to lock the buckle into place. If Zane noticed her shaking hands, he didn’t mention it as he pulled away from the curb and left her house and his father behind.
If he’d kissed her to teach her a lesson, she’d learned one thing. She still wanted him, now more than ever.
Review
The Bad Boys of Regret Hollow is a new series of novellas
and The Bad Boy’s Gift is the first book.
Zane DeMonde left Regret Hollow over fifteen years ago. The bad
boy of the town left broken hearted. He now finds himself back in town
determined to keep his heart safe and retrieve his early artwork that he has
been informed is to go for sale in the school auction. What he is shocked to
find out is that it is the only woman he has ever loved that is behind the
sale.
Julianne Truman has lived a loveless existence over the past
fifteen years after she was placed in a difficult decision to either stay with her
family or leave with Zane. She has fought with that decision over the years and
those feelings are brought back to the fore when her only love, Zane, is back.
As the head of the school’s struggling art department, she is forced to let go
of treasured art Zane gifted to her when they were together, in order to raise
much needed funds.
I really liked the feel of this town and that the bad boy
returned made good. I like a good second chance romance and this was very
enjoyable. It was a sweet, short but engaging read with plenty of angst, drama
and passion. I can’t wait to read the next novellas in the series and learn
more about this town and the people who live there. Next up is Julianne’s twin
brother and the woman who fell for him when they were young. Great start to the
series. Four stars.
Meet The Author
Sara Daniel writes what she loves to read—irresistible romance, from sweet to steamy and everything in between. She grew up in a small town and was once a landlord of two uninvited squirrels. She has no regrets about turning her back on her accounting degree to write romance, but she deeply regrets her inability to keep track of her car keys.
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The Bad Boy’s Guilt – Releasing April 12, 2016
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