Hero by Leighton Del Mia
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Dark Erotic Romance Standalone
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Synopsis
Calvin Parish
They call me Hero.
I defend.
I protect.
I ask for nothing in return, and that makes me good.
Doesn’t it?
That which makes me the ultimate predator
also feeds dark impulses I’ve learned to control—until I bring her too close.
For years I’ve watched her from afar, but what started out as duty has become
obsession.
Cataline Ford
I work hard.
I play by the rules.
I’m content.
My scars are quiet and invisible, and that keeps me hidden.
Doesn’t it?
One fateful walk home, I’m taken by someone
I didn’t know I should fear. Captive and afraid, nobody will tell me why I’m
confined to this hauntingly beautiful mansion. I’m given everything; I have
nothing. He takes what he needs from me, and for that I hate him. But I might
have loved him once.
And just because you’re reading this
doesn’t mean I survive him.
Excerpt
He’s swimming toward me, closing in, and I
retreat until my shoulder blades hit the lip of the pool.
“Your fate is in my hands,” he says.
“I accept that,” I say. His surprised
expression is so rare that I almost lose my train of thought. “What I can’t
accept is not knowing my fate. If you’ll just tell me if I’ll live or die, tell
me what I’m doing here, what my purpose is, and if it’s . . . forever, I
promise—I will be better.”
“You ask for a lot.” He steps within inches
of me so our faces almost touch.
“Tell me that, and I won’t ask for anything
else.”
He raises his hand to run his thumb over my
cheekbone. The room is silent save for the acute splash echo of pool water. His
fingers slide down my face and under my hair, where they wrap around the nape
my neck. “You look sexy when you’re wet, Cataline.”
My eyelids threaten to close, but I force
myself to hold his gaze.
He lowers his mouth to my ear. “You’d make
a beautiful mermaid,” he whispers. “But, then, how would I fuck you?”
About the Author
Leighton Del Mia lives behind large
sunglasses and under massive headphones. She can usually be found behind and
under these things at any Starbucks on the West Coast, which is where she
writes twisty books between sips of black coffee.
Giveaway
Keep Me (A Hero Novella)
“I will disappoint you. I will hurt you. If
I could be different, I would. But I don’t think I can.”
Declarations and sacrifices have been made.
After three years, a better life is finally on the horizon. But when the past
leaves marks that are both painful and permanent, is there ever such a thing as
starting over? Can memories be replaced or forgotten—and should they be?
Keep Me is a follow-up novella
for Hero readers who want a glimpse of life after breakfast. It is
only intended to be enjoyed after Hero and is not a
standalone. It is entirely optional and not essential to the original
plot.
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