Title:
Strapped
Author:
Nina G. Jones
Release
date: August 1, 2013
Genre:
Erotica/Thriller/Mystery
Age
Group: Adult
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Description:
By all appearances, Shyla Ball has an enviable life:
a loyal boyfriend, a great job, and family that loves her. She doesn't realize
how deeply unsatisfied she is until she has an embarrassing encounter with a
handsome stranger at a coffee shop. Taylor Holden, a successful businessman,
takes a sudden special interest in her and offers her a job she cannot refuse.
Soon after, she learns there is much more to this intensely private man than
meets the eye. He is hiding many painful secrets, including why it is that he
has seemingly plucked her out of obscurity for such a lucrative position. Shyla
tries her best to resist, but eventually they cave into their intense mutual
attraction. Her "perfect" world is turned upside down by her
infatuation towards Taylor and in just a couple of months, her life looks
nothing like it did before. While she is frightened by the changes she sees in
herself, she cannot resist the lure of Taylor Holden and continues to delve
deeper into their relationship. As Shyla slowly gains Taylor's trust, she
learns of his complex history and how it has molded him into the person he has
become. When elements of Taylor's secret past resurface and threaten to destroy
them, Shyla finds out there may be more to Taylor's story than even he is aware
of. Strapped is a story of passion,
manipulation, obsession, and family secrets.
About
the Author
By day, Nina G. Jones works for an internet start up and is a freelance copywriter.
By night, she explores the hidden recesses of the
human psyche in her writing.
Nina has a background in Psychology and uses this as
a starting point for her writing. Using popular subjects, she adds depth to her
characters by exploring their psychological motivations. Due to the nature of
the topics she explores, Nina does not shy away from explicit language,
sexuality, or violence. However, she still finds a way to sprinkle humor
throughout her work.
She has a particular fascination with people who
appear to be “normal” or “successful” by all outside appearances who are hiding
a secret life.
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Excerpt:
When
we arrive on our floor we head to our rooms, politely bidding each other
goodnight. Just as I am about to enter mine, I remember I have his jacket. I
can use this to have just one more moment with him tonight. I knock on his
door, his lips slightly open when he sees me on the other side.
“You
forgot your jacket.” It is still on my shoulders. I turn around to offer it up
to him.
“Thank
you Shy,” As he says this he takes both of his hands, grabbing each shoulder of
the jacket and oh so slowly pulls it off of me, grazing my bare arms and back
as he pulls it off. I close my eyes taking in his touch. Each caress of his
fingertips feels like one thousand little sparks. How can just the faintest
touch from this man set me off like this? Please
kiss me. Kiss my neck. I won’t say no. I hold my position for a second more
than I should, but it feels so tortuously long. There is nothing, not another
touch, not a kiss. I turn to face him again and bid him goodnight. His face
looks sad, almost guilty. Every word, every touch, every action tonight was an
implication. This keeps us safe from one another. It keeps me safe from him.
“Goodnight
Shy,” he says as if dismissing me from his presence.
“Goodnight
Taylor.”
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