Blurb:
If you love something, you let it go,
right? If they love you in return, they’ll come back.
A year ago, Blue let Noelle walk out
the door into another man’s arms and he’s done with waiting for
her to come back. She’s his. She’s always been his. She just
doesn’t know it yet.
The only thing that stands between them
is his past and the woman that almost broke him. Does he love Noelle
enough to face his demons and can he trust her to bring their love
full circle? Finding out might just kill them both.
Synopsis:
Blue is gearing up to set out on a full
scale seduction where Red is concerned. He’s done with letting
other men break her heart and it’s time she realised she belongs to
him.
He has her on the edge of giving in to
him when there’s a call from Cal demanding they return to The
Manor. James, one of Red’s favourite subs, has been abducted from
the club and left for dead on the door step of The Manor. As the
situation unravels, it turns out that the perpetrator is a woman from
Blue’s past.
Fresh out of
jail, his ex-lover Alexandra will go to any lengths to have him back,
destroying everyone and everything he loves in her quest to force him
back into her orbit. Taking James was just the first in a series of
bold and destructive moves, designed to tear Blue apart.
Blue needs his family and Red more than
ever, but he knows that he can’t give anyone his all until he’s
faced up to his past and laid it to rest.
Excerpt
Unable to face the
look he was sure would be on their faces, Blue stumbled blindly from
the room and headed in search of somewhere less confusing.
“Blue!” Noelle
had followed him out, but he ignored her. “Blue! Stop!”
“I need to be
alone.” Shame made him sharp, but he should have known better than
to think that would stop her.
“No, you don’t.”
A tiny hand slipped into his, entwining their fingers. “You need to
be reminded who you are in the here and now. You need to talk about
it. You need to trust me.”
“I…” He
didn’t even know who this version of himself was. He stopped in the
hallway, uncertain where to go. Nowhere felt like it would be the
sanctuary he needed more than anything else.
“Chloe, can you
give us an hour and then bring breakfast for two to my room, please.”
Noelle took over, seeming to know what he needed better than he did.
The sub standing behind the reception desk nodded once, flashing a
concerned glance at Blue. He couldn’t believe he was letting anyone
see him like this. “Come on.” He followed her up the stairs, meek
and trusting. She seemed so certain and he felt so numb, like his
brain was full of cotton wool.
They entered her
room and she pushed the door shut behind them, hitting the lights and
drawing the curtains. Her hands went to the buttons of her blouse and
he swallowed. “What are you doing?”
“Giving you
something to lose yourself in until you’re able to deal with this.”
She shrugged, dragging the blouse from her shoulders and letting it
pool on the floor.
“You said you
weren’t ready.” He replied automatically and she nodded.
“I did. But you
need this.”
“How did you
know?” He reached for his own buttons, only then realising that his
hands were trembling.
“Know what?”
She was shimmying out of her jeans, kicking her shoes across the
floor.
“That you’re
the only place I feel safe.”
She blushed, the warmth radiating over
her creamy skin. “Because you taught me that.” She took over
removing his clothes. “Home isn’t always a building. Sometimes
it’s a person or people. Sometimes there’s more sanctuary in
someone familiar than there is in a house you grew up in. Let me be
that for you, Blue.”
About the author:
Ivory
Quinn is an author of indeterminate youth, living in a land where the
sun rarely shines but the mist makes everything magical. She likes
men and books, but doesn’t think either makes a great sandwich
filling. Unmarried and living with other creative types, she has a
healthy relationship with her bed. She wishes that writing was her
day job, but sadly has a large percentage of non-writing time, made
bearable only by classic rock and lots of caffeinated things. Her
favourite things are fan mail, cake and men in kilts. She does not
see these things as mutually exclusive.
Author
links:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/IvoryQuinn_
Play list:
These are the tracks I was listening to
while writing and editing Blue.
You Me At Six – Fireworks
You Me At Six – Stay With Me
Madison - Sweet Life (Lost Girls Remix)
The Glorious Dead – The Big Bad Wolf
Sam Smith – Not in that Way
Adaline – Keep Me High
Lower Than Atlantis – Here We Go
Hozier – Take Me To Church
Hozier – Arsonist’s Lullaby
Natalie Imbruglia – Big Mistake
Nero – Satisfy
Jimmy Eat World – Hear You Me
Twin Atlantic – Brothers and Sisters
Royal Blood – Little Monster
Royal Blood – Out of the Black
Royal Blood – Figure It Out
Half Moon Run – She Wants to Know
Crooked Valentine – War Machine
James Blunt – Carry You Home
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