Ryan's Treasure (Sanctuary #2)
by Becca Dale
Contemporary Paranormal Romance
Categories: Interracial/Multicultural
Publisher: Decadent
Publishing
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Heat Level: Steamy
Word Count/Length: 31,000
words/85 pages
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Blurb:
Nadi has no family and no home
beyond the puppy mills where she has lived since birth. Freedom calls to her
until she cannot resist risking everything for a chance to run. But being free
comes with dangers she’s ill-equipped to handle and a guardian who promises to
protect her even as his size and brute strength terrify her.
Ryan Jones spends his life
rescuing abused women by day and tortured animals by night. Nothing stops him
from watching over those smaller or weaker until a half-starved she-wolf leaps
between him and the barrel of a gun. In a night of passion with the gorgeous
shifter, everything changes. Suddenly, by pack law, he faces an unexpected role
that may destroy his image and their future.
Can love enable Ryan’s treasure
to come home to his arms?
Warning: This title is intended for readers over the age of
18 as it contains adult sexual situations and/or adult language, and may be
considered offensive to some readers.
Excerpt:
“I thought you were asleep.”
She spun toward the door with a
yelp. “You scared me, Jake.”
Her lanky brother strolled into
the room and sat on the edge of her bed. “Talk to me.”
“Talking won’t make the
nightmares go away.”
“Probably not, but neither will
pacing in front of the window.” He grinned and patted the mattress beside him.
“Come on, what do you have to lose?”
“Pride, self respect....”
Jake chuckled. “I’ve found
there’s only two ways to get rid of recurring dreams if I can’t tell anyone
about them.”
Sinking down beside him, she
leaned her head on his shoulder. “Yeah? What’s that?”
“Running or sex.”
“I’ll pass on the sex—not
really what it’s cracked up to be from what I’ve seen.”
He glanced toward the window.
“You know he’s out there, waiting for you to come to him.”
“Who?”
Her brother laughed outright at
her boldfaced stupidity. “He doesn’t bite and he’s worried. It would help me
out a great deal if you’d talk to him.”
“At least go outside so he can
see you’re getting stronger. Give him a run for his money.”
She stood and eased the curtain
aside far enough to watch without being seen. Strips of light and dark danced
with the pacing alpha. “And if he catches me?”
“Would that be so bad?”
No? Yes! Maybe? I don’t know! “He’s intimidating.”
“Can be, but if you don’t cut
him some slack pretty soon, he’s going to self-destruct...and probably take it
out on me. His restraint so far’s been impressive, but it won’t last much
longer. He works two jobs and hangs outside here the rest of the time. I don’t
think he’s slept since you moved in with me.”
Watching him prowl the
perimeter made her antsy to shift and stretch her legs. “Two jobs?”
“Lawyer by day, security guard
by night.”
She turned, lifting an eyebrow.
“Lawyer?”
“Yeah. Why does that surprise
you?”
“I don’t know. He doesn’t look like
the suit-and-tie type.”
“He’s actually pretty good at
it. Most of what he does is pro bono though, so he doesn’t make much money
beyond what Grant pays him for his work at the Sanctuary.”
“Why would he work for
nothing?”
“Because he cares.” Jake rose
and stood beside her at the window. “I told him I didn’t want him near
you...figured I should play the brother card at least once. But now, after
watching him nearly implode the
se past few days, I’m wondering
if I made the right decision.”
“What if I had wanted to stay
with him?”
Jake grinned. “I could have
blustered all I wanted. You would still be in his bed.”
“I was never in his bed...not
with him anyway.”
“I know. He wouldn’t take
advantage of you. In fact, he could have an endless line of women, but since
most of them come to him from rough situations, he tends to sleep alone.”
She didn’t quite know what to
say or even think. Moving the curtain aside a bit farther, she stared into the
darkness. Still at last, he sat on his haunches, his sleek coat gleaming in the
faint glow from the yard light. His eyes seemed to bore into her, delving into
her secrets.
“Stinky?”
A smile lifted her heart at the
stupid nickname. “Yes?”
“If you cave, I don’t want
details, okay?”
Laughing she nudged him with
her shoulder. “Not a problem.”
About the Author:
Becca Dale writes erotic
romance with what many readers consider sweet-heat. She jokingly told her first
editor she was naughty enough, but fanshave encouraged her to continue that
philosophy. So while her work often carries an erotic heat level, the emotional
impact is equally high. It remains Becca’s
goal to test and explore
reader' fantasies through characters that could be the girl next door or the
woman in the mirror, or even the wolf shifter held captive at the puppy mill
down the road.
Connect with Becca Dale:
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