FORBIDDEN PROMISES
The O’Malleys, #4
Katee Robert
Forever
May 30, 2017
“A tension-filled plot full of deceit,
betrayal, and sizzling love scenes will make it impossible for readers to set
the book down.” –Publishers Weekly
“A great read from the talented Robert!” –RT Book Reviews
“This is an extraordinary series by any
standards, and FORBIDDEN PROMISES slays the competition.” –Fresh Fiction
Some lines should never be crossed . . . not
even for love.
Sloan O'Malley just left her entire world
behind—her family, her wealth, and even her real name. For the first time in
her life, she's free. She can live the "normal" life she's always
wanted. A life without fear. But there's nothing safe about her intensely sexy
next-door neighbor.
Jude MacNamara has no room for innocence in
his life. Only revenge. Still, he's never been able to walk away from the
forbidden, and Sloan—who is every inch of pure, mouthwatering temptation—has
forbidden written all over her. Only after it's way too late does he discover
the real danger: claiming Sloan as his puts a target on her back. To protect
her, Jude is willing risk everything . . . and to hell with the consequences.
FORBIDDEN PROMISES
Playlist
Relax My
Beloved – Alex Clare
Alive – Sia
Parachute – Chris
Stapleton
River Lea –
Adele
Perfect – Ed
Sheeran
Laura –
Flogging Molly
Ride – Chase
Rice (feat Macy Maloy)
Forever Yours
– Trey Songz
Hold Me Down
– Halsey
Brave Enough
– Lindsey Stirling (feat Christina Perri)
Devil’s
Backbone – Civil Wars
Heavy in Your
Arms – Florence + the Machine
Dangerous
Woman – Ariana Grande
Cold Day in
Heaven – Delta Rae
Not Afraid
Anymore - Halsey
I See Fire –
Ed Sheeran
Touch – July
Talk
John Wayne –
Lady Gaga
One Woman Man
– John Legend
Excerpt:
“Coming here was a mistake.” Sloan started to
get up, but Jude hooked the band of her yoga pants and pulled her down. She
ended up straddling him with a hiss of fury. “I dislike you intensely.”
“No, you don’t.” He palmed her ass, sliding her
forward so she rode the ridge of his cock. “You dislike feeling out of
control. Guess what, sunshine? You don’t get control when it comes to fucking
me.”
Her nipples pebbled, showing through her thin
tank top. They teased him even as she put her hands on his chest, her fingers
kneading him and making him think of a kitten who had just discovered her
claws. “And if I want control?”
“You don’t.” He wrapped one arm around her
waist and used his free hand to palm her over the top of her pants. “I’ve
barely touched you and you’re so fucking wet, you’re practically panting for
me.”
“You are insufferable.” But she rolled
her hips, rubbing herself against his hand. “I’m leaving.”
“No, you’re not. You’re going to stay here and
let me lick that pretty pussy of yours until you come.” He lightly pinched her
clit through the fabric, watching her face. She liked the slightest bit
of pain if the way her eyes went heavy lidded was anything to go by. “And then
I’m going to bend you over this couch and take what’s mine.” Until you
forget why you were frightened in the first place tonight.
He wanted to hear her say yes. For all his
pushing her, if she actually wanted to leave, he wasn’t about to stop her. She wanted
him to push her, to corner her, to let her pretend she wasn’t making this
decision every step of the way. Fuck that. He gripped her hips, lifting
her and standing her on her feet. She blinked, obviously confused. “I thought…”
Jude unbuttoned his jeans, drawing the zipper
down, his gaze never leaving hers. “You thought I’d take what we both know you
want to give me? Newsflash, I might get off on the lady protesting too much,
but that only goes so far. You want to leave, leave. I’m not going to chase you
down and club you over the head, no matter how much I want you.”
She swayed a little. “That’s not fair.”
“What’s not fair is how goddamn hard I am for
you. I watched your little yoga show this afternoon—don’t even pretend you
didn’t know because I saw you shooting looks this way. Seeing that pert little
ass of yours in the air, like you were offering yourself to me, and not being
able to take what I wanted?” He grabbed her hand and pressed it against his
cock. “How long do you think you could hold downward dog with my mouth on your
pussy?”
Her whole body shivered, her hand clenching
around his cock. Sloan’s brows slanted down. “You’re doing it again. That thing
where I should slap you across your face for talking to me the way you do.”
“Do it.” Jude took her free hand and set it
against his cheek. “But whatever you’re going to do if you’re not leaving, then
get those fucking pants off. I’m starving for you.”
***
Sloan almost gave in. But she hadn’t left her
entire life behind to hand over what little freedom she had to another man.
She took one step back, and then another.
“You’re wrong. I don’t want to give up control.”
Lay the terms out. You don’t want this to end,
but he can’t run the whole show. You can’t let it happen like that.
Sloan lifted her chin, faking a confidence she
didn’t feel in the least. “Even if this is temporary, I want it on my
terms.”
Jude went still. “I’m listening.”
The only way you can get what you want is to
say it. She bit her lip and then
charged on. “If you’re sleeping with me, then you’re sleeping with me. I
don’t care if you aren’t a fan of cuddling. It’s something I require to
continue this thing.”
He raised a single eyebrow. “You want me to
whisper sweet nothings in your ear while you’re at it?”
“I think we can both agree that’s not how you
operate.” She didn’t want the lie of sweet nothings, but she’d take the lie of
his big body in bed next to hers.
Maybe it would make her feel a little less
alone.
He buttoned his pants with careless efficiency.
“I don’t sleep.”
Her earlier anger flared. “Then lie there and
count sheep for all I care.” She couldn’t believe she was pushing this. It
would be so much smarter to retreat back to the safety of her home. Lonely,
yes? But at least no one could hurt her there. She was opening herself up for
rejection and potentially worse when Jude shot her down.
But he didn’t say anything, just continued
watching her with a strange look on his face. “This will only end in tears for
you, sunshine. You want things I’m not capable of giving.”
Her heart gave a pang, but she ignored it the
same way she’d been ignoring it for her entire life. “You seem to think I
haven’t shed more than my fair share of tears, Jude. What are a few more?” She
took a careful breath. “Those are my terms. Take them or leave them.”
And then he was towering over her, his hand
sifting through her hair to tug her head back so she looked him directly in the
eye. “I’m taking them, sunshine. More importantly, I’m taking you.”
His thumb traced her jaw, unspeakably tender,
but then his eyes went hard, making the bottom of her stomach drop in a way
that wasn’t altogether pleasant. I have the tiger by the tail.
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THE O’MALLEYS SERIES
THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT, #1
THE WEDDING PACT, #2
INDECENT PROPOSAL, #3
FORBIDDEN PROMISES, #4
UNDERCOVER ATTRACTION, #5
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