“After reading this author’s other novels, I had very high expectations. My expectations were surpassed.” Wendie Nordgren“The chemistry between Darcelle and Sebastian was hot; I didn’t want those sex scenes to end!” D.C.“full of intrigue and kept me guessing” Amanda N.“I liked Darcelle Lebeau for her rebel instincts and enjoyed the story for its originality” The TBR Pile
By Cailin Briste
Blurb:
When Darcelle Lebeau throws off the invisible chains that
keep her bound to her family, she discovers a new vocation. Tempted to enter
the illegal playground of a man she nicknames Matou, she becomes a cat burglar
in training. Deeply ensnared with each task he entices her to fulfill, she
fails to discover his identity and true intentions.
Sebastian St. Croix, a wealthy businessman, has a dark side.
He’s a thief, a cat burglar who steals art and historical objects. For one
year, he trains Darcelle to become his assistant, remaining incognito,
observing her from afar. His admiration grows along with his desire for her
with every phase-one challenge she completes. Phase two will test the limits of
his control. Hands-on personal training? Yes. Sex? No. With his sister’s
happiness at stake, nothing, not even the tempting Darcelle Lebeau, can
interfere with accomplishing the biggest break-in of his career.
Excerpt:
Four words. That’s all that was written on the paper in the
same ornate handwriting used on every preceding communication.
Congratulations. I’m behind you.
She froze.
How could she have missed it? The same dark, prickling
tension that had inched along her spine every time she’d sensed Matou observing
her in the past was now knitting her muscles and bones together, turning her to
stone. It was him. He’d never let her see or hear him, but her body reacted
when he was near, as though when he gazed at her, a furnace ignited inside her.
It was damn spooky.
She jumped when his fingers closed on her shoulder.
“Don’t turn.”
Like a low, throbbing bass note, his voice resonated through
her to the ends of her fingers. Hell. She couldn’t move, much less turn. He
trailed his hand along her collarbone. Despite the thick layer of duracloth
between her and his fingertips, Darcelle was certain warmth penetrated the
fabric.
His sudden yank startled her. Shock pulsed through her. He
was undoing the seal on the hood of her skin suit.
“No!” She batted at him, twisting to escape his grasp. He
clamped her in a bruising hold, immobilizing her.
“I said don’t turn. Stop struggling.”
Rapid inhalations of the sour combination of aged body odor
and fear inside her skin suit made her nasal passages burn. She continued to
writhe, fighting to free herself. He’s going to kill me!
“Fuck it. Stop. The air is pure. Look.”
Several moments passed before she registered the
sun-darkened arm and hand waving in front of her. Long elegant fingers
twiddled. Her breathing hitched. No gloves. He wasn’t wearing a skin suit. She
stilled, allowing him to remove her hood.
“Do exactly as I say, and all will be well.”
With gentler hands he turned her toward him. She gasped. He
was gorgeous. Only a master sculptor could have formed a face of such perfect
symmetry. The masculinity of his high cheekbones, angled jaw, and straight
brows was softened by his exquisite lips. Heat flushed through her body.
From beneath black locks slanting over his forehead, pale
green eyes stared at her. Was he waiting for a response?
“Ummm.”
A smile flashed across his lips. “Are you ready to trust
me?”
Darcelle pursed her lips. “I’ll try.”
Cailin has been writing fiction for six years and non-fiction
for two decades. Her non-fiction work has been published in magazines and in a
non-fiction anthology. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America, the RWA
Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter, and the RWA Passionate Ink Chapter.
Cailin loves science fiction and romance, so combing the two
came naturally. She is currently writing the third book in her Sons of Tallav
sci-fi erotic romance series. Shane: Marshal of Tallav and Maon: Marshal of
Tallav were released in 2016 by Loose Id. She’s also working on a novella for
an SFR Shooting Stars anthology tentatively title Educated by the Master.
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