The Pawn
Revenge and Seduction, #1
by Skye
Warren
Publication
date: December 6th 2016
Genres:
Adult, Contemporary, Romance
BLURB
The price of survival…
Gabriel Miller swept into my life
like a storm. He tore down my father with cold retribution, leaving him
penniless in a hospital bed. I quit my private all-girl’s college to take care
of the only family I have left.
There’s one way to save our
house, one thing I have left of value.
My virginity.
A forbidden auction…
Gabriel appears at every turn. He
seems to take pleasure in watching me fall. Other times he’s the only kindness
in a brutal underworld.
Except he’s playing a deeper game
than I know. Every move brings us together, every secret rips us apart. And
when the final piece is played, only one of us can be left standing.
THE PAWN is a full-length
contemporary novel from New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren about
revenge and seduction in the game of love.
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EXCERPT:
A sense of familiarity fills the space between us even though I
know we haven’t met. This man is a stranger, but he looks at me as if he wants
to know me. He looks at me as if he already does. There’s an intensity to his
eyes when they sweep over my face, as firm and as telling as a touch.
“I need…” A thud against my ribs as I think about all the things I
need—a rewind button. One person in the city who doesn’t hate me by name alone.
“I need a loan.”
He gives me a slow perusal, from the nervous slide of my tongue
along my lips to the high neckline of my dress. I tried to dress
professionally—a black cowl-necked sweater and pencil skirt. His strange amber
gaze unbuttons my coat, pulls away the expensive cotton, tears off the cotton
fabric of my bra and panties. He sees right through me, and I shiver as a
ripple of awareness runs over my skin.
I’ve met a million men in my life. Shaken hands. Smiled. I’ve
never felt as seen through as I do right now. Never felt like someone has
turned me inside out, every dark secret exposed to the harsh light. He sees my
weaknesses, and from the cruel set of his mouth, he likes them.
His lids lower. “And what do you have for collateral?”
Nothing except my word. That wouldn’t be worth anything if he knew
my name. I swallow past the lump in my throat. “I don’t know.”
Nothing.
He takes a step forward, and suddenly I’m crowded against the
brick wall beside the door, his large body blocking out the warm light from
inside. He feels like a furnace in front me, the heat of him in sharp contrast
to the cold brick at my back. “What’s your name, girl?”
The word girl is a slap in the face. I force myself not to flinch,
but it’s hard. Everything about him overwhelms me—his size, his low voice.
“I’ll tell Mr. Scott my name.”
In the shadowed space between us, his smile spreads, white and taunting.
The pleasure that lights his strange yellow eyes is almost sensual, as if I
caressed him. “You’ll have to get past me.”
My heart thuds. He likes that I’m challenging him, and God, that’s
even worse. What if I’ve already failed? I’m free-falling, tumbling, turning
over without a single hope to anchor me. Where will I go if he turns me away?
What will happen to my father?
“Let me go,” I whisper, but my hope fades fast.
His eyes flash with warning. “Little Avery James, all grown up.”
A small gasp resounds in the space between us. He already knows my
name. That means he knows who my father is. He knows what he’s done. Denials
rush to my throat, pleas for understanding. The hard set of his eyes, the broad
strength of his shoulders tells me I won’t find any mercy here.
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Skye
Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance such as
the Chicago Underground series. Her books have been featured in Jezebel,
Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes
her home in Texas with her loving family, two sweet dogs, and one evil cat.
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