The Remingtons: A Twist of Love
NY Times Bestselling Author Calinda B
Forced into rehab by lead singer Dante Vegas, the Marked Love drummer Gia “Styx”
Swain wants nothing to do with sobriety—or the gorgeous, kind man she’s been
assigned to be with twenty-four hours a day. Her hand forced, unable to deal
with her situation, she escapes his care, heedless of the consequences.
Marco Monroe, a
former ex-Marine, loves helping people get free of their addictions. He’s good
at it. Plus, it helps keep his mind off the tragic accident that stole his
fiancée away. Being a sober companion to the drummer of one of his favorite
bands proves challenging…as well as difficult to stay mindful of his
boundaries.
With everything on
the line, can they possibly yield to the potent attraction between them? Or,
would giving into one another destroy everything they’ve sought to create?
EXCERPT
Marco nodded,
turned, and dragged Gia from the bar, across the sticky tiles.
"Stop
it!" she protested. "You're hurting me. I still have bruises."
Marco said
nothing, shoving open the door.
Gia blinked
again, her eyes stinging from the late morning light. She glanced at the grimy
sidewalk, covered with litter. "Where'd you learn to fight like
that?"
"Marines,"
Marco said, in clipped tones.
Her eyebrows
flew up. I've got a Marine as my sober
companion? Shit. I just thought him a fitness addict. Real fear made an
appearance for the first time since this whole shit-storm began, like arms
trying to crush her chest.
"So, what
next?" she said, still tripping over her feet.
The guy had a
long-legged stride.
"New
plan," Marco said, approaching a shiny SUV.
A couple of
teens lounged against the vehicle, arms crossed. One of them had a cigarette
dangling from his lips.
"Thanks
for watching the car, guys." Marco fished in his pocket, pulled out a wad
of bills, and tossed it in the boys' direction.
The kid with
the smoke deftly caught the crumpled bills. He removed the cigarette from his
mouth and fingered the cash. When he unfolded the wad, he grinned.
"No
problem.” He nodded to his companion. “Let's roll."
Marco dragged
Gia toward the vehicle. He hauled open the passenger door and shoved her into
the seat.
"Ouch!
Quit being so rough with me," she said, noting the same new whine as
yesterday.
"Apparently,
you like it rough if those sleaze-bags I just tossed are any indication."
He reached down for the glove box, opened it, and retrieved a set of handcuffs.
Gia's eyes
grew large. "What are you going to do with those?"
"Sex
games, what do you think?" Marco said, a glint in his eye.
For a fleeting
second, hope flitted through her woozy brain. Might be nice.
He grabbed her
wrist and fitted one of the cuffs over it. He clicked it shut. He fitted the
other end over the door handle before slamming the door shut.
She tugged
against her restraints. They didn’t give. She let out a sigh and slumped
against the interior.
Marco climbed
in the other side, blasted on the ignition, and took off.
"Where
are we going?" she asked, as they headed out of Peckham.
"You'll
see." His lips pressed tight.
Gia stared out
the window at the London cityscape. When it yielded to rolling hills and quaint
cottages, her brow furrowed.
"Where
are we going?" she asked again.
The big guy
stayed quiet.
"So, I
get to know nothing?" she asked. She started to cross her arms at his
silence, but the cuffs pulled at her wrist. She let out a huffy sigh.
He drove
through a silly little town full of shops and tourists, and then headed toward
the hills. He hooked a hard right into a gravel-lined driveway, leading up to
an innocuous looking house at the top of one of the hills.
"B&B?"
Gia said, grinning. "Is this where the sex games commence?"
Calinda B's Other Kindle World Titles
Skilled “tiger whisperer” Kennedy Swift is on a
mission to get her life on track and escape the people who want to do her harm.
Running into Dante Vega isn’t on the plan. When her gaze lands on Dante, the
same obsession and longing she experienced in her senior year comes roaring
back to life. She simply can’t afford to let him in. End of story.
An unexpected, surprise encounter at a tiger sanctuary in the Bronx leaves
mega-superstar musician Dante Vega reeling. Is the woman being charged by the
tiger, about to lose her life, the same woman he crushed hard on at his
exclusive private Manhattan high school before she vanished?
Each of their lives has been marred by tragedy. Each carries a painful past,
too dark to reveal. Will their secrets tear them apart? Or will they find the
courage to come clean, risking all to find love?
Cameo appearances from Dex Remington, Ellie Parker, Mitch Anziano and Regina
Smith, from Game of Love.
An unexpected, surprise encounter at a tiger sanctuary in the Bronx leaves mega-superstar musician Dante Vega reeling. Is the woman being charged by the tiger, about to lose her life, the same woman he crushed hard on at his exclusive private Manhattan high school before she vanished?
Each of their lives has been marred by tragedy. Each carries a painful past, too dark to reveal. Will their secrets tear them apart? Or will they find the courage to come clean, risking all to find love?
Cameo appearances from Dex Remington, Ellie Parker, Mitch Anziano and Regina Smith, from Game of Love.
AMAZON
ABOUT CALINDA B
A New York Times, USA Today, award
winning, bestselling author Calinda B crafts paranormal, sci-fi and
contemporary romance novels. An avid adventurer and outdoor enthusiast with a
quirky sense of humor, she's always finding ways to torture her characters, and
to entertain her long-time love, her two cats or her kids and friends. She
lives in the breathtaking Pacific Northwest, a place that soothes her soul and
gives her plenty of time to write, scuba dive, work, write, bike ride, write,
kayak, write and write some more.
With umpteen books roaming the universe and more in her head, you can find her
at www.calindab.com.
With umpteen books roaming the universe and more in her head, you can find her at www.calindab.com.
The Remington Kindle World Romances are based off of Melissa Foster's Best Selling Remington Series
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