BLURB
[Reckless Surrender is
book two in the Made for Love series but can be read as a STAND ALONE novel.
Written for audiences 18+ years of age.]
Three
and a half years ago, Daphne walked into my shop, kicked open the door to my
soul, invited herself inside, and got comfortable. By the time I realized she’d
made herself at home, it was too late to kick her out. Now, I’m in love with
her. But I’m not her boyfriend. She’s not my lover. We’re just friends…
Trevor’s
it for me. I love him so much it drives me crazy. But we’re broken—two battered
people whose souls have been ravaged by the world. We decided a long time ago
that we wanted to love each
other but not attempt to fix
one another. Instead, we give each other as much as we can. I’m beginning to
wonder if that’s ever going to be enough…
I
don’t want to be her bandaid.
I
don’t want to be his addiction.
But
if we never cross that line, will I lose her?
If
I don’t tell him what I want, will I lose myself?
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EXCERPT
I twist my bangs back away from my face and pin them in place
before washing off today’s makeup. I feel completely plain without it, but it’s
also refreshing to be rinsed clean and I know present company doesn’t mind.
Speaking of which, I’m glad I get to keep him for the night. I love it when
that happens. We don’t exactly make a habit of it, but I always sleep better
cocooned in his arms. It makes me feel like I’m his. I guess in some ways I am,
even though I’m not. I certainly don’t belong to anyone else. I can’t imagine
ever being with anyone else—even if being with Trevor without actually being with Trevor one day breaks my
heart.
I shake the thought away, aware that I’m starting to think too
much. He’s here, now, and that’s what he can give me. Besides that, it’s more
than anyone else gets. This is how it is between us. It works.
I stop just inside the doorway of my bedroom, caught off guard
by what awaits. Or should I say, who? I
have to stifle a small gasp at the sight of him—not because I’m startled by his
change in appearance, but because he leaves me breathless. He’s so damn
mesmerizing I can’t help but stare. Every. Time.
At this point, I think it’s safe to
assume I’ll never get used to the masterpiece that he is, and that’s more than
fine.
It’s quite apparent that he has endured the confines of his
dress attire for as long as he can stand it. I can’t mourn the lost image of
him all spruced up, not when I have the image of him all stripped down to
admire. All he has on is a pair of gym shorts. He keeps a pair stowed away in
my dresser for nights like these. He’s sitting at the window, which he has
opened, with one leg straddling the bench and the other bent in front of him so
that he might rest his beer atop his knee.
Trevor isn’t built like an athlete. He isn’t bulky with muscle.
He isn’t lanky, like me, either. He’s made up of lean, toned lines that whisper
of the physical power that makes him all man. But his inner strength? All the
vulnerable and fragile pieces of him that make him so strong, the pieces of him
that I love so much, that’s what catches my eye.
He wears his heart on his sleeve. Literally. The world might not
know it, but I do. I know that every inch of ink that covers his beautiful skin
tells his story. The tattoo on his left arm stretches from his wrist all the
way up to his shoulder and spills over his heart. I can’t see it now, because
of the way he’s sitting, but I know he’s got script tattooed down his left side
across his ribs. Finally, his right arm is adorned in a half sleeve. I say finally not as a way to express
finality, but simply the end of his list for now. It wouldn’t surprise me at
all to learn that he’s dreaming of more.
“Daph! Your beer’s getting warm!” he yells, his gaze still
directed out the window.
I grin, partly because I love how he knows I hate it when my beer
gets even the slightest bit
warm; partly because he hasn’t noticed me standing here staring at him. “I’m
right here,” I say as I continue to make my way into the room. I speak softly,
but I startle him just the same.
“Shit, Wings—” he mutters, spitting out his nickname for me as he
jumps. He has to snatch up his beer as his leg shoots out in front of him. I
laugh and grab my half empty bottle from off of the edge of the bookshelf where
he’s lined up our reserve. “How long were you standing there?”
“Not long,” I lie. I sit opposite of him, bending my knees and
propping my feet up.
“Sure,” he
murmurs, shaking his head at me in disbelief. I smirk in response.
Now this is one of those moments where, if we were in a movie or
a romance novel, he’d crawl across the bench and kiss me. But this isn’t a
fairy tale and he won’t kiss me because I won’t let him. We can’t go there.
What he and I share, it works
because we don’t go there. As
crazy as it might sound, our restraint excites me. Simply knowing that he feels
it, too, makes this moment more intimate than not.
He brings his beer up to his lips and tilts his head back as he
empties the remaining contents into his mouth. As he sucks out every last drop,
he watches me watch him and I get lost in his oval eyes. His irises are in a
glorious state of confusion, unsure of whether or not they are blue or green.
His hair struggles with the same color dilemma, his dark blonde locks sometimes
appearing light brown, depending on how the light hits them.
For just a second, I imagine running my fingers through his
soft, loose, curls. Or, at least, I consider them curls; or they would be—big,
beautiful, silky curls—if he grew his hair out longer. I know he won’t. He
likes to keep his slightly shaggy, fuck-me-now
mane just long enough to entice you to do just that. Except, we won’t be doing that, either.
His gaze is still locked with mine. He’s teasing me. I know it.
He knows it—but this is our game. I can’t look away first. If I do, he’s won.
So instead, I bring my beer to my lips, tilt my head back, and drink, all the
while watching him watch me.
When we’re both finished, he stands and takes my empty bottle
before leaning down to kiss my neck, just below my ear. “You win, Wings,” he
murmurs. I grin, feeling victorious. “But you left the bottle opener in the
kitchen. I’ll be right back.” He kisses me once more as a reward and then turns
to leave.
AUTHOR
BIO
R.C. Martin finds
it a bit awkward referring to herself in the third person, so she's only going
to do it for this one sentence. (We all know who's writing this bio anyway!)
I'm a born and
bred Coloradan. I will always claim that square state as my home! While I now
reside in Virginia, the land of the Rocky Mountains is where I've left a piece
of my heart and where my characters come to life. I'm a woman in love with love
and filled to the brim with compassion for women like me, on a journey to find
themselves in today's society. I aspire to inspire my readers to do more than
settle. I hope that my writing will remind everyone that she (or he!) is
valuable and worthy of the best kind of love--the kind that is gentle, patient,
faithful, passionate, all consuming, never ending, and leaves you breathless.
When I'm not
writing I'm reading; when I'm not reading I'm writing...you know how it goes! I
also enjoy cooking, baking, crocheting, and jigsaw puzzles. Basically, I'm an
old soul with a young heart, nonchalantly waiting for my prince to come.
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