Title: Second
Nature (When Seconds Count #2)
Author: D.L. Roan
Release date:
October 15, 2013
Genre: Erotic
Suspense Thriller
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Grant Kendal has spent his life hunting the
shadows of evil. He can feel it changing him; twisting him into the very thing
he despises; a mindless killer.
Thalia Brezlin is a marked woman, hell-bent on
revenge. She is haunted by the nightmares of her past. A past that lies in wait
to destroy her. When she washes ashore Grant’s desolate island of exile,
beaten, stabbed and clinging to life, their worlds collide.
Follow them across Africa, Madagascar and India
into the underworld of human trafficking. Where innocence isn’t lost, it’s
stolen.
Passion
will rage, rules will be broken, lives will be shattered and the truth will be
revealed. Survival is Second Nature.WARNING: Second Nature is a contemporary erotic romance and contains explicit sexual content, adult language and graphic violence. Recommended for the adult reader only. While Grant’s story can certainly be enjoyed on its own, the author recommends becoming better acquainted with him and his journey by experiencing his debut in Second Chances (When Seconds Count, #1)
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About the Author
D.L. Roan
lives and writes in her "beautifully
wild and southern" home state of Florida with her "perfectly flawed hero" husband and two 80lb lap dogs.
Completely
addicted to the written word, she's had a brood of characters residing inside
her imagination for as long as she could remember. Being able to bring them to
life and let them out to play has been a life's dream fulfilled.
Romance has
always been her favored genre. While erotica is her favored spicy flavor, she
also enjoys paranormal fantasy and has been known to stalk the work of certain
historical romance writers.
In addition
to exorcizing her characters' lusts, D.L. enjoys scuba diving, fishing, and
sitting by a bonfire on a starry night. She loves to hear from her fans so
check her out on Facebook or send her a tweet.
Excerpt
Grant meets Thalia
He
re-covered her bare leg and reached for the top of the sheet. Ignoring her
wordless protests, he peeled down the white cotton sheet, sparing only a quick
glance at her plump, bare breasts as he examined the cut over her ribs. “The
good news is the swelling above your eye has gone down enough so that you no
longer look like a science fiction experiment. The bad news is your leg is
infected. You need a doctor.”
“No. No doctors. I can…”
“Yeah,
I figured as much.” Grant watched her struggle against her bonds. She froze
when he pressed his hand to her bare chest. “I said relax. Do you want me to
untie you?”
Her
eyes darted up to the cord around her wrists in another wordless plea. “Well,
see, I only have one problem with that.” Grant smirked and pointed to the cut
on his cheekbone. “Seems you have one hell of a right hook.”
At
least she had the decency to look contrite as she studied his face. He knew it
was an act. She would fight balls to the wall as soon as he released her. He
counted on it, in fact. “That’s okay, I don’t need an apology. I know you
didn’t mean it. You were pretty out of it last night.” He reached for the knot
above her head but stilled, searching out her gaze. “You won’t do it again,
will you?”
He
almost laughed at the puppy dog eyes she gave him as she silently shook her
head. Well, here goes the neighborhood. He
took a little longer than necessary to work the knot free, watching as her
muscles bunched and coiled. He could almost feel the energy rolling off her
body as she prepared to strike. It was one of the things he missed about his
job. Reading the people he was hunting, feeling the energy around him shift and
move as the final fatal scene unfolded.
One
last tug and the cord fell free. She pulled her hands down to her chest and
calmly worked at the strands until they slid from her wrists. Almost teasingly,
Grant shifted and turned his back to her. She certainly didn’t disappoint.
Striking like a cobra, she jackknifed from the mattress, looping the cord over
his head and wrapping it around his throat.
With
a knee in his back, she pulled hard against the cord. Grant had to admit, he’d
underestimated her strength a bit. The hand he’d slipped between his neck and
the cord began to lose feeling as the cord cut into his palm. He was beginning
to think twice about playing games with this chick. With a twist and a shove he
was out of her snare and had his hands wrapped around both her wrists. He
dodged her knee as she shoved it at his groin, but he couldn’t hold back the
curse when she bit down on the back of his hand.
“Goddammit!”
She was like a damn fossa mongoose; lean, mean, and quick as hell! Grunted
curses filled the air as he hoisted her from the cot and then pushed her back
into the mattress. No more games with the rabid carnivore. Her arms pinned
beside her head, he straddled her hips and hooked his ankles over her shins to
keep her from kneeing him in the back. “Enough,” he growled as he hovered above
her.
Her
nostrils flared as she dragged in a series of frantic breaths. Her skin, which
had been so pale and gray, was now flushed pink with excitement. He watched as
her silver eyes flared with heat, her pupils dilating to encompass the
hypnotizing swirls of gray. Grant was astonished. Every misconception he’d had
of her being a broken victim flew right out the window. Christ, she was playing
him. And she was enjoying it every bit as much as he was.
His
cock, hard and aching, pressed against her pelvis as the heat from her naked
body washed over him. He was suddenly aware of her bare breasts pressed against
his chest and found himself wishing he’d decided to go shirtless that morning.
Her pink lips parted, her warm breath washing over him as their eyes locked. He
fought hard against the need to kiss those lips, to slide his tongue into her
hot, wet mouth and devour the taste of pure wildness that radiated from her
soul. She didn’t need a snare to capture him. He felt himself being drawn in
like a bee to an exotic wildflower.
His
body warred with his mind as his head dipped a fraction closer. His instincts
screamed for him to back away from the edge of the cliff. He knew what she was
doing. It wouldn’t work, but damn if he wasn’t tempted to call her bluff.
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Thank you for hosting DL Roan on her Blog Tour. Loved both her books but Second Nature was action packed adventure and the chemistry between Grant and Thalia was Hot!!
ReplyDeleteHave to second what Shannon said. An amazing author, series, and book! Second Chances and Second Nature are two of my favorite reads for 2013! Can't wait for DL's next book - she's now on my auto-buy list!
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