Rachel is supposed to be planning her wedding to Kash, the love of her life. After the crazy year they've had, she's ready to settle down and live a completely normal life. Well, as normal as it can be. But there's something else waiting—something threatening to tear them apart.
Kash is ready for it all with Rach. Especially if all includes having a football team of babies with his future wife. With his line of work, he knows how short life can be, and doesn't want to waste another minute of theirs. But now his past as an undercover narcotics agent has come back to haunt him ... and it's the girl he loves who's caught in the middle.
Trent Cruz's orders are clear: take the girl. But there's something about this girl that has him changing the rules and playing a dangerous game to keep her safe. When his time as Rachel's protector runs out, he will turn his back on the only life he's known, and risk everything, if it means getting her out alive.
Molly McAdams grew up in California but now lives in the oh-so-amazing state of Texas with her husband and furry daughter. Her hobbies include hiking, snowboarding, traveling and long walks on the beach, which roughly translates to being a homebody with her hubby and dishing out movie quotes. When she's not at work, she can be found hiding out in her bedroom surrounded by her laptop, cell, Kindle and fighting over the TV remote. She has a weakness for crude-humored movies, fried pickles and loves curling up in a fluffy comforter during a thunderstorm...or under one in a bathtub if there are tornados. That way she can pretend they aren't really happening.
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“Rach,
do you really need this many shoes?” I watched as she unpacked the third
box in our closet, and wondered how any person could ever have a need for that
many pairs of shoes.
Her hand stopped mid-way to the
shelf with another pair, and her bright blue glare turned on me. I took a step
back.
“Are you actually asking me that
right now?”
“Say no,” my dad whispered from
behind me. “Course he wasn’t, Rachel. He’s just mad that he won’t have anywhere
to put his sparkly hooker heels.”
Rachel laughed and went back to
putting her dozens of shoes away. “No worries about that one, Rich. I put them
up already, they even have their own little place away from everything so they
don’t get ruined.”
My mom pushed through Dad and me to
get into the closet with an armful of clothes to hang up. “Really, Logan. Give
the girl a break, I have more shoes than this.”
“Oh, Marcy! I forgot to tell you—”
“Is this gonna be a long story?”
Dad drawled, cutting Rachel off.
“Actually, it is,” she snapped
right back with a playful smirk. “So get comfy!” As soon as she launched into
her story about whatever the hell those two always talked excitedly about, my
dad turned and gave me a shove.
“Have I taught you nothing when it
comes to women?” he asked softly.
“What? That’s a shit ton of shoes!”
I hissed, and looked back to see her pull more out. I swear to Christ this last
box was like Mary Poppins’ purse. It was a never-ending pit of shoes.
“Okay, we’re gonna do this quick
and easy. One, your woman can never have too many shoes, clothes, purses, or
jewelry. Two, it doesn’t matter if you know you’re right—because God knows your mother is wrong about … well … just
about everything—but it
doesn’t matter. They are always right.
Just say a simple, ‘Yes sweetheart, I’m sorry I’m a dumbass’ and you’ll be
fine. Three, them asking if they look okay is a trick question. Because, let’s
face it, even if we think it’s the ugliest shirt we’ve ever seen, it’s probably
in style and we wouldn’t know either way. So they always look amazing, remember that word.”
I laughed. Rachel could wear a sack
and I would think she looked amazing. Or she could wear nothing … I preferred
her in nothing. I cleared my throat, and had to look away from Rachel when I
started picturing her naked.
“Four, and probably the most important
if you want to keep your manhood, do not ever
ask if she is PMS-ing. No matter what. Might as well dig your own grave if
you do that.”
Too
late. I was always asking Rach if that was why she was in a bad mood. And
if I was right, there was no way in hell I was going to tell her I was in the
wrong. She could bitch about it if she wanted, but I wasn’t going to go easy on
her for the sake of getting out of an argument. Arguing with her was one of my
favorite things.
Nodding, I slapped my dad’s
shoulder and smiled. “Thanks, Dad, I’ll remember all that.”
“… have to go back and see if
they’re still there.” Mom was excited about something, and from the look of it,
Rachel was too.
“Yeah, we do! Anyway, I just had to
tell you about that, I knew you’d flip,” Rach mumbled as she flattened the last
box of shoes. Thank God Mary Poppins’ box had officially emptied out.
“That was a lovely story,”—Dad
drawled again—“and you
tell it so well, with such enthusiasm.”
Mom rolled her eyes and shook her
head as she smiled, and Rachel just looked at my dad like she was about to let
him have it. At the last second, her head jerked back. “Wait. Forrest Gump … really, Rich? You’re
using Forrest Gump quotes to insult
me?”
“You have met your match, honey!”
Mom cheered, and Dad just huffed in annoyance toward them, but shot me a wink.
“She doesn’t put up with your
bullshit or mine. Son, I’m telling you, you better hold on tight to that one.”
“I will, Dad. Rach, are you done
with the shoes?”
“I’m not sure. If you bring up my
shoes again, I could probably sit here and re-arrange them, maybe set them up
by color, size of the heel, and length of the boot.”
“Woman, get out of the damn closet.
I have to put this up, and if you coordinate your shoes, I swear to you they
will be in a pile on the floor the next time you come in here.”
“Logan Kash Ryan!” Mom chided at
the same time Rachel swore, “I will gut you.”
My little Sour Patch. So fucking
cute when she’s threatening my life.
“Wait, what are you putting up?”
she asked as she walked out of the closet that was big enough for a car.
“Fake wall.”
“Uh. Why?”
“Kind of like a really cheap safe
room. Actually, that’s a lie. It’s just for you to hide behind if someone were
to break in or something.”
She laughed loudly and kissed my
throat. “Kash, really? You’re being just a little bit paranoid. We’re not
putting up a fake wall.”
Before she could move away, I
wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close. “Babe. I almost lost you once,
I’ll be working shitty hours and there will be a lot of nights you’re here
alone. This is for my peace of mind, don’t be difficult.”
“Nothing is going to—”
“Rachel, stop. We’re putting up the
wall.”
“You’re being paranoid!”
I kissed her hard once before
pushing her gently away. “I probably am, but I don’t care. With all the clothes
hung up, you won’t even notice it’s there. And if something happens, it’s there
for you to hide behind. I love you, but I’m getting my way on this, okay?”
She rolled her eyes and gave my mom
a look that Mom clearly understood since she started laughing. “All right,
Kash. If you want to put up the fake wall to help you sleep at night—err, to keep you happy when
you’re away—then have at
it.”
by Desiree Young
Let me start off my saying that Molly McAdams knows how to make a person cry like no other. Wether it's tears of happiness or tears of sorrow, but in my eyes that is what amazing writing is all about. I fell in love with the characters after Forgiving Lies and am now head over heals with them after reading Deceiving Lies. She did such an amazing job telling two completely different sides of this story and horrible position both Kash and Rachel were put in. I was also introduced to a new character who may not be your favorite at first, but by the last chapter will having you wanting a book for himself. The suspense was so on point. I actually felt myself getting caught up in some of the chapters and had to put the book down and walk away for a second when it became too much. All in all I absolutely loved this book and hope that this isn't the last we hear of Kash and Rachel. I would give this a 5 heart rating!!
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