Title: Freed (Unlovable, #2)
Author: Lynetta Halat
Release date: 5/5/14
Genre: New Adult / Contemporary Romance
Series: Freed is the conclusion to the Used storyline.
Cover Designer: Sommer Stein at Perfect Pear Creative Design
Photographer: Toski Covey Photography
Truth. Pain.
Freedom.
An
awakening like no other.
When life is determined to buck you off, dig in and
ride hard.
The
bull. The most dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves. To survive, I
have to face the truth. Easier said than done when it’s not all black and
white. There’s the in-between, and this murky void is where I always tend to
land.
The
horns. Lies don’t always hurt. My lies protected me, but when they are exposed
and I can no longer outrun the many shades of truth, I’ll be in for one hell of
a reckoning.
The
ride. From the outside, my life looks like one big adventure after another.
But, there is no freedom in anarchy, and that’s the way I’ve lived my life.
Until now. Until Ransom.
Denver Dempsey was a slut for oblivion. Now, she’s a
slut for love. And it’s that kind of thinking that got her in trouble in the
first place. Ransom awakens Denver in ways she never imagined, but when her true
feelings send her reeling, will they catapult her into the arms of Greer—her ex
best-friend-with-benefits? After never loving anyone, herself included, she now
loves two. One kept her alive. One teaches her how to live. If they didn’t both
love her … if hearts weren’t bound to be broken, it would be the stuff dreams
are made of.
Will Denver remain locked up in the bullpen, or is
she strong enough to open the chute and be freed?
Bending down
in front of me, Ransom taps one foot so that I’ll raise it. He slides one leg
of my panties on and then the other before pulling them up to rest just below
my skirt. Fixing me with his stare, he grasps my thighs and presses his nose
and mouth to my center. My back arches from the wall, but my hands stay where
he placed them. “Fuck, you smell good. Good enough to eat, but that can’t
happen tonight.”
I whimper low
in my throat as he runs his nose and open mouth over the apex of my thighs,
placing open-mouthed kisses right where I need him most. My eyelids flutter and
close, only to pop back open when he commands, “Eyes on me.” He places a light
kiss right over my swollen, begging center. My whole body convulses.
“Nuh, uh,” he
chastises, enjoying himself entirely too much. Hooking his fingers in my
panties again, he draws them up over my thighs and under my skirt. His
calloused fingertips scratch my soft skin even though his touch is gentle. Once
he has them in place, he runs his fingertips down the triangle of the fabric
ever so slowly, stopping before he reaches my need. Goose bumps make quick work
of my body. “I’m addicted to how responsive you are to my touch,” he whispers,
planting a hard kiss there this time. A desperate moan wrenches itself from my
throat. “And I haven’t even really touched you or tasted you yet. Can you
imagine how good we’re going to be together, Denver?”
Swallowing
hard, I manage a nod ‘cause that’s rhetorical, right? Ransom slides his hands
from under my skirt and skims them up my body to fit his hands around my jaw.
He plants a quick kiss on my ear before sucking the lobe into his mouth and
nipping at it. “Remember what I said,” he whispers. “No touching yourself. Your
orgasms are mine. And when you deserve them, I’ll be the one to give them to
you.” I whimper again. “If it helps, I can’t fucking wait, and when I’m stroking
myself tonight, it’ll be with your soft moans in my ear, your incredible scent
surrounding me, and your delectable body that I’m imagining losing myself
in.”
I groan
because no, that doesn’t help at all, actually. I
bite down on voicing my frustration because I know it’ll get me nowhere with
this man.
All rights reserved. Copyright Lynetta
Halat 2014.
I
am a slut. No worries. I've come to terms with it, and you will too. I’m not
one of those girls who thinks she’s too plain, too fat, too skinny, too shy …
no, I don’t have that kind of luck. I’m the girl who knows she’s just right for
everyone. — Denver
A
reputation as a manwhore–with–a–heart–of–gold tends to precede me. But, I don’t
do girls with issues, that is until this girl. It's this girl I want to fix.
This girl I want to protect. And maybe … more. — Ransom
Being in love with the same girl your entire life
isn't all it's cracked up to be. She uses me in every way imaginable. How does
she see me? I am her perpetual one-night stand. No strings, no attachments.
Just mind-numbing sex ... for her anyway. — Greer
Feeling like the life is being choked out of her in
the small town of Anaconda, Montana, Denver Dempsey craves the escape that
college offers … even if that means leaving her “best friend with benefits” and
looking for a new way to forget. Thinking she's found the perfect hookup in
Ransom, Denver's outlook on college is bright. That is, until Greer shows up
looking for a second chance, and Ransom's interest turns to
hatred.
Love. Hate. Triangle.
Since the
dawn of time, Lynetta Halat has lived to read and has written innumerable
stories and plays. A lover of good books, bad boys, and kickass tunes, she'd
always dreamt of penning books that people could connect with and remember. She
also has a secret penchant for wringing the emotions out of unsuspecting
readers, and she collects reader's tears in much the same way that wine
connoisseurs collect their favorite vintage.
Her first
novel, Every Rose, was the perfect catalyst to launch
her into the world of publishing, effectively burrowing her way into the hearts
and minds of readers throughout the world. She followed that
with Everything I've Never Had, her bestselling
adult romance novel. Now, she has
penned Used and Freed, New
Adult Romances that she hopes sinks their teeth into you and don't let
go.
Her love of
the English language prompted her to pursue a Master's degree in English from
Old Dominion University in Virginia, where she also minored in snark and
interpretive dance. She lives somewhere along the Mississippi Gulf Coast with
her adorable husband, two amazing sons, and two loveable dogs. When she's not
writing riveting stories, she likes to focus on her macramé art and her
scouring of eBay, where she buys locks of hair from her favorite rock stars,
most especially Bret Michaels and Dave Grohl.
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