Neither is ready for true love,
but the nights in Las Vegas are long and lonely…
but the nights in Las Vegas are long and lonely…
FOREVER NIGHTS
A Girl's Night Out Novel
Eva Moore
Releasing June 27, 2017
One more
easy job, life coach and empath Jamie Donovan promises herself. Then she’ll
take a well-earned break from her booming business to properly grieve the loss
of her mother and pull herself together. When that job turns out to be an
ambush intervention for Las Vegas heiress Layla DeGrasso, all bets are off. But
Layla isn’t Jamie’s biggest problem on her new job. That honor goes to her
client’s hot as hell bodyguard, Axel. Damn those abs.
Axel
Frasier is finally free from the Army and is trying to make a name for his
fledgling network security firm. When he lands a promising contract at Lush,
Victor DeGrasso’s crown jewel on the Vegas strip, a few quiet weeks of system
analysis beckon. But a twist of events force him back into the role of
bodyguard, one he swore he’d never play again. It wouldn’t be so bad if he
could only keep his head on straight around his clients’ distracting life
coach.
Jamie needs
to move past the baggage her mother has saddled her with, while keeping Layla
on track. Axel can’t afford to be distracted by lust and doesn’t trust the lure
of more. Neither is ready for true love, but the nights in Las Vegas are long
and lonely…
EXCERPT
Heat. Movement. Escape. Jamie craved
release. Her mind wouldn’t click off. Thoughts of work and family plagued her,
but not for long. The bright lights of Las Vegas still illumined the darkness
as she walked confidently into the club. The first rays of dawn were not far
away, but she would take what she needed before they called her back to
reality. Surveying the room, she chose her partner carefully. She approached
with confidence, and the chase began. After a slow build-up, she was desperate
for more. More heat. More movement. More quiet space in her head. She chased
what she craved with ruthless enthusiasm.
The pounding beat thudded through her
body, mirroring the racing of her heart. Heat built within, a hot flush burning
her skin. The rhythm was incessant, grinding. Jamie was caught. It’s not enough. It will never be enough.
She shut down the negative voice in her head and gave her body over to the
moment, the movement. It would be enough for now.
She
sprinted towards her release. Freedom beckoned. All she had to do was reach for
it. She bore down, racing for the finish. Muscles screaming, sweat streaming,
she panted for breath as she reached her peak, finally satisfied.
When
the treadmill kicked into cool down mode after her five-mile hills challenge,
she sucked a deep breath down into her heaving lungs. Keeping her legs moving,
she came back down from the high of that final sprint.
For
some, the gym was a chore, a duty, or an ego stroke. For Jamie, it was a
sanctuary. When she ran or lifted, she clicked her mind off. No duties, no
clients, no emotions or intuition. As a life coach, she was committed to being
available to her clients. As an empath, she required alone time to recharge her
emotional batteries. It was difficult to find balance between the two extremes.
Thanks to a few “real life makeover” segments on Ellen that had gone viral, she
was a household name. Fame made it even more difficult to find the time for
herself. The exhaustion a brutal workout provided helped her maintain control.
It
also helped her ignore her recent sexual drought. If she got herself tired
enough, she could almost forget that it had been a year since a man had touched
her without an ulterior motive. And a hell of a year it had been. Between her
skyrocketing fame and the death of her mother, she was reeling. She was ready
for a well-earned break, as soon as this last contract was finished.
She
wiped down her treadmill and turned to tackle the free weights when a startled
squeal escaped from her lips. He’d come in silently. She hadn’t noticed his
presence in the hotel gym, but he had to have seen her. There was no avoiding
him now. After a second glance, she wasn’t altogether sure she wanted to. She
might be okay with her drought, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t appreciate
watching a hot summer storm through the window.
He sat on the resistance machine,
gripping the foam covered handles back near his shoulders. Each outward press
caused the muscles in his chest to swell with exertion. His sweat-damp white
t-shirt did little to hide some serious pectorals. And his arms, good Lord, his
arms. They stretched the sleeves of that t-shirt to the breaking point. She had
the irrational desire to feel them wrapped around her.
Another press drew her gaze further.
The tendons in his hands and wrists clenched as he began to press the bars away
from his chest. Those hands sparked a thousand instant fantasies in Jamie’s sex
starved brain. He oozed danger, like a biker gripping the handlebars of a
Harley. His short-cropped black hair read military or prison, and the beard
spoke of rugged survival. Danger was the only clear thought Jamie could latch
onto, as she nodded a quick hello and spun away to the free weights. How long
had she been staring?
CAT'S REVIEW
"Forever Nights" by Eva Moore is quite the ride. There is a lot happening and I can say, I was never bored. The main characters, Jamie and Axel, were, in my opinion, terrific together. I liked both - their strengths and weaknesses. The sparks flew between these two! Axel is uber hot and of course, super swoon worthy. Jamie, although a life coach, I found her vulnerabilities endearing. This book has a bit of everything - there's a touch of humor, some suspense, action and of course, love. Ms. Moore's writing style is complete and fluid. I found I could envision each scene and feel each feeling throughout. I do wish there was a bit more focus on Jamie and Axel and bit less on the secondary characters and stories, but still, this one was a read that held my interest throughout. (received ARC for honest review)
★★★★
Winner
of Cherry Adair’s Finish The Damn Book Contest, Eva Moore writes sweet
and sexy contemporary romance, after leaving a career in the classroom to raise
her daughters. Forever Nights is the fourth and final book in her Girls’ Night
Out Series. Eva now lives in Silicon Valley, after moving around the world and
back, with her college sweetheart, her three gorgeous girls, and two Shih Tzus
who think they are cats. She can be found most nights hiding in her
closet/office, scribbling away, and loves to hear from the outside world.
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Thanks so much for the review! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And good luck to all of your readers in the giveaway!
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