Title: High Stakes (The Kingdom, #2)
Author: Nikki Groom
Release Date: October 24, 2014
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Synopsis
“Stupid. Beautiful. Girl.
How did you ever think you
could be free?”
The last words I heard
before the darkness took me and my dreams were shattered.
I was on my way to having it
all.
Friends, family and a
future.
Everything I had wished for
but never thought possible.
Denham King showed me just
how good life could be. A life where love and happiness were within reach.
Almost.
I should have known it would
never last.
My past is a dark, damp
cloud, that has seeped into my skin and left a cold promise.
A promise of hurt and pain.
A promise of a long, hard
fight, where the stakes are high and the risks threaten lives.
When your world gets thrown
in all directions, and your dreams for the future are torn from your grasp; how
do you go on?
Can I fight the demons that
haunt me?
Can love save me from fate’s
cruel path?
Excerpt
“Eyes on me,” he orders
gently, before he pulls out and slams back into me again “You understandin’ me,
Stunner?” he says as he moves. His jaw is clenched tight and his voice sounds
strained, his hips continue grinding in slow, delicious circles. “You’re mine,
Ari. From the minute you walked into me. I knew it.”
“Yes,” I agree.
His movements are still torturous
but this time he pulls out slowly, waits, then slams in fast and hard.
“Mine to kiss.”
Slam.
“Yes.”
“Mine to protect.”
Slam.
“Yes.”
“Mine to love,” he whispers,
leaning into me as my legs wrap around his waist and he kisses me softly.
“Yes,” I whisper back.
“Yours to love.”
He smiles against my mouth before picking up the pace again. This time,
there’s no waiting in between thrusts. He relentlessly moves fast and hard.
Solidifying his declarations, and making unspoken promises I know he’ll keep.
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Holding Aces (The Kingdom, #1)
They say that time heals all
wounds.
But mine are set in so
deeply, they’ve taken on a life of their own, lurking in the shadows at every
turn and haunting my thoughts.
The girl I once was has been
replaced by a stranger.
I don’t even know who I am
anymore.
I run.
And I hide.
Pretending to be someone I’m
not…
Until I meet Denham King.
My burst of color in an
otherwise grey world.
And for the first time in my
life, I find myself running towards someone instead of running away.
But fate can be cruel,
and I can’t escape my past.
Can I?
**Holding Aces is part one
of a two part Adult Contemporary Romance series that contains mature sexual
content and language and is not intended for readers under the age of 18.**
*Please note: This is not a
dark romance*
HOLDING ACES (The
Kingdom, #1) is currently on SALE for only 99¢ / £77
Author Bio
Nikki Groom is a hopeless romantic, lover of all things happily
ever after and firm believer that love makes the world go around.
In her spare time, you will find Nikki laughing with her very
treasured family, walking with her beloved dog in the hundred acre wood or
curled up in a cosy corner with words and wine.
She lives in East Sussex
with her husband and two children. Having turned her hand to many things over
the years, Nikki is now proud to add ‘author’ to that list. Having always
been a dreamer, Nikki’s imagination stretches far and wide, which enables her
to get lost in faraway places and imaginary people.
Nikki loves to chat, especially about books! You can find her here…
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