Title: Swink
Series: Landry Family #5
Author: Adriana Locke
Genre: A Standalone Bad Boy/Good Girl Romance
Release Date: July 21, 2017
I’m that
guy.
Camilla Landry rustles against me, the silky fabric of her overpriced lingerie slipping along my bruised rib. The porcelain perfection of her skin is even more innocent against the colorful ink dotting my own. It’s demure meets damage, pampered meets punctured.
So, yeah, it’s obvious I’m that guy. Dominic Hughes. Her attempt at rebellion. Her bid to see what the other side of the tracks feel like. I’m okay with being used because, from where I’m sitting, the other side of the tracks have never looked so good.
Camilla Landry rustles against me, the silky fabric of her overpriced lingerie slipping along my bruised rib. The porcelain perfection of her skin is even more innocent against the colorful ink dotting my own. It’s demure meets damage, pampered meets punctured.
So, yeah, it’s obvious I’m that guy. Dominic Hughes. Her attempt at rebellion. Her bid to see what the other side of the tracks feel like. I’m okay with being used because, from where I’m sitting, the other side of the tracks have never looked so good.
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
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Camilla Landry
(AKA Swink) is the baby of the family and being a creature of habit, she’s
always went through her parents and older siblings to get what she wants or
what she plans to do in her daily life. Consider that 4 of the 5 siblings are
the Landry brothers who are smashing successes in their own lives and you can
understand that every move Camilla makes in her life is well looked out for.
The only sibling that gives her some breathing room to make mistakes, which are
just a part of growing up, is her twin sister Sienna. Lately though Camilla’s
actions haven’t been of the norm and the family is starting to question and
worry about her. Except for Sienna, she knows why Camilla isn’t acting “like
normal Camilla” and knows what she is hiding… or I should say WHO Camilla is
hiding.
Camilla
Landry is known for her true southern charm and she uses it to full advantage
to do good work in the town of Georgia regarding organizing benefits,
luncheons, and various other philanthropic events. She’s known as the good girl
who has her make-up just so and clothes to fit a lady. But what most don’t know
is that Camilla has a dirty little secret, and his name is Dominic. Dominic the
HVAC guy who moonlights as an underground fighter, who came to fix her broken
unit in her condo then continued to fix something else of hers…
Dominic is
that guy, from the other side of town, works two jobs to make rent and of
course who couldn’t possibly be good enough for Swink, in his eyes anyway. So,
in other words Dominic is that alpha guy who is hard on the outside but is a
big teddy bear with feelings on the inside. It just takes Swink a long time to
finally get to those feelings from Dom and now that she has them she’s not
giving them back, no matter how hard Dom tries to keep himself at arm’s length
with her. But as life sometimes does, curve balls are thrown that break up
their bubble and its now time for Dominic to come out of hiding and show the
Laundry family that he’s not a threat to Camilla and will do everything in his
power to protect her, just as family does.
Only now Swink has gotten a taste of freedom so to speak and she’s starting
to blossom while making her own decisions without the “Landry council” and some
of those decisions are starting to put relationships at risk. While reading Swink you’ll come to see what
happens when good intentions could end up being the wrong thing to do.
Best Selling
Author Adriana Locke has successfully once again written a story that wraps
around you like your favorite blanket that keeps you warm and snuggly at night.
She has brought her readers back again for more Landry family fun and one
liners coupled with sultry scenes that will tingle the tips of your toes.
Adriana Locke has also done what she does so well and brings her readers
characters that have every day flaws with every day aspirations just like you
might have or your friend down the block. Swink is flawlessly written in the
growth of her characters as they continue to imbed themselves into your mind
while leaving impressions on your soul. If you haven’t figured it out yet, I
just love this Landry series and it’s one of my top picks that I always
recommend! Swink follows suit with its’ GORGEOUS cover and colorful world that
brings misconceptions, judgements, and the responsibility of family trust. It’s no surprise to me that I fell in love
with this story when the characters are familiar to me as my own family and the
stories are read with ease as I fall into all the feels and emotions. I adored
Swink and highly recommend this summer release to be in all the beach bags and
year round bags!
He’s
standing in the doorway, one hand on the sweatpants that hang just below his chiseled
hips and the other leans on the frame. The tattoos that mark his flesh are
vivid against his bare skin, making the blues of his eyes shine.
He flashes
a lopsided smile my way. “Took you long enough.”
“I don’t
drive like a bat out of hell,” I laugh, stepping past him. “Did you shower
already?”
“Yeah. I
smelled like gym floors.”
“As long as
you don’t smell like gym whores,” I say, setting the bags on the table in the
kitchen.
His laugh
is contagious and I feel myself smiling. A set of arms cage me in from behind,
grasping the table on both sides of me. My skin breaks out in a shiver as his
lips find the sensitive spot behind my ear.
His face
buries in the crook of my neck and he takes a long, leisurely breath. “You
smell so good.”
“Keep doing
that,” I say, relaxing my head onto his chest.
“What?”
“Talking
with your mouth against me.”
“You like
this?” he asks all breathily so that each word whispers across my skin.
My eyes
fall closed as I relish in this moment of nothing but him. “No, I love this.”
“Can I tell
you a little secret?”
“As long as
you keep talking, you can tell me whatever you want.”
He
chuckles, dotting kisses up and down my neck. “I love this too, feeling your
body give up the fight of the day and let me take over.” He turns me in his
arms so I’m facing him. “I love that you trust me enough to let your shoulders
sink out of that perfect posture you walk around with.”
As he
reaches up and undoes the elastic in my hair, I watch his features soften. He
moves carefully, unwrapping the tie from the twisted mess in my locks, careful
not to pull.
“There,” he
says, cupping the back of my head through my long tresses, “that’s better.”
“You don’t
like my hair up?”
“Not like
you had it. You look to lunching-y,” he says, wrinkling his nose.
“Lunching-y?”
“Yes,” he
grins.
“You are
too cute.”
“You are
too fucking sexy.”
Reaching
up, I swipe the pad of my thumb over the cut above his eye. He flinches, but
just for a second. “What happened?”
“Bond’s
right hand.”
“I hate
him.”
“So do I,”
he snickers.
“Let’s get
some ice for it.”
He leans
in, his brows tugging together. “Let’s not.” His eyes hood as he takes me in,
his tongue darting out and wetting his lips. My knees weaken, my body humming
with delight at his reaction.
“I want to
take care of you,” I whisper, although that’s really on the backburner now.
“Let me baby you.”
Instead, he
lifts me up and places me on the table. My stomach clenches as he positions
himself between my thighs, my sundress curling at my waist. I ring my legs
around him, pulling him so close that the soft cotton of his sweatpants rubs
against my opening.
He looks
down. “You aren’t wearing panties.”
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USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys created by other authors, Adriana has created her own.
She resides in the Midwest with her husband, sons, and two dogs. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather's nice and there's always a piece of candy in her pocket.
She resides in the Midwest with her husband, sons, and two dogs. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather's nice and there's always a piece of candy in her pocket.
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