Title:Strings of the Heart (Runaway Train #3)
Author:Katie Ashley
Genre:New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 12, 2014
Twenty year old, Allison Slater has
been in love with her brother’s bandmate, Rhys McGowan, since she was
fifteen years old. But to him, she’ll always be Jake’s little sister and
off limits. Now a college sophomore and licking her wounds from a bad
breakup, she sets her sights on making Rhys see her as someone he could
date…maybe even love. Her opportunity comes when Rhys visits his parents
in Savannah where she is attending college. But the night she’s dreamed
of turns to heart-break, and she realizes she’ll never be the one for
Rhys.
For
Rhys McGowan, his nightmare began when he woke up, naked and hung-over,
next to his bandmate’s little sister. Unable to remember a thing from
the previous night, he only makes matters worse by lying to Allison
about not being interested in her. The truth is he’s spent the last year
to ignore his body’s reaction whenever Allison is around. His resolve
is tested when Allison comes on tour with Runaway Train, as both Jake
and Abby’s nanny and to fulfill her fashion design internship. The more
time he spends with her in the close quarters of the bus, the harder it
is for him to resist.
Will
Rhys realize that having a relationship with Allison is worth fighting
for even if it means that he has to fight his best friend for a chance?
“Take a shot,” he commanded, his expression tense, his eyes unreadable.
Goosebumps
pebbled my arms at his assertiveness. I wasn’t used to him being so
forceful. For a moment, I couldn’t process his words. It was like the
tone of the entire conversation had veered off course. Reluctantly, I
followed his orders. When I started to reach for a lime, he stopped me.
As I eyed him curiously, he took the shaker of salt in his hand. Tilting
his head, he shook the bottle along his neck. Then he leaned over and
brought the shaker to my neck. My chest rose and fell in harsh pants at
the nearness of him. But most of all, it was the way the tension
crackled in the air between us. Nothing really had been spoken out-loud,
nothing had been done to change things, but in that moment, everything
was different.
“Take a shot,” he repeated.
With
trembling fingers, I reached for the glass. I took it in one hand and
the lime in the other. Leaning forward on the stool, I dipped my head
down to his neck. My lips hovered over the warmth of his skin. Flicking
out my tongue, I brought it against the stubble on his neck. Rhys sucked
in a harsh breath at the contact. Slowly, my tongue trailed upwards
over the faint line of salt, eliciting a small groan from Rhys.
Once
I finished, I pulled away. I didn’t dare look at Rhys—my skin burned
just from the intensity of the stare I felt on me. Tipping up the glass,
I downed it in one fiery gulp. As my eyes pinched shut in pain, I
slammed the lime against my lips. My teeth cut through the fruit, as my
mouth sucked off the juices. When I swallowed again, a shiver echoed
through me.
I
opened my eyes to find Rhys still staring at me. His dark eyes shone
with an intensity that I would’ve given anything to know what he was
thinking. He reached for his glass and lime. His eyes never left mine as
he bent over. I tilted my head to give him better access. At the feel
of his warm tongue on my neck, I shuddered, and I remained trembling
even after he pulled away. He then downed the tequila without even
bothering with the lime.
“Another?”
“Yes.”
We
repeated the process again. And again. Until we had downed five shots
and licked and sucked our way up each other’s necks. My skin still
tingled from the feel of his tongue. Of course, my entire body was
tingling from the strong alcohol pumping through every cell and
molecule. It made me feel so alive. While it had just been his tongue on
my neck, the feel of his hands as they brushed on my shoulders,
whispered across my collarbone, had driven me crazy. I could only
fantasize that his tongue was following the same path across my chest
and down to my breasts.
More
than anything in the world, I wanted this man, and tonight I was going
to get my wish. From the lust-filled looks he been giving me, along with
the groans of pleasure when I had licked his skin, I knew what was
going to happen. I was finally going to have Rhys.
SOUNDTRACK
(songs mentioned n the book)
You and Tequila - Kenny Chesney
Weakness in Me - Joan Armatrading
Am I The Only One -Melissa Etheridge
You're beautiful--James blunt
Say something - A great Big World
Portland, Oregon—Jack white and Loretta Lynn.
Same Mistake - James Blunt
Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
Conga - Gloria Estefan
Drunk in Love - Beyonce
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About the Author
Katie
Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author
of The Proposition. She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two
very spoiled dogs and one outnumbered cat. She has a slight obsession
with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare,
Supernatural, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo.
She
spent 11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS and
HS English until she left to write full time in December 2012.
She also writes Young Adult fiction under the name Krista Ashe.
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