UNRAVELED
In this sizzling continuation of the Mastered series by New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James, a man will find the domination he’s always craved…
Shiori Hirano and Knox Lofgren are left to run the martial arts program at Black Arts while Ronin Black travels. On the surface, the two highest ranked belts appear to cooperate—but in private, they butt heads constantly, despite the undeniable attraction between them. Soon their power exchanges start to make for a sweltering dynamic in the bedroom…
At first Knox is shocked to be living out his submissive desires, but Shiori sets out to prove that embracing his true sexual nature doesn’t make him a weak man. But even while their sexual relationship grants him a power and fulfillment he finds surprising, there’s no training regimen for the fight that comes with loving a strong woman
UNRAVELED Excerpt
The slow, bluesy music was the perfect tempo to sway together.
When she sighed and melted into him, he felt the insane urge to press his lips to the top of her head.
“This is nice,” she said softly.
“You really haven’t ever danced like this?”
“No. I went to an all-girl’s school. In college when I went out with my friends, we went to clubs where we all danced in a group. We did some dirty dancing as a joke.”
“So no drunken groping and sloppy kisses at your friends’ wedding dances?”
“Wedding dances aren’t a big thing in Japan. Or at least not in my circle of friends.”
“Glad I’m your first.”
She laughed. “I’ll bet you had girls lined up to slow dance with you.”
A compliment? He waited for her to tag it with an insult, but she didn’t. “Yes, I did. You’re looking at the slow-dancing stud of Westwood Hills Junior High.”
“And what made you such a hot commodity?”
“I was tall, for one thing. Other boys in my class hadn’t hit their growth spurts yet. It was awkward for taller girls to dance with shorter boys. The other appeal of dancing with thirteen-year-old Knox was I figured out girls might say they didn’t want a boys’ hand on their butt, but if you made the move gradually, they didn’t notice until you’re rubbing circles on their ass and then they realize they like it. So I could cop a feel, but not in a threatening way.”
Shiori tilted her head back. “You think I didn’t notice your big hand is on my ass?”
He grinned. “Well, you didn’t put me in a wrist lock, so I figured it was okay.”
While she kept her eyes on his, her hand traveled up his neck to the back of his head. She grabbed a handful of his hair and pulled. Hard.
Sweet baby Moses, his knees nearly buckled.
What the ever-lovin’ fuck? How could he like that? Why did he want her to stop and yet . . . at the same time he felt desperate for her to continue.
Knox returned his hand to her lower back.
She released him but kept the lock on his eyes.
“What?”
“Not the reaction I expected from you.”
“That’s not a reaction I expected to have either,” he said without anger or sarcasm.
“You confuse the hell out of me, Knox Lofgren.”
“The same could be said for you, Ms. Hirano.”
They studied each other, almost as if it were the first time they’d met.
Shiori curled her hand around his neck and stroked the pulse point by the hollow of his throat. “How many songs have we danced to?”
Not enough. “Two. Why?”
“How long do you plan to keep me out here dancing with you?”
Knox slipped his hand up her back and beneath her hair to curl around the side of her face. “Junior-high Knox had worked out a strategy that if he could keep a girl in his arms, moving body to body, by song three she would let her kiss him.” His gaze dropped to her mouth.
Posted by arrangement with New American Library, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company. Copyright © Lorelei James, 2015.
Make sure to check out Kelly’s review of Unraveled HERE
Lorelei James is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary erotic romances, including the Mastered series: Bound and Unwound and the Blacktop Cowboy novels. Lorelei lives in western South Dakota with her family. Connect with her online at http://www.loreleijames.com, https://www.facebook.com/LoreleiJamesAuthor, and https://twitter.com/loreleijames.
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My favorite of her books is Dirty Deeds. Thanks for having this giveaway.
I really love her mystery books written as Lori Armstrong. Mercy and Julie are amazing heroines. I think one of my favorite books ever by Lorelei James is Rough, Raw and Ready. I love the characters and the story. I am looking forward to reading the Masters series. I haven’t had the chance to start it yet.
I haven’t read any of Ms. James’ books so I’m looking forward to reading this one 🙂 thanks for sharing!
With out a doubt it’s simply the Rough Riders series. How do you pick just one ?
Thanks for the chance.
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My favorite is her Rough Riders series (although I can’t narrow it down to just on of those). I haven’t read any of her others yet. I plan on reading this series very, very soon!