Singapore has stolen a piece of Ava Thompson.
It took one life shattering moment for her to realize her ex-boyfriend is not
the man she believed him to be. Returning home to Los Angeles was never going
to be easy for Ava, as her heart has been shattered to smithereens and she’s
convinced it’ll never heal. Or, so she thought.
Enter Jasper White.
Unbeknown to Ava, he will change her life forever.
The attraction is instantaneous, which troubles Ava, who has sworn off men
indefinitely. Yet, she is finding resisting Jasper—with his tousled bedroom
hair and piercing cerulean eyes—harder than she ever imagined. That’s because
Jasper knows what he wants … and he wants her.
Can Ava surrender to her feelings for the one man who compels her to love
again? What happens if love isn’t enough?
EXCERPT:
Our faces are inches apart and I’m
still sitting submissively, too afraid to make the first move. Jasper rests his
forehead against mine, inhaling softly. He slides his nose against mine,
backwards and forwards, and I take a steady breath before I pass out.
“You smell like lilacs,” he whispers
hoarsely, his mouth fluttering over my chin.
He unhurriedly moves to my neck, his
nose gliding over my skin, inhaling my scent. I detonate as the tip of his
tongue slowly sashays along my collarbone, but before I can demand more, his
tongue retreats and he begins kissing my cheeks delicately. I wish in this
moment I looked nicer or had on more makeup. But under his passionate gaze, I
feel like a queen. His tranquil blue eyes take in my impassioned face and he
rewards me with a dimpled smirk.
“You look so beautiful, looking at me
with those big brown eyes,” he says, and a low moan escapes me as he passes his
thumb softly along my bottom lip. I purr with desire and close my eyes
involuntarily, because the scene playing out before me is too much.
“Open your eyes,” Jasper whispers. I
oblige.
As I take in the man before me, I gasp at what I see. Jasper is
sitting before me, inches away from my face, his eyes consumed in a blistering
stare. As he slowly leans in to kiss me, I’m waiting with bated breath to feel
his lips on mine.
Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson. When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two.
She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers, and her inspiration comes from every day life. She is an Amazon best selling author in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals.
She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.
