RELEASE DATE: MAY 6TH
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THE TEMPTATION OF LILA AND ETHAN by Jessica Sorensen
Ethan set the rules a long time ago: he and Lila are just friends. He doesn't do relationships. Although his tattooed, bad boy exterior is a far cry from Lila's pretty princess image, Ethan can't deny they have a deeper connection than he's used to. If he's not careful, he could be in serious danger of becoming attached-and he's learned the hard way that attachment only leads to heartbreak.
When Lila falls farther than she ever has before, can Ethan continue to help as a friend? Or is he also getting close to falling . . . for her?
EXCERPT:
“Why do you think it’s so hard to be
alone?” Lila asks, struggling to keep her eyes open as she gazes out at the
night sky through the cab window.
I’m
turned sideways in the seat, with my knee up, so I’m facing her, even though
she won’t look at me. I lost count of how many shots we had hours ago and I can
barely comprehend how we got to a cab—stumbling, laughing, as she rubbed her
hand up the front of my jeans. No, that can’t be right, can it?
“I think
being alone is fan-fucking-tastic. . . well, maybe . . .sometimes . . .” I
mumble, draping my arm on the back of the seat. I stare at her for a moment,
taking in her bare skin in the moonlight. I want to touch it. Lick it. Even
bite it.
I’m
bursting with sexual energy and I channel it to my foot on the floor, bouncing
my knee. There’s something different about tonight, something out of the
ordinary, this strange need
to keep getting closer to Lila. It
could be the alcohol. Or it could be something else, but there’s no way my
tequila-soaked mind is going to reach any sort of answer.
Lila
turns her head toward me, her pupils wide and shiny. “Why are you staring at me
like that?”
I keep tapping my foot on the floor,
trying to think of a better answer than the first one that pops into my head,
but I can’t find one. “Because I’m thinking about you.”
She
glances at the cab driver, a thirtyish guy wearing a baseball cap, and then her
gaze lands back on me. She sucks her lip into her teeth and I have to bounce my
knee faster or I swear I’m going to fucking lose it. “Thinking what about me?”
she asks, looking wary, interested, and exhausted.
Don’t say
it . . . “I was thinking about what it would be like to lick you
. . . or bite you . . . either one really.” It seems like I should regret it as
soon as I say it, but regret is nowhere in my reach at the moment.
Her
breathing quickens and her voice comes out shockingly unsteady for someone who
has sex so much. “Then do it.”
I blink,
wondering if I heard her right through the massive amount of alcohol consuming
my thoughts. “What?”
She
holds my gaze steadily, even though she seems really nervous, her voice
trembling.
“Then bite me. Or lick me…whatever you want.”
About Jessica Sorensen:
Jessica Sorensen is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives with her husband and three kids in Idaho. When she's not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.
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So hard to just pick one but I must say that Lila and Ethan stole the spotlight for me when it came to this series so yes I love this series but I love them alittle more than micha and Ella
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