by Christa Simpson
Release
date: February
13th, 2014
Genre:
Steamy
Contemporary Romance
Book
Description:
Skylar has
rules. He has never strayed from those rules. And yet Destiny has him breaking
every last one of them.
Destiny was
looking forward to a bit of solitude in the north. She figured surrounding
herself with her two besties, at an expensive spa retreat, would beat away the
winter blues. That was the plan. Destiny liked plans. But plans don’t always
work out the way you want them to.
Skylar never
expected to find three ladies trudging through the snow. But after finding them
stranded, in the middle of nowhere, during the biggest snow storm of the year,
he’s forced to invite Destiny and her friends back to his cabin. Though he
tried to ignore what was subtly unravelling between them, he couldn’t discount
their attraction. The way Destiny could read into his thoughts and the way his
jealousy raged at the thought of his brother taking her to his bed, he knew he
had better stake his claim.
But when tragedy strikes, torn from her arms at lightning speed, Skylar’s left to wonder whether he would ever find his destiny.
But when tragedy strikes, torn from her arms at lightning speed, Skylar’s left to wonder whether he would ever find his destiny.
Book Excerpt
After
a long day of snowmobiling, Skylar Knight was ready to get back to his
cabin. His brother, Matty, had convinced
him to stay out way longer than he wanted to, despite the crazy blizzard they
were driving through. Lucky for him,
their friend Myles was meeting his girlfriend back at the cabin soon, so it
left them little time for detours.
Skylar
watched his brother slow down and mirrored his motions, pulling up beside him
with a rev of his snowmobile’s engine.
He was shocked to find three women standing there, two tall, thin
blondes and a healthy brunette. They
were all bundled up to the chin in fashionable winter wear and shaking like
leaves. What the hell were they doing
out here in the middle of nowhere dressed like that? Did they have a death wish?
Matty
hollered out to them first. “You look
like you could use a hand.”
A
long legged beauty stepped out from the three of them and immediately snatched
the breath from his lungs. “My friend
had a fall. Her truck died on us up the
road.” She pointed behind her and tilted
her head down to hide from the blowing snow, but the truck was nowhere to be
seen. When she glanced back up at them,
the snow flew around her like it was a magical weapon she was wielding. Skylar was captivated, but he did his best to
mask it.
Matty
flipped up his visor so he could get a better look at the girl. “Last we heard, a truck was jackknifed on the
highway blocking the exit. There won’t
be anyone coming out this way. At least
not until after the snow stops.”
“Well
that’s just great,” the sassy brunette muttered.
Matty
had to smile at that, the slanted curve of his lips telling Skylar that he was
intrigued. “Where were you heading
exactly?”
The
blonde girl peered at Matty through squinted eyes. “The nearest town?”
Skylar
wondered how she could even see with those long bangs in the way. And, as if she had read his thoughts, she
swiped them across her forehead giving him a better look at her pretty
face. When she tried to tuck that hair
behind her ear, it didn’t quite reach and fell back into her face, hiding her
bright, soulful eyes. He felt the need
to brush that hair away, to get a good look at her. Why the hell did he feel that way?
Matty
started to chuckle and lifted his helmet.
Skylar quickly regained his composure, as Matty glanced over at him and
Myles. “The nearest town?”
The
brunette, wanting to steal some attention, stepped up next to her blonde
friend. She thrust out her voluptuous
hip and propped a hand on it. “Can you
take us there?”
The
other blonde, the clumsy one, wore large black-rimmed glasses and held her knee
bent favoring her other leg. She limped
forward to get closer to her friends. “I
could certainly use a lift,” she admitted.
Matty
looked back at the ladies. “Considering
that the next town in this direction is a good half hour drive on a clear day,
I’d say you might want to rethink your plans.”
Skylar
couldn’t take it anymore. The women had
to be freezing. He pulled off his
helmet, swiped his hand through his messy brown hair and hollered out to his
brother. “They must be cold. We were heading back to the cabin
anyway. Why don’t we take them with
us? They can figure out what they’re
going to do from there. I doubt adding
frostbite to their list of problems makes a whole lot of sense.”
It
was clear that Matty liked the way his brother was thinking. “Right on.”
Matty turned back to the blondie Skylar had set his eye on. “I’m Matt, by the way. But everyone calls me Matty.”
“I’m
Destiny,” the girl offered, with a smile that could tempt an angel. She glanced at Skylar and then seemed to shy
away, acting like she was hiding from the snow.
So the blonde
beauty had a name.
Matty
reached out his hand and Destiny gave it a hearty shake. “Ooh, you’ve got a good grip. I like a lady with a little fire in her
step.”
Skylar
growled. “Matty. Drop the act.
Let’s move.” He hated that he had
to sit there and watch his brother move in on his game. When Matty reached out for Destiny’s hand to
help her onto his seat, it was like a knife to the chest.
Skylar
rested his helmet under his arm, as he helped the blonde friend over to his
ride. Then he slapped on his helmet and
fired up his snowmobile. He revved his
engine, to match the flow of adrenaline pumping through his veins. He had noticed how Destiny watched him with
fascinated interest, even while she tucked her arms around Matty.
“That’s
my brother, Skylar. Don’t pay him any
attention. He’s no fun.” Matty winked at Destiny and pulled down his
helmet.
The
brunette wasted no time joining Myles on his ride. “Looks like I’m riding with you,” she
hollered out flirtatiously, while a devious smile crept onto her face. “The name’s Felicia.”
Myles
had to turn around to introduce himself.
“Myles,” he said, reaching out a gloved hand.
“Hey,
Myles,” she said, as she wrapped her legs around him.
Matty
looked jealous, which gave Skylar a slight sense of relief. “Don’t hang on too tight. He’s got a girlfriend.” Matty’s helmet muffled his voice, but he kept
on talking anyways. “And she would have
a bird if she knew he was taking another woman out on his new machine.”
Felicia
paid no attention to Matty’s warning and massaged her hands over Myles’ chest
to rouse him even more. It didn’t look
like Myles was complaining either.
“What
Selina doesn’t know won’t hurt her.”
Myles smirked, enjoying every last minute of it. He turned on his snowmobile and was the first
one to take off. Felicia’s long, brown
hair flew out behind her as they sped away.
“You
ready for me, little lady?” Matty asked Destiny, catching the way she looked at
Skylar.
“Mmm
hmm,” she said, though it sounded half-hearted.
When
Matty started up his machine, Skylar couldn’t hear what he was saying anymore,
but he knew it wasn’t anything that would help his situation. Skylar couldn’t stand by while his brother
flirted with this angel another minute.
He got off of his machine, hauled off his helmet again and walked
straight for them.
When
she looked up at him, he was stunned to catch the striking blue of her
eyes. And, though she clearly didn’t
understand the significance of his gesture, she took the helmet anyways. As he walked back to his snowmobile, he tried
to ignore the energy that had shimmered between them when her small gloved hand
touched his. There was just something
about that girl.
With
one final glance at the most beautiful woman he had ever set eyes on, he revved
up his machine and followed after Myles, with Destiny’s broken blonde friend
plastered to his back.
About
the Author:
I live in a small town near Windsor, Ontario,
with my husband and two little girls.
I
wrote The Twisted Trilogy to entertain you. It's a sexy, sassy new adult
romance with a paranormal twist. Even sexier yet is my novella, Finding
Destiny. You should have a look. ;)
Official Website: http://christasimpson.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/authorchristasimpson
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