THE
MARRIAGE CONTRACT
by Katee Robert
When Teague O’ Malley and Callista Sheridan are ordered to marry
they soon realize that there is much more at stake than money. Fans of Jackie Ashenden’s Make You and Kresley Cole’s The Master, Unexpected,
will devour the super steamy and fast paced first book, The Marriage Contract
in the O’ Malley series by NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Katee Robert.
Series: The O’Malley Series #1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release
Date: Paperback-
December 22, 2015 Digital- June 2, 2015
Publisher:
Grand
Central Publishing- Forever
Synopsis:
Teague O’Malley hates
pretty much everything associated with his family’s name. And when his father
orders him to marry Callista Sheridan to create a “business” alliance, Teague’s
ready to tell his dad exactly where he can stuff his millions. But then Teague
actually meets his new fiancée, sees the bruises on her neck and the fight
still left in her big blue eyes, and he decides he will do everything in his
power to protect her.
Everyone knows the
O’Malleys have a dangerous reputation. But Callie wasn’t aware of just what
that meant until she saw Teague, the embodiment of lethal grace and coiled
power. His slightest touch sizzles through her. The closer they get, though,
the more trouble they’re in. Because Callie’s keeping a dark secret—and what
Teague doesn’t know could get him killed.
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EXCERPT
“Any other
untoward habits I should know about in my future wife?” Future wife. Fuck if he
didn’t love the sound of that, especially when it meant that four short weeks
from now, Callie would be his. It was a savage thought, but he couldn’t
shake it. Or deny exactly how much he wanted it.
“I love old
movies.” That brought his attention back around to her, a moth to her flame.
She twisted a lock of her blond hair around her finger. “If it has Marilyn
Monroe, Jane Russell, or Audrey Hepburn in it, then I own it and have watched
it entirely too many times to admit in public.”
He could see
that. There was something about Callie that brought to mind the glamour and
grace of actresses from that time period. He took a drink of his whiskey,
enjoying the ease of their conversation. It didn’t matter that he’d convinced
her to come out tonight in order to stop a war he was beginning to get the
feeling there was no way to stop. Hell, he liked her. “I’d like us to be
clear on something.”
“Yes?”
“This”—he
motioned between them—“is a date.”
She gave him a
look like she wasn’t sure if he was joking or not. “Okay…”
“Which means
that we’re going to eat, and after that, I’m going to walk you to your car.” He
leaned forward, crowding her a little. “Then I’m going to kiss you.”
Her eyes went
wide. “And if I don’t want you to?”
He didn’t so
much as twitch, because she looked like she was torn between bolting and
actually liking the idea. He wanted to point out that, reasons for initiating
it aside, she’d sure as fuck enjoyed their kiss in the alley. Not to mention
the fact that they were getting married in a month, but that wasn’t a threat he
was willing to utter. Neither of them had chosen this pairing, no matter how
well they seemed to get along right now, and he couldn’t go into this expecting
a certain outcome. But he could hope—and he could stack the deck in his favor
as much as possible. “Do you?”
“I…” Her mouth
opened and then closed, as if reconsidering whatever her knee-jerk reaction had
been. “Yes.”
His breath left
him in a whoosh. He’d thought she was just as interested as he was, but there
was always the risk of miscommunication. No longer. Now he knew exactly where
Callie stood. She wanted him, whether she was comfortable with the feeling or
not. He took her hand and lifted it to his lips, pressing a kiss to the back of
her knuckles. “In that case, I hope you’re hungry, because here comes our
food.”
About Katee Robert:
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling
author Katee Robert learned to tell her stories at her grandpa’s knee. She
found romance novels at age twelve and it changed her life. When not writing
sexy contemporary and speculative fiction romance novels, she spends her time
playing imaginary games with her wee ones, driving her husband batty with
what-if questions, and planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.
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with Katee at:
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