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Title: Red
Series: Ever After #3
Author: Measha Stone
Genre: Erotic Romantic Suspense/Adult Fairytale
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Blurb
Collect the girl. Speak some vows. Inherit the fortune. Nowhere in the requirements did it say anything about falling in love.
Melinda thinks she’s just coming to grandma’s for dinner, but she’s wrong. She’s wrong about a lot of things. None of which is my business.
Until I make it my business. There’s more to Melinda than I imagined. She’s not simply going to march up to the auction block for me. With her red hair and fiery spirit, she’s giving me more trouble than I anticipated. But I’ve never run from trouble before.
But she draws dangerous attention and what seemed like a simple collect and deliver job turns into something more. She drags my darkness forward, bathing it in her light. But if she doesn’t toe the line, if she keeps pushing, she’ll fall deep into the pit with me.
The unwanted advances from outside are closing in, and I have to find a way to keep her safe. I need her, and I won’t let her go.
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Excerpt
“You are getting a choice in this—”
“Choice? You told me you have to sell me to honor my grandfather’s debt. You said that. So, my choices are what? Who gets to buy me? Who I get to be a slave to for the rest of my life?” Her cheeks reddened. “You are a monster. A disgusting monster.”
Erik’s heart clenched. “You think so?” He took a menacing step toward her.
Her eyes darted to the door, but she’d never make it. “You— I—”
“What’s wrong, Melinda? Run out of bravery?” he mocked her. She’d had all afternoon to gather up her anger and spew it at him when he walked in, but she would learn to keep her venom fanged from now on.
“Why can’t you leave me alone?” she asked in a more placating tone. But it was too late. The claws had been unsheathed.
“Oh, I will,” he promised. She tried to dart around him, but he caught her.
In a fluid motion, he spun and hoisted her over his shoulder.
“No! What are you doing?” Her fists banged against his shoulder blades, but he wouldn’t be stopped. She wanted to see what a monster truly was, and he was going to give her the lesson she needed.
The door bounced off the wall when he flung it open. Marching down the hall and down the stairs, taking little care to be sure she wasn’t bouncing too hard, he headed for the stairs leading down to the basement.
Nico popped up from the couch in the living room when Erik passed by with Melinda screaming and kicking over his shoulder.
“Stay the fuck there,” Erik barked at him as he rounded the corner and went for the room he needed.
“What are you doing! Put me down!” She pounded harder, and her legs kicked. He readjusted his grip around her knees and smacked her ass hard enough to knock some sense into her.
“Stop wiggling like that!” He smacked her once more then threw open the door to the basement.
“I don’t want to go down there!” she cried when his boots clattered down the wooden staircase.
“Sure you do. You want to see the monster.” He flicked on the lights.
His uncle had a special basement. At first glance, it appeared to be an ordinary man-cave with a large screen television set. A dartboard hung on the wall. A minibar and fridge nestled in the corner. Really cozy.
Erik put her on her feet but held onto her upper arm. Most of her hair had tumbled out of the elastic band and rained down around her shoulders. Her face was red from dangling upside down, but her eyes held his interest. Wide and curious.
She had no idea what a real monster was. But he’d show her.
My Thoughts <3
This book was just wow! I love dark romances and this one definitely had some seediness to it! I did not realize that this a fairy tale retelling until I was reading it and was like hmmm, this sounds a little familiar. I loved the unique spin on it and how everything played out!
Melinda is freaking awesome. She has some major spunk and does not mind letting you know it either. She is the epitome of a redhead and has the fire to go along with it, hence why Erik calls her Red.
Erik is the big bad wolf, who actually is not that bad. Everything that he is doing is because of a higher purpose and almost as a means to an end. He is dominate as the leader of the family and making sure that his brothers are taken care of and they achieve their goal.
There is a WHOLE freaking LOT that goes down in this book and I do not want to ruin it for you, but know that the chemistry between these two is off the freaking charts and you do not want to miss out on this!
PS I received this book in advanced and am voluntarily reviewing it honestly!
Author Bio
Measha Stone is an international bestselling author of erotic romance. She’s had #1 top-selling books in BDSM, and suspense. She lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband and children, who are just as creative and crazy as her. Her vanilla writing has been published in numerous literary magazines, but she’s found her passion in erotic romance.