High Risk Love
Author: Shannon Mayer
Publisher: HiJinks Ink Publishing
Release
date: July 1, 2013
Genre:
New Adult Contemporary Romance
Age
Group: New Adult
Event
organized by: AToMR Tours
Photographs.
Images. Snapshots in time.
This is
how I experience my life. I’ve hidden behind my camera and viewed the world
through the lens. I watch other people live their lives. I’ve given up on my
dreams, and sheltered my heart from love; because both have given me nothing
but pain. Even thinking about opening myself up, sends my fears into overdrive.
It’s better to be safe, than to take a risk and have your life shattered into
pieces alongside your heart. This is what I believed.
Dangerous.
Risks. Fear Nothing.
I live for
the rush of adrenaline I get when I work my stunts. Nothing else matters but
the feel of my heart pounding when I challenge the line between life and death.
Women are nothing more than a distraction; they use me for my connections, as I
use them to escape the pain of my past before moving on to my next adrenaline
fix. My life is consumed with excitement, danger and risks—it’s all I needed.
Denials.
Fear. The complete wrong time.
Jasmin and
Jet will face off over photos, stunts and the truth hidden in their
hearts. The last person Jasmin wants to
be with is a man who takes life for granted.
Jet wants to give his heart to no one; especially one who might not
understand the secrets that haunt him. Despite their protests, Jasmin’s and Jet’s
lives tangle; the threads of love and fear bind them. Between their passions
and their pasts, they fight to hang onto each other . . . but will the stakes
be too high when faced with the ultimate sacrifice?
18+ for
adult situations, sexual situations and language
The
wind blew straight off the ocean, bringing me a wash of salty air, hot sand and
coconut sunscreen. But I couldn’t see Jasmin anywhere. Stepping off the path, I
headed straight for the water, then stood with my head leaned back and
considered shouting for her. A pale flash of yellow caught my eye at the far
end of the beach.
There
she was, squatting low, camera up as she took pictures of the local kids
playing in the surf. They dodged and darted in front of her and she followed
them, the camera a part of her.
Walking
slowly, the sand pulling at my feet, I wove between the few blankets and towels
on the beach until I stood a few feet behind her. She was laughing, her voice
pairing with the kids squeals and swiftly chattered Spanish. Like music, it
mesmerized me, and I stood there for a long time, just watching her, feeling
like I was privy to something special.
To
someone special.
I
closed my eyes. Good God, I must have
picked up something for me to be waxing poetic about a girl I barely knew, had
only just met.
“Jet?”
My
eyes flew open and I smiled without thinking. “Waiting on you, Spitfire. You
done playing?”
A
soft smile curved one side of her full lips and my mind wandered once more into
dangerous territory.
There
was only one thing to do. With a rush, I scooped her up onto my shoulder and
gave her a spin, much to the delighted kids who were now screaming
encouragement.
“What
are you doing, are you crazy?” She said, grasping my shoulders.
“That’s
what the doctor says.”
She
punched my arm, not hard, but I fell to the ground, pulling her on top of me,
then I held up my hands. “Oh, God, I think you bruised me.” I looked up at her
with one eye. “Kiss it better?”
Her
response was to pull the camera out and start taking pictures, effectively
blocking my attempt at charming her. Which was for the best anyway. She was
right to push me away; something about her was too much, too intense. Not right
for me. Though the flicker of desire in those green depths teased at me, and
the feeling of her body quivering against mine in that split second before she
scrambled away was almost enough to change my mind.
She
was most definitely too good for me, without a doubt. I could acknowledge that,
but with every moment I spent with her I became more and more convinced she
wasn’t as immune to my charms as I’d thought. But that’s all it was, flirting,
my usual, nothing more. This was fun, light.
Harmless.
I
smiled, giving her a wink and the color rose up on her cheeks. Nope, there was
no turning back, no way I’d quit flirting with her now, if nothing more than to
see her squirm.
I
wasn’t going to ease up.
Not
for one second.
Shannon Mayer lives in the southwestern tip of Canada with
her husband, dog, cats, horse, and cows. When not writing she spends her time
staring at immense amounts of rain, herding old people (similar to herding
cats) and attempting to stay out of trouble. Especially that last is difficult
for her.
She is the author of the The Nevermore Trilogy, The Rylee
Adamson Novels and the Celtic Legacy series. Her first New Adult Romance, High
Risk Love, is scheduled for release July 1, 2013.
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