In For the Win by Melynda Price - Book Tour + Giveaway
In For the Win
Against the Cage Book 5
by Melynda Price
Genre:
Sports Romance, Romantic Suspense
Sports Romance, Romantic Suspense
To win his heart, she’ll have to give him the one thing that could
drive him away—the truth…
drive him away—the truth…
Kyle Scott’s talent for fighting paved the way for a career he never
wanted, but needed to survive. Five years later, he doesn’t
recognize the man he’s become. All his focus and energy has been
poured into raising his little sister, leaving no time or interest
for anything beyond a casual hook-up—until he meets a woman who
sends his life spiraling out of control.
wanted, but needed to survive. Five years later, he doesn’t
recognize the man he’s become. All his focus and energy has been
poured into raising his little sister, leaving no time or interest
for anything beyond a casual hook-up—until he meets a woman who
sends his life spiraling out of control.
Penelope Cantrel isn’t looking for love, but she’s always ready for a good
time. If she keeps everyone at a distance, they can’t discover how
broken she is, or the secrets she’s running from. When she crosses
paths with the sexy MMA fighter, Kyle’s reputation as a
cage-banging manwhore doesn’t concern her. She isn’t interested
in a commitment. But after their white-hot attraction leads to a
night of mind-blowing sex, neither of them will ever be the same again.
time. If she keeps everyone at a distance, they can’t discover how
broken she is, or the secrets she’s running from. When she crosses
paths with the sexy MMA fighter, Kyle’s reputation as a
cage-banging manwhore doesn’t concern her. She isn’t interested
in a commitment. But after their white-hot attraction leads to a
night of mind-blowing sex, neither of them will ever be the same again.
When Pen starts receiving threatening messages, her deepest fears are
realized as she becomes the obsession of a man who will kill to
possess her. Concerned for her safety, Kyle offers to pose as her
boyfriend to deter her unwanted admirer, but his heated touches and
those not-so-innocent kisses don’t feel like he’s acting. Could
the infamous playboy be falling for her?
realized as she becomes the obsession of a man who will kill to
possess her. Concerned for her safety, Kyle offers to pose as her
boyfriend to deter her unwanted admirer, but his heated touches and
those not-so-innocent kisses don’t feel like he’s acting. Could
the infamous playboy be falling for her?
As the threat against Pen escalates, her stalker is closer than they
thought. Kyle is the only thing standing between her and a madman,
but she fears trusting him with her secrets could be a fatal mistake.
thought. Kyle is the only thing standing between her and a madman,
but she fears trusting him with her secrets could be a fatal mistake.
Tonight, when Pen had crawled
into his bed, Kyle foolishly hoped she was feeling it too. But as hot as the
sex had been, something was still missing. An emotional connection? He didn’t
really know, because he’d never felt or wanted one before. But he’d sensed she
was holding a part of herself back.
Something in her past had broken
her. He didn’t know what, how, or by whom, but her reaction to him earlier left
little doubt in his mind. And even the possibility that she’d been
abused—physical?—sexually?—filled him with such protective rage, a part of him
almost feared discovering the truth. But how could he be the glue to help mend
her broken pieces if he couldn’t figure out how they fit back together? She was
a puzzle, a complex enigma he wanted to solve because deep down he knew the
prize would be her heart.
“And
you didn’t change the rules when you climbed into my bed? What the fuck was
that about, then? You think because you made them, you can break them without
consequence? Or is it because I fuck around that you think you get a pass—that
this means nothing to me.”
As
each word flew out of his mouth, he could see it ratcheting her fear. And yet
he couldn’t seem to shut the fuck up. Her defenses were high and there was no
getting past those walls, but he kept battering them with his verbal ground and
pound assault. He wasn’t leaving this room until one of them tapped.
Unfortunately, he was starting to get concerned that someone was going to be
him.
She shook her head in denial,
stepping back. And because he was a fighter, he advanced—countering her move
for move until her retreat was halted by the bed.
“It was a mistake… This was a
mistake…”
“Oh, now it’s a mistake? Because I’m not interested in being your
boy-toy? Because you’re scared I might actually want something from you, like,
oh…an ounce a trust?—a glimmer of emotion? Something to tell me that I might
mean something more to you than a cock to get off on!”
Her eyes narrowed, little hands
tightening into fists, and he knew he’d pushed her too far.
“What the fuck, Kyle? I thought
I was the one with the vagina! Just because we fucked that doesn’t give you a
one-way pass into my life. You don’t have any more right to my secrets than I
do yours. You don’t see me trying to pry into your private life, do you? We’re
friends—with benefits—and if you want us to stay that way then respect my
goddamn boundaries.”
“With benefits? Thanks anyway, I
think I’ll pass. I can fuck anytime I want, I don’t need you for that.” He
turned to storm out, but her parting words won that round and had him tapping
out.
“I was talking about the friends part…”
Melynda Price is a bestselling and award-winning author of contemporary
romance. Her Against the Cage series has finaled in many awards
such as the RONE, USA Today BBA, Golden Quill, National Readers’
Choice, and New England Readers’ Choice.
romance. Her Against the Cage series has finaled in many awards
such as the RONE, USA Today BBA, Golden Quill, National Readers’
Choice, and New England Readers’ Choice.
What Price enjoys most about writing is the chance to make her readers
fall in love, over and over again. She cites the greatest challenge
of writing is making the unbelievable believable, while taking her
characters to the limit with stories full of passion and unique
twists and turns. Salting stories with undertones of history whenever
possible, Price adds immeasurable depth to her well-crafted
books. She currently lives in Northern Minnesota with her husband and
two children where she has plenty of snow-filled days to curl up in
front of the fireplace with her Chihuahua and a hot cup of coffee to write.
fall in love, over and over again. She cites the greatest challenge
of writing is making the unbelievable believable, while taking her
characters to the limit with stories full of passion and unique
twists and turns. Salting stories with undertones of history whenever
possible, Price adds immeasurable depth to her well-crafted
books. She currently lives in Northern Minnesota with her husband and
two children where she has plenty of snow-filled days to curl up in
front of the fireplace with her Chihuahua and a hot cup of coffee to write.
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