My Fallen Saint, an all-new sensual
and enthralling contemporary romance from New
York Times bestselling author J. Kenner is releasing September 15th, and we
have the first sneak peek!
CHAPTER ONE
The wind stings my face and the glare
from the afternoon sun obscures my vision as I fly down the long stretch of
Sunset Canyon Road at well over a hundred miles per hour.
My heart pounds and my palms are
sweaty, but not because of my speed. On the contrary, this is what I need. The
rush. The thrill. I crave it like a junkie, and it affects me like a toddler on
a sugar high.
Honestly, it’s taking every ounce of
my willpower not to put my 1965 Shelby Cobra through her paces and kick her
powerful engine up even more.
I can’t, though. Not today. Not here.
Not when I’m back, and certainly not
when my homecoming has roused a swarm of butterflies in my stomach. When every
curve in this road brings back memories that have tears clogging my throat and
my bowels rumbling with nerves.
Dammit.
I pound down the clutch, then slam my
foot onto the brake, shifting into neutral as I simultaneously yank the wheel
sharply to the left. The tires squeal in protest as I make a U-turn across the
oncoming lane, the car’s ass fishtailing before skidding to a stop in the
turnout. I’m breathing hard, and honestly, I think Shelby is, too. She’s more
than a car to me; she’s a lifelong best friend, and I don’t usually fuck with
her like this.
Now, though…
Well, now she’s dangerously close to
the cliff’s edge, her entire passenger side resting parallel to a void that
boasts a view of the distant coastline. Not to mention a seriously stunning
glimpse of the small downtown below.
I ratchet up the emergency brake as
my heartbeat pounds in my throat. And only when I’m certain we won’t go
skidding down the side of the cliff do I kill Shelby’s engine, wipe my sweaty
palms on my jeans, and let my body relax.
Well, hello to you, too, Laguna Cortez.
With a sigh, I take off my ball cap,
allowing my dark curls to bounce free around my face and graze my shoulders.
“Get a grip, Ellie,” I murmur, then
suck in a deep breath. Not so much for courage—I’m not afraid of this town—but
for fortitude. Because Laguna Cortez beat me down before, and it’s going to
take all of my strength to walk those streets again.
One more breath, and then I step out
of the car. I walk to the edge of the turnout. There’s no barrier, and loose
dirt and small stones clatter down the hill as I balance on the very edge.
Below me, jagged rocks protrude from
the canyon walls. Further down, the harsh angles smooth to gentle slopes with
homes of all shapes and sizes nestled among the rocks and scrubby plants. The
tiled roofs follow the tightly winding road that leads down to the Arts
District. Tucked neatly in the valley formed by a U of hills and canyons, the
area opens onto the town’s largest beach and draws a steady stream of tourists
and locals.
As far as the public is concerned,
Laguna Cortez is one of the gems of the Pacific Coast. A laid-back town with
just under sixty-thousand people and miles of sandy and rocky beaches.
Most people would give their right
arm to live here.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s hell.
It’s the place where I lost my heart
and my virginity. Not to mention everybody close to me. My parents. My uncle.
And Alex.
The boy I’d loved. The man who broke
me.
Not a single one of them is here
anymore. My family, all dead. And Alex, long gone.
I ran, too, desperate to escape the
weight of my losses and the sting of betrayal. I swore to myself that I’d never
return.
As far as I was concerned, nothing
would get me back.
But now it’s ten years later, and
here am I again, drawn back down to hell by the ghosts of my past.
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Synopsis
Charismatic. Confident. Powerful. Controlling.
A brilliant investor with a Midas touch, Devlin
Saint turned a modest inherited fortune into billions, and now operates one of
the world’s foremost international philanthropic organizations. He’s a man
determined to help the underprivileged, to fight injustice, and to make the
world a better place. And that, at least is true.
It’s not, however, the full truth.
Because Devlin
Saint is a man with a dangerous secret. One he’ll do whatever it takes to
protect. And when investigative reporter Ellie Holmes turns her attention to an
unsolved murder, she finds herself caught in a web of intrigue and passion as
Devlin draws her closer and closer. But as the intensity and sensuality of
their relationship grows, so do Ellie’s suspicions. Until she is no longer
certain if the heat between her and Devlin is real, or only a facade he constructed
to hide his dark and twisted secrets.
About J. Kenner
J. Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly,
Wall
Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over one hundred
novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.
Though known primarily for her
award-winning and international bestselling erotic romances (including the
Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has
been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including
paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy lit.
JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a
“flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the
market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for
them.” A six time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA
award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic
romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book
2 of her Stark Trilogy) and in 2017 for Wicked
Dirty in the same category. Her Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series (as Julie
Kenner) is currently in development as a television show.
Her books have sold over three
million copies and are published in over twenty languages.
In her previous career as an
attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and
practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los
Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with
her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.
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