In
Audrey O’Connor’s steamy, stormy follow-up novella to Lessons in
Pure Life, Diego and Lia reunite after weeks apart for dance-floor
revelations, midnight confessions, and a run-in with the law. Fans of
Karina Halle's Racing the Sun won't want to miss this exciting new
release published by Tryst Books!
Title:
Caramel Beach
Author:
Audrey O’Connor
Publisher:
Tryst Books
Series:
Lessons in Pure Life #2
Release
Date:
February 27, 2017
Genre:
Contemporary Series Romance
ASIN:
B01MUAWZR0
In
Audrey O’Connor’s steamy, stormy follow-up novella to Lessons in
Pure Life, sun-soaked days melt into restless nights for Diego and
Lia, kept apart for weeks by long hours and miles of coastline. When
an A-list wedding reunites them in Caramel Beach, the tension is
higher than ever.
Over
the course of an electric twenty-four hours filled with sugar, sex,
and magic, the couple faces their share of personal demons, angels,
and unlikely prophets. While Diego confronts his problems with the
help of a surf champ and a bottle of whiskey, Lia stumbles into a
bathroom-stall seduction and possibilities she never knew existed.
Amid the chaos, Lia and Diego try to reconnect. What comes after is a
life-altering odyssey into uncharted territory.
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We
meander back to the hostel in the wet sand, the surf to our left. The
moon is full and bright, bouncing off the gentle waves that roll into
the bay.
My
first few months in Costa Rica were rich with the exhilaration of my
new environment. I landed in the lap of a whole new life, just like
that. After working all month in Pacifica without him, being with
Diego again sends those early memories bobbing up to the surface.
He’s got this sharp energy beneath the layers and layers that make
up a man. Intimidation is what he inspires, followed closely by
strange physical sensations that spell your undoing. He triggers an
energy in me that could tear the hood off a car. And I’m sure as
hell not on flakka.
He
slides his arm around my waist like he can hear me. We walk a few
steps before he stops and turns to face me.
“I
wouldn’t hate it if you’d let me hold you.”
The
waves crash endlessly behind us, a soaking wet heartbeat. I’m still
strung up in his words when he closes the empty space between us.
“You’re
on fire,” he tells me, hands making a ring behind my back so we’re
suspended in some kind of stained glass embrace.
“Hey,
thanks.”
“You
sure know how to put yourself together, gringa.”
Blush.
“I’m
not the only one.”
He
sighs and I wait patiently. Indecision slows his expression,
crystalizing in his delay.
Whatever
it is goes away.
“Did
you enjoy your time, you know, without me distracting you?” he
asks.
“It
was busy, but we got a lot done at the new school. I can’t
complain.”
“I
wish you would.” He pulls me in closer.
That
one gets me. His slow kiss disappears everything around me before I’m
even sure it’s happening. Lips softer than I remember, the light
scrape of his chin on mine. A rugged feeling so welcome it can stay
for dessert.
“You’re
trouble,” he breathes.
“The
best kind of it,” I reply.
“There’s
nothing I can do about it, is there?”
“I
doubt it.”
Bowing
his head, he lowers his eyelids.
“I
forgot what this is like,” he laughs tiredly, rubbing his cheek
with his hand. “You still take me by surprise.” He tilts his
head, considering me tenderly but wincing, like it hurts to admit it.
Watch
and see my defenses lower to unprecedented depths.
I
press against him, not sure whether I’m teasing him or me. His palm
is warm on the back of my leg.
“How’d
you get your skin so soft, anyway?” he whispers, stroking my thigh
gently until it evolves into a grasp, the tips of his fingers pushing
into my flesh.
“Magic.”
“It’s
working.”
I
laugh, breathless. “So what do you wanna do?”
“Right
now?”
I
nod.
He
pulls me in by the bottom with both hands. “Get to know you all
over again.”
Copyright
© 2017 by Audrey O’Connor
For
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Title:
Lessons in Pure Life
Author:
Audrey O’Connor
Publisher:
Tryst Books
Series:
Lessons in Pure Life #1
Date
Released:
January 15, 2017
Genre:
Contemporary Series Romance
ASIN:
B01N5Q2HA1
Freshly
minted grad Emilia Noble arrives in Costa Rica to teach English in
the tropical community of Pacifica. Its carefree, pura vida lifestyle
is a welcome contrast to her dark and wintry origins. Tossing caution
aside like an old winter coat, she plunges headfirst into an exotic
cocktail of sensory pleasure.
Diego
is a local whose surfer body and cool detachment make Lia buzz with a
long-lost thrill. Fascinated by her new environment, she can’t help
but wonder about the moody inner workings of the boy with triceps
like Wolverine and a grimace to match.
Diego
seems to have no problem ignoring Lia, though. Caught up in his
family’s conflicted attitude toward foreigners, he notices her only
when it’s convenient. But as Lia thrives in her new surroundings,
Diego might just find reason enough to defy his embattled, insular
father. When north and south are mixed together, the results are
intoxicating.
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Audrey
O’Connor is inspired by art, science, compassion, and rare moments
of transcendence. She writes in Chelsea, Quebec, and enjoys river
swims, woodsy gatherings, live music in Wakefield, and a deep, dark
cabernet sauvignon.
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