Sweet as Sin by J.T. Geissinger
(Bad Habit #1)
Publication date: July 14th 2015
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Synopsis:
Twentysomething Kat Reid is loving life as an in-demand Hollywood makeup
artist. She has absolutely no interest in rock ’n’ roll, but in order to pay the
mortgage, she agrees to work on the set of a rock video for the world-famous
rockers known as Bad Habit…which brings her face-to-face with Nico Nyx, lead
singer of Bad Habit and Adonis in the flesh.
However, the fiercely independent Kat isn’t impressed by the hard-living,
womanizing rock star. But when Nico’s model girlfriend shows up to the set drunk
and Kat is tapped to replace her as the video’s sexy bride, her combustible
chemistry with Nico suddenly threatens to consume the set. Nico feels it,
too—and becomes determined to win Kat over, body and soul. Yet behind his rock
god swagger, Nico hides a dark secret. Can he rock Kat’s world forever, or will
he just break her heart?
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Excerpt:
“Can I ask you a serious question?”
He nodded.
I had to gather my courage for a second before I
could ask him what was on my mind.
“Why me?”
I promise I wasn’t fishing for a compliment this
time. I was just confused. This man could have any woman he wanted. Literally—any one. I thought I was better than
average looking, but I certainly wasn’t a stunner. Especially in a town like
L.A. where beautiful women practically grew on trees. I could be funny on
occasion, and I’d been told by past boyfriends I had a quirky, adorable charm.
But I wasn’t on Nico’s level. I was boxing out of
my class. If he was Mike Tyson, I was the guy who emptied the spit bucket. I
just needed to understand.
“Could be those freckles. First girl I ever loved
had freckles. I was six.” Nico regarded me very seriously, but I sensed the
humor behind his tone. “Or it could be those Cleopatra eyes. Or that killer
body. You got a woman’s body, classic hourglass curves made for a man’s hands.”
I blushed again, looking down.
Nico’s voice grew quiet. “Or it could be that when
you look at me, I feel like I could fuckin’ fly.”
I looked up at him. Now he was deadly serious,
staring at me with something like wonder.
“I don’t have a lot of real in my life, Kat.
You’re real. Knew it when you stood up to me when I got mad at Avery.
Protectin’ a girl you didn’t even know, puttin’ yourself out there for someone
else. And not backin’ down an inch. I liked that. Liked it too that you didn’t
let me push you around or intimidate you. You’d be surprised how old that shit
gets, people bowin’ and scrapin’, thinkin’ they’re gonna get somethin’ outta
you if they kiss your ass just right. And then you demanded I explain what the
deal was with me and Avery before you’d even consider talkin’ to me about there
bein’ anything between us. Which I loved, by the way. Shows you got class. And
self-respect. To top it all off, you got two girlfriends who obviously love you
and have your back, which means you’re a good friend. Which means you’re
trustworthy. Which means fuckin’ everything to me.”
I let it all sink in, just breathing. I wasn’t
sure if I trusted myself to speak.
“So that’s why I got you the necklace. That’s what
we’re gonna have: trust. It’s important to me, and it’s important to you. All
this other stuff . . . ” He squeezed me into a tight
embrace, nuzzled his face into my neck, and inhaled deeply. “Is just a bonus.”
“Other stuff?” I sounded like Minnie Mouse I was
so breathless.
He chuckled. “The way my dick gets hard just
lookin’ at you. The way you get wet when I touch you.”
Oh, God. We were back to the dirty talk. And we
were in my house. Alone.
Top 5 Most Swoon-Worthy Sweet As Sin Moments
Compiling a list of the five most
swoon-worthy moments in my new novel, Sweet As Sin, was really hard. Like, really. In addition to being a badass,
Nico is an incredible sweet-talker. (When he isn’t being an incredible
dirty-talker, that is.) Here are the top five times he melted Kat’s heart.
1.
Trying
to convince Kat’s girlfriends she should give him a chance
“So since you’re her two best
friends, and she’s not tellin’ me what she wants, I think we should all figure
this out together.” His voice lowered. “Because I wanna get to know her.
Because I think she’s beautiful, interestin’, and sexy as fuck, and that laugh
of hers knocks me on my ass. And I think she wants me, too, only she’s afraid.”
He paused to draw a breath. “So. Tell me what I need to do to make her mine.”
2.
When
he got her a thoughtful present because she hates her birthday
“Needed to make you some better
birthday memories, sweetheart. Needed you to know I’m a man who’s gonna take
care of your heart.”
3.
When
he’s a die-hard romantic
He stared deep into my eyes. The
depth of emotion I saw there took my breath away. “What’s more romantic, Kat?
Fallin’ in love because you don’t know any better…or fallin’ in love, knowin’ it’s gonna ruin you, knowin’ it’s gonna rip out your fuckin’
heart and smash you into a million little pieces, but doin’ it anyway because
you’d rather pay the price and be ripped and smashed forever than never get a
taste of it at all?”
4.
When
he’s feeling snuggly
“Sweetie,” I whispered, trying as
gently as possible to remove myself from his arms. His response was to drag my
naked body closer to his and silently bury his face between my breasts. I
laughed softly. “No fair hiding in my cleavage.” His voice was muffled against
my breasts and scratchy with sleep. “This is my favorite place in the world.
Nothin’ bad ever happens here.”
5.
The
first time he declares his love
“What I am is yours. All yours,
body and soul. And I can’t live without you. I don’t want to spend a single
minute from this moment on without you. I sleep better with you. I feel better
with you. Everything seems brighter when you’re around. I can’t imagine a
future without you, and if that’s not me tellin’ you I love you, I don’t know what
would be.”
AUTHOR BIO:
J.T. Geissinger is an award-winning author of paranormal and contemporary romance featuring dark and twisted plots, kick-ass heroines, and alpha heroes whose hearts are even bigger than their muscles. An entrepreneur since she began hand-addressing envelopes for a local beauty pageant when she was 14, she has owned businesses as diverse as a temporary employment agency to a flower shop. It wasn't until hitting a significant birthday that she became motivated to realize her life-long dream of writing a novel.
Her debut novel, Shadow's Edge, was a #1 Amazon domestic and international bestseller, and won the Prism award for Best First Book. Her follow-up book, Edge of Oblivion, was a RITA© Award finalist for Best Paranormal Romance from the Romance Writers of America. Book 6 in the Night Prowler series, Into Darkness, won the Golden Quill award for Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy. Her work has also finaled in the Booksellers' Best, National Readers' Choice, and Daphne du Maurier Awards.
Foodie, wine enthusiast, and nap connoisseur, she lives in California with her husband, on whom all her heroes are based.
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