Release Day:
October 22, 2013
Title: The
Temptation of Lila and Ethan (The Secret #3)
Author: Jessica
Sorensen
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16055479-the-temptation-of-lila-and-ethan?from_search=true
Synopsis
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Ella and Micha
series comes a gripping story of passion, pain, and the courage to love . . .
THE TEMPTATION OF LILA AND ETHAN
On the surface, Lila Summers is flawless: good looks, expensive clothes, and a big, beautiful smile. But a dark past and even darker secrets are threatening to bubble over her perfect façade. She'll do anything to keep the emptiness inside hidden-which leads her into situations that always end badly. Whenever she hits bottom, there's only one person who's there to pull her out: Ethan Gregory.
Ethan set the rules a long time ago: he and Lila are just friends. He doesn't do relationships. Although his tattooed, bad boy exterior is a far cry from Lila's pretty princess image, Ethan can't deny they have a deeper connection than he's used to. If he's not careful, he could be in serious danger of becoming attached-and he's learned the hard way that attachment only leads to heartbreak.
When Lila falls farther than she ever has before, can Ethan continue to help as a friend? Or is he also getting close to falling . . . for her?
THE TEMPTATION OF LILA AND ETHAN
On the surface, Lila Summers is flawless: good looks, expensive clothes, and a big, beautiful smile. But a dark past and even darker secrets are threatening to bubble over her perfect façade. She'll do anything to keep the emptiness inside hidden-which leads her into situations that always end badly. Whenever she hits bottom, there's only one person who's there to pull her out: Ethan Gregory.
Ethan set the rules a long time ago: he and Lila are just friends. He doesn't do relationships. Although his tattooed, bad boy exterior is a far cry from Lila's pretty princess image, Ethan can't deny they have a deeper connection than he's used to. If he's not careful, he could be in serious danger of becoming attached-and he's learned the hard way that attachment only leads to heartbreak.
When Lila falls farther than she ever has before, can Ethan continue to help as a friend? Or is he also getting close to falling . . . for her?
Teaser
I nod slowly, swallowing the lump in
my throat. “Yes, but I also think you smell.”
“I smell like a man,” he says,
grinning at himself. He leans in, getting his chest closer to my face so I can
get a whiff of his man scent.
“Blah!” I scrunch my nose, turning
my face to the side, even though the smell of him isn’t that bad. He actually
smells like cologne and sweat and heat. Very nice. Very manly. I discretely
breathe him in, letting the scent of him saturate my lungs. He must notice the
rise and fall of my chest, because he leans back and looks me in the eyes,
sheer perplexity burning in his pupils.
“So apparently you like the smell of
sweat.” He tries to joke but his voice cracks and I wonder why. Ethan never
gets nervous. I’ve seen him hit on women many, many times, and he always gets
them to come home with him.
I don’t say anything and I’m not
sure why. I just keep staring into his eyes and it feels different—I feel
different, giddy, alive, and not numb for once. That switch that always flips
off stays on. I’m not sure if I like the feeling—the vulnerable, misplaced
emotions swarming inside my chest—or not.
Without even realizing it, I hitch
my legs around his waist. The need to feel someone close to me, connect with
me, touch me, is conquering anything else within me. I haven’t been touched in
a while and it feels good—better than good.
Ethan’s breath hitches in his throat
and it startles me. He’s nervous. I’m nervous. I feel this strange shift
between us, the heat between us intensifying, and I get excited, my nerves
bubbling up inside me. Suddenly I’m a completely different person. I’m not
broken. Lost. Numb. Confused. I’m a girl enjoying a moment with a guy I really,
really like.
I close my eyes as he leans in. He’s
going to kiss me. I can tell. And I mean really kiss me this time instead of
almost kissing me. I’ve been waiting for this more than I realized and despite
all my concerns about my new feelings, ones that I’m sure existed before this
moment but I was too medicated to feel anything, I want him so much it consumes
every part of my body. I can feel all the warm, hot, overpowering sensations,
and I breathe in his delicious scent, taste the anticipation. Kiss me. Please God, kiss me. Don’t back
away.
I moan from the heat of his breath and trace my hands up
his back as I arch into him. I wait for it. Wait for the kiss, feeling his
cheek touch mine. He rests it there, pressing our skin together, and I know
that next he’ll touch his lips to mine. I wait as he moans my name under his
breath.
About the Author
The New York
Times and USA Today bestselling author, Jessica Sorensen, lives in the snowy
mountains of Wyoming. When she's not writing, she spends her time reading and
hanging out with her family.
Author website http://jessicasorensensblog.blogspot.com/
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