James and Harper: Come & Come Back by J.A. Huss
Series: Dirty, Drink & Deadly #1-2
Publication date: October 30th, 2014
Synopses (according to Goodreads):
COME - Dirty, Dark, and Deadly Book One
This is a novella.
You will get more questions than answers in this book.
If you hate that--skip this whole series completely.
(It's twisty, complicated, dark, dirty, and ALL the main characters are killers.)
My name is James Fenici and you will never see me coming. I walk the shadows like darkness itself. I hide in the corners where nobody looks. I live by no rules, I have no boundaries, I take no prisoners, and I never, ever blink. I am not your knight in shining armor; I'm your worst nightmare.
My name is James Fenici and you are my target. Only one of us is getting out alive, and that's not gonna be you. Once your name is on my list, your life is over. It's a deal I make with death, it's a contract I sign in blood, it's forgone conclusion--get used to it.
My name is James Fenici and I'm as dirty as they come. But then one day I saw her. And every monster I thought I was. Every fact I thought I knew. Every dirty promise I ever turned down come back to slap me in the face.
My name is James Fenici and I think I am in love.
COME BACK - Dirty, Dark, and Deadly Book Two
This is a full-length novel.
The final book (Coming For You) is now available.
"Secrets keep the darkness alive," Harper tells me. But that's not how I see it at all. Secrets keep me alive, the truth is overrated, honesty is never the best policy and when your job title is Assassin Number Six--lies are your lifeblood.
"Death is a business deal," I tell her back. And I shake his hand with secrets every chance I get. They're currency is my world. I pay my debts with them, I feed on them, they ground me in the present and they promise me a future.
But Harper Tate is everything I've ever wanted. She's my promise, she's my obsession, she's a delicious fuckable transgression. She can be mine. She will be mine. All I have to do is complete the mission.
There's just one teeny, tiny problem with the mission.
It's a secret.
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Excerpt
"COME" EXCERPT
"Do you want my real name? My associate name? Or my fake name?"
"Real name."
"James Fenici."
"James," I repeat in a whisper. "I like James."
"I like Harper."
"How old are you?"
"Twenty-eight."
"I'm only eighteen."
"I know."
He knows. Hmmm. But the look on his face as my age hangs between us captures my full attention. "Does it bother you?" He waits a few heartbeats before answering and this is my clue that yes, it does bother him. "It doesn't bother me," I add.
Fingertips guide my chin so my head turns towards him and then his mouth is on mine, his tongue probing, asking me to open, I do open. And this time I touch my tongue to his. He flicks against it and it feels... so good.
He ends the kiss and stands up, holding me in his arms for a moment before setting me down. "It doesn't bother me either, but you're tired. So I'll walk you home."
"COME BACK" EXCERPT
"I think I know why he didn't kill Merc."
"Why?" Harper asks quickly, turning around to see Sasha.
"Because Merc is gonna kill him."
"That's fucking it!" I swerve the Hummer over to the almost non-existent shoulder, and slam on the breaks. "You shut your fucking mouth, kid! Or I swear to fucking God, I'll--"
"You'll what?" Harper asks, her eyebrows raised up to the ceiling. "She's got legitimate questions, James. And to be honest, I'm interested in the answers. Who was the guy who took her? And why was he sending me messages?"
"Harper, use your fucking brain. Why do you think he was sending you messages?"
"Why? If he knew where to find me, then why didn't he just take me? Why play this game? I'm sure my father has a reward out. Or a hit."
"Oh, is that where we're at again? You think I'm here to kill you? Did you know the smurf is an assassin too? Or did you not put the two plus two together yet?"
"Don't insult me, Tet. I figured that out, thanks."
"Then maybe you're her target and not mine? How about that?"
"So why hasn't she killed me?"
"I haven't killed you either, but you still think that's my job. And while we're all playing let's confess to shit we're not doing, what's your job, Harper? Who the fuck are you and your brother after?"
"Oh, snap!" Sasha says loudly.
"Shut up!" Harp and I yell together.
"She's playing us, you do realize that, right? I mean, you can see that now, right? She's egging us on, making us fight."
"I'm just trying to tell you something," Sasha squeals. "Something you don't know but I do. And you know what? Forget it. You don't deserve my help if you're gonna treat me like a traitor! I was kidnapped for her!" She shoves Harper on the shoulder and Harp reacts and slaps her hand off, turning around like she's gonna dive back there and start a real fight.
"Sit back, Harper." I growl as I yank her by the arm and push her against the door. I pull back onto the road before one of these girls decides to get out of the car. I am not in the mood to chase them down in this heat.
"I don't want to travel with you anymore," Harper says as she crosses her arms and turns her back to me. "I'm leaving when we get back to civilization."
"I'm leaving too. I'd rather die than go back to Merc. I'll find Ford on my own."
Called that one.
JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA lives writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.
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