Wishing Well by Lily White
Publication date: April 18th, 2018
Synopsis (according to Goodreads):
The perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy...
Journalist, Meadow Graham, is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister.
Sensually exotic and enigmatic, Vincent details his deception while bragging about the amusement he took in manipulating Meadow's sister.
Their interview is a battle of wills.
His story is a twisted web of coercion and lies.
And the tragedy is too perfect to be real.
Will Meadow discover all of Vincent's secrets while she fights to protect her own?
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Excerpt
"Let's start with what you did to her in that alleyway," she argued, "when you grabbed her ankle. When you hurt her, and laughed about it."
Slowly, he blinked, his bedroom eyes heavy, his stare unwavering. "Did she writes that? Did she remember the first time I took pleasure in her pain? It was just a small test, so tiny that I wasn't sure she'd noticed it at all. In fact," he proposed, his fingers flaring out in a dramatic sweep, "I would have assumed she didn't notice."
Leaning closer, he lowered his voice impossibly deeper, "What kind of woman would be hurt by a stranger and still follow him to his home?"
When Meadow didn't answer, when her anger was so thick that she couldn't formulate one word in defense, he leaned away, making himself comfortable before guessing. "A woman who enjoys torment. That's who. Penelope had a secret she kept hidden. I would say not even you knew of her need for pain, but then you've already admitted your twin and yourself are one in the same."
The teasing hint of wicked pleasure laced his words. "Tell me, Meadow, would you have followed me as well?"
"No," she answered succinctly, "but Penny was desperate wasn't she? She was homeless, starving, stuck outside in the cold rain with no clothes but those she whore, and no hope of escape from the life she'd fallen into. She was the perfect target for a viper like you, a girl who couldn't say no."
His lips curled. "They can always say no, Cherie. The difference in this case is that she didn't want to."
Slowly, he blinked, his bedroom eyes heavy, his stare unwavering. "Did she writes that? Did she remember the first time I took pleasure in her pain? It was just a small test, so tiny that I wasn't sure she'd noticed it at all. In fact," he proposed, his fingers flaring out in a dramatic sweep, "I would have assumed she didn't notice."
Leaning closer, he lowered his voice impossibly deeper, "What kind of woman would be hurt by a stranger and still follow him to his home?"
When Meadow didn't answer, when her anger was so thick that she couldn't formulate one word in defense, he leaned away, making himself comfortable before guessing. "A woman who enjoys torment. That's who. Penelope had a secret she kept hidden. I would say not even you knew of her need for pain, but then you've already admitted your twin and yourself are one in the same."
The teasing hint of wicked pleasure laced his words. "Tell me, Meadow, would you have followed me as well?"
"No," she answered succinctly, "but Penny was desperate wasn't she? She was homeless, starving, stuck outside in the cold rain with no clothes but those she whore, and no hope of escape from the life she'd fallen into. She was the perfect target for a viper like you, a girl who couldn't say no."
His lips curled. "They can always say no, Cherie. The difference in this case is that she didn't want to."
About the Author:
Lily White is a dark writer who likes to dabble on the taboo side of eroticism. She is most known for her Masters Series (Her Master's Courtesan and Her Master's Teacher), Target This and many more. When she isn't writing as Lily White you can find other books by her under M.S. Willis where she has penned the Estate Series and Because of Ellison (contemporary romance). Lily enjoys stretching her writing muscles by continuing to challenge herself with each book she publishes.
In addition to writing, Lily is an avid reader, gummy bear slayer, and a gold medalist in puppy naps.
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