Risk by Allie Juliette Mousseau
Series: Brothers of Ink and Steel #4
Publication date: June 23rd, 2020
Synopsis (according to Goodreads):
USA Today Bestselling Author Allie Juliette Mousseau delivers a sexy, quick-witted and sassy enemies-to-lovers second-chance romance featuring one smoldering alpha attorney; a feisty, determined social worker; and three young orphans in trouble...
Saint Sophia the Mother of Orphans, help us!
Connor Callahan, once a North House teen who shed his own blood to become a Brother of Ink and Steel, is now a powerful attorney and the Twin Cities' most eligible bachelor. He challenges stereotypes and melts panties with his rugged good-looks, colorful tattoos, and brazen piercings. When he's handed the case of a lifetime with the promise of partnership in the firm he's dedicated his career to, he knows his destiny is close.
Then he gets a glimpse of the familiar Saint Sophia pendant his opposing council wears, and he finds himself wondering... could it really be her, the girl he met as a teenager? He never thought he'd see the blond whirlwind again after she blew in and out of his life, but she was wholly unforgettable. Like a tattoo over his heart. If only he could get close enough to be sure it's really her... but she's never going to let that happen.
Elle Hayes despises the formidable Mr. Callahan and everything he stands for. Though he puts on an immensely charming act--and is hotter than the desert sun--she knows he's a fake. There's no way she's going to let Callahan interfere with her objective: finding a home for the vulnerable orphans his client has torn apart.
Then an unexpected set-up has Connor and Elle playing house together for a week...
As the tension--and heat--revs up between them, they discover that they each have a whole lot more to lose than just a court case. Their hearts are on the line--and so much more.
But to experience the greatest things in life, we have to take the greatest risks.
RISK Brother of Ink and Steel (Book 4) is a standalone novel. There's no need to read the earlier titles beforehand, but this book features charming cameos by title characters from the Brothers of Ink and Steel and True North Series. You'll want to go back and read them all.
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Excerpt
I've been watching my favorite distraction ever since I first discovered him working with the kids in the ring--teaching them how to box and better their mixed martial arts abilities--shortly after I started working at The Core. He's here with them three days a week like clockwork. I've also seen him sparring with some of the other guys who seem to be regulars here too. You can tell they're all friends by the way they hang out, laugh and mess with each other. They're all gorgeous, but I'm drawn to my mystery... errr... distraction.
His body is cut and sculpted with lean long muscles, while every inch of his exposed skin is etched with ink that ripples and moves with him like he's an exotic tiger. His movements make the tattoo artist's canvas come alive. The tats adorn every line and ridge, precisely cut against the muscle.
I want to get closer! I want to touch them! I want to touch him.
My favorite tattoo is the black scrawling letters over his left ribcage that read, "I AM MY BROTHERS' KEEPER." What a beautiful mantra to live by.
I wonder if it's his religion.
Good God, he's the definition of sex appeal. Any kind of day I'm having, everything starts looking up when I get a chance to watch him move.
I've actually never seen his face. His nose and cheekbones are always hidden behind a padded, grilled face guard. So I've just had to imagine the face that goes with that amazing body.
He looks like an experienced fighter. His skin is stretched drum tight over taut muscles. Every inch of him is iron.
Christ, he's hard all over.
I shake my head to dissipate the musing of how hard that body could get under his shorts.
Back to G-rated fantasies! There are kids around, I scold myself. At least... PG-13.
He shows the kid how to move, what muscles to put behind the punch. His side ripples in waves as he arches and stretches his ribs and shoulders, twisting to the side.
My eyes trail his movements, mesmerized.
It's been so long since I've felt desire.
I've wanted to get close enough to see into his eyes, but I haven't had the guts. He'd totally know I was checking him out if I did. So, I keep my distance.
The thin boy sends a right hook against the man's face--the puffy glove connecting to his equally padded face mask. I can't help but laugh when he pretends the hit is hard enough to knock him off balance, as he stumbles over his feet dramatically, then acts as if he's shaking it off.
The young boy jumps up and down and raises his arms in triumph.
This guy could be the man of my dreams.
His body is cut and sculpted with lean long muscles, while every inch of his exposed skin is etched with ink that ripples and moves with him like he's an exotic tiger. His movements make the tattoo artist's canvas come alive. The tats adorn every line and ridge, precisely cut against the muscle.
I want to get closer! I want to touch them! I want to touch him.
My favorite tattoo is the black scrawling letters over his left ribcage that read, "I AM MY BROTHERS' KEEPER." What a beautiful mantra to live by.
I wonder if it's his religion.
Good God, he's the definition of sex appeal. Any kind of day I'm having, everything starts looking up when I get a chance to watch him move.
I've actually never seen his face. His nose and cheekbones are always hidden behind a padded, grilled face guard. So I've just had to imagine the face that goes with that amazing body.
He looks like an experienced fighter. His skin is stretched drum tight over taut muscles. Every inch of him is iron.
Christ, he's hard all over.
I shake my head to dissipate the musing of how hard that body could get under his shorts.
Back to G-rated fantasies! There are kids around, I scold myself. At least... PG-13.
He shows the kid how to move, what muscles to put behind the punch. His side ripples in waves as he arches and stretches his ribs and shoulders, twisting to the side.
My eyes trail his movements, mesmerized.
It's been so long since I've felt desire.
I've wanted to get close enough to see into his eyes, but I haven't had the guts. He'd totally know I was checking him out if I did. So, I keep my distance.
The thin boy sends a right hook against the man's face--the puffy glove connecting to his equally padded face mask. I can't help but laugh when he pretends the hit is hard enough to knock him off balance, as he stumbles over his feet dramatically, then acts as if he's shaking it off.
The young boy jumps up and down and raises his arms in triumph.
This guy could be the man of my dreams.
About the Author:
USA Today Bestselling Author Allie Juliette writes sexy, emotionally charged New Adult Romance and can usually be found daydreaming and writing about heroic, alpha males; and strong willed, intelligent women, and plotting ways to make them fall in love!
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