The fourth in the Inside Out erotic romance series by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, this steamy novel resolves Chris and Sarah's relationship and leads into Mark's story.Chris and I have faced our demons and bared our souls to one another in Paris. Now that we are back home in San Francisco, I want to believe that nothing can tear us apart. Not Ava’s accusations against me to the police, or Chris's fear that he will destroy me as he feels he did Amber. And not Mark, who was once too intimately a part of our lives, and who I can see crumbling inside out. He believes he is invincible, just as I want to believe Chris and I are invincible. We have to be invincible. We need each other too much for any other ending."
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My fingers wrap his wrist. “I know you want to
protect me, and I love you for that more than you know.”
“Yet too easily, you found a reason to shut me
out tonight. Trust isn’t a fair-weather friend. It’s about a willingness to be
vulnerable and exposed.”
“And I am willing to do that. That’s why I’m here
now.”
He searches my face, and I don’t know what he
looks for, what he needs, or what he finds. He releases me abruptly. “Hold out
your hands and lace your fingers together.”
Heat rushes through me with the certainty that
I’m about to fully understand the painting he’s created of me. This is him
sending me a message. He’s not holding back. My confession, as incomplete as it
is, has changed nothing. I offer him my arms, aware as I haven’t been in the
past few minutes of my naked body, my breasts pressed together.
Chris reaches into his back pocket and produces a
roll of art tape, using it to wrap my wrists. Task complete, he bends my elbows
and presses my wrists to my chest, his fingers covering the bindings. He has
become dark Chris, the dominant Master who never shows emotion; the Chris who
arouses me in ways I would never believe a man could.
“Sit down,” he orders, and the way he manages
such force with what is no more than a whisper stirs heat low in my body.
My throat is dry and my heart beats so loudly I
am certain Chris can hear. I squat and he follows me down, steadying me so I
don’t fall without the use of my hands.
“All the way,” he murmurs, gently
nudging me until my bare backside is on the floor.
He angles my knees up toward my chest, with my
feet out enough to stabilize my body. His long lashes lower, half-moons on his
cheeks, and I sense him struggling with what has passed between us. He knows I
need to see he won’t hold back, but this isn’t just for me. I think he really
needs this, too, for me to show him, not tell him, how much I trust him.
Chris tapes my ankles and then throws the roll
over his shoulder. My nerve endings are so alive, so on edge that the roll hits
the ground like a thundering drum that seems to radiate through the room,
through my body. His hands come down on my knees and the touch sweeps over me,
awakening nerve endings in the most intimate and unforgiving of places. I feel
this man everywhere, I want him everywhere. But as if he knows what I feel, and
he means to deny me, he withdraws. I shiver with a sudden cold certain to
linger. He will torment me, make me wait for him. Make me beg.
He stands up, towering over me, and I stare up at
him, trying to read him, the anticipation of what comes next tingling through
me. And it’s supposed to. I see that in his eyes, and I am reminded of his
words when I’d first seen the painting. It’s about trust. The kind of trust I want from you and have no
right to ask for. He’s
going to push me. He’s going to take me somewhere uncomfortable. Somewhere I
might not want to go, but I will. With Chris, I will.
Lisa Renee Jones Bio:
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT SERIES, and is now in development by Suzanne Todd (Alice in Wonderland, Austin Powers, Must Love Dogs) for cable TV. In addition, her Tall, Dark and Deadly series and The Secret Life of Amy Bensen series, both spent several months on a combination of the NY Times and USA Today and USA Today lists.
Since beginning her publishing career in 2007, Lisa has published more than 40 books translated around the world. Booklist says that Jones suspense truly sizzles with an energy similar to FBI tales with a paranormal twist by Julie Garwood or Suzanne Brockmann.
Lisa loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her at www.lisareneejones.com and she is active on twitter and facebook daily.
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