Bared (Club Sin 2)

She smirked. “You’d never do that.”

“Is that so?” He arched an eyebrow. “Do tell.”

She brushed her hand against his face and offered a soft expression. “Because, Aidan, you’d be lost without me.” She smacked the side of his face lightly. “You love me, sass included.”

“You’re right.” Things were good. She was the reason for it all. And he’d never let her forget that. He’d never stop taking care of her. He’d make her life better, as she had for him. He lifted his head off the pillow, gazing into her eyes. “I’m irrevocably in love with you.” He flipped their positions and narrowed his eyes.

Cora’s expression dropped, and she squirmed to get away. He lowered his weight onto her and pinned her to the mattress. “Have I ended our play, Cora?”

“Err …” Her glossy eyes widened. “No, sir.”

“I thought you had enough punishment.” He lowered his voice. “Since you know better than to smack the face of your Dom, I must be wrong.”

She gulped. “Oh, fuck.”

“Believe me, Cora,” he murmured against her lips, excited for the future and the learning curve that awaited them, “you getting fucked is definitely in the plans tonight.”

Acknowledgments

To Sue Grimshaw, I can’t sing your praises enough. I’m the luckiest author to have you by my side, and my stories are stronger because of it. Your ideas make me excited to dive into edits and make rewrites enjoyable. Your amazing support means the world to me!

To my agent, Jessica Alvarez, there is so much I could say. We came together under unusual circumstances, but I’m so glad that we did. I wouldn’t be where I am today without you. We make a pretty great team!

To Lea Griffith and Sidney Bristol, who helped me whip this book into shape and gave me some much-needed tough love. Thanks for making me dig just a little bit deeper.

A big shout-out to Gina Gordon and Sara Brookes, who always listen to me grumble and know how to make me feel better if I’m having a bad day. A girl couldn’t ask for better friends.

To April Flores and Kim Cowser, it’s been such a pleasure to work with you. Thanks for making publishing a book fun!

Huge thanks go out to Chris Garstin and John Tanner for all the rock-climbing information. While it was helpful, it also reminded me how much I don’t want to do it! Your answers to my endless questions are much appreciated.

And to everyone at Loveswept and Random House, from the copy editors to the cover artists to everyone in between, thank you for all the hard work you do!

About the Author

USA Today bestselling author STACEY KENNEDY is an urban fantasy lover at heart, but she also enjoys losing herself in dark and sensual worlds. She lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, who gave her a happily-ever-after. Together, they have two small children who can always make her smile and who will never be allowed to read Mommy’s books. If she’s not plugging away at a new story, you’ll find her camping, curling up with the latest flick, or obsessing over Supernatural, True Blood, Lost Girl, and Sons of Anarchy.

The Editor’s Corner

Welcome to Loveswept!

Love is in the air this month – and no, I’m not talking about that holiday. I’m talking about all our fantastic Loveswept releases coming up, and I’m so excited to share them with you.

Tina Wainscott’s red-hot Wild on You introduces the Justiss Alliance, an elite team of heroes out to do right. This is one book that will be hard to put down, as one untamable SEAL meets a woman who handles the wildest sort of animals—until she herself becomes the hunted. Another book that I keep raving about it Sally Eggert’s electrifying romantic suspense, In the Dark, where passion raises the stakes when a woman is drawn into a dangerous game with a man who may not be what he seems. Intrigued? I was! If you’re a fan of historical romance with tons of sensuality, adventure and intrigue, look no further than Sharon Cullen’s Pleasing the Pirate, whe

re a ruthless pirate and a Scottish lass are wrenched between love and duty. And if you were sucked into Stacey Kennedy’s Claimed like I was, you’ll be happy to hear that the oh-so-sexy Club Sin returns in Bared – a wicked and wild tale of submission, seduction, and love.

Of course, we can’t forget about those classic romances that have made us fall in love time and again. This month we have two fantastic books from two beloved authors: Sandra Chastain’s irresistible reads: Joker’s Wild and Lean Mean Loving Machine, and Ruth Owen’s wonderful historicals: Midnight Mistress and Gambler’s Daughter. Then there’s Karen Leabo’s tale of hot pursuit and hotter passions, Hot Property, and Linda Cajio’s Earth Angel, where a boardroom hotshot discovers heavenly pleasure with an unlikely angel. And a sensuous historical tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen, Wild Silver: The Delaney’s – who doesn’t love a story with a wicked prince and a beautiful, willful captive?

Be swept away with Loveswept!

Gina Wachtel

Associate Publisher

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