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$25 #Giveaway Broken Beginnings by C. Hallman & J.L. Beck @AuthorJLBeck @CassyHallman @XpressoTours Ends 2.25

February 18, 2021 By Mary 36 Comments



Broken Beginnings
C. Hallman & J.L. Beck
(The Moretti Crime Family, #2)
Publication date: February 19th 2021
Genres: Adult, Dark Romance, Romance

The night I saved her eight years ago I knew a choice had been made.

Years later and I can’t manage to let her go.

She’s barely eighteen, virginal, and kind.

Touching her would be a sin, but letting another man have her would destroy me.

Every time I close my eyes I see her, standing there, afraid, scared out of her mind because of that one fateful night.

She doesn’t know the lengths I’ve gone to protect her.

The blood spilled, the words said.

Nothing deters my obsession… it’s wrong, immoral, to follow her, and watch her at every turn but I can’t help myself.

Her safety, her life. It’s the only thing of importance to me.

When an enemy lurking in the shadows challenges that I’ll do whatever I can to protect her, even make a deal with a devil, knowing the only way out is death.

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EXCERPT:

Lucca tosses the broken plate into the sink. The sound makes me jump but doesn’t scare me as much as when I look away from the sink and find Lucca advancing toward me. I take a hesitant step back.

Instantly, I’m the prey, and he’s the hunter.

Lucca’s chest brushes against mine, and sparks of desire form low in my belly. I lick my bottom lip, wondering what it would be like to kiss him or if he would kiss me back? I’m so caught up in him, in his scent, his body, what I want him to do to me, that I lose focus for a moment. I can’t let the lust drive me alone.

Dark blue eyes pierce my own, and I break the connection taking a step back, putting a breath of space between us. It’s hard to show him my anger when he’s this close.

“I will not be your prisoner here. I will not be trapped in that bedroom. I’m an adult, but more than that, I’m a human being, not an animal you can keep in a cage.”

“I don’t care how old you are and what you think is best for you…” His voice is deep and soft, causing me to look up from his chest and directly into his eyes. His gaze has softened to a dull knife, and for once, in all the time I’ve known him, I feel like I’m seeing him, the real him, for the first time. His thumb brushes against the apple of my cheek, his touch making my skin heat. “Your age doesn’t stop me from protecting you, nor does it stop me from locking you up in that bedroom and keeping you there until you learn to listen to me.”

Author Bio:

J.L. Beck is a USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, she has written over fifty different romance novels. She started her journey of writing back in 2014 and hasn’t slowed down a second since then.

She’s captivated by real romance, and loves reading about strong “ALPHA” males, as well as sassy heroines that know or may not know what they want. She is best known for delivering a happily ever after but has ended things on a cliffhanger a time or two.

When she’s not typing away at her next book you can find her being a mom to her two adorable kiddos and wife to her high school sweetheart.

She’s obsessed with Starbucks, social media, and is definitely more of a dog person than cat.

Author links:
Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

Born and raised in Germany, Cassandra moved to the United States when she was eighteen. She always had a love for reading, that love slowly transpired into writing. She put fingers to the keyboard and started writing about the dark side of romance.

Cassandra is one half of the international bestselling author duo Beck & Hallman, who are most knows for the writing the Northwood University series.
The pair also write under the pen name Jenna Reed.

Author links:
Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter / Bookbub / Instagram

 

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Comments

  1. Jamie Martin says

    February 18, 2021 at 9:03 pm

    What’s yr advice for new writers?

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  2. Rajeeva Jayaratne
    Rajeeva Jayaratne says

    February 18, 2021 at 9:24 pm

    Best of luck with the book.

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  3. tleonie
    LeonieT says

    February 18, 2021 at 11:07 pm

    Beautiful cover!

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  4. Beatrice LaRocca – Walden, NY – Lover of the written word, lifelong learning and the great outdoors. And Chocolate!
    Bea LaRocca says

    February 19, 2021 at 4:02 am

    A beautiful cover and ain intriguing synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing the book and author details

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    Deborah D says

    February 19, 2021 at 4:48 am

    How long was the writing process?

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  6. Marcy Meyer says

    February 19, 2021 at 5:08 am

    Love the title and cover. Looks great.

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  7. mmalavec
    Maria Malaveci says

    February 19, 2021 at 5:09 am

    Sounds like a wonderful read!

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  8. Rita Wray
    Rita Wray says

    February 19, 2021 at 5:56 am

    Sounds like a good read.

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  9. Cathy French
    Cathy French says

    February 19, 2021 at 8:42 am

    I love dark reads. This has a fabulous cover.

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  10. Shelly Peterson
    shelly peterson says

    February 19, 2021 at 9:04 am

    Sounds like a great read.

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  11. Ellen Stafford
    Ellen Stafford says

    February 19, 2021 at 10:54 am

    I absolutely love the cover. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Shannon Citrino says

    February 19, 2021 at 12:36 pm

    Looks like a great read!!

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    Kate Sarsfield says

    February 19, 2021 at 1:04 pm

    Oh, that cover is so pretty!

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  14. Bonnie says

    February 19, 2021 at 2:28 pm

    What an intriguing book! Great cover and excerpt. I’d love to read more.

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    Dianne Casey says

    February 19, 2021 at 2:38 pm

    Sounds like a great book.

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  16. heather says

    February 19, 2021 at 3:21 pm

    Sounds like one that will keep me interested and reading.

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    wendy hutton says

    February 19, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    beautiful cover, congrats on the release

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  20. Leela says

    February 19, 2021 at 5:51 pm

    It looks like a good read.

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  21. Latifa Morrisette
    Latifa Morrisette says

    February 19, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    Can’t wait to read this

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    February 19, 2021 at 6:34 pm

    different

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    Deb Pelletier says

    February 19, 2021 at 8:54 pm

    nice book cover and the book sounds interesting. 🙂

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    Donna Jacoby says

    February 20, 2021 at 7:41 am

    I’m looking forward to reading this. Thank you for the giveaway!

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  25. Elena says

    February 20, 2021 at 8:07 am

    Sounds like a great read

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    Susan Smith says

    February 20, 2021 at 9:17 am

    Sounds like a good read. I like the cover.

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  27. Glenda M says

    February 20, 2021 at 9:39 am

    I really like this cover

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  28. Joy Avery
    Joy Avery says

    February 20, 2021 at 11:02 am

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    Cindy Merrill says

    February 20, 2021 at 2:38 pm

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    Piroska says

    February 20, 2021 at 3:24 pm

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    Angela saver says

    February 20, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    This sounds like a good dark romance!

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    February 21, 2021 at 12:24 pm

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    Cali W. says

    February 23, 2021 at 2:55 pm

    Great excerpt and giveaway.

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  34. Daniel M says

    February 23, 2021 at 3:07 pm

    sounds like a fun one

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    February 24, 2021 at 11:39 am

    I am always interested in learning about new books that I might want to read.

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  36. amycrocker76
    Amy Green says

    February 24, 2021 at 8:04 pm

    ‘Beginnings’ is a great place to start with one of the best romance writing teams in the business! Try this one and you’ll get hooked!

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