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Brothers of Mayhem #1
Brothers of Mayhem #1
Carla Swafford
Releasing on February 16, 2016
Loveswept
Sizzling
with passion and suspense, perfect for fans of Joanna Wylde and Julie Ann
Walker, the Brothers of Mayhem series revs up as a headstrong beauty faces off
against an outlaw motorcycle club—and falls for the bad boy she never saw
coming.
Cassidy
Ryder refuses to be intimidated by anyone, even the hell-raising, hard-drinking
Brothers of Mayhem. The daughter of their former president, she’s not above
smashing a few heads to keep her teenage brother safe. But when Cassidy’s big
mouth gets her in trouble, the only thing that saves her is some quick thinking
from the Brothers’ bartender. He’s commanding and strong, and as smooth as the
whiskey he pours: the ultimate temptation for a girl who swore she’d never be a
biker’s plaything.
But
Thorn Savalas is no ordinary biker. He’s a cop, and he’s worked too hard
earning the Brothers’ trust to blow his cover over a female—even one who rocks
a pair of jeans like Cassidy. The only way to protect her is by claiming she’s
his old lady. Trouble is, Thorn can’t just pretend. He wants Cassidy, and every
scorching touch tells him she feels the same. But acting on their hottest
fantasies could leave them both exposed . . . even if nothing else has ever
felt so real.
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With
a calmness he didn’t feel, Thorn looked over at Stonewall, the
president of the mother chapter and the Skull of the club. From day
one, each national president was referred to as the Skull, and during
formal proceedings, the Brothers of Mayhem were called Bones. All
taken from the design on the club’s center patch: bones surrounding
a skull.
Stonewall
wasn’t much to look at, with his droopy left eye and crooked nose.
Rumor ran he’d been hit with a two-by-four some years ago, but it
hadn’t damaged the man’s brain. He was known to be a wily
bastard. It took more than brawn to lead the pack of deviants the old
man had recruited over the last few years.
Only
a small handful of the Brothers joined the club solely for the
camaraderie of riding in the wind whenever and wherever they wanted.
The majority wanted more, and there was a good reason they were known
to be an outlaw motorcycle club; members were also called one
percenters. A magazine article a long time ago said 99 percent of
motorcycle riders were good, upstanding citizen.
The
leftovers thought nothing of cheating, stealing, and selling to bring
in the needed cash to work on their bikes and buy even bigger and
faster ones. From what Thorn had seen, the majority of the club
believed freedom was living a life filled with parties, booze, women,
and drugs, and having the money to do it all.
Thorn
checked the room for a place to be private and talk. Deciding a back
room would take care of what they needed, he first waved over some
help.
The
woman in his arms tightened her hold and pressed her face into his
vest. He inhaled her light, flowery scent and ran his hands up and
down her back. Her mouth reached the center of his chest, perfect for
wrapping her in his arms and keeping her safe.
Without
releasing her, he said, “Pull a glass for the Skull, Prospect.”
The
kid who wore a patch on his jacket designating his lowly status
jumped over the counter and headed toward the tap. Not voted into the
club yet, he had to follow any patched Brother’s orders. So he did
all of the grunt work in the hope he could wear the club’s colors,
a leather jacket with the sleeves cut off and the Holy Grail of a
center skull patch.
Stonewall’s
gaze narrowed, but he remained quiet. Thorn knew he walked on thin
ice with the man. Stonewall trusted him as much as he did any of the
newer members, and that was very little.
“I
need to take care of some business,” Thorn said, smirking as he
glanced down at the woman in his arms.
He
tugged Cassidy toward the office in the back, the only place most of
the Brothers would leave them undisturbed. As he expected, she
stiffened her legs and tried to pull away. He picked her up and
tossed her over his shoulder.
“You
bastard! Put me down!” Fists thumping his back, she struggled to be
released as he held tight to her legs.
When
she tried to throw her body to the side, he slapped her ass a couple
of times. She quickly settled down. Damn,
that felt good. Probably, someone should’ve spanked her years ago.
“Stay
still!” He tried his best to keep his mind off those sweet red
cheeks as he strolled along the back hallway. Once they were in the
office, he closed the door with a light kick, and he let her slip to
her feet, relishing the slide of her body down his. The urge was
almost too strong to ignore. Who would blame him? A little demon in
the back of his mind nagged that there had to be some benefit from
saving her stubborn little neck.
She
scrambled around the old steel desk and shot hate out of those
beautiful, big, brown eyes. One hand found its way to her back end
and rubbed before she caught his grin. She crossed her arms
defensively over her chest and grimaced when her butt pressed against
the wall. He chuckled, and she shot him an eat-shit-and-die look.
“What
are you planning on doing to me?” Her gaze darted to the door, but
she was smart enough to not make a move. Yet.
From
the first time he’d seen her, a few months ago, he’d been
fascinated by her gutsy, sassy attitude. She’d turned up at the bar
obviously tracking down her brother. She’d chewed out Storm from
the moment she spotted him talking with Stonewall until she shoved
him into the car. Her brother, a head taller, let his sister fuss and
shake a finger in his face, the whole time grinning ear to ear.
Yeah,
the girl—no, scratch that—the woman was trouble, but he always
had a thing for strong women. Sex was so much more fun and
interesting when they surrendered.
His
dick twitched.
To
regain control of his body’s reaction, he gave her his back long
enough to check for eavesdroppers. He peeked up and down the hallway.
No one had followed. He closed the door again and faced her after
curbing his wayward response.
“Lower
your voice. The walls are thin.” He needed her to understand the
danger she was in. Over the years, he’d done a lot of things he
wasn’t proud of, but hurting a woman wasn’t one of them. Besides
the few slaps he’d placed on her ass would sting for only so long.
But if Stonewall had heard her demanding the whereabouts of Storm,
the pain the prez dished out wouldn’t be so easily forgotten.
“Let
me go. I’ll pay for the broken glasses, but I demand you tell me
where Storm is.” She lifted her chin, and her chest rose and fell
beneath the tight tee shirt.
Pulling
his gaze back to her face, her pink cheeks warned him that she’d
caught him staring. What could he say? He was a heterosexual,
red-blooded male.
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Carla Swafford loves romance novels,
action/adventure movies, and men, and her books reflect that. She’s married to
her high school sweetheart and lives in Alabama.
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