Title: Broken Lies
Series: The Regretful Lies Duet #1
Author: Gina Azzi
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 23, 2020
Blurb
The most
dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves.
dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves.
Zoe Clark
doesn’t stand a chance.
doesn’t stand a chance.
As
Hollywood’s favorite piece of man-candy, I’ve screwed hotter and blown off
sexier.
Hollywood’s favorite piece of man-candy, I’ve screwed hotter and blown off
sexier.
But
listening to my new personal trainer shout commands while on location in the
Seychelles is its own kind of sweet torture.
listening to my new personal trainer shout commands while on location in the
Seychelles is its own kind of sweet torture.
Because her
wicked curves, smart mouth, and violet-streaked hair captivate me more than
they piss me off.
wicked curves, smart mouth, and violet-streaked hair captivate me more than
they piss me off.
She makes
me feel again when I’m desperate to remain numb.
me feel again when I’m desperate to remain numb.
Trusting
her is a mistake, confiding in her is my downfall.
her is a mistake, confiding in her is my downfall.
Because all
her pretty words are lies laced with deceit.
her pretty words are lies laced with deceit.
Excerpt
“I don’t
trust myself around you, Violet.” I offer her the words, a pathetic attempt to
explain the things I refuse to admit out loud.
trust myself around you, Violet.” I offer her the words, a pathetic attempt to
explain the things I refuse to admit out loud.
“Why?” she
whispers.
whispers.
“Because
I’ll only end up letting you down.”
I’ll only end up letting you down.”
“You don’t
know that.”
know that.”
“I do. I’ll
let you down because I’ll never want more than the moment. Than the now. And
eventually, you will.”
let you down because I’ll never want more than the moment. Than the now. And
eventually, you will.”
“You’re
giving yourself a lot of credit here, Hollywood.”
giving yourself a lot of credit here, Hollywood.”
Smirking,
my hands settle on her hips once more. My fingers rub the flimsy fabric of her
dress, pulling it taut. I want to rip it from her body, lay her down on the
white sand, and take everything she offers.
my hands settle on her hips once more. My fingers rub the flimsy fabric of her
dress, pulling it taut. I want to rip it from her body, lay her down on the
white sand, and take everything she offers.
I won’t
take her slowly. And it sure as fuck won’t be sweet.
take her slowly. And it sure as fuck won’t be sweet.
I want to
devour her in a carnal way that imprints on the backs of her eyelids, so every
time she closes her eyes, each fucking blink, she sees me. I will ruin her for
every man who comes afterwards. Consume her entirely until she combusts, the
only proof of my pillage a goddamn sand angel, to be drowned in the sea before
dawn.
devour her in a carnal way that imprints on the backs of her eyelids, so every
time she closes her eyes, each fucking blink, she sees me. I will ruin her for
every man who comes afterwards. Consume her entirely until she combusts, the
only proof of my pillage a goddamn sand angel, to be drowned in the sea before
dawn.
“Then prove
me wrong, Violet.” It’s the last out I give her, a small pause.
me wrong, Violet.” It’s the last out I give her, a small pause.
A gasp
drops from her lips. Her eyes shine, a
glorious gold that will undoubtedly dim the longer she knows me. It’s subtle,
the way her back arches. The flutter of her eyelashes, small half-moon shadows
brushing against the delicate curve of her cheeks.
drops from her lips. Her eyes shine, a
glorious gold that will undoubtedly dim the longer she knows me. It’s subtle,
the way her back arches. The flutter of her eyelashes, small half-moon shadows
brushing against the delicate curve of her cheeks.
It’s
everything. It’s the permission I need to drop my head and take. Drink the
sweetness of her intentions. Steal the light that resides in her soul.
everything. It’s the permission I need to drop my head and take. Drink the
sweetness of her intentions. Steal the light that resides in her soul.
Corrupt her
brightness and let it meld with all the dark that fills the cavity of my chest.
brightness and let it meld with all the dark that fills the cavity of my chest.
Title: Twisted Truths
Series: The Regretful Lies Duet #2
Author: Gina Azzi
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 2, 2020
Blurb
Some
truths are twisted tighter than lies.
truths are twisted tighter than lies.
Forcing Eli
to hate me shatters my heart.
to hate me shatters my heart.
It
devastates me more than watching him fall back into the arms of his
ex-girlfriend.
devastates me more than watching him fall back into the arms of his
ex-girlfriend.
It cuts
deeper than pretending I don’t care.
deeper than pretending I don’t care.
But I do it
to protect his future happiness; I do it for him.
to protect his future happiness; I do it for him.
Eli
swallows the lies I feed him and exhales them as twisted truths.
swallows the lies I feed him and exhales them as twisted truths.
He
discovers my secret and embraces the anguish crippling my soul.
discovers my secret and embraces the anguish crippling my soul.
Relentless.
Determined. Desperate.
Determined. Desperate.
I couldn’t
push him away again if I tried.
push him away again if I tried.
And I’m
done trying.
done trying.
Author Bio
Gina Azzi writes emotional and
captivating contemporary romance novels with heart-warming happily-ever-afters.
She is the author of The Regretful Lies Duet, The Kane Brothers Series, The
College Pact Series, Finding Love in Scotland Series, and Corner of Ocean and
Bay. All of her books can be read as stand-alones.
captivating contemporary romance novels with heart-warming happily-ever-afters.
She is the author of The Regretful Lies Duet, The Kane Brothers Series, The
College Pact Series, Finding Love in Scotland Series, and Corner of Ocean and
Bay. All of her books can be read as stand-alones.
A Jersey girl at
heart, Gina has spent her twenties traveling the world, living and working
abroad, before settling down in Ontario, Canada with her husband and three
children. She's a voracious reader, daydreamer, and coffee enthusiast who loves
meeting new people. Say hey to her on social media or through www.ginaazzi.com.
heart, Gina has spent her twenties traveling the world, living and working
abroad, before settling down in Ontario, Canada with her husband and three
children. She's a voracious reader, daydreamer, and coffee enthusiast who loves
meeting new people. Say hey to her on social media or through www.ginaazzi.com.
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