**This can be read as a STANDALONE. The second book in the Lost series tells Jessica and Parker’s story. ** All Jessica wants—as a college graduate — is to be a good girl. She landed the job of her dreams at a museum and is trying to eliminate temptations. No more short skirts (when she can help it). No wild parties. And no men. She particularly excels at that last thing. . . Until her path crosses Parker’s. Again. Jessica remembers the last time their paths crossed very well. She was left with a seriously bruised ego. She knows it would be best to avoid him altogether. But the charming Brit makes it hard for her to elude his electrifying pull. He is as irresistible as he is captivating. And enigmatic. Because underneath the sleek Armani suit and the sweet British accent that makes her crave his touch, Parker isn’t the perfect gentleman everyone thinks he is. He’s exactly what Jessica doesn’t want, but desperately needs. A bad, bad boy.
While Found in Us can be read as a standalone, have you seen the first two books in the Lost in Us series?
**Lost is a prequel novella to Lost in Us and can be read before or after. ** Whatever might help him forget his past and numb the pain, James has tried it all: booze, car races, fights, and then some. Especially women. College offers plenty of opportunities for everything. . . Especially when you have a trust fund to spend. Serena spirals deeper and deeper into a hurricane of pain. But no matter how far she falls, there’s no redemption from the overwhelming guilt. Two souls consumed by their pasts fight to learn how to survive. But all hope seems to be lost. Until they meet each other.
Serena has learned to live with her past, locking her secrets and nightmares deep inside her. But when her boyfriend of six years abruptly leaves her, she’s catapulted back into pain, nursing a broken heart. When indulging in mountains of chocolate doesn’t work, Serena decides the best way to deal with her shattered heart is to indulge in something else. A rebound . . . The night she swaps her usual Sprite for tequila, she meets James. The encounter is breathtaking. Electrifying. And best not repeated. James is a successful entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. A man who has amassed a fortune by taking risks. A man who has shunned commitment completely, and still does. He’s the exact opposite of Serena. But sometimes opposites attract. Sometimes they give in to burning passion. Sometimes opposites are perfect for each other.James is everything her damaged soul could want. His kisses are intoxicating, his touch out of this world. He makes her forget. He grants her peace from her pain. But as they grow closer, Serena discovers she isn’t the only one with a past. James carries the scars of a past much darker than hers. One that has left him damaged, hurt, and wary of love. A past that gives him the power to shatter her.
Now James and Serena must find a way to mend one another. Or risk losing each other forever.
“I can’t make up my mind,” Parker says.
“About what?”
“About what I want to do with you.”
I gulp. “Don’t I get a say in this?”
He snaps his head up, chuckling. “Not really.”
“That’s not frustrating at all, you know? What are you thinking right now?”
He tugs his lower lip with his teeth. “You really want to know?”
“Yeah, I really want to know.”
He shifts his weight on the edge of the seat, and when he leans forward this time, I don’t back off. “I’m thinking I would very much like to see you come,” he says into my ear. My mind doesn’t register the full impact of his words right away. But my body does. “Anything against that, Jessica?” he whispers, his hand trailing up and down my inner thigh.
“N-no,” I say in a low voice. So low that I hope he hasn’t heard me. But he has. There’s no other explanation as to why his hand has already found its way under my dress.
“Turn around and spread your legs,” he commands.
“Parker,” I mumble, “not here . . .”
“No one can see us, and Dani won’t come back soon. Turn around.”
Despite knowing I shouldn’t, I turn around. My body no longer seems to listen to any commands of mine. I lean my back against his chest, my head resting on his shoulder, my forehead touching the base of his neck. I look into the room, trying to gauge what those in the boxes opposite us can see. But I can barely see anything in the back row of the boxes directly in front of us. There’s no reason to believe anyone could see us from there. Anyone looking from above won’t have a clear view of the back row either.
“Spread your legs,” he repeats, his tone more authoritative than before. It sends another wave of heat through me. Burying myself in his neck, I open up for him. He doesn’t touch me right away. He takes his time, trailing his fingers on the inside of my thigh, inciting a deep hunger in my core that grows with each inch of my skin he touches until I drop any pretense of shame and beg him, “Parker . . .”
When his fingers touch my intimate spot over my panties, I stiffen against him.
“You’re soaked,” he says, and I take immense pleasure in the slight tremble in his voice. Then his fingers start rubbing me slowly, and I dig my own fingers in the cushion of the chair as a spasm wracks through me.
This man will make me come.
Here, surrounded by people and plush velvet-covered seats.
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Welcome! My name is Layla Hagen and I am a New Adult Contemporary Romance author.
I fell in love with books when I was nine years old, and my love affair with stories continues even now, many years later. I write romantic stories and can’t wait to share them with the world. And I drink coffee. Lots of it, in case the photo didn’t make it obvious enough 😉
Mia says
mmm…Great Giveaways and Fantastic Book Series!! Well British is my favorite accent…There’s sth about it… *sigh*
rluken05 says
favorite accent….Irish
Robin B says
Oh i love Scottish or English accents!
KellyMae Helfrich says
Love the Scottish accent!
mrsmac19 says
I’m a sucker for British & Irish accents. A good southern drawl works, too! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
jodi marinich says
i love a spanish accent
kp says
Irish!
Katarzyna says
Scottish accent always makes me melt 😉
Erin K says
British! Thank you!
carjoh56 says
I love the British accent
Debbie Jensen says
This sounds like a good series. I love the Australian accent.
Charlene E says
British or Scottish!
Gina H says
Scottish please! Thanks for the giveaway!
Erika says
Love the accent! Excited to read this!
Dana Fiore Stusse says
Panty-dropping British wins every time! Holy moly, oh yes, yes, yes
Tina M says
Irish..Love!!
Tina M says
Love what I read.. great looking book.
Samantha says
Australian, Irish, and English are my favourites.
Natasha says
Australian….love them!
Maggie Steele says
I like a German accent!
Sara Griffin says
British for sure!
lesleyg says
British!
Anna Kidd says
Thanks for the chance! Definitely British! (:
Steph F. says
So excited for this book, love the series.
I have always been a sucker for the Scottish brogue.
sonyakeith says
I havent read this book yet but it is on my TBR. Thanks for the Give Away
Jolanda LovestoRead says
I love the Scottish accent!
yolanda says
love English accents