Title: King of Shadows
Author: Amelia Wilde
Release Date: January 27, 2020
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Luther Hades has always been my family’s sworn enemy. He’s the opposite of everything we stand for—ruthless to the core.
I want my freedom, but Hades wants me. And I’ve walked straight into his trap.
There has to be a way out of his fortress of a mansion. I’ll get away—I have to. Even if it costs me everything.
And it will cost me everything: my body, my soul…and my heart.
Are you ready for a taste of Hades?
Hades kneels down in front of me, and even kneeling, he is absolutely in control.
“Punishment,” he says, as if I’ve been a naughty schoolgirl, being intentionally obtuse, “can take many forms.” He wraps two fingers around my ankle and lifts my foot off the ground, exposing the tender arch. “I could punish you here.” He draws a finger down the center, the spot so sensitive I throw my head back against the wall and squeeze my eyes closed. Then the quick swipe of a fingertip on the tops of my feet. “Or here.”
God, what kind of horrible things does this man have up his sleeve? Is there no limit? No, whispers that voice. There is no limit.
He drops my foot and runs two hands hard up the backs of my legs, then squeezes the backs of my thighs.
“Here, until they’re criss-crossed with stripes from my belt.” His belt. Oh, my god, I might not survive this, not even one single day. His hands go upward, and he’s testing the curve of my ass. “And here. This is what you were thinking of, I’m sure of it. A spanking. But you know, Persephone, there are far more interesting punishments.”
Amelia Wilde is a USA TODAY and Amazon Top 100 bestselling author of steamy contemporary romance and loves it a little too much. She lives in Michigan with her husband and daughters. She spends most of her time typing furiously on an iPad and appreciating the natural splendor of her home state from where she likes it best: inside.
