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Today’s book: Merciless by Tracy Lorraine.
With my heart in my throat and my entire body trembling with fear, I stuff as much as I can into my bag.
A couple of shirts, a spare pair of pants, and some underwear. My movements are robotic and methodical. My only focus is getting out of this prison while I have the chance.
Stopping at my desk, I grab my diary, the only sentimental thing I own, and I slide it into the back of my backpack, ensuring it’s tucked safely at the bottom.
Every second of my life up until this point is written inside my beloved diaries. This is just the latest in a pile of them that I’ve stashed somewhere safe, in the hope of them only ever being retrieved by me one day. They’re an extension of me. And that isn’t something I’m willing to leave behind to be read and ridiculed by those who have done their best to break me.
I refuse to give them the satisfaction of seeing me suffer at their hands any longer and I’m certainly not letting them into my head.
There’s nothing left for me here. Only pain. My only reason for staying here has been ripped away.
About: This series is going to be amazing. Everything about this story and these characters surprised me, from the intensity to the heat. It’s different and so very good, I loved every minute. It’s going to be a long wait for book 2 but I can’t wait.
Blurb:
All my life I’ve been a prisoner.
Locked away by men who think they hold all the power.
First my father.
And now him.
The devil himself.
Reid Harris.
Even my husband can’t save me from the most infamous man in Harrow Creek and his loyal best friend.
I’m tangled up in their twisted games.
One woman.
Three dangerous men.
They expect me to cower.
To beg and plead for mercy.
But Reid’s about to discover that not everyone bends to his will.
Because I don’t care who he is or what he does, I will not break.
Not for any man.
And certainly not for him.
