THE BEAST WITHIN
By S.C.
Stephens
Series:
Conversion #5
Release
Date: December 14, 2017
BOOK INFO
Nika Adams has had
a challenging year. She gave her heart to Hunter Evans, only to have him break
it. But Nika refuses to give up hope. Not when there's a chance she can save
her true-love—even if she must save him from himself.
Julian Adams
finally knows what he wants, and is truly happy. But when he gets mixed up in
Nika's suicide mission to save her wayward boyfriend, he begins to wonder if
his dream girl can handle the dangerous life that comes with being an Adams.
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EXCERPT
Even still, the
memory of Nika’s lips on mine burned me more than the acidic feeling of the
sunlight as it had finally penetrated the window and seared my skin. Feeling
her kiss again had lifted me in a way I’d never expected to be lifted. Our last
goodbye kiss was soft, sweet, tender, but full of so much passion. But even it
paled in comparison to the taste of her blood in my mouth. The memory wasn’t
leaving me. That sensuous liquid had absorbed my every thought and desire. Her
heartbeat raging in my ears had drowned out all reason. Clamping onto her neck
had felt so natural to me, so right. I’d wanted nothing more than to tear
through her skin and feel that burst of warmth course down my aching throat.
Oddly enough, I had a feeling Nika would have let me bite her;
I thought she’d even wanted me to. But I wouldn’t hurt her in that way,
regardless of what the demon inside me wanted.
Once I was
inside the lowest level, I breathed a sigh of relief. Shutting the soundproof doors
meant shutting out Nika’s honey voice, a voice that plagued my dreams, made me
ache in ways that reminded me that a man still lived inside this body of a
monster. The way her dress had clung to her, the way my hands had felt running
over her body, her warm breath washing over my face, the desire in her eyes,
the fire in her kiss … I hadn’t expected her to undo me as quickly as she had.
I was putty in her hands, and I’d nearly lost control. But I couldn’t afford
to. I wouldn’t snap. Now, or ever. I would remain in full control of this lust.
And that meant I had to stay away from Nika. She was too desirable to me. All I
would bring her was pain. Or death. And I couldn’t handle either of those
scenarios happening.
I would tell
her. Tonight, I would tell her. We couldn’t be together, not like we were
before. I needed her to stay away from me. I needed her to let me go. Please,
Nika, let me go.
AUTHOR INFO
S.C.
Stephens is a bestselling author who enjoys spending every free moment she has
creating stories that are packed with emotion and heavy on romance.
Her
debut novel, Thoughtless, an angst-filled love triangle charged with
insurmountable passion and the unforgettable Kellan Kyle, took the literary
world by storm. Amazed and surprised by the response to the release of
Thoughtless in 2009, more stories were quick to follow. Stephens has been
writing nonstop ever since.
In addition to writing, Stephens
enjoys spending lazy afternoons in the sun reading fabulous novels, loading up
her iPod with writer’s block reducing music, heading out the movies and
spending quality time with her friends and family. She currently resides in the
beautiful Pacific Northwest with her two equally beautiful children.
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