The sweetest reward comes after the longest wait
Vicktor Orlov took one look at the wary gaze and slow-to-trust personality of the deliciously sexy and fascinating Rachel Dolan and knew he wanted more than just a casual friendship. But as a natural protector, he also knew bossiness and overprotective maneuvering would push her away. Heâll use every tool in his easygoing arsenal to convince her to take a chance on them.
Rachelâs flourishing new career as a tattoo artist has brought color back into a life previously damaged by violence. She knows she can trust Vicâitâs herself sheâs not sure of. She doesnât want to be caged or controlled, protected so much she has no ability to make her own choices. And damn if the man doesnât know it.
When Vic finally drops all pretenses of âjust friendsâ and focuses all his careful affection and irresistible seduction on her, Rachel knows sheâs falling hard for the laid-back pretty-boy Russian sheâs discovered has a relentlessly steel spine when it comes to her.
And she canât resist.
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WHISKEY SHARP: JAGGED
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Author Note
While Pioneer Square and SoDo are two very real neighborhoods in downtown Seattle, Iâve taken some liberties. Added some buildings, renamed a few, as it helped flesh out the characters and their stories. Still, Pioneer Square is every bit the former home to bootleggers and the criminal element partly responsible for the face of the city today.
CHAPTER ONE
LINES ON THE PAGE. Each sketch, each movement created a world she was responsible for. A world whose rules she made. A world whose rules they obeyed.
For a control freak like Rachel, it was as good as the talk therapy sheâd been in for the last three years. It freed her. Gave her the ability to effect change on multiple levels.