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Stand and Deliver by Aimee Nicole Walker
Length: Approximately 83,000 words Series: RAVEN Securities, Book One Prior Reading: Prior reading NOT required Genre: Contemporary Tropes: Tortured hero, grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, opposites attract, and a little forced proximity Trigger/Content Warnings: N/A Designer: Natasha Snow
A risk prevention specialist with a tight grip on his heart meets the prince of pandemonium who wants to set it free. For Rayden James, love means devastating loss, so he focuses his energy on growing his private security business and avoiding romantic entanglements at all costs. His dedication pays off when his company lands its largest account yet. But the ink is barely dry on the contract when a chaotic charmer crashes through his defenses and makes Ray crave things he shouldn’t want. Atticus Livengood is not living up to his name after a teeny-tiny mistake costs him his career, his home, and his dignity. With his self-esteem circling the drain, Atticus makes overhauling his life the top priority. A new job offers the perfect fresh start until a hopeless attraction to the head of security threatens to trip him up. Sparks fly from the jump, and each new encounter fuels a physical and emotional connection that refuses to be ignored. But surrendering to their desire means making themselves vulnerable to one another and a fickle universe that takes just as quickly as it gives. Will Ray and Atticus stand and deliver for a chance at love or play it safe and walk away? International best-selling author Aimee Nicole Walker is back with a brand-new series featuring heartbroken heroes and the men who make them whole again. Stand and Deliver is the first book in the RAVEN Securities series, which should be read in publication order. Pick up your copy or download today!
I took in his blown pupils and the wildly beating pulse in his neck. “Why are you nervous?” Atticus blew out a breath. “I’ve been thinking about this moment ever since you walked away from me two weeks ago, and I’m screwing it up.” “No, I claimed that honor when I scared you half to death.” I cycled through a deep breath and said, “Can we start over?” “Absolutely.” I racked my brain for a safe conversation starter and had ruled out banal topics, such as work and weather, when my mouth moved of its own volition. “Hi, my name is Ray. I’m thirty-five years old, a Capricorn, and a complete dumbass sometimes.” Atticus grinned from ear to ear. “Hi, my name is Atticus. I’m twenty-five, a Gemini, and a complete klutz all the time.” He cocked his head to the side. “Now what?” “Tell me more about the scenarios you imagined when we ran into each other again.” “No chance,” Atticus replied. The pretty pink flush spreading across his cheeks told me his thoughts were likely as filthy as my own. “Pity,” I said with a casual shrug. “I would’ve reciprocated.” Atticus licked his bottom lip as he searched my gaze. “Are you flirting with me, Ray?” “Do you want me to be?” “Yes.” I stepped forward, bracing my hands on the shelf behind Atticus and boxing him in. “Good, because this is my best flirting.” “What if I demonstrate my favorite reunion scenario instead?” Atticus suggested. “Would you still reciprocate?” It was the worst of ideas; it was the best of ideas. It was the end and the beginning, even if I hadn’t known it just then. “Yes.” Atticus fisted my shirt and dragged me closer until our bodies touched. He rose onto his tiptoes and pressed his lips to mine, tentatively at first, and then he boldly licked into my mouth, touching his tongue against mine. A snarly, desperate need detonated in my soul and rumbled through my chest, demanding I take more. Atticus moaned and melted into me. I angled my head and staked a claim on his mouth like it was my fucking right. Atticus slid both hands into my hair and whimpered into my mouth. Nothing had ever tasted so sweet, and I couldn’t get enough of him.
Aimee Nicole Walker is an international bestselling author of Male/Male contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. Her stories guarantee hunks with big…hearts, lots of humor and heat, and the occasional homicide. Aimee is a lifelong dreamer, an avid reader, and an off-key singer. Only two of those traits help her craft captivating characters and charming communities where everyone is welcome. She uses the other quirk to entertain her pets during writing breaks.
Aimee has loved the same guy for over thirty years. Her husband is the reason she can write romance novels, and he’s possibly inspired a fictional murder plot a time or ten. They share three adult children, two adorable grandsons, and a menagerie of pets that don’t include goats or donkeys…yet. Love inspires everything she does, books keep her sane, and coffee is the magic elixir that fuels her day.
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