The Bastard's Bargain by Katee Robert
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Romanov must use his legendary focus and control to stay one step ahead of
everyone else in the ever-shifting power plays of New York City.
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Title:
The Bastard’s Bargain
Author: Katee Robert
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Release
Date: February 6, 2018
Publisher:
Grand Central/Forever
Series:
The O’Malleys
Format: Digitial and Print
ASIN: B071ZYWPL5
Synopsis:
Married to the enemy
When Keira O'Malley was a child, she
used to picture her perfect wedding. The flowers. The dress. Her husband. But
nothing could have prepared her for saying "I do" to Dmitri
Romanov-cold, domineering, and always one step ahead of everyone else in the
ever-shifting power plays of New York City. She agreed to his bargain to secure
peace for her family, and she may want the bastard more than she'd ever admit,
but she'll be damned if she'll make this marriage easy for him.
Dmitri knows better than to
underestimate Keira for one second. Molten desire smolders between them, a
dangerous addiction neither can resist. But his enemies are already on the
move, and he needs every ounce of his legendary focus and control to keep them
alive. Keira could just be his secret weapon-if she doesn't bring him to his
knees first.
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The
Bastard’s Bargain Excerpt
Copyright © 2018 Katee Robert
It wasn’t until the front door closed
behind Ivan that the reality of her situation sank in. Dmitri was furious.
He might have faked it for his friend, but he stood next to her, a pillar of
stone with anger coming off him in waves. His grip on her elbow didn’t hurt,
but if she’d tried to leave, he would have restrained her.
She should be afraid. She should be terrified.
Keira’s heartbeat picked up, adrenaline
kicking in. She swung to face him with a fierce smile on her face. “You didn’t
compliment me on my dress.” It was a work of fucking art. She smoothed her free
hand over her hip and up her side. “Actually, you called me a high-class sex
worker. Is that any way to speak to your beloved wife?”
His gray eyes followed the movement, a
muscle ticking in his jaw when she cupped her breast. “I meant it when I said
you’re playing with fire.”
That wasn’t just anger on his face now.
No, it was rapidly being overtaken by sheer lust. An answering feeling sent a
bolt straight to her core. She stepped back, and he released her instantly. A
strange feeling coursed through her, straightening her spine and making her
want to laugh out loud. Power. This is what power feels like.
He wanted her. He wanted her so badly,
he had his hands clenched at his sides to keep from touching her again. But he
wouldn’t until she gave the green light. Keira took another step back. “I have
a hypothetical question.”
“Ask.” His voice was rough. The way he
watched her made her feel like prey, and she liked it far more than she
should—because she wasn’t prey. Keira had her own teeth and claws, and
Dmitri would learn that as time went on.
“Hypothetical, if I said yes
tonight…how do you imagine that would go?”
He stared at her a long moment. “Nyet.
I’m not playing this game with you.” She blinked and he was on her, one hand
snaking around to press against the exposed small of her back, the other
tangling in her hair. “We are not children, moya koroleva. These games
don’t become us.”
He kissed her. There was no cautious
exploration or easing into it. Dmitri kissed her like a conquering warlord who
was sure of his welcome because he owned everything in the room—including her.
There was no fighting this. She didn’t even want to try. Keira slid her arms
around his neck and pressed herself more firmly against him. His cock was a
hard length with too many layers between them. She rolled her hips, an
invitation she wasn’t sure she was ready to follow through on.
Dmitri slid his hand down to cup her
ass, guiding her movements. Long slides up the length of his cock and back down
again. The stupid goddamn dress kept her from spreading her legs wider, from
getting him exactly where she needed him. Her nipples rubbed against his shirt,
the silk incredibly decadent across her sensitized skin.
“Keira. Moya koroleva.” He
kissed down her jawline, tilting her head back until she had to arch her spine
to accommodate the position. “Did you enjoy their eyes on you? Ivan’s. The men
who owe allegiance to me. Anyone who cared to look.”
It took her desire-drugged brain a beat
to catch up, but by then he was already growling out more words against her
skin. “Did it make you feel powerful to know they were imagining stroking the
nipples you flash with such impunity?” He moved his hand from her ass to do
exactly that, dragging a finger over her puckered nipple. “They wanted the body
you so proudly put on display.” His voice roughened. “They wanted what’s mine.”
Say something. If you
don’t say something right now, you’re going to give in tonight and then it will
all be over.
He moved his hand to her back and bent
her until she relied solely on his strength to keep her off the ground. And
then Dmitri’s wicked, wicked mouth closed around her nipple. The weight of the
beaded design seemed heavier with his tongue flicking the engorged bud, making
his touch that much hotter. She couldn’t hold back a moan as he moved to her
other breast.
Dmitri dragged his mouth up the center
of her chest, the only part of her not caged in the dress, stopping at the
thick collar. He flicked the hollow of her throat with his tongue. “This is my
favorite part of the dress.” He ran his thumb over it. “This, more than anything
else, marks you as mine.”
A collar for a kept
pet.
It was as if he’d doused her in icy
water. Keira went rigid and shoved Dmitri away. She almost fell when he
released her, but she regained her balance at the last second. They stood mere
feet apart, breathing hard and staring at each other. I am no one’s pet. She slashed her hand
through the air. “I might be your wife, Russian, but I’m not yours. I’ll never be yours.”
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About Katee Robert
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author
Katee Robert learned to tell her stories at her grandpa’s knee. Her 2015 title,
The Marriage Contract, was a RITA finalist, and RT Book Reviews named it 'a
compulsively readable book with just the right amount of suspense and
tension." When not writing sexy contemporary and romantic suspense,
she spends her time playing imaginary games with her children, driving her
husband batty with what-if questions, and planning for the inevitable zombie
apocalypse.
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