{"id":12477,"date":"2016-10-03T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=12477"},"modified":"2016-09-30T11:48:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T15:48:02","slug":"excerpt-reveal-the-player-by-claire-contreras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=12477","title":{"rendered":"Excerpt Reveal: The Player by Claire Contreras"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE PLAYER<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by Claire Contreras<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I’m naturally gifted on the field and between the sheets. With flashy cars and enough media attention to put the Royal Family to shame, I\u2019m the definition of Most Eligible Bachelor.<\/p>\n

I’ve never met a man who doesn’t want to be me or a woman who doesn’t want to tame me. Until I meet Camila.<\/p>\n

From the moment I lay eyes on her, I know I have to have her.<\/p>\n

She wants to keep me at arm’s length.
\nI want her naked in my bed.<\/p>\n

She thinks our worlds are too different.
\nAll I want her to think about is screaming my name.<\/p>\n

She says I\u2019m bad news.
\nI have three weeks to prove her wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cAre you upset I crashed your friend-date?\u201d he asked, his eyes searching mine.
\n\u201cWould it make a difference?\u201d
\n\u201cNo.\u201d He sighed, running a hand through his hair. \u201cMaybe. This is new territory for me, Camila.\u201d
\n\u201cThe stalking thing?\u201d I asked, smiling at his flustered look.
\n\u201cThat and . . .\u201d he shook his head, moving close to me again, pressing me flat against the wall behind me, \u201cthis.\u201d
\nHis free hand traveled down my spine, stopping on my ass, which he grabbed a handful of this time. My lips parted as I gasped, watching the way his eyes darkened. Our lips met at the same time, our tongues crashing in each other\u2019s mouths in a wild escapade. I wrapped my arms around his neck, willing myself closer to him. My pelvis rocking against his very pronounced erection, my bare chest covered by only the thin layer of fabric brushing against the buttons of his hard muscled chest.
\n\u201cYou\u2019re killing me,\u201d he whispered against my lips, taking hold of both sides of my face. \u201cYou\u2019re fucking killing me and you don\u2019t even know it.\u201d
\nThe fire inside me spread through me, roaring through my veins with each touch, each drop of his lips on a different part of me, my shoulders, my neck, my collarbone. My stomach ached with the absolute need I felt for him.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t want to want you this much,\u201d I whispered when our lips broke apart again.
\nHis eyes searched mine, his gaze softening. \u201cBut you do.\u201d
\n\u201cBut I do.\u201d
\n\u201cAnd you can\u2019t will the feeling away.\u201d
\nI shook my head, looking at him as if he was going to give me some kind of antidote for this. Whatever this was.
\n\u201cNeither can I,\u201d he said, placing his forehead against mine. \u201cNeither can I.\u201d<\/p>\n

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