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I\u2019m a man without a conscience.<\/p>\n
I deal in murder and mayhem.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m the best at what I do.<\/p>\n
Frankie Helburn is supposed to be an easy job.<\/p>\n
A means to flush her father out of hiding.<\/p>\n
Simple.<\/p>\n
Except there isn\u2019t anything simple about Frankie or the secrets she\u2019s keeping.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s stubborn as hell and the sexiest god damn thing I have ever seen, sending dark, dirty animalistic desire coursing through my veins.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s cocaine with legs. A f*cking addiction that makes me question things I\u2019ve never questioned before. Want things I\u2019ve never wanted before.<\/p>\n
I might have her, but she isn\u2019t mine to keep.<\/p>\n
If her father doesn\u2019t show his face, she will be mine.<\/p>\n
To KILL.<\/p>\n
** Other books in the King Series DO NOT have to be read to enjoy Smoke\u2019s book. Up in Smoke can be read as a standalone. **<\/p>\n
Find Up in Smoke\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0GOODREADS<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYou belong to me. Your fear, your anger, your fury, your fucking defiance. It all belongs to me. And nobody fucks with what\u2019s mine but ME.\u201d<\/b><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n 4 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n A dark and gritty story full of danger and intrigue, with a passionate, intense, unexpected love story, this book sucked me in and had me madly flipping pages. I was captivated from the brutal beginning, and loved this dark and twisted story.<\/p>\n This book is a part of the King series, most directly linked with companion novel All the Rage<\/a>, and is the story of Smoke \u2013 mysterious killer and \u2018man for hire\u2019. Smoke\u2019s past is a mystery, but the glimpse we get of what he has been through is enough to have my heart bleeding for him. He is dangerous and deadly, a ruthless man with no ties and no conscience, and his latest job has him hunting down a man named Frank Helburn. It\u2019s a job, yes, but it\u2019s also a mission of personal vengeance for Smoke and he is determined to get his man by any means necessary.<\/p>\n Frankie Helburn is Frank\u2019s daughter. A quick, clever and strong 22 year old, she is wary and secretive – living a double life and keeping her identity hidden as she works on a personal mission.<\/p>\n Smoke considers Frankie his quickest way to Frank, so he takes her, planning flushing his target out. What he didn\u2019t expect was to be impressed by her strength and bravery, or to be wildly attracted to her.<\/p>\n \u201cI took you, hellion. You\u2019re all mine. Only <\/i>I get to say whether you live or die.\u201d \u201cYou belong to me. Your fear, your anger, your fury, your fucking defiance. It all belongs to me. And nobody fucks with what\u2019s mine but ME.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Frankie knows that she should hate Smoke, and she does. But she\u2019s also drawn to him in a way that doesn\u2019t make sense. Of course he\u2019s gorgeous, but he\u2019s also the wildest, strongest and most dangerous man she\u2019s ever met. And over time as she gets to see more of the real<\/i> him, but can\u2019t help but start to fall for him.<\/p>\n I\u2019m desperate to give my body to the man who may very well be the one who takes my life. I really enjoyed this relationship. It\u2019s not a pairing that you would expect, but the chemistry is there and it feels natural, and I was cheering for these two from the first moment where there is a hint of what is to come for them.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish I could hate you,\u201d I whisper, feeling the world around me closing in more and more with each passing hour. It\u2019s not an easy road, with both of them knowing how effed up their situation is and fighting against their mad attraction, but the fall is inevitable, and I loved watching it all happen for them. And more than just physical, there\u2019s an emotional connection there which takes them both by surprise, and I thought that was really nicely developed, creating a strong sense of reality to the love story.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s only fair that I break you,\u201d Smoke groans, seating himself fully inside me. He looks me in the eyes. \u201cSince you\u2019ve already broken me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n But their situation is far from easy, and there is a lot standing in their way. They will need to learn to trust each other and uncover the truth about the circumstances that drew them together in order to move forward, and it is a harsh road with lots of twists and turns along the way.<\/p>\n This is such a great story. Fast moving and intense, it\u2019s a great mix of dark and dirty, mystery, and chemistry-filled, passionate love story. TM Frazier has a way of writing these anti-heroes in a way that you cannot help but fall for them, and she\u2019s done an incredible job with Smoke. He\u2019s deep and complex, and I was already half in love with him from what we had already seen, but getting into his head was a real treat, and Frankie is the perfect match for him. I love them together so much!<\/p>\n Frankie wants me dirty. Real. Fans of the series will be thrilled to see, King, Bear and Preppy all make an appearance, which I LOVED! I also loved getting to see more of Rage, Nolan and Nine, and I\u2019m so excited for Nine to get his own book.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll love you with everything I have and all that I am.\u00a0 It ain\u2019t much, but it\u2019s yours if you\u2019ll let me give it to you.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n TM Frazier has created an incredible world with the King series. Shocking, surprising, dark, intense, sexy, romantic and absolutely unforgettable I have loved every book, and mourned when I thought it was over. I\u2019m so happy she decided to give us Smoke\u2019s story, and I remain eager for more!<\/p>\n 4 stars<\/p>\n Advanced Review Copy generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n King (#1)<\/strong>\u00a0(King) Tyrant (#2)<\/strong>\u00a0(King) Lawless (#3)<\/strong>\u00a0(Bear) Soulless (#4)<\/strong>\u00a0(Bear) Preppy: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part 1\u00a0<\/strong>(#5) <\/strong>(Preppy) Preppy: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part 2 (#6)\u00a0<\/strong>(Preppy) Preppy: The Life and Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part 3 (#7)\u00a0<\/strong>(Preppy) Up in\u00a0<\/strong>Smoke (#8)\u00a0<\/b>(Smoke) Nine (#9)<\/strong> (Nine) King of the Causeway (#9.5)<\/strong> (King) <\/p>\n All the Rage<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAll these bruises,\u201d Smoke muses. \u201cAnd not one of them caused by me.\u201d He trails a hand up my arms and down my flat stomach. \u201cPity, but I still have time to leave my mark on you yet.\u201d<\/p>\n My entire body stiffens. I\u2019m as rigid as a corpse.<\/p>\n Smoke chuckles and I\u2019m glad I\u2019m facing away because his laugh is pure torture, causing his erection to vibrate against my folds which are aching for more contact.<\/p>\n \u201cYou will be punished, hellion. You can be sure of that.\u201d<\/p>\n I look over my shoulder and meet his dark eyes which darken even further as his pupils dilate. His lingering gaze rakes me over from my feet to my breasts and back down to the space between my thighs. He licks his full bottom lip.<\/p>\n My stomach flips. My will to fight him off doesn\u2019t waiver, but my body isn\u2019t getting the message. My core clenches again. I turn back around to face the tile, digging my teeth into my lower lip until I taste my own blood.<\/p>\n His chest presses against my back, and his hardness pulses between my legs, rubbing against my inner thighs. He squirts some shampoo in his hand, working it into I\u2019m breathing rapidly now. Short quick breaths I can\u2019t control. There\u2019s a deep rumble in his throat. His hand travels lower and lower on my stomach until it\u2019s between my legs.\u00a0 He\u2019s working his thumb over my swollen nub, sending sparks of need, pangs of pleasure, and a wave of self-hatred, surging within my battered body and bruised soul.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2026what are you doing?\u201d I ask, seeing flashes of white hot lust behind my closed eyes.<\/p>\n \u201cMore questions\u2026\u201d his voice a hearty amused rasp. His fingers circle my clit while he continues to rock his hard cock between my legs. The pressure building is so strong it borders on painful.<\/p>\n Tears leak from my eyes. I\u2019m so fucking mad at myself for being turned on. For Smoke being right. I\u2019m so wet. He feels it. There\u2019s no way he can\u2019t<\/em> feel it.<\/p>\n He leans in close. I\u2019m stone still except for the tremors gripping my body. He licks the tear off my cheek and groans. He dips the tip of his finger inside of me and I tighten around the intrusion. It\u2019s a foreign sensation. Strange. It feels both wrong and right.\u00a0 Pleasurable and painful. \u201cYour tight little pussy is weeping too. I wonder if its tears taste the same.\u201d<\/p>\n I look over my shoulder as he withdraws his finger and sucks it into his mouth. He groans. \u201cFear or desire. They both taste real fuckin\u2019 good to me.\u201d<\/p>\n He places his hand back between my legs. When I try to squeeze my thighs together to keep him out he parts them with his knee on a grunt and begins circling my I\u2019m staying as still as I can, but when I feel something begin to happen inside my body. The sparks he ignited within me are all crashing together. I can\u2019t hold back. My face scrunches as I try to fight the orgasm fighting its way out, but it\u2019s no use. I can\u2019t fight it. It\u2019s too fucking strong. I\u2019m so fucking close.<\/p>\n I arch my back without thinking, pressing my ass against him, begging for more. For what I need to push me over the edge.<\/p>\n Smoke hisses. \u201cOh, what I could do to this beautiful little pussy.\u201d<\/p>\n The pleasure builds and builds as he strokes me harder. Faster. I\u2019m about to come all over his fingers when the feeling is lost.<\/p>\n I spin around.<\/p>\n Smoke is gone.<\/p>\n I can\u2019t see through the steam so I shut off the spray and wipe the water from my eyes only to see Smoke toweling off in front of the sink on the other side of the The only proof I have of what just happened between us was real is his cock. Erect. Thick. Huge. The purplish swollen head bobs against his abs, jutting out over the top of the towel he wraps around his waist.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2026what just happened?\u201d I stammer, leaning back against the wall for support.<\/p>\n Smoke steps forward, and when I go to jerk back, he reaches out and pinches my nipple painfully hard. I yelp and leap back, slipping on the tile, falling on my ass, taking the shower curtain down with me.<\/p>\n Smoke rips the curtain off my head and glares down at me with a triumphant grin on his evil beautiful face. \u201cWhat just happened was called punishment and you got off easy. Next time I\u2019ll split that tight pussy in two with my fucking cock.\u201d<\/p>\n He goes to leave but stops. \u201cYou want pain?\u201d he asks. \u201cI\u2019ll give it to you. You want pleasure? Now that\u2019s something you\u2019re gonna have to earn.\u201d<\/p>\n He leaves, slamming the door behind him.<\/p>\n I release a shaky exhale.<\/p>\n I\u2019d hoped the rest of my time with Smoke would be tolerable, but there\u2019s no fucking way that\u2019s going to happen. Not now. Not with my skin crawling with need. I\u2019m losing my mind. About where I am. About what this is all about. About this beautiful horrible evil man.<\/p>\n I feel like I\u2019ve already been split in two.<\/p>\n What Smoke is doing to me is far more than punishment.<\/p>\n It’s pure fucking torture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When she\u2019s not writing she loves talking to her readers, country music, reading and traveling. 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\n\u201cYou\u2019re a monster,\u201d she whispers on a shaky exhale.
\n<\/i>You have no fucking idea.
\nI withdraw the blade and tuck it away. I brush a lock of dark hair from her eyes, tucking it behind her ear, my fingers lingering on the delicate curve of her bruised and sliced neck.
\n\u201cYou\u2019re right,\u201d I whisper. \u201cI <\/i>am a monster.\u201d Roughly, I grab her chin, forcing her to look me in the eye.
\n\u201cI\u2019m <\/i>your monster.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
\nAnd right now, I don\u2019t fucking care.
\nBecause in Smoke\u2019s arms, I\u2019ve come alive.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\u201cMe, too,\u201d he responds, his lips kissing the back of my head. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nAnd I want her.
\nAny way I can fucking have her.
\nShe belongs to me.
\nFrankie Helburn is <\/i>mine.
\nShe isn\u2019t under my skin. She\u2019s fucking torched it. My flesh burns for her. She\u2019s the flame and the balm, both painful and soothing. I want more of her.
\nAll of her.
\nShe owns me. Body. Soul. Bloody hands, along with whatever the fuck is left of my heart. It\u2019s hers. All of it.
\nI\u2019m not just obsessed or consumed by Frankie Helburn.
\nI lift her into my arms. Her legs wrap around my waist and our lips crash together.
\nShe\u2019s part of me.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe King series<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nmy hair. He tilts my head back and rinses my hair then slides his slick and soapy hand down my body.<\/p>\n
\nclit again. This time harder. Faster.<\/p>\n
\nbathroom.<\/p>\n
\nAbout the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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<\/b>T.M.Frazier is a USA TODAY bestselling author. She resides in sunny Southwest Florida with her husband and her young daughter.<\/p>\nWEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0FACEBOOK<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0TWITTER<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0AMAZON<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Check out our T.M. Frazier\u00a0Author Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0for more great reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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