Thursday, November 16, 2017

#ReleaseDayBlitz: Mr. North by Callie Hart


Mr. North

by Callie Hart

Release Date: November 16th


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About The Book:

Law student Beth Dreymon is out of money and struggling hard. If she wants to finish her degree, she’s going to have to earn some money and fast. When she learns of an exciting opportunity—playing chess with New York’s most elusive billionaire—the offer sounds too good to be true. Reassured the offer is legit, Beth gets her game face on and prepares to geek out...

Only, when she steps foot into Raphael North’s luxurious penthouse, the rulebook goes flying out of the floor-to-ceiling windows. North is beautiful and damaged—a terrible temptation—and he has his sights set on winning Beth over. He’s just a job, though. A job Beth needs in order to make ends meet. If she plans on making her life in New York work, she needs to keep her eye on the prize. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, however, and it isn’t long before Beth finds herself entangled in Raphael’s world of dark desire.

Captor. 

Curator. 

Lover. 

Enigma.

Beth should run from the devastatingly attractive blue-eyed devil, but Mr North has other ideas…and he’s about to make his next move.


Excerpt:

Raphael North stands on the other side of the abnormally thick glass. He’s dressed in a plain dark blue t-shirt, and a pair of washed out blue jeans. His feet are completely bare. His hair is even darker than it was in his picture, if that’s at all possible. Almost curly, too. It’s then that I realize it’s wet—he must have just gotten out of the shower. There are small dark patches on his t-shirt where water has obviously soaked through the material.

He turns those startling vivid green eyes on me and I’m breathless all over again. It feels like I’m tumbling over some steep cliff face, a weightless sensation turning my stomach over as I fall. Inside, I’m back to wanting to flee the building. Externally, I’m praying to deities of faiths and religions all over the world that I don’t look like I’m about to slump in an unconscious mess on the floor right in front of him. My top lip begins to twitch—something that only happens when I’m really, really anxious. Without thinking, I press my fingertips to my mouth, as if I can put a halt to the twitching by touch alone. A strange look passes over Raphael’s face. A slight movement at the corner of his mouth. I can’t decide if it’s displeasure or amusement. Either way, the reaction is fleeting, barely noticeable at all, and then his face is a blank mask again. He places his hand on a curved silver handle on the other side of the door, and then pulls it toward him, opening it. There are no barriers now. Nothing standing between myself and a man whispered and gossiped about by an entire city. Screw that, an entire nation. I’m in an enviable position right now, but I’d gladly thank the universe if the ground opened up and swallowed me whole. 

The first words Raphael North speaks to me will haunt me until the day I die. He angles his head ever so slightly to one side, then says, “Your toenail polish is chipped, Ms. Dreymon.”

Lord have mercy. His voice is deep but soft. It has no hard edges, but at the same time his tone is overflowing with self-confidence and command.

“I’m sorry, I…wasn’t aware of your no-shoe policy.”


My Review:


Mr. NorthMr. North by Callie Hart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Mr. North by Callie Hart is a brand new standalone from one of my favorite authors. Set in New York City this book is hot and sexy and dramatic and emotional.

Raphael North is possible the wealthiest man in the city, is stalked by the media and has stayed out of the limelight for the past couple of years. Elizabeth "Beth" Dreymon is a law student who takes the offer to play chess with Raphael at his penthouse for the meager sum of $6000 per month. Things rapidly escalate between them, she refuses the compensation, her privacy is shattered by the rabid throngs of media hounds salivating for a story, regardless of the ethics they violate to get it.

Raphael holds very little back from Beth but the secrets he keeps are dark and painful.

Beth is also familiar with dark and painful secrets and is determined to discover his.

The connection, the palpable attraction that will make your pulse race just reading about it, the sizzle... These are all reasons that I adore Callie Hart's writing, her dominant alpha males, and the philanthropic dominant Raphael is absolutely no exception. The female characters are just as strong and competent as their male counter-parts and that is part of the reason the chemistry sparks in her books. Enjoy!


About The Author:


Callie Hart is a USA Today bestselling author of dark romance novels. She is an obsessive romantic who loves throwing a dark twist into her stories. Her characters are imperfect, flawed individuals who dictate when she eats, sleeps and breathes. She loves to travel, and often pens her books when she's on the road, drawing inspiration from her often unique and wild surroundings. 

If she's not writing, you'll undoubtedly find her with her nose buried deep in a book, or binge watching Game of Thrones.


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