Up in Smoke, an all-new gritty standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier is LIVE!

I’m a man without a conscience.

I deal in murder and mayhem.

I’m the best at what I do.

Frankie Helburn is supposed to be an easy job.

A means to flush her father out of hiding.

Simple.

Except there isn’t anything simple about Frankie or the secrets she’s keeping.

She’s stubborn as hell and the sexiest god damn thing I have ever seen, sending dark, dirty animalistic desire coursing through my veins.

She’s cocaine with legs. A f*cking addiction that makes me question things I’ve never questioned before. Want things I’ve never wanted before.

I might have her, but she isn’t mine to keep.

If her father doesn’t show his face, she will be mine.

To KILL.

** Other books in the King Series DO NOT have to be read to enjoy Smoke's book. Up in Smoke can be read as a standalone. **

Excerpt

“All these bruises,” Smoke muses. “And not one of them caused by me.” He trails a hand up my arms and down my flat stomach. “Pity, but I still have time to leave my mark on you yet.” My entire body stiffens. I’m as rigid as a corpse. Smoke chuckles and I’m glad I’m facing away because his laugh is pure torture, causing his erection to vibrate against my folds which are aching for more contact. “You will be punished, hellion. You can be sure of that.” 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. My stomach flips. My will to fight him off doesn’t waiver, but my body isn’t 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. 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 my hair. He tilts my head back and rinses my hair then slides his slick and soapy hand down my body. I’m breathing rapidly now. Short quick breaths I can’t control. There’s a deep rumble in his throat. His hand travels lower and lower on my stomach until it’s between my legs. He’s 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. “What…what are you doing?” I ask, seeing flashes of white hot lust behind my closed eyes. “More questions…” 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. Tears leak from my eyes. I’m so fucking mad at myself for being turned on. For Smoke being right. I’m so wet. He feels it. There’s no way he can’t feel it. He leans in close. I’m 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’s a foreign sensation. Strange. It feels both wrong and right. Pleasurable and painful. “Your tight little pussy is weeping too. I wonder if its tears taste the same.” I look over my shoulder as he withdraws his finger and sucks it into his mouth. He groans. “Fear or desire. They both taste real fuckin’ good to me.” 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 clit again. This time harder. Faster. I’m 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’t hold back. My face scrunches as I try to fight the orgasm fighting its way out, but it’s no use. I can’t fight it. It’s too fucking strong. I’m so fucking close. I arch my back without thinking, pressing my ass against him, begging for more. For what I need to push me over the edge. Smoke hisses. “Oh, what I could do to this beautiful little pussy.” The pleasure builds and builds as he strokes me harder. Faster. I’m about to come all over his fingers when the feeling is lost. I spin around. Smoke is gone. I can’t 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 bathroom. 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. “What…what just happened?” I stammer, leaning back against the wall for support. 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. Smoke rips the curtain off my head and glares down at me with a triumphant grin on his evil beautiful face. “What just happened was called punishment and you got off easy. Next time I’ll split that tight pussy in two with my fucking cock.” He goes to leave but stops. “You want pain?” he asks. “I’ll give it to you. You want pleasure? Now that’s something you’re gonna have to earn.” He leaves, slamming the door behind him. I release a shaky exhale. I’d hoped the rest of my time with Smoke would be tolerable, but there’s no fucking way that’s going to happen. Not now. Not with my skin crawling with need. I’m losing my mind. About where I am. About what this is all about. About this beautiful horrible evil man. I feel like I’ve already been split in two. What Smoke is doing to me is far more than punishment. It's pure fucking torture.

My Review:

I loved this book soooo much! It was dark, dirty, raw. And I loved every page. I finished it in record time!

Sometimes you don't get to choose where home is. Sometimes home chooses you.

The book was written in alternate POV, and I loved this. I loved to read about the characters feelings, thoughts. We could know, understand them more, and we could follow up their changing. And these characters changed a lot. Especially Smoke.

All of the nothing I am is now hers. She's my victim, and I'm her tormentor. She's my prey, and I'm the predator. She is mine to do with as I please.

Smoke was a lawless, soulless man. He killed a lot of people. He was frightening, but beautiful too with his defined body, dark eyes and colorful tattoos.

You want pain? (...) I'll give it to you. You want pleasure? Now that's something you're gonna have to earn.
He didn't let anyone close to him. He was alone. But somehow Frankie slowly started to demolish his walls.

Her pain is my pain and I'm fucking drowning in it.
First there were just attraction, lust. But I loved that he didn't act on it, he didn't sleep with Frankie for a long time.

I'm not just in love with Frankie. I'm prepared to die for her.
And later.. I can't help it, I fell for him! 💓

I'll love you with everything I have and all I am. It ain't much, but it's yours if you'll let me give it to you.

For Frankie, I'll destroy, maim, and avenge until I'm swimming laps in the blood of those who dared to lay hands on her.

Frankie was an innocent young girl. Smoke kidnapped her, because he wanted revenge on her father. While they were together they started bonding. Smoke started to see how smart, and strong this young woman was. And he liked it, liked her.

This book was not just hot, but it was dark and exciting too. I loved how the sexy and exciting action scenes were mixing in the story. I couldn't put the book down when I was reading the last few chapters.

It was good to read about the other characters like Bear, King, Preppy, Rage again...

'Some people say that a good woman can tame a man. Train him. Make him less violent' King says. He chuckles. 'It ain't true. It makes you more violent. It makes you more everything.'

I love the whole series, I love these stories. Congrats T. M. Frazier! Amazing story! Favorite book! 5*

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Véleményem:

Annyira szerettem ezt a történetet! ez egy sötét piszkos történet, de imádtam minden oldalát! Nagyon gyorsan elolvastam.

A könyv váltott nézőpontból íródott, amit nagyon szerettem. Nagyon jó volt minkét fél gondolatait, érzéseit olvasni, így jobban megismerhettük, megérthettük őket, és jobban nyomon követhettük az átváltozásukat. Mert mindkét szereplő sok változáson ment keresztül a könyvben. Főleg Smoke.

Smoke egy lelketlen bűnöző volt, aki sok embert ölt meg. Egy félelmetes pasi, de ugyanakkor szép is a jól kidolgozott testével, sötét szemével és színes tetkóival.

Senkit nem engedett magához közel, ő tényleg egyedül volt. Mindaddig míg Frankie szépen lassan le nem rombolta a maga köré épített falakat.

Először csak vágy és vonzalom volt, amit Smoke Frankie iránt érzett. De nagyon tetszett, hogy nem támadta le egyből, bár megtehette volna. Nagyon hosszú ideig nem kerültek intim kapcsolatba.

Frankie egy ártatlan lány volt, akit Smoke elrabolt, mert bosszút akart állni a lány apján. Míg együtt voltak fokozatosan elkezdtek kötődni egymáshoz. Smoke rájött mennyire okos és erős Frankie, és ez nagyon tetszett neki, megkedvelte őt.

Ez a történet nem csak forró és sötét de izgalmas is volt. Imádtam ahogy a szexi és az izgalmas akciódúsabb jelenetek keveredtek a könyvben. És az utolsó fejezeteknél egyszerűen nem tudtam letenni a könyvet!

Jó volt olvasni újra a többi szereplőről mint Bear, King, Rage, Preppy...

Imádom az egész sorozatot! Imádtam ezt a könyvet! Gratulálok az írónőnek, ismét nagyot alkotott! Kedvenc könyv lett!

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About the T.M. Frazier:

T.M.Frazier is a USA TODAY bestselling author. She resides in sunny Southwest Florida with her husband and her young daughter. When she’s not writing she loves talking to her readers, country music, reading and traveling. Her debut novel, The Dark Light of Day was published in September of 2013 and when she started writing it she intended for it to be a light beachy romance. Well…it has a beach in it!