Moonlight Sins
de Vincent Series, #1
de Vincent Series, #1
by Jennifer L.
Armentrout
Publication Date: January 30th
2018
Publisher: Avon Books
Genre: Adult, Contemporary
Romance
Set in the heart of New Orleans
MOONLIGHT SINS, the first book in the all-new de Vincent series by #1 New York
Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout, invites readers to
enter the world the de Vincent family.
The Book
Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . MOONLIGHT SINS (de Vincents, #1) . . .
What a way to start the series. JLA had a clear
introduction to her new family with a gothic/contemporary romance/dark-edge
flare. And the fact she chose New Orleans as the headquarters to such delicious
tension, suspense, heat, secrets, drama, and romance was just the extra icing
on top. Meeting Lucien was a bit tense or intense. Have to mull that over some
more to make a deeper and clearer decision. He was dominating in his
personality. Reminding me a bit of another character from JLA (ya series). Julia
was sweet, open, kind, and had a past hurt and a nagging problem. She was more
than she appeared but a bit less than I was expecting. I enjoyed her and Lucien
both apart and together. Their banter, passion, chemistry, connection was just
something that stayed with me even a week after reading the book. I enjoyed the
intensity, the drama, the secrecy, the passion, the chemistry, the secondary
characters, the plot and possible subplot behind it all. I was drawn in to the
world that was owned by the de Vincent's.
I went through a range of emotions on this one. Most were keeping me on edge whether good/bad/intense/indifferent. This was a read packed with much to make sure I come back for the next book of this series. I don't want to miss anything.
I went through a range of emotions on this one. Most were keeping me on edge whether good/bad/intense/indifferent. This was a read packed with much to make sure I come back for the next book of this series. I don't want to miss anything.
BLURB
Julia Hughes has always played it safe
until she had her heart and confidence shattered by her manipulative
ex-husband. For the first time in her life, she’s making major changes– new
job, new town and a new opportunity to forget the past. But starting over in
the Louisiana bayou isn’t exactly what she thought it would be…
Lucien de Vincent – the wildest, most
unpredictable brother – is having a bad week. His father has been found dead in
the most suspicious circumstances. His older brother is bribing the police to
avoid a scandal. And the more he spends time with, Julia the new nurse taking
care of his troubled sister, the more he can’t imagine being without her.
Lucien may be the unrepentant bachelor of the family but there’s something
about Julia that makes him want to lay himself bare. But family secrets are
starting to emerge. And the past could not only bring down a dynasty but
destroy Julia in the process.
Julia knows better than to get wrapped
up in Lucian. He’s from a world she can’t relate to. Plus, he’s her employer.
But his wicked touch and sensual promises are too much to deny. What starts
with a kiss ends with so much more.
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EXCERPT
“I want to know about
you,” he spoke before she could, and then shifted closer, his knee
pressed into her
thigh once more. “I have questions. I’m made of them.”
She gave a little
laugh as she shook her head. “There’s nothing more to know about me than
what you already
know.”
“There’s literally
everything to know about you,” he insisted. “Where did you go to school?
What really made you take
a job like this one where you leave everything behind?”
“I went to
Shippensburg University. You’ve probably never heard of it.” Like she’d ever
answer that last
question. Finishing off her tea, she smiled faintly. “It’s really late and I do
need
to get to sleep.
Thank you for the tea. I think it will work.”
“But I haven’t asked
you the most important question.”
Slipping off the
stool, she let her hair fall forward, past her breasts. “And what is that?”
“How can you be here and be the most beautiful
creature I’ve ever seen?”
Julia’s head swung to
his so fast she thought her it would fall right off her shoulders.
Everything about the
tone of his voice and the slightly wide eyes of his said he was being
genuine, but he
couldn’t be serious.
Her gaze sharpened.
Was he drinking something harder than chamomile? Because there was
no way in the world
that he truly believed that she was the most beautiful creature he’d ever
seen.
The question burned
to the tip of her tongue. If he thought she was so beautiful then why did
he walk away from her
that night in her apartment? She swallowed the question so she didn’t
have to swallow her
pride.
At the end of the
day, she knew who Lucian was.
He was the kind of
guy who couldn’t go a weekend without getting laid. They existed. She’d
met a few while in
college and when she did her stint at the hospital. They weren’t exactly
particular when it
came to who’d they be with. Pretty much came down to whoever was
available at the
time.
Which meant she
wasn’t going to be impressed with stray compliments that were tossed out
as often as the trash
was.
Lucian leaned and
then spoke in a low voice, “There is another reason why I didn’t tell you
who I was.”
The change of subject
rattled her and she whispered back. “Why?”
He tilted his head so
his mouth was directly above her ear. “Because I knew the moment
you’d figured out who
I was, you wouldn’t have let me come back to your apartment.”
Exhaling roughly,
Julia knew she needed to pull away and stop this conversation. That was
the professional and
mature thing to do, but she didn’t move. She was frozen on her stool, her
heart thumping in her
chest.
He wasn’t done yet.
“I knew that if you realized who I was, you would’ve never let me get
my hand between those
pretty thighs of yours and I would’ve never known how soft and slick
you felt against my
fingers.”
A bolt of red-hot
lust blasted through her veins as heat poured into her very core. Those
words created a storm
inside her. A tremble rocked her body.
“So, yeah, that’s
another reason why I didn’t say who I was.” His lips brushed the lobe of her
ear, sending an
illicit shiver across her skin.
Pulse pounding, she
drew back. She felt unsteady as Lucian straightened on his chair, and she
felt so close—too
close to do something irrevocably reckless. Like hopping off her stool and into
his lap.
“You’re not supposed
to bring that up,” she reminded him. “You promised.”
He tilted his head to
the side. “I didn’t promise that.”
She opened her mouth.
“I didn’t,” he
insisted, and when she dragged the conversation back through her thoughts, she
realized he was
right. He hadn’t.
Her eyes narrowed.
“Even so, it would be the appropriate thing for you to do.”
“And I think you already
know how I feel about doing the appropriate thing.”
She shook her head.
It was way past time to end this conversation. “Thank you for the tea,
Lucian, but—” A gasp
cut her off.
Lucian rose and was
in front of her so quickly that she was startled. “Say it again.”
Confusion swamped
her. “Say what?”
“My name.”
They were close, and
he towered over her by a good foot. Julia reached out, gripping the
edge of the island.
“Why?”
“Because I asked?” he
offered, his lips curving up at the corners. “And because I like the way
it sounds coming from
your lips.”
Her heart did a weird
little jump. She had no idea how to respond to that request. None
whatsoever.
But then he moved. He
reached into the small place between them, catching the piece of her
hair that had fallen
across her cheek. Before she could move away, the back of his hand dragged
across her cheek as
he tucked the hair behind her ear. Her stupid, stupid body immediately
responded once more.
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Author Info
JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT is the
#1 international and #1 New York Times bestselling author
of over 40 books, including the Wait for You, Lux series, the
Dark Elements series, and Til Death. She is published with Tor, HarperCollins
Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion, Harlequin
Teen and writes steamy and fun New Adult and Adult romance under the pen name
J. Lynn. Jennifer is also the founder of Apollycon, a yearly reader event that
brings in over 1400 readers and authors together each year. She currently lives
in West Virginia with her husband and two dogs, Loki and Diesel.
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