One Shade of Gray
by Monica Corwin
Publication date: September 26th 2017
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
by Monica Corwin
Publication date: September 26th 2017
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
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My name is Dorian Gray. You might
think you know my story? Please. That was just the beginning. Not the end.
I’ve lived over 100 years. I
don’t know why. I’ve sinned, deeply, but haven’t we all?
Now Sybil is back. Her name is
Izzy and she looks the same. Smells the same. Walks the same…but everything
else about her is different. Stronger. Bolder. I want her more than ever.
I should keep her safe, and keep
my hands to myself. But those dark parts of my soul still linger. I won’t lose
her again.
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EXCERPT:
Some
said women who knew their own minds were dangerous. I disagreed. A woman who
knew her mind, and her worth, was intoxicating.
She
cleared her throat and I realized my thoughts had been wandering to the past.
“My apologies.”
Her
face flushed a pretty pink. “It’s fine just stop looking at me like that.”
“Like
what?”
“Like
I’m more than an employee.”
I
leaned out, about to pull her in again for another lesson but she stalled my
hands, placing her small ones on the outside of my own. They were chilled
slightly but the touch sent a heat through me I hadn’t felt in years.
“I
think we just had this conversation.”
She
leaned in and pulled her hands into her lap. “No, we had a lecture. You told me
how you wanted it and didn’t give me the chance to offer an opinion.”
Fair
point. “Very well, what is your opinion on the matter, Miss Vale?”
“Do
you actually want to know, or are you going to do that playboy billionaire
thing where you declare something to be and suddenly the universe aligns
against the poor unsuspecting female you set your sights on?”
I
chuckled. She was funny. Maybe Sibyl had been funny too, and I never took the
time to notice. “I promise your opinion will be considered with appropriate
weight.”
“That
sounds like something a billionaire playboy would say.”
I
didn’t respond to her taunts but waited instead for her answer.
She
raked her eyes over my face and body, and I’d never felt more on display. I sat
up straighter, which caused a little tick of a smile to appear at the corner of
her mouth.
“I
don’t want to date you, Gray. You’re technically my boss, and while you’re very
attractive I can’t put aside my personal work ethic.”
My
heart hit my feet and shattered like a boulder into a pile of rubble. Of course
I wasn’t going to force her to do anything. But part of me had hoped my charm
or appeal might at least give me the opportunity.
“Is
there anything I can do to change your mind?”
She
shook her head and gave me a sad soft smile, the kind reserved for deathbeds
and christenings. Definitely not the reaction I wanted from her. Not the smile
I wanted from her.
I
nodded and stood up, unable to remain under her scrutiny once she’d made her
opinion so very plain. “Of course. I’ll not bother you again.”
“And
you’ll stop following me?”
I
threw some bills on the table, slipped my arms into my coat, and buttoned it,
all without meeting her eyes. The rejection stung. In fact, I don’t think I’d
ever felt this particular mix of humiliation and sadness. Once I was put
together and glued on the face I showed the world, I gave her my own version of
the deathbed smile and a little bow. “Of course.”
I
walked away without a word but when I reached the middle of the square a hand
clasped my shoulder. Izzy grabbed me and held out the book I’d left on the
table. I took it and met her eyes, unsure what she could see there, unsure what
I could and couldn’t hide when I was around her.
She
leaned in and whispered, “I’m not going to ask to kiss you but I will give you
this as a parting gift.”
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Author Info
Monica Corwin is a New York Times
and USA Today Bestselling author. She is an outspoken writer attempting to make
romance accessible to everyone, no matter their preferences. As a Northern
Ohioian, Monica enjoys snow drifts, three seasons of weather, and a dislike of
Michigan football. Monica owns more books about King Arthur than should be
strictly necessary. Also typewriters...lots and lots of typewriters.
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