Title: Bad Influence
Series: Bad Habits
Author: Charleigh Rose
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date:ย June 13, 2019
Cover Design: Letitia Hasser @ RBA Designs
Cover Design: Letitia Hasser @ RBA Designs
Allie
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When I moved to Riverโs Edge, dating was the last thing on my mind.
I definitely didnโt expect to fall for him.
Jesse Shepherd.ย
Popular. Star athlete. Cocky as hell.
You know the type.
But as time passed, I realized there was more lurking beneath that gorgeous exterior.
Secretive. Angry. A little bit broken.
The more I peeled back his layers, the deeper I fell.
Until I slammed headfirst into his sea of lies.
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Jess
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I blew my shot.
Pissed everything awayโcollege, lacrosse, my futureโonly to end up right back where I started in Riverโs Edge.
I was content to revel in my misery, spending my days drowning in a bottomless pit of booze and girls.
Until I saw her.
Allison Parrish.
Beautiful. Sarcastic. Perpetual bad attitude.
The pretty little distraction from the shit show that was my life.
But the sins of my past were closing in on me, and I learned the hard way that nothing gold can stay.
โDid you hear that?โ I ask.ย
Moving in slowly, he cages me in, bracing his right arm on the wall above my head, his left hand by my hip. He brings his lips close to my ear and I fight the shiver that rolls through me. โItโs probably just your admirer,โ he says, his voice hushed and husky. I swallow hard, looking over his shoulder as he nuzzles closer, his nose skimming my neck, then down to my collarbone. My pulse pounds in my ears as he moves back up, his mouth brushing across my cheek, stopping at my parted lips.ย
โIs this convincing?โ He asks. Heโs so close that I can feel his breath on my lips, and I realize that I want him to do it. I want him to kiss me.ย
I give a slight shake of my head in response.ย
โNo?โ He smirks, knowing exactly what heโs doing to me. His left hand leaves the wall to curl around my hip and he presses his chest to mine. โHow about this?โย
โAlmost,โ I whisper. I wet my lips and the tip of my tongue nearly grazes his bottom lip. His expression goes from playful to heated in an instant, then heโs closing the final distance.ย
Itโs soft at first, just a brush of his lips against mine, but soon heโs cupping my face with both hands, tilting my head back as his tongue sweeps into my mouth, his movements confident and skilled. Unhurried and unyielding.ย
My hands find his shirt, pulling him closer as his tongue fucks my mouth. Because thatโs exactly what this is. This isnโt kissing. Or maybe it is, and Iโve been kissing the wrong boys.ย
Jesse groans, fitting a firm thigh between my legs, and the need bubbling inside me threatens to boil over at the sensation. But all too soon, he pulls back, leaving me breathless.ย
โWas that convincing enough?โ
Moving in slowly, he cages me in, bracing his right arm on the wall above my head, his left hand by my hip. He brings his lips close to my ear and I fight the shiver that rolls through me. โItโs probably just your admirer,โ he says, his voice hushed and husky. I swallow hard, looking over his shoulder as he nuzzles closer, his nose skimming my neck, then down to my collarbone. My pulse pounds in my ears as he moves back up, his mouth brushing across my cheek, stopping at my parted lips.ย
โIs this convincing?โ He asks. Heโs so close that I can feel his breath on my lips, and I realize that I want him to do it. I want him to kiss me.ย
I give a slight shake of my head in response.ย
โNo?โ He smirks, knowing exactly what heโs doing to me. His left hand leaves the wall to curl around my hip and he presses his chest to mine. โHow about this?โย
โAlmost,โ I whisper. I wet my lips and the tip of my tongue nearly grazes his bottom lip. His expression goes from playful to heated in an instant, then heโs closing the final distance.ย
Itโs soft at first, just a brush of his lips against mine, but soon heโs cupping my face with both hands, tilting my head back as his tongue sweeps into my mouth, his movements confident and skilled. Unhurried and unyielding.ย
My hands find his shirt, pulling him closer as his tongue fucks my mouth. Because thatโs exactly what this is. This isnโt kissing. Or maybe it is, and Iโve been kissing the wrong boys.ย
Jesse groans, fitting a firm thigh between my legs, and the need bubbling inside me threatens to boil over at the sensation. But all too soon, he pulls back, leaving me breathless.ย
โWas that convincing enough?โ
Charleigh Rose lives in Narnia with her husband and two young children. Sheโs hopelessly devoted to unconventional love and pizza. When she isnโt reading or mom-ing, sheโs writing moody, broody, swoony romance.
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