Croc's Return (Bitten Point, #1) by Eve Langlais
publication: December 3rd 2015
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Oh How I love reading stories by Eve Langlais. She has
such a way with words. I was so warped up in the story that
I did not even look up till I was done with the story. So much
for only reading a few chapters before bed. I love Caleb
sweet and lovable and still tough as nails. And how he
bonds with his son so fast, is so amazing. When he left he
did one of the stupidest things, and I so wanted Renny to
smack him and tell him so. I do love how strong she was,
and how she put her sons needs first. But when something
tries to take Luke, He immediately moved them home with
him. Now he just needs to convince Renny he was there to
stay. Now
before I ruin this for you I will leave off here.
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Welcome to Bitten Point, where the swamp doesn’t just
keep its secrets, it sometimes eats them.
Take one deadly bite and, bam, a man’s life is changed
forever, or so Caleb discovers when a loss of control leads
to him joining the military and leaving everything behind.
Now that he’s back, making amends is harder than expected.
His ex girlfriend, Renny, is not interested in excuses. Caleb
might have returned but her plan is to keep him at arm’s
length. Only she can’t. Her son deserves a chance to get to
know his father, but that doesn’t mean Renny is letting Caleb
back into her heart. Now if only her heart would cooperate.
Things get dangerous when a mysterious being starts
stalking the residents of Bitten Point. When the monster
threatens his son, Caleb knows it’s time to unleash his dark
inner beast so he can snap at danger–and take a bite out of life.
Coming home doesn’t always solve things…but it does pave
the way for second chances.
“Hello, baby.” The familiar nickname purred from him, unbidden, but once
spoken, unable to be retrieved.
A long time ago, that endearment might have once curled her lips into the
most beautiful smile. Now it just served to make her eyes flash with anger. “Don’t
you baby me, Caleb. I have no interest in talking to you.”
“I get that, and I don’t blame you.”
“How magnanimous of you,” she retorted dryly.
“You look good.” Again, he spoke without thinking—or filtering. I’d
better start watching my words, or I’m going to get myself in trouble.
Too late. He was in trouble the moment he came seeking her.
At his praise, she sucked in a breath, and a slight flush heightened the
color in her cheeks. “You look good, too,” she said.
At her obvious lie, his lips tightened. “I’m very much aware of how I
look. No need to coddle me.” The burns had left a scar, not just on his skin
but his psyche. Even if she could ignore the one, he couldn’t ignore the other.
“Coddle? I can assure you that would be last thing I’d do for you.”
Renny always did have that irritating tendency of telling the truth, but
even if she didn’t find his scars ugly, that changed nothing.
“As you can see, I’m back.”
“So everyone keeps telling me,” she mumbled. “As if I care. I stopped
caring a long time ago.”
A lie that hit him hard and low. She still feels something for me.
Yeah, lots of anger.
“I know you hate me, and I just wanted to tell you that I’m going to do
my best to stay away from you.” Even if all he wanted was to stick to her like
honey on a bear.
Her brow arched. “So far you’re not doing a good job staying away.”
“I thought I should talk to you because I figure we’d bump into each
other again at some point, and I didn’t want it to be awkward.”
“Oh, because this isn’t awkward at all.” Renny rolled her eyes. “You’ve
said hello. I know you’re back. I also don’t care, so if you don’t mind,
there’s the door. Use it.” She turned her back to him.
Oddly enough, though, he didn’t want to leave. As a matter of fact, all
he really wanted to do was snare her in his arms and squeeze her tight. Tell
her how much he’d missed her and wished things could have been different. He
wanted to peel that tiny shirt from her and cover her body in his. Surround her
in his scent. Claim her and make her off-limits to others.
The time apart hadn’t cooled the attraction on his part at all, but he
wouldn’t act on it.
Mustn’t mark her and claim her and keep. She deserves better.
Thing was, he needed to make sure she hated him because, if she softened
at all, like she did now with her body trembling slightly, he might not be able
to resist. “So do you strip for money on top of waitressing? Or do you just
strut your shit for every dick with a few dollars?”
She whirled on him. “Are you seriously insulting me here?”
“Just questioning your choice in careers.” Because he knew she was
capable of being more than a waitress in a strip club. “Couldn’t you find
something a little more—”
“More what? Morally sound? More clothed? Perhaps you’d like me to walk
two feet behind men and curtsy when they speak to me?”
“Now you’re exaggerating. I’m just saying a nice girl like you should
have higher aspirations than working in a titty bar.”
“There is nothing wrong with working here. And that’s a priceless thing
to say, given you came here in the first place. If this place is so disgusting,
then what are you doing here?”
Getting a beer? But he didn’t have time to voice his reason. Renny was
still talking, her voice reaching an incredulous pitch.
“You’ve got a lot of nerve, Caleb Bourdeaux, coming back into town after
everything that’s happened and acting as if I owe you anything or give a fiddle
what you think.”
Once again, he just couldn’t seem to keep his mouth shut. “Maybe you
should give a damn what I think since no one else seems to be. You deserve a
job that doesn’t require you dressing like this. For fuck’s sake, Renny, your
shirt is so tight I can see your damned bra.”
“Are my bralines bothering you? Let me fix that.”
He could only gape in shock as her hands slid under the fabric of her
top, and in moments, she’d managed to unsnap her bra and slide her arms through
the straps. She tossed the scrap of fabric at him.
It hit him in the chest, but he clasped it before it could fall. The
cottony material still held the warmth of her body. Was it him or the beast
that lifted it for a sniff?
Vanilla. Delicious. And tempting, just like the buds of her nipples
clinging to the material of her shirt that drew his gaze.
I am in so much trouble.
A trouble he couldn’t seem to stop from snowballing.
“What are you doing with my bra?” she asked as he stuffed it in his
pocket.
“Keeping it.”
“For what?”
Nothing could have stopped his slow, lazy smile. “Inspiration.”
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~*~*~ Eve Langlais ~*~*~
~ A New York Times & USA Today Bestselle ~ #1 Amazon Paranormal Romance Bestselling Author
~ Top 10 AllRomance Bestselling Author 2013
Hello, my name is Eve. I’m a stay at home mom who writes
full time in betweenjuggling my three kids, hubby, and
housework, I write really raunchy stuff–usually with
werewolves lol.
I am a bestselling Amazon author, ranking often in their top
100 romance authors. But I’m not just popular with Kindle
readers. I was one of the top ten selling authors on
AllRomance for 2013 and have had numerous of my books
hit the top 20 books over all on Barnes & Nobles as well.
hit the top 20 books over all on Barnes & Nobles as well.
I am the first person to admit I am totally boring and lead
a mundane life. Seriously. My idea of fun is shopping at our
local Walmart lol. I like to play video games, cook, and read.
My inspiration, hmm, I guess you could say hubby as he is
a total alpha male which means I often want to club him over
head with a frying pan. But, despite his ornery, ‘I-am-man’
nature, I love him dearly.
I’m writing romance, my way. I do have a twisted imagination
and a sarcastic sense of humor something I like to let loose
in my writing. I like strong alpha males, naked chests and
werewolves. Lots of werewolves. In fact, you’ll notice
most of my multi partner stories revolve around great, big,
overprotective Lycans who just want to please their woman.
I am also extremely partial to aliens, you know the kind who abduct their
woman and then drive them insane…with pleasure of course.
My heroines, they kind of run the gamut. I have some that
are shy and soft spoken, others that will kick a man in the balls and laugh.
Many of them are
chubby, because in my world, girls with curves ROCK! Oh
and some of my heroines are a teeny tiny bit evil, but in their
defense, they need love too.Some of my work does push
boundaries and cross lines. Good and evil aren’t always clear
in my tales, and in some cases, I’ve stomped on well known
religious ideologies. Have I mentioned my imagination is
a tad bit warped?I tend to have a lot of sexual tension in my
tales because I think all torrid love affairs start with a tingle in
our tummies. And when my characters do finally give in to
the needs of their flesh? Well, let’s just say, you shouldn’t be reading
my stuff at work. The door is wide open, explicit and hot.
Really, really hot. I love to write, and while I don’t always
know what my mind is going to come
up with next, I can promise it will be fun, probably humorous
and most of all romantic, because I love a happily ever after.
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