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PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF CARA McKENNA
Give It All
“Original and compelling. A rare treat. Those looking for an escape from the conventional should stop in Fortuity, Nevada, for a spell.”
—RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)
“An engrossing romantic thriller. McKe
—Publishers Weekly
“Featuring [a heroine] as tough, determined, and whip-smart as any you’re likely to find in contemporary romance today.”
—Romance Novels for Feminists
“Once again, Cara McKe
—Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
Lay It Down
“Like a smooth shot of whiskey after a dry desert ride, Lay It Down quenched my thirst for wicked-hot romance. Cara McKe
—New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton
“McKe
—RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)
“McKe
—Publishers Weekly
Hard Time
“Gritty and compelling. Cara McKe
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Maya Banks
“A lovely, heartfelt romance. . . . The letters, the sweetness, the tender eroticism made this book a recommended read for me.”
—Dear Author (recommended read)
“McKe
—RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)
“It’s different and sexy, and I love that Cara McKe
—Smexy Books
“Hard Time has gripping, emotional sections paired with some serious sexy times. . . . Fans of McKe
—Fiction Vixen
Unbound
“Beautifully written and brilliant. . . . If you’re looking for nuanced portrayals of complicated characters, I can’t recommend it enough.”
—Dear Author
“I’ve said this countless times . . . but I love Cara McKe
—Smexy Books
“It’s a very happy day for me when I get to read a new Cara McKe
—Fiction Vixen
“I appreciated the depth in this story and the raw emotion that McKe
—The Book Pushers
After Hours
“Intense, fu
—Victoria Dahl, USA Today bestselling author of Fa
“After reading After Hours, I went on a Cara McKe
—Fiction Vixen
“Exceptionally evocative writing . . . fascinating.”
—Smart Bitches Trashy Books
“A well-done, real-life, gritty erotic romance with a bossy, bossy hero and a heroine who can fight back.”
—Smexy Books
ALSO BY CARA MCKENNA
The Desert Dogs Novels
Lay It Down
Give It All
Drive It Deep
The Sins in the City Novels
Crosstown Crush
Other Novels
After Hours
Unbound
Hard Time
SIGNET ECLIPSE
Published by New American Library,
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This book is an original publication of New American Library.
First Printing, November 2015
Copyright © Cara McKe
Excerpt from Lay It Down copyright © Cara McKe
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ISBN 978-0-698-40561-5
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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Contents
Praise
Also by Cara McKe
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Excerpt from Lay It Down
With thanks to Christina, Claire, and Laura. Gestating two books and a baby at the same time wasn’t easy, but you gals got me through.
Chapter 1
James Ware strolled into the prison yard alongside a couple hundred fellow inmates, welcoming the weak February sunshine on his shoulders and scalp. Normally the sensation would amount to a tease, a mere hour’s escape from the cinder block and noise of the inside, but this afternoon it felt different. Felt manageable.
“Two days,” came a voice from behind him. It was the young guy everybody called Tugs, for reasons James didn’t care to know. He was ski