Dominance Never Dies by Lexi Blake has been long anticipated by me. I absolutely LOVE the Taggart brothers and was heartbroken when one of them was captured by the enemy. His rescue has been on my mind since he was presumed dead. Well, this book has a lot of that story line in it. It is centered around Case Taggart and him falling in love with Mia Danvers while trying to save Case's twin Theo. Lexi Blake has another winner on her hands. This book was fast paced and sucked me in from page one. I had to know what was going on with the Taggarts and the rest of the family that has been built throughout this series. This book focused more on the suspense than the romance, but I still found the romance satisfying. This book ended in a way that set up the next book in the series and I can't wait for it! I give this story five stars and am eagerly awaiting the next story in the M&M world.
Dominance Never Dies
Masters
and Mercenaries Book 11
By
Lexi Blake
Coming
June 14, 2016
A loss he can’t forget
Since losing his twin brother, Theo, in the line of duty,
Case Taggart has felt dead inside. The former Navy SEAL has dedicated himself
to his family and their business but he can’t help but feel stuck as he watches
everyone else move on with their lives. Only meeting the beautiful Mia brings
Case out of his misery, until he discovered she was just a reporter looking for
a story. Betrayed, he turned his back on her and never looked back.
An attraction she can’t deny
Mia Danvers can’t get Case Taggart out of her head. Though
they hadn’t been lovers, she’d felt more for him than for any man she’d ever
met. Growing up in the shadow of her over-protective, older brothers, she felt
free when she was with Case and she longs to feel that way again. She knows that
if she can find any trace of Theo Taggart, Case will be forced to let her back
into his life. Months of searching have finally paid off and she knows this is
her second chance.
A desperate search
Case and Mia follow
the clues they hope will lead them to Theo and the villainous Hope McDonald,
but the search becomes increasingly dangerous. From Dallas to South America and
beyond, dark forces work against them and threaten their lives. With each step
forward, Case and Mia are pulled closer together and forced to confront their
mutual attraction. But when the truth about Theo is revealed, Case may have to
make a choice between his brother and the only woman he’s ever loved.
A Masters and Mercenaries Novel by Lexi Blake
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EXCERPT 1
Case let his free
hand stray down to Mia’s waist, enjoying the feel of her curves. “You’re a
reporter, not a soldier. I’ve agreed to stand back and let you work. I’ve
agreed to let you bring along Fain. Give me something here. I’m in charge of
this operation.”
She sighed, a
sexy sound. “I don’t want you to cut me out. I can’t stand being treated like
I’m made of glass.”
She was so
obviously made of warmth and sex. He lowered his head, lips hovering over her
mouth. He’d waited so damn long. “I won’t cut you out. I promise. But I need to
know you’ll obey me if things get dangerous.”
“It won’t,” she
promised, her hands moving to his waist.
He wanted those
hands all over his body. “But if it does…”
Her lips were so
close. “I’ll follow your orders. You’re in charge if things get dangerous.”
That wasn’t good
enough. “And here, Mia. I’m in charge when we play. You’re the sweet sub and
I’m the dirty Dom who’s going to demand absolutely everything you have to give
me. Tell me yes. Tell me we can play.”
“Yes, Case. Yes.”
He covered her
mouth with his, devouring her like a starving man. He couldn’t be gentle. He
needed her far too much.
Her arms wound
around him and she held on, pressing her body to his. Her breasts flattened
against his chest.
This was what
he’d wanted that first night, the first moment he’d seen her. He’d wanted soft
and submissive. She’d called to that dominant piece of him he hadn’t known
existed. Before Mia had walked into his life, he’d enjoyed the lifestyle, but
he hadn’t truly understood it. He hadn’t known what it meant to need to
dominate a woman—not for mere sexual purposes or to feed his own ego. He needed
to dominate her because she ruled his every thought, because he needed to be
important to this one woman.
No. Case forced
himself to stop. He pulled away from the drugging kisses she was giving him. He
couldn’t go down that path. If he was going to take her, it would be on his
terms, and that meant he wasn’t going to play the idiot. He wasn’t going to ask
for more than she could give him. He wasn’t going to pretend this was some
grand love. She wasn’t Charlotte and he wasn’t Ian. They didn’t get that
forever thing.
But they could
have this.
“What’s wrong?”
She looked up at him and then started to pull away.
He wasn’t going
to let that happen. He turned her around so his front nestled her back.
“Nothing’s wrong. I want to feel you. Do you have any idea how long I’ve waited
to touch you, Mia? How often I’ve thought about this?” His hands were on her
waist and he brought them up slowly. “I want to memorize every inch of your
skin, and do you know how I’m going to do it?”
She leaned back
into him. “You’re going to touch me.”
He loved how
breathless she was. No other woman ever responded as honestly to him as she
did. He could trust her body even if he didn’t trust the rest of her. Oh, she
wouldn’t mean to hurt him. He actually believed that, but she would choose her
world. She would choose her family over him. He could keep her for a little
while.
“What am I going
to touch you with, princess?” He moved slowly, letting his hands find the warm
skin under her shirt.
“Your hands.” Her
head fell back against his chest. Without heels on she didn’t quite reach his
shoulders. “I want your hands everywhere, Case. They feel so good.”
“I will touch you
everywhere, but that’s not all I’ll do.” He was right under her breasts. This
was one of the things D/s had taught him. Sex required discipline. Patience.
Control. He wanted to shove her on that bed and force his dick inside her, but
that wouldn’t make it good for her. This methodical arousal of every inch of
her body would make her ready for him, would make her scream for him.
Might make her
stay with him for a while.
EXCERPT 2
“Are you ever coming back to Sanctum?”
Her eyes flared briefly at the mention of Sanctum, but then
she shut down again. “I didn’t think I could.”
Ah, yes, she was still invested in the lifestyle. “Ian
didn’t revoke your membership. I asked him not to. Kori and Sarah made a plea
for you. Actually, they made him cookies. My brother can be bribed.”
“Somehow I can’t see Ian Taggart being happy with me in his
club. I lied to him, too.”
“You would be surprised at how reasonable Ian can be when he
wants to. You should come back.” Another thought hit him. A nasty one. “Unless
you joined a club in Austin.”
“No, Case. I haven’t been out trolling for strange Doms,”
she said with a sigh. “I’ve been working with my brothers. They have their own
insane plans, you know.”
He knew they were investigating a couple of people. Adam and
Alex had been working on it. Case had stayed away. He wasn’t sure why the
Lawless brothers wanted to take down StratCast Industries or why they seemed to
have a hard-on for Patricia Cain, who wrote cookbooks and shit. If they wanted
to take down the ice queen, who had a whole network dedicated to her telling
the rest of America how shitty their taste was in everything from food to throw
pillows, more power to them.
“Well, you’re welcome to come back. I know Kori and Sarah
miss you. Erin’s talked about you, too. She likes any woman who’ll threaten to
shoot her. Once she hears how you dealt with my rudeness, she’ll want to be
your best friend.” His sister-in-law understood the need for a violent reminder
every now and then. “You should see your friends. You know, I never asked you
about her. About the friend you lost.”
It had been the whole reason for her lie and he’d never
asked her about it. They’d been far too busy bickering over inconsequential
things or ignoring each other.
“Her name was Carrie. We were roommates in college. She was
very excited to be working on her first set.” Mia looked wistful, her eyes
misting. “She was my first friend in college. We kind of clung together. She
was from a small town and I, well, I had an odd upbringing. We kind of clicked.
We roomed together until she moved to Vancouver for the show. I miss her.”
“I’m sorry, darlin’. I really am.”
She gave him a wan smile. “You know what it means to miss
someone. I’m sorry about everything, Case. I really thought I was doing the
right thing. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
He moved in, taking the opportunity she was giving him. They
should have done this a long time ago. “And I’m sorry I made you think I didn’t
want you. I did. Walking away from you every night was hard as hell. I still
want you, Mia.”
She looked up at him. “I don’t think it’s a good idea.”
“Tell me why you looked for Theo.” He should be asking her
how she’d found Theo. He knew that, but he couldn’t do it. They would be
together for days. He could find that out later. Right now, he needed to find
out if she wanted him, too.
“You know why.”
He did. It was the same reason he hadn’t played with a
single sub since the day he’d met her. No play. No sex. No anything because no
one was Mia and it seemed like she was the only woman in the damn world who
could do it for him. “Because we have chemistry. Because nothing ever felt like
kissing me. No sex. No intimacy. None of it ever worked the way it did with
me.”
“God, you’re an arrogant man.”
He really wasn’t. It was all a front. “I’m not being
arrogant. I know how you feel because I felt it, too. Why the hell do you think
I lied about having a girlfriend? I haven’t touched anyone since the day I met
you.”
Her eyes flared, her mouth dropping a bit. It was good to
know he could shock her. “What are you trying to say, Case?”
He finally did what came naturally. He touched her, sliding
his palm up her neck to cup her cheek. That was what he’d been missing.
Connection. Warmth. “I think we’re going to be together for a few days. I know
I’m tired of not knowing.”
He wanted to know what it felt like to cover her body with
his, to have her spread and waiting and offering herself to him. To know how it
felt to slide inside all that warmth. To be surrounded with her.
It wouldn’t last. It would only be for a few days, but for
those days he would know what it meant to take care of her.
About Lexi Blake:
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives
in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the
world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism.
It wasn't until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found
the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and
believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome
may seem.
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Website: http://www.lexiblake.net/
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