Title: Tattooed Emotions

Author Name: Alicia Rae

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Day: September 17^th

Raelyn Jennings has survived the unthinkable. She’s been given a second chance to live, to breathe, to feel. Her ability to overcome such a traumatic hurdle has created armor around her heart. But beyond her shield is fear, a consuming deep one, of the unknown. Raelyn vows to herself that she’ll solely focus on the one constant in her life, her career as the CEO for a prestigious accounting firm.

Damien Heathman’s unrelenting determination has made him a powerful, respected man. He’s sexy and confident and utterly breathtaking. His dominance and strength is evident in every purposeful stride, every meaningful look, and every soft caress.

Raelyn has worked with Damien’s company, Heathman Enterprises, for many years, but they’ve never crossed paths—until now.

Damien’s presence fills a room. He steals Raelyn’s breath and sparks her broken heart back to life. Once Damien sets eyes on Raelyn, there is no turning back. He wants her, and he’ll stop at nothing to have her. Not even the dark secrets hidden behind his tattoos will stand in his way.

The chemistry is undeniable. The passion is palpable.

Can Damien convince Raelyn that he is worth the risk? Or will Raelyn allow her past to control her future, feeling the chance of another heartache is too great to bear?

 

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“Love is but a fuzzy feeling that fades when you need it most.”

Raelyn Jennings thought she had found the love of her life. The one she was going to spend her forever with. Her happily ever after. One doctor’s appointment changed the course of her forever and left her with a bad taste for love. She beat the odds and conquered the impossible. Now she is full bore into her career. She doesn’t need or want love ever again.

Damien Heathman is a young CEO that has thrown himself into work and his company, forsaking love, for as long as he can remember. A past that he shares with no one has made him view love as an inconsequential thing that will only hurt you.

The connection is immediate and undeniable. Damien knows what he wants and he always gets what he wants. He wants Raelyn.

“This is happening between us, Raelyn, whether you like it or not, and I think we’re both powerless to stop it.”

What happens when two people with secret pasts they refuse to discuss come together? Throw in a deep betrayal from a mutual friend and undeniable chemistry. Raelyn and Damien are a force to be reckoned with. Damien is alpha to the core. Control is a must. Raelyn is no longer the shrinking violet she once was. Can she release her own control to give Damien what he needs while he gives her everything she needed but didn’t know?

“You don’t have to say anything else.” He settled his body into me. “I’ll be strong enough for both of us. I’ll love you enough for both of us.”

This book is AMAZING!! Alicia Rae knows how to hook you from page one and keep you hooked until long after the last page. This is a cliff hanger but book 2, Tattooed Scars is coming soon. I highly highly recommend this book!!!

Damien lightly laid me on the bed, removed my towel, and tucked me beneath the sheets. “Do you need anything? Water, saltines, anything?” Concern filled his features once again.

“No.” I smiled. “I’m fine. Just tired.”

He nodded his acknowledgment, and then he walked to the bathroom door while pulling his soaking wet shirt from his back. He tossed it on the chair, every muscle flexing with his movements.

I might have been tired, but that didn’t stop me from being stunned into silence as my body flamed to life at the sight of his bare torso. My greedy eyes traveled from one end of his shoulder to the other, drinking in the beauty of his ink.

Without glancing at me, he sauntered over to his dresser to pull out a dark-colored shirt.

“Don’t,” I whispered, feeling my heart stop beating in my chest.

It destroyed me a little every time he concealed this part of himself from me. I knew something awful had happened to Damien and that he didn’t want to talk about it, but him hiding it from me hurt beyond any other physical pain I’d ever experienced.

His arms paused midair, and he gazed over his shoulder. From his side profile, I saw the instant his body tensed, and his jaw clenched.

“Please…” I swallowed thickly and dug for courage. “You want me to stay. And I want to lie with you…with nothing between us.” I realized I was being unfair, but I was that desperate.

A visible tremor shook through him. It felt as though an eternity had passed before he spoke, “Don’t touch them.”

My heart swelled within its confined space. He was going to trust me.

“I won’t,” I breathed in relief. “I promise.”

“Don’t ever break a promise to me, Raelyn.” He slowly lowered his arms and pivoted to face me. “So, don’t make one if you can’t keep it.”

“I keep my promises,” I vowed with the utmost sincerity.

“As do I. Always.” His voice was reverent.

Alicia Rae is a Contemporary Romance Author who lives in Dekalb, Illinois, with her husband and three beautiful boys. Alicia has a passion for reading all types of romance, writing to bring a story to life, and photography.

Thank you to my dear sister, Kels, who showed me a few years ago how much I truly missed reading. And to my loving husband, for not throwing away my Nook, and planting the seed of writing in my mind. I am forever grateful. Xo

Readers, words cannot thank you enough for supporting me along this incredible journey. I hope you enjoy my novels as much as I do writing them. I thank each and every one of you.

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