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Men of 3X CONStruction #3
Where There's Smoke
Smoke was missing. The men at Three X Construction are searching everywhere for a clue to his whereabouts. The body count is rising each day he’s absent. Red and Ross try to keep the men from taking the law into their hands. It’s a hard battle considering Red and Ross want blood for the offense. Days have passed and Smoke hasn’t returned. They pray for the best and hope for a miracle.
The case Vianca Marino worked seemed simple enough. Tail the female and report her whereabouts to the client. Boring. She could have done this one blind folded. Except for the night the female left with a friend. That wasn’t the norm. Later, when Vianca searched for the female, she found a corpse, and a battered, and bruised live body. She never expected the outcome from helping the man escape, what it’d cost her professionally and personally. She never expected to get burned, thought she had the fire of her attraction under control. But, Where there’s Smoke…
Excerpt Chap 1
“Hey!” Smoke yelled while being lifted in the air. A foul smelling bag was crammed over his head. The next moment, with the ferocity of an out of control Mack truck, his back slammed into a wooden barrier.
“Shit,” he moaned into the darkness. Nerve endings tingled as they raced to his brain, transmitting a litany of body damage. His breath surged from his mouth, as pressure of a well-placed fist to his stomach created a vacuum. The ringing he heard — not from bells, but his ears, as his abdominals took punch after punch. His swollen eyelids attempted to open and close, to brush away the thick, sticky fluid streaking his beat-up face.
Someone dragged and pinned him to the floor. His mind registered the harsh breaths of his attackers, but little else. The orchestrated sounds of a brutal whipping were indelibly printed on his mind.
“Ahhhh,” he yelled, as shards of pain shot up his arm, stabbing his mind. A hand shoved a cloth into his mouth, blanketing the sound.
One thought ricocheted through his mind, prison ass whupings had been less brutal.
“Uh,” Smoke groaned, doubling over in the dark. Excruciating pain radiated through his abdominals to his back. His arms were stretched wide and attached to the wall. Red-hot fire slammed through his face as it whipped to the side. He tried to spit and couldn’t. That’s right, they’d gagged him.
“Stop,” a voice said. “No more hitting his visible areas.”
“Oomph,” A sickening sound permeated the air. This time darkness swallowed him, he didn’t feel the next kick, the next, or the next.
The case Vianca Marino worked seemed simple enough. Tail the female and report her whereabouts to the client. Boring. She could have done this one blind folded. Except for the night the female left with a friend. That wasn’t the norm. Later, when Vianca searched for the female, she found a corpse, and a battered, and bruised live body. She never expected the outcome from helping the man escape, what it’d cost her professionally and personally. She never expected to get burned, thought she had the fire of her attraction under control. But, Where there’s Smoke…
Excerpt Chap 1
“Hey!” Smoke yelled while being lifted in the air. A foul smelling bag was crammed over his head. The next moment, with the ferocity of an out of control Mack truck, his back slammed into a wooden barrier.
“Shit,” he moaned into the darkness. Nerve endings tingled as they raced to his brain, transmitting a litany of body damage. His breath surged from his mouth, as pressure of a well-placed fist to his stomach created a vacuum. The ringing he heard — not from bells, but his ears, as his abdominals took punch after punch. His swollen eyelids attempted to open and close, to brush away the thick, sticky fluid streaking his beat-up face.
Someone dragged and pinned him to the floor. His mind registered the harsh breaths of his attackers, but little else. The orchestrated sounds of a brutal whipping were indelibly printed on his mind.
“Ahhhh,” he yelled, as shards of pain shot up his arm, stabbing his mind. A hand shoved a cloth into his mouth, blanketing the sound.
One thought ricocheted through his mind, prison ass whupings had been less brutal.
“Uh,” Smoke groaned, doubling over in the dark. Excruciating pain radiated through his abdominals to his back. His arms were stretched wide and attached to the wall. Red-hot fire slammed through his face as it whipped to the side. He tried to spit and couldn’t. That’s right, they’d gagged him.
“Stop,” a voice said. “No more hitting his visible areas.”
“Oomph,” A sickening sound permeated the air. This time darkness swallowed him, he didn’t feel the next kick, the next, or the next.
181 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 16, 2011
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About the author
Erosa Knowles
57 books191 followers"Hello,I'm a self-proclaimed read-a-holic. I love most genres and would rather read than do most things. Stands to reason, that I'd have this inexplicable love affair with the written word!
Reading was the balm that soothed me during tough times as a single mother, working two jobs. As things leveled out, I found I enjoyed the places books took me, there was a certain solace learning about various times and cultures. When I began traveling, many of the places I visited felt like old friends. I could envision the characters from the books walking the cobbled streets, or running along the swift moving streams.
After twenty years of reading and collecting my favorite authors, I decided to indulge my passion for storytelling. I took classes, invested in seminars and sat nervously across the table from editors. It was a lengthy process, Finally, I got the courage to allow the market to judge my work. The market can be a brutal, but I think fair, mistress. Hard work is rewarded and appreciated. Slackers don't stand a chance. :-)."
Reading was the balm that soothed me during tough times as a single mother, working two jobs. As things leveled out, I found I enjoyed the places books took me, there was a certain solace learning about various times and cultures. When I began traveling, many of the places I visited felt like old friends. I could envision the characters from the books walking the cobbled streets, or running along the swift moving streams.
After twenty years of reading and collecting my favorite authors, I decided to indulge my passion for storytelling. I took classes, invested in seminars and sat nervously across the table from editors. It was a lengthy process, Finally, I got the courage to allow the market to judge my work. The market can be a brutal, but I think fair, mistress. Hard work is rewarded and appreciated. Slackers don't stand a chance. :-)."
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September 18, 2011
Why did I torture myself with the 3rd book when I didn't care for the first two? I don't even know. Total waste of my time. After all of that I still love the guys of the series but can't stand the women. Ross is still my favorite and that's about it. Did we really need 3 books to get this mystery? No.
July 17, 2011
I would like to preface this by writing you should definitely read Have I Told You Lately The Men of 3X CONStruction and Ready for Love The Men of 3X CONStruction prior to reading this book. If you do not you will really be lost when you get to certain parts because this author does not waste pages summarizing what happens in previous books which I really love.
For me this book was the best of the three and really pulled everything together. This book focused on Smoke and Vianca's story. Vianca saved smoked from beng set up for murder, and in turn he offered her temporary protection with his friends and at his home. The two we attracted to each other from the beginning, although Vianca was attracted to him first since Smoke was unconscious when they meet. Not much romance between these two, they just got down to business. The sex scenes were amazing; hot, rough, dirty talk and str8 to the point. The background story involving the mystery with 3x was very good. The thrill and the suspense of it all really picked up in this book, and had me speed-reading through it just to find out what would happen next. I can't wait to read Brenda and Roark's story.
For me this book was the best of the three and really pulled everything together. This book focused on Smoke and Vianca's story. Vianca saved smoked from beng set up for murder, and in turn he offered her temporary protection with his friends and at his home. The two we attracted to each other from the beginning, although Vianca was attracted to him first since Smoke was unconscious when they meet. Not much romance between these two, they just got down to business. The sex scenes were amazing; hot, rough, dirty talk and str8 to the point. The background story involving the mystery with 3x was very good. The thrill and the suspense of it all really picked up in this book, and had me speed-reading through it just to find out what would happen next. I can't wait to read Brenda and Roark's story.
July 25, 2011
So, I read this right after I the second book in this series, cause I could not wait to see who was trying to destroy the company, I loved the entire series and can not wait to read more abot each person that was name in this series. I really wanted to see what happen to cameron and the twins and take a look into their household. Ms. Knowles you have got a new fan and I wait as patiently as I for the next installment of this series (please hurry) thank again for another enjoyable read.
July 22, 2011
I did NOT like this story. I guess I should preface that by saying I don't like drama.
I liked the romance (alpha male types) but the extra that extended for three books ... I coulda done without.
My favorite from the series is still book one.
I liked the romance (alpha male types) but the extra that extended for three books ... I coulda done without.
My favorite from the series is still book one.
March 1, 2012
I nice conclusion all mysteries soled a good love story thrown in the mix I really enjoyed these guys .
January 20, 2013
Liked this one. Loved Smoke with his alpha self and the heroine was cool too. BTW, the heroine is Mexican. That chick on the cover is ummm not.
June 28, 2015
I really enjoyed this novel!
September 3, 2013
I love me some SMOKE!
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