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Assassin #4
Assassin Treasure
When Candy awoke she jumped, startled to see Dirk watching her with his piercing gaze. He sat closely pressed against her hip, a hand on either side of her, leaning over her body in an intimidating fashion. Mortified, she noticed her breasts were exposed before him, his chest resting only inches from her peaks. Her nipples had hardened in the coolness of the air and seemed to strain towards him.
She pulled the covers tight against her nude body, scooting downwards, and blushed deeply, the sheet to her nose, trying to hide from him.
"I won't attack you, Candy. You have been helpless and lay nude before me for over four days. I've managed to curb my animal lust and not pounce upon you while you lay motionless and at my mercy. How do you think you come to lay there feeling so fresh and clean?" Dirk asked wryly.
Candy blushed deeper. Four days? Had it been that long? She wondered if he had kept her nude for most of the duration. She remembered the feeling of bathing in the lake at the cottage in her mind, the feeling of the cloth slipping over her body. Try as she might she had been unable to scrub at herself. The cloth had seemed to possess a life of its own as it caressed its way around her breasts in slow circles.
She remembered moaning in pleasure when the feeling slipped down between her backside and over her intimately. She had given in to the sensual feel of it, almost feeling a wicked need.
Dirk settled two more of the creamy white soft pillows upon the bed behind her. He clasped her under her arms, sitting her up, propping her against them with ease. She looked at him, startled. He cast her a wry look. She realized he must have spent a great deal of time lifting her, and so the movement just came naturally to him. He then reached for a tray that had been left upon a honey glazed table close by. He placed it over her hips and grandly removed the silver lid.
Candy gazed upon fluffy whipped eggs, cottage cheese and peaches. Fresh strawberries sat with a dollop of whip cream nestled on top of blueberry pancakes with real butter and sweet maple syrup. A small glass of orange juice was on one side, a steaming mug on the other.
"I didn't know if you liked tea or coffee in the morning so Carrie suggested hot chocolate. Personally I can't stand the stuff, but I hope you like it," Dirk said.
He continued to gaze down at her. She hadn't eaten solids in a while and she was hoping she could keep something down. It all smelled wonderful, but his presence distressed her and she fidgeted, feeling nervous. She wasn't certain what to make of his attitude, as though he had forgotten what he had done. She wasn't in any pain anymore, her arms didn't hurt. She also knew he hadn't been intimate with her. His actions confused her. One moment he was hard and cold, the next he was serving her breakfast in bed.
To her he seemed like a fast flowing river current, as unpredictable as an undertow, as though he allowed you to see the clear bottom for just a brief moment before the emotions tumbled on waves, becoming endless deep darkness.
She pulled the covers tight against her nude body, scooting downwards, and blushed deeply, the sheet to her nose, trying to hide from him.
"I won't attack you, Candy. You have been helpless and lay nude before me for over four days. I've managed to curb my animal lust and not pounce upon you while you lay motionless and at my mercy. How do you think you come to lay there feeling so fresh and clean?" Dirk asked wryly.
Candy blushed deeper. Four days? Had it been that long? She wondered if he had kept her nude for most of the duration. She remembered the feeling of bathing in the lake at the cottage in her mind, the feeling of the cloth slipping over her body. Try as she might she had been unable to scrub at herself. The cloth had seemed to possess a life of its own as it caressed its way around her breasts in slow circles.
She remembered moaning in pleasure when the feeling slipped down between her backside and over her intimately. She had given in to the sensual feel of it, almost feeling a wicked need.
Dirk settled two more of the creamy white soft pillows upon the bed behind her. He clasped her under her arms, sitting her up, propping her against them with ease. She looked at him, startled. He cast her a wry look. She realized he must have spent a great deal of time lifting her, and so the movement just came naturally to him. He then reached for a tray that had been left upon a honey glazed table close by. He placed it over her hips and grandly removed the silver lid.
Candy gazed upon fluffy whipped eggs, cottage cheese and peaches. Fresh strawberries sat with a dollop of whip cream nestled on top of blueberry pancakes with real butter and sweet maple syrup. A small glass of orange juice was on one side, a steaming mug on the other.
"I didn't know if you liked tea or coffee in the morning so Carrie suggested hot chocolate. Personally I can't stand the stuff, but I hope you like it," Dirk said.
He continued to gaze down at her. She hadn't eaten solids in a while and she was hoping she could keep something down. It all smelled wonderful, but his presence distressed her and she fidgeted, feeling nervous. She wasn't certain what to make of his attitude, as though he had forgotten what he had done. She wasn't in any pain anymore, her arms didn't hurt. She also knew he hadn't been intimate with her. His actions confused her. One moment he was hard and cold, the next he was serving her breakfast in bed.
To her he seemed like a fast flowing river current, as unpredictable as an undertow, as though he allowed you to see the clear bottom for just a brief moment before the emotions tumbled on waves, becoming endless deep darkness.
- GenresRomance
292 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 3, 2011
About the author
C.L. Scholey
99 books457 followersBorn and raised in Ontario, C. L. Scholey developed her passion for writing through her love of reading books as a child. Her first book was contracted in Oct 2009 the very same month her first grand son was born. C. L. Scholey still lives in Ontario, in a rural community with her husband and daughter.
From the author:
Hello, I'm Connie! Now that we've met how about I tell you a little about me? I love to write, it's like having a super power.
I was born and raised in Ontario...yes I'm Canadian, no I don't live in an igloo, no I've never pet a polar bear, but I have run into a few black bears, seen wolves, moose, coyotes and I think there's a hundred pound squirrel in my attic.
I spend as much time as I can get away with looking for rocks in Bancroft. When I'm not in Bancroft I live in a small town, so people know me when they see me. Some ask me what I'm working on--some even ask me in a regular voice not a whisper.
I get bored easily, it's why one day I'll be working on assassins, the next Sci-fi, then Vikings, then vampires, then planning world domination--wait, what?
Moving on. I love animals and we have a dog, 120p mastiff. He's great with the kids and careful around them, but he'd run me over for a piece of bologna. Otherwise he loves us.
If you want to get to know me better join me on FB or twitter. Right now I need to change back into a mom, it's my best super power.
From the author:
Hello, I'm Connie! Now that we've met how about I tell you a little about me? I love to write, it's like having a super power.
I was born and raised in Ontario...yes I'm Canadian, no I don't live in an igloo, no I've never pet a polar bear, but I have run into a few black bears, seen wolves, moose, coyotes and I think there's a hundred pound squirrel in my attic.
I spend as much time as I can get away with looking for rocks in Bancroft. When I'm not in Bancroft I live in a small town, so people know me when they see me. Some ask me what I'm working on--some even ask me in a regular voice not a whisper.
I get bored easily, it's why one day I'll be working on assassins, the next Sci-fi, then Vikings, then vampires, then planning world domination--wait, what?
Moving on. I love animals and we have a dog, 120p mastiff. He's great with the kids and careful around them, but he'd run me over for a piece of bologna. Otherwise he loves us.
If you want to get to know me better join me on FB or twitter. Right now I need to change back into a mom, it's my best super power.
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October 1, 2018
I'm starting to understand the appeal of reading romance novels with strong and independent woman who fight.
It's unbelievably hard to read books about sexual violence and rape against already weak women. It's hard to say that a woman can even love a man who threatens you, bruises your body, rapes your body and say that in the end you love them. I can't even forgive the male lead and here she's being told under duress to give this man a child so that his family won't send her to a sex slave ring.
The reason I say dumbass heroine is because she is a victim. She is NOT too much a victim though because if you were raped by your husband and can't leave you can only be a victim.
Couldn't finish reading this book because somehow the author will write that candy loves him and forgets all the rest of it.
It's unbelievably hard to read books about sexual violence and rape against already weak women. It's hard to say that a woman can even love a man who threatens you, bruises your body, rapes your body and say that in the end you love them. I can't even forgive the male lead and here she's being told under duress to give this man a child so that his family won't send her to a sex slave ring.
The reason I say dumbass heroine is because she is a victim. She is NOT too much a victim though because if you were raped by your husband and can't leave you can only be a victim.
Couldn't finish reading this book because somehow the author will write that candy loves him and forgets all the rest of it.
February 22, 2016
Good reading.
March 13, 2016
Cette série va en s’améliorant au fil des volumes. L’histoire se complexifie, les personnages sont plus intéressant et la romance que plus casse-tête. Une fois encore une jeune femme innocente se retrouve au mauvais endroit, au mauvais moment, et se retrouve entraîné dans l’univers sombre des assassin. Étonnamment, c’est Dirk qui va devenir son salut, un salut teinté de peur et de cruauté par moment. Un assassin qui dit ne plus pouvoir aimer et ne pas avoir de cœur est le seul bouclier de Candy face aux ténèbres, le voyage promet d’être mouvementé.
Candy est une jeune femme assez normale, travailleuse, têtue et courageuse, elle subit un harcèlement sexuel de la part de son patron depuis un moment jusqu’au jour où il essaye de la violer, jour où ce dernier se fait assassiner devant ses yeux. Témoin gênant, elle comprend rapidement que le tueur va souhaiter la faire taire, ce qui est aussi le cas de la famille de son patron qui faisait partie en fait de la mafia. Commence alors une fuite effrénée jusqu’à sa capture. Forcée d’épouser Dirk, le frère de l’assassin, pour survivre, elle va découvrir un nouveau monde qui l’effraie.
On connait déjà un peu Dirk puisqu’il est le père de Carrie. Possessif, protecteur au possible, il cache une part sombre et violente en lui qui a prit beaucoup de place après que la mère de sa fille lui ait brisé le cœur. Il dit ne plus pouvoir aimer une femme et pourtant il se retrouve à en épouser une, à vouloir la garder pour lui, la protéger face à tout. Candy et lui se ressemble énormément, mais ses problèmes relationnels et le fait qu’il fasse l’autruche face à ses émotions, vont lui poser bien des problèmes.
L’intrigue est assez simple à suivre : Candy est témoin d’un meurtre, Damien et Dirk la recherche pour la faire taire puis décident de la protéger. Elle intègre la famille des tueurs, s’y fait une vie jusqu’au jour où la famille de son patron décédé la retrouve et la kidnappe. S’ensuit une poursuite et tentative de sauvetage qui se finit en assassin versus mafia. C’est rythmé, plein de rebondissements, les émotions sont bien décrites, mêmes les plus sombres et on a un certain nombre de scènes de sexe assez hots. La relation entre Candy et Dirk est vraiment compliquée, la confiance étant difficile à se mettre en place, il n’y a pas réellement de romance, mais les choses semblent naturelles entre eux à la longue.
Comme pour les autres tomes, on revoit les couples précédents, leurs évolutions respectives et ont un rôle ici. Damien est bien entendu aussi très présent, on penserait presqu’au début qu’il était le protagoniste de l’histoire… mais non ! Le père de la famille prend aussi de l’importance, James a de plus en plus d’importance. Enfin bref, pour un romantic suspens sombre, on est bien servit, bien que la romance en soit n’est qu’en demi-teinte, le côté poignant et vicieux est bien utilisé. Il ne reste plus que l’histoire de Damien pour conclure le tout et j’espère que ce sera aussi passionnant, car la qualité et l’intérêt ne cesse d’augmenter à chaque opus !
Candy est une jeune femme assez normale, travailleuse, têtue et courageuse, elle subit un harcèlement sexuel de la part de son patron depuis un moment jusqu’au jour où il essaye de la violer, jour où ce dernier se fait assassiner devant ses yeux. Témoin gênant, elle comprend rapidement que le tueur va souhaiter la faire taire, ce qui est aussi le cas de la famille de son patron qui faisait partie en fait de la mafia. Commence alors une fuite effrénée jusqu’à sa capture. Forcée d’épouser Dirk, le frère de l’assassin, pour survivre, elle va découvrir un nouveau monde qui l’effraie.
On connait déjà un peu Dirk puisqu’il est le père de Carrie. Possessif, protecteur au possible, il cache une part sombre et violente en lui qui a prit beaucoup de place après que la mère de sa fille lui ait brisé le cœur. Il dit ne plus pouvoir aimer une femme et pourtant il se retrouve à en épouser une, à vouloir la garder pour lui, la protéger face à tout. Candy et lui se ressemble énormément, mais ses problèmes relationnels et le fait qu’il fasse l’autruche face à ses émotions, vont lui poser bien des problèmes.
L’intrigue est assez simple à suivre : Candy est témoin d’un meurtre, Damien et Dirk la recherche pour la faire taire puis décident de la protéger. Elle intègre la famille des tueurs, s’y fait une vie jusqu’au jour où la famille de son patron décédé la retrouve et la kidnappe. S’ensuit une poursuite et tentative de sauvetage qui se finit en assassin versus mafia. C’est rythmé, plein de rebondissements, les émotions sont bien décrites, mêmes les plus sombres et on a un certain nombre de scènes de sexe assez hots. La relation entre Candy et Dirk est vraiment compliquée, la confiance étant difficile à se mettre en place, il n’y a pas réellement de romance, mais les choses semblent naturelles entre eux à la longue.
Comme pour les autres tomes, on revoit les couples précédents, leurs évolutions respectives et ont un rôle ici. Damien est bien entendu aussi très présent, on penserait presqu’au début qu’il était le protagoniste de l’histoire… mais non ! Le père de la famille prend aussi de l’importance, James a de plus en plus d’importance. Enfin bref, pour un romantic suspens sombre, on est bien servit, bien que la romance en soit n’est qu’en demi-teinte, le côté poignant et vicieux est bien utilisé. Il ne reste plus que l’histoire de Damien pour conclure le tout et j’espère que ce sera aussi passionnant, car la qualité et l’intérêt ne cesse d’augmenter à chaque opus !
February 20, 2016
Another book in this series where the female protagonist spends the book being a victim of villains, and the hero as well. Rape, really? How are we supposed to forgive and get past this? I could not find the hero romantic. Too much bullying, and poor treatment on his part in the first part of the story to really be able to find him likable later.
If I hadn't purchased the book with all of the others during a sale, I would have quit after the first one.
If I hadn't purchased the book with all of the others during a sale, I would have quit after the first one.
October 23, 2015
Liked the book a lot.
i would have give it a 4.5 stars, but as it's not possible, it's a 5.
One thing i didn't like, Candy is too much a victim.
I liked the end ^^
i would have give it a 4.5 stars, but as it's not possible, it's a 5.
One thing i didn't like, Candy is too much a victim.
I liked the end ^^
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