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White Lightning
Moonshine and bad choices tore Whit and Linc apart a long time ago. In Kentucky, loyalty means everything, secrets and disloyalty can kill. Linc, the son of a mountain moonshiner, and Whit, the son of the local banker, had dreams of a future together far from the Kentucky hills. But Linc’s dangerously foolish act culminated in the need to make a painful decision in order to protect his secret lover. The years have made him a hard, dangerous, and lonely man.When Whit left for college, they’d made a promise to each other. Whit would have stood by Linc no matter what. But Linc shut him out. Now a successful New York entrepreneur, love still eluded Whit. Those very hills and the memory of his Kentucky lover called him back to find closure, one way or the other.Whit couldn’t have picked a worse time to return to Kentucky as a murderous war was about to erupt. Could Linc protect Whit, the man he still loved, from being drawn into the power struggle between moonshiners and drug lords? Or would they both die when the smoke cleared, never having a chance to reclaim the love they thought lost?This story was originally released in March, 2012, by Loose This story contains explicit sexual situations and strong language. You must be over the age of 18 years of age to read this story.
- GenresM M RomanceContemporary
196 pages, Paperback
First published March 26, 2012
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About the author
Adrianna Dane
120 books139 followersAdrianna Dane (who also writes as Tess Maynard) has been putting pen to paper since the age of ten. She currently resides in the state of Washington and is a member of Romance Writers of America, EPIC. and Broaduniverse.
The first defining love story Adrianna read back in junior high school was "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, and that set her on the road to her long standing love affair with the romance genre. Her inspiration in writing often can be found by listening to song lyrics and reading poetry by such poets as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edgar Allen Poe, and Ranier Maria Rilke. But finding inspiration for her stories truly has no boundaries for Adrianna.
She freely admits she is a romantic by nature and adding sensual heat to romance with a dusting of suspense is her motto. "Esmerelda's Secret" released by Amber Quill Press in June of 2004 was Adrianna's first book, and with that story and her subsequent books has firmly established herself as a voice within the sensual/erotic romance genre.
Adrianna always looks forward to hearing from her readers and she may be contacted at adriannadane@yahoo.com. Find out more about her current releases as well as planned future releases and book signings by checking for updates at her website periodically.
Don't forget to sign up for her newsletter, Torid Tidbits, at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adriann... and be automatically entered in her free drawings.
The first defining love story Adrianna read back in junior high school was "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, and that set her on the road to her long standing love affair with the romance genre. Her inspiration in writing often can be found by listening to song lyrics and reading poetry by such poets as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edgar Allen Poe, and Ranier Maria Rilke. But finding inspiration for her stories truly has no boundaries for Adrianna.
She freely admits she is a romantic by nature and adding sensual heat to romance with a dusting of suspense is her motto. "Esmerelda's Secret" released by Amber Quill Press in June of 2004 was Adrianna's first book, and with that story and her subsequent books has firmly established herself as a voice within the sensual/erotic romance genre.
Adrianna always looks forward to hearing from her readers and she may be contacted at adriannadane@yahoo.com. Find out more about her current releases as well as planned future releases and book signings by checking for updates at her website periodically.
Don't forget to sign up for her newsletter, Torid Tidbits, at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adriann... and be automatically entered in her free drawings.
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i-tried
October 20, 2012DNF Page 4
One of the MCs is talking in a terribly butchered English....the darn language hates me anyway so, no thanks!
One of the MCs is talking in a terribly butchered English....the darn language hates me anyway so, no thanks!
April 22, 2012
3.75 marbles
Linc and White managed to hide their relationship from their sharp-eyed families, who would have taken it ill that their boys cared for one another. Some old mountain customs are alive and well here in the hills: feudin’, moonshinin’, and disappearing the bodies into old mine shafts. “Revenooers” are hated as much as during Prohibition, and the stills remain profitable. Blood is still thicker than water, or should be.
Whit was always destined for a life outside the small mountain community where his father came to salvage the community bank. His dreams of Linc coming with him crashed and burned when Linc was intercepted with a load of illegal whiskey. Trapped in a situation by an unscrupulous Federal agent where Whit is in danger if Linc doesn’t cooperate fully, he has no choice but to break it off without a word.
Ten years later, Whit’s still dreaming of the mountain boy he lost. A man now, Linc’s ruled by outside forces, and now that a Mexican cartel has plans for the mountain, the danger is back, and from more sides than ever. Whit hasn’t a clue, nor does Linc enlighten him, though they are in each other’s arms and bed faster than you can spit.
The chemistry between the men is still hot, and they clearly want to be together, so Whit is completely confused as to why his lover won’t rejoin him. He finds out the hard way, in brisk action scenes, where more treachery than he can imagine is unveiled. I enjoyed the heat and the tension of the secrecy, which was still necessary for Linc to maintain, although very frustrating. It’s quite plain these two should be together; it just won’t be easy.
Linc had the bulk of the POV scenes—the big conflicts were mostly his, and the tone wasn’t overwhelmingly “mountain-y.” If anything, it could have used a little more down-home-ness to stay even; Linc sounded a lot like his Boston College-educated lover at times.
Where I wasn’t quite so engaged was a subplot involving the Federal agent and Linc in a non-law enforcement and rather dub-con relationship; at least it was understated and mostly off-screen. It had some ramifications later between Whit and Linc. Your mileage may vary on this part, but I found it tacked on and unpleasant.
Once the tension resolved, this story could have reasonably ended, but there’s one last wrap-up chapter that’s a combination of a little too sweet to blend in and containing the tacked on element I didn’t care for: I would have been more content with the tale had it ended after Chapter 11, and the cost of the HEA sex would have been a small one to pay. The story had been very gripping until then, and the impact was unfortunately diluted: a sudden influx of “darlings” in the dialog broke the characterization, and more sex doesn’t always improve the story.
Still, I mostly enjoyed this book, and would recommend it with those few reservations.
Linc and White managed to hide their relationship from their sharp-eyed families, who would have taken it ill that their boys cared for one another. Some old mountain customs are alive and well here in the hills: feudin’, moonshinin’, and disappearing the bodies into old mine shafts. “Revenooers” are hated as much as during Prohibition, and the stills remain profitable. Blood is still thicker than water, or should be.
Whit was always destined for a life outside the small mountain community where his father came to salvage the community bank. His dreams of Linc coming with him crashed and burned when Linc was intercepted with a load of illegal whiskey. Trapped in a situation by an unscrupulous Federal agent where Whit is in danger if Linc doesn’t cooperate fully, he has no choice but to break it off without a word.
Ten years later, Whit’s still dreaming of the mountain boy he lost. A man now, Linc’s ruled by outside forces, and now that a Mexican cartel has plans for the mountain, the danger is back, and from more sides than ever. Whit hasn’t a clue, nor does Linc enlighten him, though they are in each other’s arms and bed faster than you can spit.
The chemistry between the men is still hot, and they clearly want to be together, so Whit is completely confused as to why his lover won’t rejoin him. He finds out the hard way, in brisk action scenes, where more treachery than he can imagine is unveiled. I enjoyed the heat and the tension of the secrecy, which was still necessary for Linc to maintain, although very frustrating. It’s quite plain these two should be together; it just won’t be easy.
Linc had the bulk of the POV scenes—the big conflicts were mostly his, and the tone wasn’t overwhelmingly “mountain-y.” If anything, it could have used a little more down-home-ness to stay even; Linc sounded a lot like his Boston College-educated lover at times.
Where I wasn’t quite so engaged was a subplot involving the Federal agent and Linc in a non-law enforcement and rather dub-con relationship; at least it was understated and mostly off-screen. It had some ramifications later between Whit and Linc. Your mileage may vary on this part, but I found it tacked on and unpleasant.
Once the tension resolved, this story could have reasonably ended, but there’s one last wrap-up chapter that’s a combination of a little too sweet to blend in and containing the tacked on element I didn’t care for: I would have been more content with the tale had it ended after Chapter 11, and the cost of the HEA sex would have been a small one to pay. The story had been very gripping until then, and the impact was unfortunately diluted: a sudden influx of “darlings” in the dialog broke the characterization, and more sex doesn’t always improve the story.
Still, I mostly enjoyed this book, and would recommend it with those few reservations.
December 1, 2015
White Lightning was a short, but rather enjoyable read. I liked the prologue, which introduced into the story and presented the main characters. I also liked the plot in itself, but there were a few unanswered questions and I sometimes had the feeling that the story is maybe moving a little bit too fast. The writing style wasn't that bad, but it took me quite a while to get used to it. 3 stars!
March 29, 2016
THIS is a 5 star book! Don't let those DNFers steer you wrong! I could keep reading about Whit and Linc for the next 6 months, no joke!
The span of this book is 15 years, from the age of 19 to 34. We see the 2 MC's as teenagers, then as 29 year olds, then at 34, for their HEA!!
Very highly recommended!!!
Happy reading!
The span of this book is 15 years, from the age of 19 to 34. We see the 2 MC's as teenagers, then as 29 year olds, then at 34, for their HEA!!
Very highly recommended!!!
Happy reading!
April 4, 2012
I have had mixed success with this author, but I liked this book. I found the MC's likable, and even when the story twisted and turned, their relationship kept me coming back. There were parts where I wanted more, but it was a quick, enjoyable read.
April 11, 2012
Have to say, this story isn't fresh or new compared to other, but even so, it was a sweet, a bit tragic, romance with easily written plot and a HEA at the end. The path to love was hard and lonesome, but it was worth it. Both main characters would agree with me.
October 20, 2013
3.5 stars
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