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CHERISH HARD

A Hard Play Novel by Nalini Singh

 

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh kicks off her new Hard Play contemporary romance series with a sizzling story that’ll leave you smiling…

 Sailor Bishop has only one goal for his future – to create a successful landscaping business. No distractions allowed. Then he comes face-to-face and lips-to-lips with a woman who blushes like an innocent… and kisses like pure sin.
Ísa Rain craves a man who will cherish her, aches to create a loving family of her own. Trading steamy kisses with a hot gardener in a parking lot? Not the way to true love. Then a deal with the devil (aka her CEO-mother) makes Ísa a corporate VP for the summer. Her main task? Working closely with a certain hot gardener.
And Sailor Bishop has wickedness on his mind.
As Ísa starts to fall for a man who makes her want to throttle and pounce on him at the same time, she knows she has to choose – play it safe and steady, or risk all her dreams and hope Sailor doesn’t destroy her heart.

 

Excerpt from CHERISH HARD by

Nalini Singh

ÍSA WONDERED WHAT THE HELL she was doing.

Being a devil woman, she reminded herself. Having fun for a change. Not being a grandma at twenty-eight years of age.

Still, she couldn’t stop second-guessing herself as Sailor led her out of the house through a side entrance that opened out into a small, manicured garden. “I’ll have to take off my heels,” she whispered when she saw the pebbled path snaking through the garden.

“Want a piggyback ride?” A playful grin. “I promise not to molest your thighs.”

Goose bumps broke out over Ísa’s skin, her nipples tight. Reckless as she was feeling tonight, she might just have taken him up on his offer if she hadn’t been worried her damn dress would split in two. “Maybe when we’re naked,” she said instead, Devil Ísa in full flower.

Groaning, he doubled over as if she’d punched him.

Her lips twitching despite the melting sexual heat liquefying her bones, she leaned down to slip off her heels.

Sailor waited, his hand firm around hers, until she was done. Taking the heels from her, he carried them in his other hand as Ísa padded beside him on the grass that lay on this side of the pebbled path. The path ended at a weathered wooden gate, which, when opened, put them at the top of a narrow walkway that led down onto a beach Ísa couldn’t yet see but could hear.

Her heart crashed in time with the waves as they made their way down to the beach while the mansion behind them pulsed with light and music. But she didn’t turn and run away, she didn’t stop and talk herself out of it, she didn’t attempt to be a sensible adult. She followed a gorgeous, blue-eyed man down a dirt pathway to an effectively private beach.

The sand that had been tracked onto the path was gritty under her feet, the air coming off the sea cool but not cold.

“The water’s going to be icy, isn’t it?” she whispered to his broad back.

“Don’t worry, spitfire. I’ll keep you warm,” was the deep-voiced response. “Stop here.” Jumping down to the beach, he reached up to grab her by the waist, swinging her down as if she were a featherweight.

Something fluffy and mushy came to life inside Ísa. “Here?”

Shaking his head, he said, “Raj told me there’s like a little cove area—not a proper cove, but caused by— There.”

Ísa saw it at once. A huge tree had fallen into the water at some point and smashed up against some rocks where it appeared to be stuck. Between the jutting rocks on either side and the fallen trunk was a naturally created pool. The water within it was pretty calm, and it looked as if they could get to it by clambering over some rocks that didn’t appear too sharp or slippery.

Of course, she’d be walking over those rocks naked.

Ísa looked up at the moon. Imagined it shining on the stark white of her body. Gulped. “Will you close your eyes while I go in the water?” Even Devil Ísa wasn’t up for blinding him with her glow-in-the-dark form.

A glance back. “What’re you going to bribe me with?”

Ísa scowled. “Not pushing you into the water right now.” It was a toothless threat given his muscles and her lack of them.

Rubbing his jaw, he said, “Three tongue kisses. That’s my price, and I’m not budging.”

Ísa wanted to pounce on him all over again. “Two,” she countered.

“Nuh-uh. Three. Or I’m keeping both eyes wide open.” Leaning in, he pressed his nose to hers. “I really want to keep my eyes wide open.”

And Ísa really wanted to kiss him and run her hands all over that sculpted chest. “Three,” she whispered.

 

Copyright © 2017 by Nalini Singh

 

I’m so happy with Nalini Singh’s choice to go back and continue writing contemporary romances, after the release of her amazing Rock Kiss series.
“Cherish Hard” can actually be considered a spin off of those novels, as we had already met Gabriel Bishop, best known to those who follow this author with his nickname T-Rex, and there’s a whole story about how he
earned that name …
The male protagonist of this story, Sailor, is one of Gabriel’s youngest brothers.
I loved Sailor, he is so proud and stubborn, but he’s dreamer, but he knows where his vision of things could lead, with his plans abd intelligence ne started to building his future from nothing. Gabriel and Sailor’s childhood wasn’t easy after being abandoned by their father. But they
received so much love from their mother, despite the difficulties and she grew her children wonderfully, transmitting them important principles and, above all, awareness of how important the family is.
Sailor fell in love at first sight with Isa, the female protagonist, during a college party, and she is older than him.
She comes from a wealthy family, but a cold one, she suffered a lot because of the the inability of her parents to love their children.
So she became the point of reference for her younger siblings, the person who tries to be always present and to convey them all the love they need.
Although coming from two different worlds, Sailor and Isa are looking for the same thing: the Love with The capitol L.
Isa, however, doesn’t trust her feelings for Sailor, she’s afraid he couldn’t be the right person.
Sailor doesn’t budge, he fights to convince her of the opposite and he’s so good for that. He has the
ability to make her feel special, loved, cherished as he puts her in the center of his world, introducing Isa into his family so full of warmth.
It’s a sweet, sexy, light hearted story, where important and serious topics are touched delicately.
One can only fall in love with the Bishop family.
The novel is set in a reality so close to its author: her native country, the importance of rugby and a life that is lived in a place that has different rhythms.
I love how she writes and tells her stories Nalini Singh and I can’t wait to read the next book of the series.
One last thing, I loved Sailor’s mother, she’s a secondary character but she’s an extraordinary woman and I would really like to read her story with Sailor’s stepfather.

 

 

 

 

 

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 Nalini Singh is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling, Guild Hunter, and Rock Kiss series. She lives and works in beautiful New Zealand, and is passionate about writing.

If you’d like to explore her other books, you can find lots of excerpts and free short stories on her website. Slave to Sensation is the first book in the Psy-Changeling series, while Angels’ Blood is the first book in the Guild Hunter series. The Rock Kiss books are all stand alone and can be read in any order.

 

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L’autrice di best-seller del New York Times Nalini Singh dà inizio alla sua nuova serie di romance contemporaneo con una storia emozionante che vi lascerà con il sorriso sulle labbra…

Sailor Bishop ha un unico scopo per il suo futuro – creare un’impresa di giardinaggio di successo. Nessuna distrazione è permessa. Poi si ritrova faccia a faccia e bocca a bocca con una donna che arrossisce come un’innocente… e bacia come puro peccato.
Isa Rain desidera intensamente un uomo che la adori, vorrebbe creare una famiglia piena d’amore tutta sua. Scambiare baci infuocati con un giardiniere sexy nel parcheggio? Non è la strada che porta al vero amore. Poi un patto con il diavolo (vale dire la madre-CEO) rende Isa il vice presidente dell’azienda per l’estate. Il suo incarico più importante? Lavorare fianco a fianco con un certo giardiniere sexy.
E la testa di Sailor Bishop è piena di idee per metterla in tentazione.
Quando Isa comincia a innamorarsi di un uomo che le fa desiderare di strangolarlo e tirargli un pugno allo stesso tempo, sa che deve fare una scelta – giocare sicuro senza azzardare o mettere a rischio tutti i suoi sogni e sperare che Sailor non faccia a pezzi il suo cuore?

 

Sono contenta che Nalini Singh abbia deciso di tornare a scrivere romance contemporanei con la sua serie Rock Kiss – che a me è piaciuta tantissimo – e dopo la sua pubblicazione che abbia voluto continuare a farlo, con questa nuova serie Hard Play.
”Cherish Hard” in realtà può essere considerato uno spin-off della serie Rock Kiss, visto che avevamo già conosciuto Gabriel Bishop, meglio noto a chi segue questa autrice per il suo soprannome T-Rex (e c’è tutta una splendida storia su come si sia guadagnato questo appellativo…)
Il protagonista maschile di questo nuovo romanzo, Sailor, è uno dei fratelli minori di Gabriel.
Inutile dire che ho adorato anche Sailor, deve essere qualcosa nei geni di famiglia… Scherzi a parte mi è piaciuto molto per il suo orgoglio, la testardaggine e per il fatto di essere un sognatore, con una visione però ben chiara delle cose. Con la sua intelligenza ha saputo costruire dal niente i suoi progetti, per crearsi un futuro.
Gabriel e Sailor non hanno avuto un’infanzia facile dopo essere stati abbandonati dal padre, hanno ricevuto però tanto amore da parte della madre, che nonostante tutte le difficoltà, ha saputo crescere meravigliosamente i propri figli, trasmettendo loro dei principi importanti e soprattutto la consapevolezza di quanto siano importanti le proprie radici e la famiglia.
Isa, la protagonista femminile, è la donna della quale un Sailor, ancora adolescente, si era innamorato a prima vista, senza mai riuscire a dimenticarla. Un colpo di fulmine scoccato per lui durante una festa, che invece ha coinciso, per altri motivi, con una delle serate più nere nella vita di Isa.
Per Sailor Isa sembra inarrivabile: è più grande di lui e proviene da una famiglia ricca, che però l’ha fatta sempre soffrire per la freddezza dei genitori e la loro incapacità di amare i propri figli.
Isa crescendo si è trasformata nel punto di riferimento dei fratelli minori, la persona sempre presente e pronta a trasmettere loro tutto l’amore di cui lei è capace e di cui loro hanno bisogno.
Pur provenienti da due mondi così diversi Sailor e Isa sono alla ricerca della stessa cosa: l’Amore con la A maiuscola. Isa però, scottata dal suo passato e dalle delusioni, non crede che Sailor possa essere la persona giusta e ha paura di concedergli la propria fiducia.
Sailor fa di tutto per convincerla del contrario ed è meraviglioso proprio per questo, ha la capacità di farla sentire speciale, amata, di metterla al centro del suo mondo, introducendola all’interno della sua famiglia così piena di calore.
È una storia dolce, romantica, sexy e divertente, dove vengono toccati argomenti importanti e seri in modo delicato.
Ci si può solo innamorare della famiglia Bishop.
Un’altra cosa che mi è piaciuta in questo romanzo è la sua ambientazione in una realtà molto legata alla sua autrice: ci troviamo nel suo Paese natale, dove l’importanza del rugby si fa sentire nella famiglia Bishop e dove i ritmi sono molto diversi dai nostri.
Non è un mistero, per chi mi conosce, che amo il modo di scrivere e di raccontare le storie di Nalini Singh, e non vedo l’ora di poter leggere il prossimo libro di questa serie.
Un’ultima cosa: la madre di Sailor è un personaggio che si vede in modo marginale in questo racconto, ma che ha lasciato un segno importante, è una donna straordinaria e sinceramente mi piacerebbe poter leggere la storia del suo passato e del suo incontro con il padre adottivo dei suoi ragazzi.

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