$10 GIVEAWAY and EXCERPT: BOMB: A Day in the Life of Spencer Shrike by J.A. Huss

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$10 GIVEAWAY and EXCERPT: BOMB: A Day in the Life of Spencer Shrike by J.A. Huss

$10 GIVEAWAY and EXCERPT: BOMB: A Day in the Life of Spencer Shrike by J.A. Huss

JA Huss

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Genres: Contemporary, Erotic Romance, New Adult, Romance, Romantic Suspense
Spencer Shrike is a plotter. Known for his ingenious, albeit illegal, plans that keeps the Team running efficiently and out of jail, he carries this same love of order into his personal life. He’s kept his long-time main squeeze on the sidelines for years as he builds the Shrike Bikes empire.
Veronica Vaughn is an explosion ready to happen. Ronnie lives in the here and now. She lives for today. She knows what she wants, and she wants it now. And right now Ron the Bomb Vaughn wants Spencer shrike to leave her the hell alone. She’s done playing his game. She’s done waiting around. She’s moving forward with her own plots, plans, and dreams and she’s moving forward tonight. Ron the Bomb is finally—finally—gonna get some satisfaction.
Too bad Spencer Shrike is standing in her way.
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“Why are you following me?” she stops and asks in a huff, her foot stomping on the polished concrete floors.
“I’m going to class. I’m not following you.”
She looks over at me and scowls. “You have class here in this building at seven AM? Not likely. There’s only one class in here and it’s by invitation only,” she says with an air of superiority as she begins walking again.
I walk again too, then smile at her when she checks to see if I’m still following. “I’ve been invited, don’t worry.”
This makes her stop and whirl around to face me. “You’re in my class?”
“I am,” I say smugly. “I’m a transfer from DU. I major in business, but I take art on the side.”
“Oh.” She flips her long golden tresses over her shoulder. “A hobbyist.”
“Yeah.” I smirk and shrug at the same time. “You could call me that.”
She turns again and resumes the power walk. I catch up, pass her, and then hold the studio door open and wave her through.
“Thank you,” she says under her breath as she passes close enough for me to breathe in her scent. She smells like sugar. Seriously, like a fucking cookie or something. I watch her head across the room to gather her things. The studio is filled with students. At least forty of them. Everyone is setting up, getting ready for life drawing.
“Mr. Shrike,” the middle-aged voice calls out to me from across the room.
I look over at Bombshell and she’s watching me very carefully. I wink and shoot her with my finger, then turn and walk towards the professor with a smile. “Miss Aberdeen, thank you for fitting me in the class. I can see what you mean now, it’s packed full.”
She blushes at me. Yeah, I have that effect on women of all ages, so I shoot her a winning smile and tilt my head a bit. Ronin taught me that move. I might not be on speaking terms with him these days, but that guy knows all the fucking charm tricks. He has the women lined up like groupies.
I’m not a groupie gatherer, but this head-tilt thing works well enough on the professor in front of me. Her look says, I’m an artist. She’s got the earthy clothes that hang off her skinny frame, the glasses, the put-up hair that’s falling out all over the place, and the Birks on her feet.
She’s so earthy, I was sorta shocked when she named her condition for letting me join this class.
“Mr. Shrike—”
“Please, Miss Aberdeen, call me Spence.” I smile again and chance a look over at Bombshell. She’s set up in the front row. I already knew this. I’ve been doing recon on the Bomb since I first saw her in that fight with her brother in front of the bookstore.
“Very well, Spence.” Aberdeen blushes when she says my name and that’s sorta cute. “Next week your space is next to Miss Vaughn—”
She continues talking about what will happen next week. But I’m more concerned with what’s happening this week to give a shit about a time so far in the future, so I tune the rest out. I’m too busy looking over at the Blonde Bomb as she tries to process what’s being said.
I chuckle as Aberdeen walks away and Veronica Vaughn walks up. “You planned this. You’re stalking me, aren’t you?”
“Recon, baby. Not stalking.” And then I grab the hem of my shirt and pull it straight up over my head. Not too fast, Ronin taught me this too. He said the slow-mo shirt removal was one of the easiest ways to snag a girl. When I look back at Veronica her mouth is gaping open.
“What are you doing?” she hisses at me. “Put your shirt on!”
I drop the shirt to the floor and go for the pants. Veronica gasps when I pop the button and downright chokes when I go for the zipper. I hear a few cat calls from the back of the room as I slip my pants down.
I’m commando today, so His Highness just pops right out.
Every girl in the room explodes in laughter. It’s the good kind though. I know the difference. This laughter says, Holy fucking shit, I cannot believe he just took off his clothes!
“You look more like a cherry than a bombshell right now, Blondie,” I joke with her.
She shakes herself out of her silent stare and turns on her heel.
“Well,” Miss Aberdeen says as she claps her hands together in delight. “Mr. Shrike—err, Spence.” She smiles big as she says my name. “It’s too late now, obviously, but next time—”
“Next time?” Blondie says as she peeks out from behind her easel.
“—please use the dressing room over there in the corner. And put on a robe until we’re ready for you.” She bats her eyelashes at me, then steals a glance down.
“Sure thing,” I say as I wink and shoot. “Where do you want me, Miss Aberdeen?”
Veronica blushes the entire fucking class. Her face is this sexy shade of flush for ninety minutes. And every one of those ninety minutes, she thinks about nothing but me. She traces every line and curve of my body onto the paper in front of her. She licks her lips seventeen times. She sighs twenty-two times. She groans and whimpers when she makes five mistakes, and she even has a pouty frown on her face for the splittest of seconds when Aberdeen announces that class is over.

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JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.

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34 Responses to “$10 GIVEAWAY and EXCERPT: BOMB: A Day in the Life of Spencer Shrike by J.A. Huss”

  6. Jen P

    I do…sometimes you have to look back upon it to see that that is what it was!! Thx for the giveaway! <3

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  11. Melissa Jones

    I’ve experienced lust (not love) at first sight, but I believe that it’s possible! Thanks for the giveaway!!

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  17. Paige G

    I don’t know if I believe or not. Just because it didn’t happen to me doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. I couldn’t really say.

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  18. Jenni J.

    I do believe in love at first sight. I think that it does not happen often, or if it does we disregard it because we are taught not to believe in it or in our instincts.
    Thanks for the giveaway, super excited about Bomb

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  24. Sharon E

    Love at first sight. Yes! Sometimes you just know that they are the one you want to spend the rest of your life with. Very few people are blessed with this miracle.

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  27. Shelly S.

    I don’t actually believe in love at first sight. I definitely believe in lust or even a deeper attraction at first sight which can grow into love.

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  29. Kimberly Mayberry

    Yes, I believe in love at first sight! The minute I looked into my now Fiance’s eyes, I knew I was in love, and we were meant to be together.

    BTW, I signed up to do a promo post on my blog for this book, but never got the blog info to post it. :( I hope it doesn’t happen with GUNS, because I signed up for that one, too!

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  32. Isis

    First lust maybe, love – – I think real love takes more than a look, more than pheromones, more than being horny. :-) I think love takes time, care, hard work, friendship, and a much broader basis than can be formed by sight alone… But I don’t discount love at first sight working for some people – everyone is unique, so what works for some may not work for others.

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  33. Bonnie Hilligoss

    I don’t think so. You can find someone attractive and interesting at first sight or meeting, but love – no. I have heard of it happening, though, and it worked out.

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  34. Christina

    I believe that you can immediately be attracted to someone at first sight and that can lead to love, definitely. But instalove, nah, that’s just for the romance novels. 😉

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