Her name is Rook. She’s wrecked, those were Elise’s words. She and Antoine are fighting over the TRAGIC campaign. Elise says no way, Antoine says she’s the only one that can do it. With one look out his door, he picked her. He fell in photographer love with her.
I smile to myself thinking of his words, because I knew it.
We need her.
But Elise has power in this house. Elise, no matter what Antoine says, wears the pants in their relationship because if Elise is unhappy Antoine cannot live with himself. He falls to pieces when they fight.
So we work on her for almost half an hour inside the office. We wear her down, we make promises. We will watch Rook, we promise. We won’t push her, we’ll be careful. We promise all these things if Elise will let us keep this girl.
We want her that bad.
Of course, for very different reasons. Antoine wants to shoot her, I want to keep her. Antoine wants to take pictures of her gorgeous body and her fragile face, but I want to peel away her layers and see what’s underneath. Antoine wants to make her famous and I want to hide her away in my room, under the covers of my bed, under me.
By the time we get Elise to agree to our plan, I’m half afraid the girl might’ve left, but as soon as we open the door she’s there, next to the window where Elise left her. She’s looking outside, so deep in thought she hears nothing. Not the dozens of workers who mill about in her immediate vicinity and certainly not us as we extract ourselves, full of longing (Antoine), pity (Elise) and desire (me).
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Rook Walsh is TRAGIC
Because life so far – just sucks. Some girls get parents. Rook got the foster care system. Some girls get Prince Charming. Rook got an abusive frog. Some girls get lucky…
Rook got a second chance.
And she took it. Because when fate throws you a bone – you grab it with both hands and run.
Antoine Chaput knows the minute he spies Rook in his photography studio that she’s got The Look. The dark and desperate look he must have to land the exclusive TRAGIC media contract.
Rook is paired up with top model, Ronin, and he’s everything her abusive ex-boyfriend wasn’t. Patient, gentle, happy, attentive, and sexy! He knows exactly what to do to make Rook blush for Antoine’s camera.
Rook’s luck changes in an instant and suddenly she’s the darling of the modeling world. It’s a dream job to go with a dream guy and all she has to do is look pretty and follow directions. But there’s always a price to pay – and Rook is about to get the bill.
Brandy Graves
Yay! I’m excited to read this.
J. Anne Huss
Oh, I’m glad to hear it brandy!
Jamie M
this book is on my TBR list cant wait to read it
Isis Erb
I need to start a blog if only to get my hands on ARCs – I think I do a decent job of reviews. . . too bad I don’t have a computer or internet at home. *sigh* And I spend more than enough time at work at it is thank you very much! But I am very much looking forward to the release of this book and the next Junco book!!!
Isis Erb
I need to start a blog if only for the ARCs! Too bad my laptop died and I can’t afford to have internet at home. Trying to blog on an iPad just isn’t going to cut it – and I spend way way way too much time at the office at it is!
Can’t wait for Tragic to come out and the next Junco installment!!