Reaper’s Fall is the newest
standalone in the Reaper's MC Series.
Painter & Melanie's story is FINALLY here!
Painter & Melanie's story is FINALLY here!
Blurb
The New York Times bestselling author of Reaper’s Stand is back in her “uber-alpha rough world of MCs”* as
one woman’s future is rocked by the man whose hardcore past could destroy her…
He never meant to hurt her.
Levi “Painter” Brooks was nothing before he joined the
Reapers motorcycle club. The day he patched in, they became his brothers and
his life. All they asked in return was a strong arm and unconditional loyalty—a
loyalty that’s tested when he’s caught and sentenced to prison for a crime
committed on their behalf.
Melanie Tucker may have had a rough start, but along the
way she’s learned to fight for her future. She’s escaped from hell and started
a new life, yet every night she dreams of a biker whose touch she can’t forget.
It all started out so innocently—just a series of letters to a lonely man in
prison. Friendly. Harmless. Safe.
Now Painter Brooks is coming home… and Melanie’s about to
learn that there’s no room for innocence in the Reapers MC.
Excerpt #1
“You want to watch a movie or something?” she asked,
nodding toward the TV. I had a decent one, too. Giant-ass flat-screen—homecoming
present from the club.
“Sure,” I said, reaching for the remote. I didn’t have
cable, but Ruger had set up some kind of box thingie for me so I could stream
shit. “Whatcha in the mood for?”
“Not horror,” she said quickly, and I laughed again, remembering
that first evening I’d spent with her at Pic’s house. She’d been so young and
scared and vulnerable . . . I’d wanted to eat her up.
I still wanted to eat her.
“I can’t believe that you and Puck were supposed to be
watching over me, and then you put in a slasher movie. That’s not how you make
a girl feel safe.”
“No horror,” I agreed, although the thought of holding her
for a couple hours while she was scared shitless appealed way more than it
should. Watch it, asshole. “How about Star Wars?”
“You like Star Wars?”
I shrugged. “Everyone likes Star Wars. You know, I’m
pretty damned sure Han Solo was a biker.”
She giggled. “You mean, like a space biker?”
“See, when you say it like that it sounds stupid.”
“I wanted to be Princess Leia. She’s badass,” she said,
taking a deep drink of her beer. I watched as her lips wrapped around the neck,
her throat swallowing. Oh fuck, that was good. She set the beer down on the
coffee table with a clink, then let loose with the biggest burp I’d ever heard.
“Fucking hell,” I said, stunned. “I didn’t think girls
could burp like that. Shit. Impressive, Mel. Very impressive.”
She grinned at me.
“We’re friends,” she told me. “And friends don’t need to
worry about stuff like that. Let me guess—you’ve never had a female friend before?”
“Not really,” I admitted. “I’m think I’m a little scared.”
Scared and turned on, which was weird.
“You should be. I can do the whole alphabet.”
Damn. I kinda wanted to see that.
Excerpt #2
Mel,
You know, I write these
fuckin’ letters to you, but they’re fake. I ask about your friends and your
school and whether you’re meeting people. It’s bullshit, Mel.
Here’s my reality.
Yesterday I stabbed someone
before he could stab me. Puck and I sold some shit to a bunch of white
supremacists and we turned around and sold the same damned thing to some
Mexicans. We had pudding with our dinner for dessert.
Then I jacked off three
times thinking about you.
Those are the highlights. Like a fairy tale, right? Remembering you
keeps me going, which makes no fucking sense at all. I hardly touched you. I
still think about what you smelled like when you sat next to me on the couch,
though. You were just this little thing and you shivered under my arm. I know
you were scared of the movie and I could’ve picked something else, but I wanted
the excuse to hold you.
That’s when I started
thinking seriously about us fucking.
I had this vision of
shoving you into the cushions face- first, then ripping down your jeans and
pushing so deep you’d feel it in the back of your throat. That’s the kind of
guy I am, Mel, and that’s why you should stay the fuck away from me.
You give me the chance,
I’ll pin you down and keep pumping no matter how hard you try to get away. I
dream about it every night, I jerk off to it, and today I gave serious thought
to killing a man because he has the same fantasies about you as me. That first night,
I promised London I wouldn’t touch you, but my cock had already been hard for
hours. Good thing she showed up when she did—saved your ass. How’s that for
luck?
When I took you to dinner,
I was going to be good. Tried to be good. I know you didn’t understand why I
asked you out or what it meant. They needed you out of the way, Mel. That was
my job—to keep you busy. And I promised London I wouldn’t pull shit on you but
she’d been lying to us all along and I kept wondering if that meant my promise
didn’t count anymore.
Pretty damned sure it
hasn’t counted for a while now.
You were talking and
smiling and blushing. My dick was so stiff it nearly snapped in half when I
tried to stand up. Took everything I had not to throw you on my bike and ride
off with you . . . I want to tie you up and come in your ass and shove my cock
down your throat until you choke. I want your hair in little-girl pigtails so I
can hold on tight while I fuck your face. I want you to cry and scream and give
me everything. I want to fucking OWN you. How’s that for reality, Mel? You
still want my advice about boys?
I’m coming home soon. You
should run away while you still can, Mel. I’ll make you dirty, so dirty you’ll
never be clean again. I’ll make you pay me back the hard way. You think you’re
all grown up, but you’re not. There’s so much I could teach you . . . do to
you. Jesus, if you only knew, you’d never write to me again.
You should move to Alaska.
Change your name.
Good luck, though, because
I’ll find you and take you and—
Fucking hell.
I dropped my pencil, wondering why I’d thought this was a
good idea. I wasn’t going to send it, of course. I’d send her some friendly
little note and tell her she should be dating and having fun. But some part of
me thought writing my real thoughts out might fix my obsession. Instead my dick
was like a rock. Again.
Still.
Always.
About the Author
Joanna Wylde is a New York Times bestselling author and
creator of the Reapers Motorcycle Club series. She currently lives in Idaho
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