Book Title: Run
Author: Eve Vaughn
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: September 8, 1014
Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
The Hunter…
Dare O’Shaughnessy had the world in the palm of his
hand. A man known and feared for his ruthlessness, his word was law. The last
word he ever expected to hear was no. Until he met her.
The Prey…
Aya Smith despised the ruling class who looked down on
hardworking people like her. Sick of being treated unfairly by laws that
protect the wealthy and punish the poor, she takes a stand but soon realizes,
she might have crossed the wrong man.
The Game…
Created as a government program to assist in the
repopulation of the country when an untested drug wipes out millions of women,
The Run eventually evolves into something much more sinister. Now played for
the amusement of the super rich, women down on their luck find themselves the
prizes of sadistic masters.
Aya is forced to volunteer for The Run, and Dare, the
most sadistic of all, places her in his crosshairs. She will belong to him,
body and soul. But when he catches her will she succumb to his mastery, or will
he find more trouble than he bargained for?
Aya took a deep breath as she made her way to the bar being careful not to look directly in the direction of the jerk supreme. As she poured his drink, she was tempted to spit in it. With each move she made, Aya could feel his heated gaze on her. She wasn’t naive about men like him. They acted like they owned everything they saw. He was toying with them and threatening their livelihood because he could.
She used as much time as she dared to fix
his drink before walking toward him, still refusing to make eye contact. Aya
forced herself not to slam the glass down in front of him. “Will that be all,
sir?” she asked through gritted teeth while she kept her gaze planted on her
feet.
“Look at me.”
Aya didn’t want to stare into eyes so deep
a green they were almost hypnotizing. They were her favorite shade and she
resented the hell out of him for that. Thoughts of her uncle forced her to
comply. Slowly, she raised her head until she met his gaze full on. That cruel
smirk curved his lips.
“If there’s nothing else, I need to see to
the needs of the other customers.”
“I was under the impression from the
proprietor that you don’t deal with customers. Which one of you is lying?”
She bit the inside of her lip to hold back
an angry retort.
The bastard had the nerve to chuckle. “No
need to answer. I can see he was just protecting what’s his. I can’t say I
blame him. What are you to him?”
“I don’t think that’s any of your
business.”
“Fair enough.” He picked up his drink and
took a sip all while his gaze roamed the bar. After placing the glass down, the
smirk returned. “How much do you think a place like this would cost if someone
wanted to invest for the purposes of tearing it down and rebuilding?”
The blood pounded in her head and she dug
her nails into her palms. “He’s my uncle.”
He nodded in seeming approval. “Have a
seat, Aya.”
She didn’t like how he used her name as if
he had the right but she complied. “Look Mr. O’Shaughnessy, I don’t know what
you’re trying to do here, but we don’t want any trouble. We’re sorry if you haven’t
found the service to your satisfaction but we just want to be left alone.
Please.”
“You seem like an intelligent woman. I
would have thought it was fairly obvious what I wanted.”
She folded her hands in her lap and
clinched them tightly together to keep herself from trembling. This couldn’t be
happening. There had to be a way she could get herself out of this. She opted
to play dumb. “I have no clue what you’re talking about.”
He narrowed his eyes. “I think you do. In
fact, I know you do. So, let’s not play games. You can make this really easy on
yourself. You and your uncle will be taken care of for as long as I want you.
And when I no longer do, you’ll be well compensated. You’ll be under my
protection.”
She fought back the urge to attack him.
The arrogant son of a bitch. “And what if I don’t make things easy on myself?”
“I don’t think you want to know. But the
end result will be the same. I will have you.”
USA Today Bestselling Author Eve Vaughn has always enjoyed creating characters and stories from an early age. As a child she was always getting into mischief, so when she lost her television privileges (which was often), writing served as her outlet. Her stories have gotten quite a bit spicier since then! When she’s not writing or spending time her family, Eve is reading, baking, traveling or kicking butt in 80′s trivia. She loves hearing from her readers.
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