SPIDER by Ilsa Madden-Mills: Blog Tour, Excerpt, Teasers & Mary’s Review
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a new standalone romance about a flawed hero and the woman he can’t forget.
Spider, a sexy and forbidden new standalone, is available NOW!
Title: Spider
Author: Ilsa Madden-Mills
Publication Date: November 13th, 2017
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a new standalone romance about a flawed hero and the woman he can’t forget.
“She crossed my path and changed my whole direction.”
He calls himself Spider.
I just knew him as the sinfully gorgeous guy with eyes of fire that fate sat next to me on the airplane.
I didn’t know who he really was…British rock star…my stepbrother.
He kissed me because he thought we’d never see each other again. We would.
Everyone warned me about him.
They told me he was ruthless and cold and screwed up.
They said he’d leave me with a hole in my heart.
Maybe I should have listened.
Maybe I should have built up a fortress to keep him out.
But I crumbled instead.
They say an unbreakable thread connects those who are destined to meet. If that’s true, then the moment he sat next to me, we were bound together forever.
He just had to figure it out before it’s too late…
Excerpt:
How can one human man be so hot?
Spider sits on my toilet, shirtless, while I dab at his swollen eye. I’m doing my best to keep my eyes averted from the ink on his body, the way his tattoos swirl underneath his jeans, the way his chest is carved from stone.
Of course, I’m the stupid person who suggested he remove his shirt so I could see if he has any bruising on his chest. A cracked or broken rib can cause a lot of pain, and I want to be thorough, that’s all—I swear to baby Jesus.
He grinned at my request and whipped it off—which is the reason I’m now a mess.
There’s hardly any room to breathe with him in my small bathroom.
I wipe at the spot of blood on his cheek as he watches me stoically, never taking his eyes off me, tracking my every movement.
“This will look worse tomorrow,” I murmur, just to ease the tension. I stand between his spread legs, acutely aware of his fresh scent, his pure magnetism. My hands shake and I have to focus to push an image of me straddling him, both of us naked, out of my head. I want to run my tongue over the tattoo on his neck. I want to bite him like an animal while he—
Good grief, Rose, stop the fantasy!
“You’d make a good nurse,” he says softly, his long black lashes fluttering softly against his chiseled cheekbones.
“Doctor of Psychology,” I correct him.
“Your dream?”
“Yes.” Although right now I’m dreaming of him…
“I know that feeling. That’s how music is to me.” His golden-brown eyes watch me as I reach over to the medicine cabinet for more antiseptic and antibacterial cream, my chest perilously close to his face. I swear my nipples are reaching for him.
“Why psychology?”
I nod, pretending like I’m not all discombobulated. “My granny mainly. She loved to read people—literally. She ran a little palm-reading business out of her home before she died. All the old ladies of the neighborhood would come to see her. She’d make them coffee and they’d just…talk. She’d tell them what they needed to hear while I sat on the floor next to her and listened. There wasn’t any magic involved of course.” I laugh. “But…she was incredibly intuitive. She just got people. If someone twitched or looked left or right while they were talking, she’d have a reason for it and she’d tell me all about it after they left.”
“I think I would have loved your granny.” He curls an arm around me, tugging me close until my chest is a hair’s breadth away from his face. I recall our epic kiss on the plane. I feel the pressure of his taut thighs and my breath quickens as desire unfurls inside me.
A hum warms my blood. I want him—desperately.
And it’s entirely foolish.
He’s my stepbrother.
He doesn’t call girls back.
“Why does it seem like I’ve known you forever?” I ask, feeling myself gravitating closer.
He thinks about it, pushing a piece of hair out of my eyes. Cupping my nape, he pulls me in tighter until our noses meet. The back of his hand caresses my cheek and the heat from his touch burns, yet there’s a tautness in the roped muscles of his arms, as if he’s holding himself in check.
“Because I am you,” he says softly. “We’re so much alike, it’s staggering.” He pauses and stares deep into my eyes.
I nod. I can’t think. He’s so close to me, his eyes burning into mine.
He closes his eyes and exhales. “I want you, Rose. You’re intoxicating.”
I suck in a sharp breath, our lips inches apart.
Is he going to kiss me? I want him to.
His eyes open after the silence has gone on too long, a smirk forming around his mouth. “You scared of me, Rose?”
Never.
“I’m scared you’ll rip my heart out.”
He stares at the LOST tattoo on his hand. “I probably will.”
Mary’s 5 Star Review
| Spider is unlike any book that I remember. It’s is so much more than just a stepbrother book. It’s a forbidden romance, it’s a second chance romance, with tons of angst and filled with pure, raw emotion. It’s heartfelt yet at times heartbreaking. It’s about two broken people that have an instant connection but each has so much baggage to deal with. AND, yes plenty of white hot sexy times and chemistry that rocks!
It’s the story of two people from very different backgrounds, whose life intersects with each other at different times in their lives. It left me wondering was it really fate or some other higher power that brought them together at these times. Eleven-year-old Rose grew up living in tin-town, an impoverished area of Dallas. Life was rough for her, yet even at her young age she has learned to fend for herself. It’s at one of those times that she runs away from home. Running away from her mother’s scary boyfriend fearing what he might do. Both cold, wet and hungry she found herself witnessing a drug deal going down. When the guy who just bought the drugs saw her there was something that spoke to him. Something in her eyes that he identifies with. Through this connection he ends up giving her money for food as well as his phone number to call him if she needs help. Six years later, Rose, now 17, is flying home to visit her mother’s and her new husband. It’s on this trip that she meets Spider. Spider is British, cocky, arrogant and definitely a lady’s man as witnessed at the ticket counter. He also ends up sitting in the seat next to Rose. She recognizes him as part of a rock band that’s on their way up. Even though he doesn’t do relationships there is something about Rose that he connects with. Needless to say, that connection goes both ways. It’s then he kisses her. That is when she falls for him hook, line and sinker. It’s soon after that he knows that she is too good for him. She is a woman with a plan for a future, school, a career, as well as underage. But Spider is a real mess…with drugs, booze and women she deserves better than that. To bring the instant attraction he knows what he has to do. Then he bangs the flight attendant, crushing Rose and making me want to throttle him. Finding her mom Rose is introduced to her new stepdad. Now imagine Rose’s surprise when she’s told she also has a stepbrother. As her stepbrother appears it’s a total WTF moment especially since her stepbrother is none other than Spider. Even though Rose was hurt by Spider’s actions on the plane the attraction is still there. The desire to be together would prove hard especially when Spike is forbidden by his dad to see Rose. What does the future hold for Spike and Rose? Are there too many obstacles for them to overcome? Spider is one hell of a book and a definite MUST READ!!. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and your heart pounding.
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About the Author
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills writes about strong heroines and sexy alpha males that sometimes you just want to slap.
She’s addicted to dystopian books and all things fantasy, including unicorns and sword-wielding females. Other fascinations include frothy coffee beverages, dark chocolate, Instagram, Ian Somerhalder (seriously hot), astronomy (she’s a Gemini), and tattoos.
She has a degree in English and a Master’s in Education.
When she’s not pecking away on her computer, she shops for cool magnets and paints old furniture.
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