Haunted Hearts

Professional Reviews

5 FALLEN ANGELS: "I loved this book! Corinne Davies has penned a beautiful story about a love between two people who managed to fall for each other in spite of all the things that should have kept them apart. It is a story about trust and forgiveness and I was drawn in from the very first page. Gwen was such a strong heroine whose devotion to her brother and her desire to keep him safe easily earned my admiration. Mac was a man tormented by his past, but was able to push past his own pain so that he could help Gwen and Joey. His determination to keep them safe while trying to win Gwen's heart made him sexy as hell. The emotional intensity between the two was very powerful and the passion was intoxicating. Ms. Davies has just made her way onto my must-read list and I highly recommend you put her on yours as well." -- Tara, Fallen Angel Reviews

4.5 TEA CUPS: "Haunted Hearts by Corinne Davies is an eerie love story with a story line that is so captivating. How can two people can just have that connection between them even though they are both haunted hearts? Gwen is a spectacular woman that is set to keep her only family safe from the bad people that are after her. She has strength that can keep her on the run and never look back but how is that a life? She needs to face reality and realize that the only way that her fears will go away is to face them no matter what. Gwen has gone through great lengths in not trusting anyone due to her ability to see spirits but there is one man that has brought her to actually try to trust in him, Mac. Mac has found himself captivated by a woman that he has just seen and everything in him is telling him to stay away from her but his heart is telling him something else. There is something in Mac that is strange on how he and his family live but somehow they have learned to live with it. After his father’s death he went in a downward spiral but that will change with him trying his best to the protector to Gwen. Mac is so happy with him being with Gwen and her only other family member and starts seeing that he could form a family, but still his internal instinct is still warning him that there is something else going on with Gwen. These Haunted Hearts need to find a way to each other and find out the truth about themselves and find a way to keep themselves safe from the bad people no matter what. Read this captivating love story and see if Gwen can overcome her fear and hear her spirits and make this possible for a true happy ending." -- Monica, Happily Ever After Reviews

4 CUPS: "Mac is tormented by the knowledge that he was unable to prevent the tragedy that caused the death of his father. If only, if only, if only. He notices a beautiful young woman walking on the beach one day who is trying, rather unsuccessfully, to herd a younger, energetic, boy away from the shoreline and the lapping waves. On the run, hiding from ruthless thugs who believe she has stolen valuable information, Gwen must take extreme care to keep her little brother safe. Constantly on the move, Gwen and Joey depend only upon each other; theirs is a lonely existence. Gwen longs for someone to share her burden but refuses to put anyone else in harm’s way. Then fate, and Mac’s persistence, intervenes. Suddenly, Gwen and Joey find themselves surrounded by a large, boisterous, quirky family who just refuse to accept her best efforts at avoidance – a family that also accepts her despite her peculiar ability to see and hear ghosts. Mac is determined to discover all her secrets, and equally determined to protect her and Joey. Driven by the horror of his past, he is prepared to do whatever is necessary to ensure their safety. But will he ever be able to accept the horrible truth of her darkest secret? Gwen has been forged by past events to be distrustful and skeptical. She puts up a brave, strong front for her young brother even as tempestuous thoughts roil about in her head like sharp shards of glass, giving her but occasional respite from their cruel edges. It is only in Mac’s arms that Gwen feels a measure of safety. As the story unfolds, Gwen clings by her fingernails to the crumbling walls of her protective barriers. I loved Mac’s tenacity and fortitude as he struggled patiently to understand and accept her demons, and as he fought valiantly to earn her trust - and ultimately her love. I was wonderfully pleased by this book; the characters that live within its pages have also become welcome residents within my heart." -- Laurie, Coffee Time Romance

Excerpt

ADULT EXCERPT

Gwen sat in the chair thinking about what Mac said. Did he mean it? Her chest constricted tightly. Did he have any idea how much she wished for someone like him? Her deepest wish would be to lean on someone else, even for a little while.

He left the room and headed upstairs without a backward look. She knew this because she stared after him, a part of her registering how incredible his ass looked in his jeans. The rest contemplated the ramifications of telling him it all. She wanted him so much, but the truth he craved was what would make him hate her.

Apples don’t fall far from trees. He’d said it himself. She would have to deceive him a little longer and then disappear with Joey. Mac had his family, and she would cling to every memory they gave her.

In fact, she decided that for a little while she would go after what she wanted and pretend her future looked different.

She slipped into the bathroom as quietly as she could. Leaning back on the counter, she enjoyed the view. The glass doors to his shower didn’t hide anything from her, and she drank in the sight of bubbles slipping down Mac’s muscular chest as he shampooed up his hair. His muscles moved under his skin. She knew physically he could protect her, but he wasn’t bulletproof. What if a bullet hit his chest and took him away from everyone. His hand swiped over his heart. Distracted by her thought, she watched his hands, knowing she should leave before he discovered her in there.

One hand slid down and wrapped around his cock, giving it a long stroke. Oh, my god, is he going to? The humidity in the room skyrocketed, and her clothes felt tight against her damp skin. She couldn’t and shouldn’t watch, but the sight of his large hand stroking himself kept her rooted to the spot. Tingles raced through her body, centering directly on her core, until she felt hotter than the air in the room. 

Gwen looked up instantly, pinned by Mac’s icy gaze. He didn’t look pissed off by her intrusion as she thought he might be. The intensity in his eyes scared her. He looked like a man who had found the one prize he’d waited forever for.

“Get your ass in here.”

Throwing caution to the wind, she dropped her clothes on the floor as she stepped closer to him. Mac opened the door and held out his hand. He drew her within his shower and his arms. The water hit her with stinging heat until his broad shoulders blocked the spray.  He cupped her face with both hands and kissed her, brushing her lips with his before nipping at her lower lip. 

“I like you all wet.”

Her laugh never made it to the surface. His hands slid along her jaw and delved into her hair as he kissed her. His tongue swept into her mouth, stroking hers. She could feel the rush of moisture between her legs readying for him. As tempting as it would be to allow Mac to do whatever he wanted with her, she’d come up here with a notion of getting what she wanted.

Boldly, she returned his kiss, inciting a moan from the back of his throat. So Mac liked aggressive women? She slid her hands along his ribs and down over his hips. She wrapped her fingers around his erect cock and stroked him similar to the way he stroked himself.

“Oh, yeah, Gwen.” He bit the edge of her jaw and let go of her hair in preference for cupping her breasts in his hands. Her nipples tightened up under his strong grip, and she entertained the thought of him taking her against the tile wall. She stroked the length of him again, this time cupping his balls with her other hand and rolling them around her fingers.

He gripped her hips and started to lift her up. She grabbed for his hands.

“Not yet.”

“You’re kidding, right? Gwen, I want to lift you up and bury myself inside you. Right now.”

She smiled at the intensity in his tone. Knowing she inspired this level of passion in him made her feel incredible and thankful she wasn’t the only one.

“Put your hands here.” She backed them out from directly under the shower, moving his hands to the tile above her head. “Keep them there.”

“But what if I want to touch you?”

She kissed him on the neck below his ear. “You can later.”  Another kiss, this one to his collarbone.

“I feel so safe with you, Mac.” She nipped his flat nipple before running her tongue over it, placing another kiss a bit lower.

“You should.” He gripped her hair and tilted her head so she looked up into his face. “I’ll never let anything happen to you.” 

If only it were true, but she decided not to think about it right now. She teased his length with her fingertips. He shuddered under her administrations. Looking up at him, she watched as his eyes closed in obvious pleasure. The water pulsed behind him, hitting the shower floor, but she felt hotter than the spray.

“Put that hand back where it belongs.” She playfully slapped his ass and then used him to balance herself as she dropped to her knees in front of him. Cupping his cock, she kissed the plum-shaped top, running her tongue along its delicate edge.

Mac’s stance widened, and he locked his knees. Gwen smiled to herself and slipped the tip inside her mouth. Savoring the feel and taste of him, she took him as deeply as she could. Breathing through her nose and relaxing her throat, she went deeper the second time, causing Mac to jerk.

“Again.” Mac’s strained request reached her, and she happily obliged. She slid him to and from her lips as she sucked him hard enough to hollow out her cheeks. She hummed in the back of her throat the next time he slipped in far enough. He cried out and gripped her hair, only to let it go a second later, placing his hand back on the wall.

As a reward for remembering her request, she gently played with his balls with one hand. With the other, she teased the cleft of his ass, stroking the crease in time to the rhythm she moved on his cock. His hips jerked, driving him back into her mouth as soon as he slid out slightly.

Gwen took him deep again. This time, she rimmed his ass with her wet fingers as she sucked him deep and hummed.

“Oh, kitten, god. Yes.” 

She didn’t have to move too much. She could feel Mac’s body trembling over her. The muscles in his legs flexed and held as his hips jerked. He pumped into her mouth, so deep that she gagged. He murmured an apology, modifying his strokes. Every few strokes, she sucked him deep into the back of her throat, loving the groans Mac sounded above her.

“Kitten,” he groaned the word as she stroked the sensitive skin between his testicles and ass. “Back up. Can’t stop.”

“Not a chance.” She sucked him into her mouth and slipped a finger past the tight ring. Looking up, she watched the incredible sight of Mac losing control. As she stroked him at the same pace, he jerked into her mouth. A hand gripped her hair, anchoring her in place as he stroked in and out of her willing mouth. She gently rubbed the spot inside his anus guaranteed to drive him over the edge.