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Sara Hudson doesn't remember her own name – or anything else about her life. When Derek Clayton rescues her from a deserted highway, Sara finds she can’t say no to the sexy stranger. Lost from all she knows, Sara becomes the submissive to Derek’s dominance. Although she doesn’t understand why she yields to his demands, she can’t deny the blazing passion for the man who seems to know exactly how to satisfy her needs.
The only thing Derek Clayton has more of than secrets is money. He offers Sara help with one goal in mind – to keep her in the dark until he can work out the events that left her stranded without a memory. Can they give up the constraints of the past to find their happy ending or will his secrets and past love threaten their future?
This 17,000 word novella is intended for mature audiences. It contains a submissive amnesiac seduced by a sexy stranger whose smooth talking skills and sweet kisses leave them burning up the sheets with smoking hot sex.
Scene with Alternate POV
Derek
jumped in the car and threw it into gear.
Gravel flew as he hurried onto the highway, probably chipping the smooth
black paint of the Porsche.
Fitting. He had screwed up. Everything was a mess because of his words a
few minutes ago. The crushed expression
on Sara’s face haunted him. He had
broken their fragile alliance with cruel words.
He needed to find her and fix it.
His
car ate up the miles as he sped toward her house. He knew where she lived though he’d never
taken the time to go inside. He’d never had to because Sara came to him willingly,
openly, never demanding anything. Until
tonight. In the past she’d always given
and never asked for anything from him. He
tried to get his words in order as he drove.
Straightening this out wouldn’t be easy.
He had a feeling once she got her back up, it wouldn’t be easy to get
back on her good side. And she had
separated herself from him as fast as humanly possible when he’d spoken the
cruel words.
A
flash of skin from the shoulder of the highway caught Derek’s eye, and he hit
the brake. He glanced back to see Sara
standing still, looking vulnerable and alone.
He slid the car into reverse and approached her.
She
wrapped her arms around herself. He
narrowed his eyes. He was no
threat.
As
he got closer, he saw blood ooze from her forehead. Her skin was pale and shocky. Her expression was shattered. His arm shot out to grasp her when she
stepped too close to the drop off on the edge of the pavement. All she needed was another injury.
Not
on his watch.
Her
reaction was less than comfortable, more confused than angry at him.
“Trouble?”
He pulled her toward the road and glanced around. Where was her car? Had she run it into the ditch? He didn’t see it along the stretch of
darkness. Maybe this was the chance to
talk to her than he needed. At least she
would have to sit with him for the ride home.
He
brushed her hair back and waited for her to answer. He was so damn sorry, yet he wasn’t sure what
to say. She was vital to him, but that’s
not what he’d said. He’d made her feel
second rate. How could he make it up to
her on this abandoned stretch of highway?
“I
seem to be lost.” Her voice held no attitude. She did
look lost, and he hated it. He
wanted her back to normal, full of professional smoothness until he got her
alone when she showed her feisty attitude.
“You
seem to be hurt.” He winced as he touched the cut. Not deep enough for stitches.
“I’m
not sure how that happened. I can’t seem to remember... much.” She
pulled herself away, and he gritted his teeth as he let her go. For now.
But he didn’t like it.
Was
she saying she didn’t remember their conversation? Didn’t remember him telling her he could
never make her more than a causal fuck?
He couldn’t be that lucky.
He
ushered her into the car and climbed into the driver’s seat before asking her
plans. Could he take her back to his
place and redo this night from the beginning?
Instead of harsh words and cutting remarks, he would give her the warmth
and care she deserved.
“I’m
not entirely sure. I guess to a store. Maybe a gas station?”
He
frowned at her response. No way in hell
was she wanting to shop now.
She
glanced at him with a puckered brow. “I
don’t know.” He couldn’t look away when she began biting her lip. He leaned closer, intent on a kiss. “I don’t remember why I’m here or who to
call.”
He
froze. She hadn’t just forgotten the
conversation then. “What do you
remember?”
“Nothing.
I don’t remember anything.”
He
leaned back in his seat and considered his options. Take her to her house, take her to the
hospital, or take her back to his place.
No question.
He
would take care of her. In every
way. And he would make sure she knew how
much she meant to him before any memories threatened their relationship
again. He reached for her hand and gave
a gentle squeeze.
“It
will be okay. I’ll take you somewhere safe.” Home, where he could
watch her closely and steal her heart once and for all.
My Review:
To Know Her is a short story of Sarah who wakes up after a car accident not knowing who she is. Derek is riding down the road when he sees Sarah at the side of the road and stops to help her. Once he figures out she has lost her memory he takes her back to his house and takes care of her.The heat between the two is instantaneous. Derek is a Dom and Sarah falls into the sub lifestyle easily. Sarah feels like she can trust Derek with her body but not her heart. Is there an underlying reason? This is a quick read and totally enjoyable.
3.5/ 5 Stars
About the Author
Renee Burke has sampled life in Louisiana and the East Coast before
finally settling down in the Midwest where she met her husband. She was destined to be a teacher and loves
instilling a love of reading in her students and trying to draw out their inner
writers.
Renee has enjoyed romance since she was old enough to buy her
own books, but her writing developed slowly as she balanced life with her
family and a desire to “do it right.” Her
husband gave her the push she needed with a writing course several years ago,
and she was off! She has finally learned
that romance should be felt rather than overanalyzed. She loves reading and writing romance with a
wide range of emotion and humor. Her
close friends all enjoy swapping author and book suggestions and looking for
the next hot, sweet love story.
Renee claims her phone e-reader app allows her more reading time
than ever before. “People think I’m busy
with important emails and let me read uninterrupted!” Besides writing, Renee is crazy about spending
time with her two handsome sons and amazingly devoted husband.
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