Absinthe Of The Heart by Monica James is the first book in the Sins of the Heart series.
About āAbsinthe Of The Heartā by Monica James:
Synopsis
Two households, unlike in dignity, in the City of Angels is where we lay our sceneā¦
London Sinclair was the boy my mother warned me about for as long as I can remember. His name alone has brought my family nothing but shame and suffering, so itās no surprise weāve been sworn enemies since the first moment we met.
With his bedroom eyes and cocky smile, he has all the girls under his spell. I have one more year of school left, and then Iām home free because Iām guarding a secret, one Iām ashamed to keep.
The boy who is completely off-limits is the one who drives me, Holland Brooks, wild. I want London, and I thinkā¦he wants me, too.
Some may compare it to a Shakespearian tragedy, as our surnames have fated our future, but when a single night changes my life forever, I canāt leave the City of Angels fast enough.
Ten years later, I have atoned for my sins and return to Los Angeles a changed woman. Iāve come home to get married. But the moment London walks back into my life, one thing is clear. Ten years canāt undo that nightāthat single, sinful night when I gave into temptationābecause I want to do it again.
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Before I get a chance to scold him, he presses his chest to mine and slowly reaches behind me. Weāre caught in a deadlock. Iām barely breathing while he licks his bowed upper lip, unaffected. I shuffle backward, uncaring that Iāll probably fall off the edge because that alternative is far better than burying my nose into the length of his neck. He smells so good. I just want to take a bite.
But up goes my guard as I refuse to succumb to this insanity a second longer. āThis is a new low, even for you. Manhandling a defenseless, injured woman.ā
He has the gall to laugh. āYou? Defenseless? That is one word I would never associate with you, Princess.ā When that momentous nickname slips past his lips, we both freeze, him gingerly meeting my eyes.
A thousand emotions are reflected deep within those shadowy depths, transporting us both back to being seventeen. And just like that, my walls crumble. He clears his throat while I avert my eyes, focusing on a lone beer bottle cap on the floor.
There are bottles clinking and some sort of rustling happening behind me, but I donāt dare turn around to see what the commotion is. When he finally pulls away, I take a breath, but itās in vain because he drops to his knees before me.
I have no idea what heās doing until he lifts my injured ankle and presses a dishcloth filled with ice to the swollen flesh. The relief is instant, so I donāt fight it. I watch as he tends to me, on his knees, as itās a sight I never thought Iād see. I envisioned London on his knees, begging for forgiveness more times than I care to admit, but this is different.
Something is selfless, almost repentant about his actions, and I canāt take pleasure in seeing him this way.
āHere.ā He breaks the silence when he offers me his cell from his back pocket. My brain short-circuits. Not only is he tending to my wounds, but heās now giving me a lifeline to get the hell out of here. But now that itās within reach, I donāt want it as desperately as I thought I did.
Regardless, I accept the offering. The screen lights up with a picture of an adorable black Labrador. I donāt know why, but it throws me.
This is a part of Londonās life, and I begin to wonder what else he holds close to his heart.
Over the past ten years, I exorcised London from every crevice of my mind and body, never allowing myself to slip back into the past. But being here now, I canāt help but be curious, especially because he looks differentā¦he looks happy.
Absinthe of The Heart by Monica James will be released on May 14!
About Monica James
Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.
When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life.
She is a bestselling author in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.
Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.
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