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  Mark’s eyes darkened, the pupils swelling until the iris was only a thin ring. The happy, normal bustle of the diner faded away, until there was nothing and no one but them. The tension and chemistry encircled them like a thick-skinned bubble, and inside the air was thick and dark, like maple syrup.

  “You blindsided me.” Mark’s voice was a low rumble. “You know I don’t handle surprises well. I like to run the play that was called. Let's pretend that didn’t happen. Pretend I didn't say what I did.”

  Liz let out a slow breath and sat back. “I’m sorry I jumped on you like that. After all the bullshit I had to see tonight at the center…”

  Mark imagined some of the so called Doms from the gathering putting their hands on her. Reminding himself of his dentist’s warning about grinding his teeth, he unclenched his jaw.

  “Those dicks at the community center aren’t fit to lick the bottom of your shoes,” he growled. “They couldn’t handle you.”

  “Are you implying that you are?” She searched his face. He wouldn't want a submissive like her. Would he?

  He met her gaze squarely. “Yes, I think I am.” He held out his hand.

  Returning his stare, she took a chance, both on him and on her fantasies. “I think you are too.”

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  Triple Beat

  Big Easy Book Five

  Dani was 17 years old when she ran from New Orleans like a thief in the night. With no idea where she was going or how she’d survive, she was certain of just one thing—she’d never again step foot in the Big Easy. Now, time and circumstances have made her a liar. After twelve long years, her beloved foster family, the Lewises, have tracked her down. And so has the very person who drove her away—her father.

  Together with her best friends, Aiden and Bryson, Dani is standing at the precipice of success. Their band, Closing Time, has just signed with a major label and their star is on the rise. But Dani can’t enjoy any kind of future while constantly looking over her shoulder, waiting for the past to catch up. It’s time to return to New Orleans…time to confront the face that’s always haunted her nightmares.

  Aiden and Bryson have long suspected Dani is hiding something, some dark secret she refuses to confide. When she leaves Nashville without a word, they follow. How can they not? What they feel for her…what they want from her…won’t allow them to let Dani face her demons alone. Whether she’s ready to believe it or not, over the years, the men have come to know a few things for certain: they’re stronger as a trio. And three hearts beat better as one.

  This book contains a painful scene of abuse from 15-year-old Dani’s past. Not for the faint of heart.

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  *****

  “Um…Bry?”

  He sighed. “Ignore it, Dani. Natural male response when he’s in bed with a half-naked woman.”

  She heard Aiden snort.

  “Sort of hard to ignore when it’s poking me in the ass,” she added.

  Aiden laughed louder. “Damn. There’s a visual.”

  She rolled her eyes. “Gross.” Even as she said the word, she considered what it would feel like to have sex with Bryson. Or Aiden. It wasn’t the first time that racy thought had crossed her mind. She’d always dismissed it because the band—and their friendship—meant too much to her to risk for sex. No matter how amazing she suspected that sex would be.

  She wasn’t sure why she was so certain the guys were great in bed. Maybe it was simply a female reaction to the way they made her feel when they sang a love song, or watching their fingers fly with incredible skill over their instruments. She’d spent a little too much time lately considering those fingers strumming her instrument.

  “I really need to find a guy and get laid,” she muttered.

  Aiden twisted to his side to face her. The moon provided enough light to allow her to see his expression clearly. “Been telling you that for nearly two years. It’s not healthy to go so long without.”

  “Not sure health has anything to do with it.”

  She was surprised when Aiden reached out and pushed a strand of hair away from her face. “Feeling better?” He was obviously still worried about her nightmare.

  She nodded. “I’m sorry I’ve been such a pain in the ass this past week. I promise…just a few days more and I’ll be back to normal.”

  Aiden gave her a friendly smile. “Don’t set your goals so high, Dani. You were never normal.”

  She grinned. “Asshole.”

  “I chalk that up to too many years spent with Bryson. That shit tends to rub off.”

  “You wish you were as cool as me,” Bryson said in his own defense.

  Dani glanced over her shoulder. Bryson looked very comfortable, his head resting on the pillow, the longish mass of jet-black hair hiding his dark-brown eyes, his arm wrapped tightly around her waist and his very erect penis pressed firmly to her backside. He was incredibly beautiful, but she was certain he’d scoff if she used that word to describe him.

  Then she looked back at Aiden. He wore his light-brown hair shorter and hid his pretty blue eyes behind wire-framed glasses whenever he was working at the computer or reading a new piece of music. Bryson teased him, claiming he just wore them to look smarter, but Aiden never took offense. He just joked back that not even glasses could give Bryson an air of intelligence.

  “I’m glad you guys are here.” She’d been so wrapped up in her anxieties lately that she’d pushed away the very people she needed the most.

  “All you had to do was ask.” Aiden placed a soft kiss to her forehead. Then another one.

  They weren’t overly affectionate friends. Most of their touching typically came in the form of high-fives or roughhousing. Kisses and cuddles weren’t part of it.

  Dani reached out and cupped Aiden’s beloved face. “Thank you.”

  She wasn’t sure who moved first. Maybe they both moved together. But one second she and Aiden were simply smiling at each other, and then they were much closer, their lips touching in a quick, only somewhat chaste kiss.

  They parted for a moment before they came in for another. This one lingered a second longer than the first.

  Bryson’s arm tightened around her waist, but he didn’t speak, didn’t call them out or ask them what the hell they were doing.

  Aiden pulled farther away after the second kiss, his brows furrowed, confusion in his eyes. She suspected that expression was mirrored in her face.

  And then it cleared. He relaxed, and so did she.

  When they moved in for the third kiss, it was as if they were prepared, ready for it.

  He stroked her lower lip with his tongue and she opened her mouth on a gasp. Aiden took advantage. This kiss lasted much longer, the two of them taking their time to explore each other’s mouths. Aiden’s fingers tangled in her hair and he used that grip to gently twist her head this way or that to help him deepen the kiss.

  Bryson was silent through it all, but Dani knew he wasn’t oblivious to what was happening. He also didn’t seem content to merely observe. His hand slipped beneath the hem of her t-shirt, stroking the bare skin of her stomach, and then moving up to her breast.

  Dani’s breathing became erratic as she tried to keep up with the sensations drowning her. Bryson grasped her breast firmly, his large hand plumping the flesh, his fingers pinching her nipple.

  Aiden either didn’t notice or he didn’t care about Bryson’s touches. He tightened his grip on her hair and kissed her harder.

  Dani was helpless to resist any of it. She pushed her ass against Bryson’s cock, seeking more stimulation. The movement was a blatant invitation. One that Bryson didn’t hesitate to accept.

  His hand left her breast, traveling to her hip. He gripped it, tugging her back as he pushed forward, letting her feel exactly how much he wanted her.

  It was too much. Dani broke off the kiss, desperately attempting to suck in some much-needed ai
r. Aiden didn’t attempt to resume it, but he didn’t let her slow him down either. He ran his fingers along her neck, his gaze following the touch. Then he grasped the comforter covering them and pulled it down, not stopping until the bulk of it rested around her knees.

  Regardless of the number of times they’d seen her dressed exactly like this, this was the first time she’d felt exposed, almost naked in front of them. Aiden’s gaze traveled over her, studying things he’d never appeared to notice before. Or was it things he’d tried not to see? Had they had lustful thoughts about her as well?

  Aiden reached out and ran his fingers over her covered breast, the same one Bryson had just released.

  Neither Dani nor Bryson had stopped moving, the humping motion imitating exactly what Dani wanted to do.

  With both of them.

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  The Trinity Masters

  by Lila Dubois and Mari Carr

  There’s power and passion in three

  Get to know the members of the secret and selective Trinity Masters

  Elemental Pleasure

  The Trinity Masters Book One

  There’s power and passion in three

  When Carly Kenan joined the secretive Trinity Masters in college, she knew that one day she’d have to pay the piper. That day has come. Returning to Boston, Carly meets former Marine Lance Glassco, a mathematician for DARPA, and Preston Kim, a celebrated chemist. Though on the surface they have nothing in common, it’s clear the Grand Master thinks that together the three of them can do something amazing. And that’s why he’s declared that Carly, Lance and Preston must unite. In a ménage.

  Tempers flare as they struggle to understand each other, but their physical attraction is explosive, and the sex leaves all of them begging for more. Pushed beyond her limits, Carly runs from Lance and Preston. What she doesn’t understand is that she now belongs to them, body and soul…and they belong to her, too. When Lance uncovers a dangerous crime in Preston’s firm, Carly is caught in the crossfire and the struggling lovers are forced to move beyond desire…to trust.

  The Trinity Masters have the power to make careers and change lives, but there’s a price. All members know that the day will come when the Grand Master will select them, and pair them with two others. For the Trinity Masters the strongest bond isn’t a pair, but a threesome.

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  Primal Passion

  The Trinity Masters Book Two

  There’s power and passion in three

  Deni Parker thinks she’s got it all figured out. Working on the cutting edge of science, she has little time for anything but work. Luckily she doesn’t have to bother with dating because she’s a member of the Trinity Masters—a secret society that has not only helped her career, but which will identify the two people with whom she’ll spend the rest of her life in an arranged ménage marriage. When her invitation to the introduction ceremony is delivered—years ahead of when she expected—by the very intimidating, and far too handsome, Price Bennett, Deni’s more than a little unprepared.

  Price didn’t join the Trinity Masters to play messenger. As CEO of a major security firm and heir to one of the largest fortunes in the world, he’s annoyed when the Grand Master orders him to transport the disorganized, virgin scientist to the ceremony to meet her partners. It’s only when they arrive that Price realizes he isn’t a mere messenger—he’s been matched with Deni.

  FBI Agent Gunner Wells has been in love with Deni for years, but he’s resisted pursuing her. When he arrives at his introduction ceremony, he’s delighted to discover Deni is not only a member of the secret society, but one of his partners…along with billionaire playboy, Price Bennett.

  Their strong personalities clash—in the bedroom and out of it—but Price and Gunner have to put aside their overprotectiveness, and Deni must put aside her pride, when someone tries to stop her research—with deadly methods.

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  Scorching Desire

  The Trinity Masters Book Three

  There’s power and passion in three

  A reformed spy. A respectable lawyer. A renowned playboy.

  When Damon Corzo is blackmailed it’s not just his career that’s in jeopardy, but the Trinity Masters—America’s oldest and most powerful secret society. He and fellow member Marco Polin, a world famous playboy musician, enjoy sharing women, a secret that until now they’ve kept quiet.

  Tasha Kasharin, the reformed spy sent to help them, knows this is more than simple blackmail. Marco and Damon’s lives are in jeopardy. She ignores her increasingly vivid fantasies about being part of a trinity with them until their investigation is interrupted by the Grand Master, who calls them to the altar and binds them in a ménage marriage.

  The men must trust their futures to the unexpectedly innocent woman who’s now their wife, while dealing with the change in their own relationship, and the complicated feelings that come with it. Blackmail escalates to violence, and they’ll have to trust and accept one another if they’re going to survive.

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  Forbidden Legacy

  The Trinity Masters Book Four

  There’s power and passion in three

  An enigmatic leader…

  Harrison Adams has served as leader of the Trinity Masters for a decade. He’s always placed the group above his own needs—even when it comes to the one woman who calls to him. When a dangerous threat to the secret society surfaces, Harrison sets a plan in motion that could save the organization, but it comes with a price.

  A steadfast woman…

  Alexis turned down an invitation to join the Trinity Masters, afraid to relinquish control over her life, her future…her heart. That rejection means night after night of unrequited lust as she and Harrison are forced to ignore their desires. Her heart aching, she throws herself into her job and her difficult working relationship with her boss, Michael. He’s attractive and maddening, but Alexis has zero plans to give in to the crazy chemistry between them.

  An improper proposal she can’t refuse…

  Harrison asks Alexis to experiment in a ménage relationship with him and she agrees unable to take another moment of longing for him. Perhaps with a third around she’ll be able to keep her heart intact. She is completely unaware their third will be her infuriating boss, Michael. She couldn’t have known how giving herself to them would inflame her desires. Or how much she would enjoy submitting to them.

  But when an evil man looking for revenge sets his sights on Harrison, time is the one thing none of them have. And it soon becomes apparent Harrison’s forbidden legacy could destroy them all…

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  About the Authors

  Lila Dubois is a technical writer by day and an erotic romance writer by night. She’s living her own version of a romance novel with her Irish Farm Boy, whom she imported to Los Angeles. Having spent extensive time in France, Egypt, Turkey, Ireland and England, Lila speaks five languages, none of them—including English—fluently.

  Visit Lila online:

  Website: www.liladubois.net

  Twitter: @CrzyButCuteLila

  Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorLilaDubois

  Blog: International Heat (www.intlheat.com) and liladubois.wordpress.com

  Writing a book was number one on Mari Carr’s bucket list. A New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller, Mari’s computer is now jammed full of stories — novels, novellas, short stories and dead-ends.

  Mari writes contemporary erotic romance novels. To learn more about her spicy stories, click here.

  Visit Mari online:

  Website: www.maricarr.com

  Facebook: www.facebook.com/MariCarrWriter

  Twitter: @MariCarr

  Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/1365301.Mari_Carr

  Additional T
itles by Lila Dubois

  The Trinity Masters, Erotic Ménage Romance written with New York Times bestselling author Mari Carr

  Elemental Pleasure

  Primal Passion

  Scorching Desire

  After Burn (free short story)

  Forbidden Legacy

  Hidden Devotion

  BDSM Checklist, BDSM Erotic Romance

  A is for…

  B is for…

  C is for…

  Glenncailty Castle, Contemporary Romance

  The Harp and the Fiddle

  The Irish Lover (short story)

  The Fire and the Earth

  The Shadow and the Night

  Monsters in Hollywood, Paranormal Romance

  Lights, Camera… Monsters

  My Fair Monster

  Gone with the Monster

  Have Monster, Will Travel

  A Monster and a Gentleman

  The Last of the Monsters

  The Wraith Accords, Paranormal Romance

  Carnal Magic

  Standalone BDSM Erotic Romance

  Betrayed by Love

  New Adult BDSM Romance

  Dangerous Lust

  Zinahs, Fantasy Romance

  Forbidden

  Savage

  Bound

  Standalone Paranormal Romance

  Calling the Wild

  Kitsune

  Savage Satisfaction

  Sealed with a Kiss

  Additional Titles by Mari Carr

  The Trinity Masters, Erotic Ménage Romance written with Lila Dubois

  Elemental Pleasure

  Primal Passion

  Scorching Desire

  After Burn (free short story)

  Forbidden Legacy

  Hidden Devotion

  Sparks in Texas

  Sparks Fly

  Waiting for You