Nothing But Trouble

by Tory Richards

A senator arranges for his daughter, Sophie to be kidnapped on the eve of her wedding. She turns out to be more trouble than her abductor, Brent, anticipated. Spirited and resourceful, he has his hands full. In the meantime, their intense attraction to each other only adds further complications.Excerpt - “I’ll remove my hand, if you promise…” Brent shouldn’t have reminded her about his hand. The next thing he knew she was biting down on it a second time. Adding insult to injury, she shoved him in the chest as hard as she could at the same time, catching him unaware. Before he had a chance to recover she took advantage of the moment by pushing herself away from the wall and taking flight.“Damn it!” Brent grunted in anger. She managed to descend one step before he tangled a hand in her hair and hauled her back into his arms. A cry escaped her but Brent ignored it. He yanked her roughly against him. “Bite me again and you’ll find out what it feels like,” he muttered between his teeth. “Who are you?” she asked softly. Brent felt her slight tremble and steeled himself for what he had to do. “What do you want?”“One question at a time, princess.” Brent realized he had to assert his dominance early on if he wanted to remain in control of the situation. Not giving much thought to the consequences, he pushed Sophie up against the concrete wall and leaned in close, threatening her with his superior strength and size. His actions had repercussions he wasn’t anticipating though. Like the rush of heat surging through his blood, turning the victim in his arms into a desirable woman. Wrestling with her provided conditions he hadn’t counted on. Appealing circumstances which could easily upset the scheme of things if he let it. Too much body contact for one.“I demand you keep your hands to yourself!” she whispered sharply.“Do you now?” he said softly, amused at her haughty tone. “You’re not in any position to demand anything.” With every breath Brent took, he could smell her. Beyond the light scent of soap and perfume, to the sensuous woman beneath. A sexy combination of innocence and know-how. It was playing havoc with his senses, preventing him from keeping a clear head. He swore beneath his breath. Nothing good was going to come of this. She was tall like he liked his women but he wasn’t into rich, spoiled, society types who held themselves above others, thinking they were better than everyone else.He’d watched Sophie long enough to know she was used to the best in life and probably demanded it. A woman who let society rule her emotions, not her heart. He recalled her quiet, almost suffering acceptance of Lord touching and kissing her, putting up with it because it was expected of her and not because she’d liked it. That action alone told him a lot about her. She was probably as cold as a block of ice in bed.“I demand you tell me who you are and what this is all about,” she said in a frigid tone, confirming his thoughts. Her snooty tone grated on his nerves.“Demand all you want, princess, it won’t get you anywhere.” He was glad she’d broken his train of thought. He could care less what she was like in bed and would do well to remember that. What’s more, he doubted her father would appreciate his wayward notions.Brent respected and liked Senator Adams. It was because of that reason alone he was doing this in the first place. T

199 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 17, 2014

About the author

Tory Richards is an Amazon bestselling author in the categories erotic romance and romantic suspense who writes smut with a plot. Born in Maine, she's lived most of her life in Florida where she went to school, married, and raised her daughter. She's retired from Disney and spends her time with family and friends, traveling, and writing.

Coming soon!
Book 3, Tank, in my The Biker Next Door series

Reviews

[Julie Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing but Trouble by Tory Richards
Brent is attracted to Sophia because she is tall.
Adult situations. She notices the raw magnetism she gets from just looking at him.
She's engaged to Jonathan-a senator and she's used to guards but felt someone was watching her.
Brent wondered by observation if she was being blackmailed into marrying Jonathan...
Interesting to find out who hired him to kidnap her. She was to be married the next day.
Like hearing what each think of the same situation.
He's had enough of her and they end up in steamy detailed hot sex and it's a wonder who's giving in more...
Like the story line about who had her kidnapped and why... She has many secrets and some haunt her.

[Marsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing but Trouble by Tory Richards. It took me a while to get to this on my TBR because the kidnapped/love story plot has never really appealed to me. This version, though, flips that scenario on its backside and turned out to be a really good read. These characters are all great, and the plot was terrifically twisty. Well written and well loved.