It’s release day for Alicia Rae’s Tattooed Emotions! We’re having a fantastic release day celebration for this amazing new contemporary romance. Alicia is sharing an excerpt with us to celebrate the release of her first book in the Tattooed Billionaire series. Check it all out!
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Tattooed Emotions Synopsis:
Raelyn Jennings has survived the unthinkable. She’s been given a second chance to live, to breathe, to feel. Her ability to overcome such a traumatic hurdle has created armor around her heart. But beyond her shield is fear, a consuming deep one, of the unknown. Raelyn vows to herself that she’ll solely focus on the one constant in her life, her career as the CEO for a prestigious accounting firm.
Damien Heathman’s unrelenting determination has made him a powerful, respected man. He’s sexy and confident and utterly breathtaking. His dominance and strength is evident in every purposeful stride, every meaningful look, and every soft caress.
Raelyn has worked with Damien’s company, Heathman Enterprises, for many years, but they’ve never crossed paths—until now.
Damien’s presence fills a room. He steals Raelyn’s breath and sparks her broken heart back to life. Once Damien sets eyes on Raelyn, there is no turning back. He wants her, and he’ll stop at nothing to have her. Not even the dark secrets hidden behind his tattoos will stand in his way.
The chemistry is undeniable. The passion is palpable.
Can Damien convince Raelyn that he is worth the risk? Or will Raelyn allow her past to control her future, feeling the chance of another heartache is too great to bear?
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Shannon P’s Review: 4.0 ★★★★
Raelyn Jennings has had some serious health issues to deal with, and unfortunately (or fortunately in my opinion) they cost her the relationship with her fiancé. She is now in remission and the last thing she wants is a man, much less one with the capability to tear through her carefully constructed walls. Enter Damien Heathman. He is smart, sexy and successful. However, he has a dark past evidenced by the scars he bears. Can Raelyn bring some light to his life? Will Damien be able to demolish the wall surrounding her heart without causing more damage?
I believe we all have scars of some sort. Some are visible on our skin for all the world to see while others are tattooed on our very soul. Alicia Rae has written a story of two of these people coming together and trying to see beyond the scars. I think she has done a great job of showing that you can’t let your past define you or your future. I loved the sentiment of “I am not my past”. It is so simple and yet so profound.
I can’t wait to read more of Raelyn and Damien’s story. I give Tattooed Emotions 4 stars.
*I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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Lisa G’s Review: 4.0 ★★★★
I received a complimentary copy of Tattooed Emotions in exchange for an honest review. This is the first book I’ve read from Alicia Rae; I’ve quickly became a fan of hers.
Raelyn Jennings survived what would be anyone’s worst nightmare, she wasn’t suppose to survive but she did and because she did, she is an amazing woman. Everyone once in a while you read something in a book that hits your personally and for me, the following did: “If I’d learned one thing while being sick, it was to love myself, imperfections and all, and to appreciate my body. It was what made me, me. And it was the only one I was ever going to have.” We shouldn’t have to be deathly ill to see ourselves this way – we should all love our own body, mind and spirit everyday!
Raelyn is a partner at an accounting firm with her close friend Cale. Cale always handled Damien Heathman’s affairs until another client needed his services – so Cale passed Damien onto Raelyn. As you can imagine this is where their love story begins unfolding. The moment Raelyn sees Damien all thoughts have left her brain and she cannot breathe – Damien is THAT beautiful.
Damien’s past is something we haven’t read about yet and as Raelyn has said “Gosh, I have so many questions.” SO DO I!
Damien is very secretive about his past, his tattoo’s, the security code to enter his house (same as on his tattooed arm. ) “Damien wasn’t a man of many words, yet the few he had spoken touched me a way that no one had ever done before.”
“As I let myself drift off to sleep, I understood that Damien and I had much to learn about one another, we both seem to have so many secrets of our past that we weren’t ready to share” SHARE!! Please SHARE Alicia!!
This is truly a love story of two kindred hearts – they have both stolen my heart! I cannot wait to read more about Damien and Raelyn.
Our man of so few words “I’ll be strong enough for both of us, I’ll love you enough for both of us” Holy Cow – be still my heart!
Fabulous read!! 4 Take my heart away stars!
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Exclusive Excerpt:
Damien lightly laid me on the bed, removed my towel, and tucked me beneath the sheets. “Do you need anything? Water, saltines, anything?” Concern filled his features once again.
“No.” I smiled. “I’m fine. Just tired.”
He nodded his acknowledgment, and then he walked to the bathroom door while pulling his soaking wet shirt from his back. He tossed it on the chair, every muscle flexing with his movements.
I might have been tired, but that didn’t stop me from being stunned into silence as my body flamed to life at the sight of his bare torso. My greedy eyes traveled from one end of his shoulder to the other, drinking in the beauty of his ink.
Without glancing at me, he sauntered over to his dresser to pull out a dark-colored shirt.
“Don’t,” I whispered, feeling my heart stop beating in my chest.
It destroyed me a little every time he concealed this part of himself from me. I knew something awful had happened to Damien and that he didn’t want to talk about it, but him hiding it from me hurt beyond any other physical pain I’d ever experienced.
His arms paused midair, and he gazed over his shoulder. From his side profile, I saw the instant his body tensed, and his jaw clenched.
“Please…” I swallowed thickly and dug for courage. “You want me to stay. And I want to lie with you…with nothing between us.” I realized I was being unfair, but I was that desperate.
A visible tremor shook through him. It felt as though an eternity had passed before he spoke, “Don’t touch them.”
My heart swelled within its confined space. He was going to trust me.
“I won’t,” I breathed in relief. “I promise.”
“Don’t ever break a promise to me, Raelyn.” He slowly lowered his arms and pivoted to face me. “So, don’t make one if you can’t keep it.”
“I keep my promises,” I vowed with the utmost sincerity.
“As do I. Always.” His voice was reverent.
Alicia Rae Bio:
Alicia Rae is a Contemporary Romance Author who lives in Dekalb, Illinois, with her husband and three beautiful boys. Alicia has a passion for reading all types of romance, writing to bring a story to life, and photography.
Thank you to my dear sister, Kels, who showed me a few years ago how much I truly missed reading. And to my loving husband, for not throwing away my Nook, and planting the seed of writing in my mind. I am forever grateful. Xo
Readers, words cannot thank you enough for supporting me along this incredible journey. I hope you enjoy my novels as much as I do writing them. I thank each and every one of you.
Believe in yourself and follow your dreams…
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