Reckless Hearts
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“And before you know it, she’s taken over his life. She’s moved into his luxurious house on the beach. She’s convinced him that everything he ever cherished before should be forsaken and replaced by her and her son.
“Now, the man has a son of his own, whom he’d worked hard to protect and provide for. But under the woman’s spell, he takes everything he’d once promised his son and gives it all to hers, leaving his son nearly penniless, alone, struggling to survive.”
He looked from face to face, meaningfully locking eyes with each guy one by one.
“Do you think that’s right?”
“Naw, it ain’t right at all,” said Little Jay.
“Damn straight,” Willie said.
Nathaniel nodded his agreement with their assessment. “See, that’s where you all come in. You in particular, Willie. That suave, cosmopolitan playboy is my father. And the hippie woman, she’s my stepmother. She stole my life from me. I want it back. And you, Willie, can help me now that you’re getting out. I’ll make it worth your while. This goes for all of you. What do you say?”
He could see the greed flushing their faces.
“I’ve got it all worked out,” he said. “It’s all I’ve been thinking about since I got locked up in here. The key is the son. Jake is his name. And the way to get to him is through his girlfriend, Elena. Now, here’s what you have to do . . .”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SEAN OLIN is the author of Wicked Games, Brother/Sister, and Killing Britney. He lives in New York City but summers in a beach town that inspired the setting of the Wicked Games series.
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BOOKS BY SEAN OLIN
Wicked Games
Reckless Hearts
Killing Britney
Brother/Sister
CREDITS
Cover photo © 2015 by Gallery Stock
Cover design by Joel Tippie
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Olin, Sean.
Reckless hearts : a Wicked games novel / by Sean Olin. — First edition.
pages cm.
Sequel to: Wicked games.
Summary: Sensitive guitarist Jake has been trying to express his love for his best friend, anime artist Elena, but when Elena connects online with Harlow, sparking an instant connection, Jake is sure something is wrong but his objections only push Elena into Harlow’s arms.
ISBN 978-0-06-219241-7 (hardback)
EPub Edition © October 2015 ISBN 9780062192424
[1. Best friends—Fiction. 2. Friendship—Fiction. 3. Dating (Social customs)—Fiction. 4. Deception—Fiction. 5. Identity theft—Fiction. 6. Remarriage—Fiction. 7. Stepbrothers—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.O4682Rec 2015 2015005853
[Fic]—dc23 CIP
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