Resisting the Bad Boy
Can't Resist #1
Violet Duke
Contemporary Romance
March 29, 2013
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"A heartfelt, fast-paced, and fun
read!" -- NYT Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely
The book that started it all. Book #1 of the Nice Girl trilogy,
the acclaimed three-book serial that began the New York Times & USA
Today bestselling CAN'T RESIST series.
Abby Bartlett is the quintessential nice girl. Between teaching, volunteering,
completing her PhD, and helping her best friend raise his daughter, Abby never
gets the chance to be anything but nice. That is, until the
all-wrong-for-her man she’s only ever known from afar starts daring her to
simply take that chance for herself. His sage advice? Try something wild
and fast.
Preferably him.
An unbridled, hotshot attorney with a not-so-little black book, Connor Sullivan
has earned himself quite the bad boy reputation. But in his defense, he’s a
very conscientious one. He knows far too well that sometimes in life, love
isn’t enough…or worse, not even a factor at all. To avoid that misery—and repel
the drama—Connor always makes his one and only rule crystal clear right
from the start. Absolutely nothing more than a month.
Turns out, a whole lot can happen in one month.
Note: This is NOT a standalone. This is the first book in a three-book
serial.
This three-book serial is part of the CAN'T RESIST series. Books #1-3 (Abby's
story) must be read in order. While Books #4-6 are separate standalones, it is
recommended that they be read after the trilogy. Books #1-3 are also
available as a bundled boxed set.
THE CAN'T RESIST SERIES:
BOOK 1: Resisting the Bad Boy*
BOOK 2: Falling for the Good Guy*
BOOK 3: Choosing the Right Man*
BOOK 4: Finding the Right Girl
BOOK 5: Keeping the Rebound Fling
BOOK 6: Having the Real Thing
*Also available as a three-book bundle in the Nice Girl trilogy boxed set
PRAISE FOR VIOLET DUKE:
"Emotionally charged with wonderful characters! Violet Duke made me
laugh and cry in this incredible romance. One of the best I've read this
year!" -- NYT Bestselling Author J.S. Scott
"A sexy, emotional treat!" -- NYT Bestselling Author Lexi
Ryan
"A unique series that will take you on a roller coaster of emotions. I
couldn't put these books down!" -- NYT Bestselling Author Carly
Phillips
Excerpt
He
didn’t want Abby to have any illusions about him. “The last woman I dated isn’t
taking the end of our one month well. But it is completely over, I assure you. I’m not dating her or anyone else
right now, in case you were wondering.”
“I
wasn’t. Wondering, that is. I know you wouldn’t be asking me for a month if you
were.”
He
was utterly curious as to why, how she was so sure of such a thing.
At
his questioning look, she shrugged. “You strike me as a monogamish kind of guy. Plus, I don’t believe
you’d go through the hassle of enforcing a rule if you weren’t going to be man
enough to honor it yourself.”
There
was a good chance he was going to start needing this woman as a valium for his
soul. She saw a glimmer of good in even his worst qualities, and didn’t
hesitate to call him on the rest. But never without recrimination. If it was
possible, she seemed to just like him for being him.
“Hey,”
she said, concern latent in her voice. “You okay? You looked a little worried
there for a second. Is it your case? Did you want to talk about it?”
She
had to stop. He couldn’t take much more of her innate niceness; he didn’t
deserve it, didn’t have the first clue what to do with it. “Oddly enough, I do
want to talk about my case with you. Hell, I want to share my whole day with
you. Which is why I need to do this.”
So quickly it surprised even him, he swooped onto the couch and lowered his
mouth down to hers.
Just
one taste.
He
just wanted one little taste before his hunger got out of control. Before he
started craving things he couldn’t truly have.
Like
a nice girl he had no business wanting.
He
stopped himself mere seconds before his lips made contact though...shut his
eyes and took a steadying breath. Then another. And then finally backed away.
Christ,
that was close.
But
just when he’d gotten a handle on his roiling emotions, just when he thought he
could be the good guy for a change, he felt two gentle hands smooth over the
sides of his face.
And
he was lost.
About the Author
NEW
YORK TIMES & USA TODAY bestselling author Violet Duke is a former professor
of English Education who is ecstatic to now be on the other side of the page
writing wickedly fun contemporary romance novels. Her NYT and USA Today
bestselling books have been Top 10 bestsellers on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes
& Noble, and featured on IndieReader and GalleyCat as breakout hits.
When she's not writing or feeding her book-a-day reading addiction, Violet
enjoys tackling reno projects with her power tools, trying pretty much
anything without reading the directions first, and cooking 'special edition'
dishes that laugh in the face of recipes. She lives in Hawai'i with her two
cute kids (daughter Violet & son Duke) and similarly adorable husband.
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