Series: The O’Malley Series
#1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: Paperback- December
22, 2015 Digital- June 2, 2015
Publisher: Grand
Central Publishing- Forever
Teague
O’Malley hates pretty much everything associated with his family’s name. And
when his father orders him to marry Callista Sheridan to create a “business”
alliance, Teague’s ready to tell his dad exactly where he can stuff his
millions. But then Teague actually meets his new fiancée, sees the bruises on
her neck and the fight still left in her big blue eyes, and he decides he will
do everything in his power to protect her.
Everyone
knows the O’Malleys have a dangerous reputation. But Callie wasn’t aware of
just what that meant until she saw Teague, the embodiment of lethal grace and
coiled power. His slightest touch sizzles through her. The closer they get,
though, the more trouble they’re in. Because Callie’s keeping a dark secret—and
what Teague doesn’t know could get him killed.
I am a huge
Mafia fan! This sounds as odd to hear, as it looks on the screen. But I truly
love the stories of the family and Robin Hood aspect, but not so much of the violence
and crime. But hey, that is a part of real life, so it should be a part of this
story.
But let’s move on
to the story shall we. Callie Sheridan is being forced into marring a man who
truly is scum; purely to secure her family’s alliance with The Halloran. But
when she actually meets Brendan Halloran, she knows she cannot marry this man.
But when Brendan threatens her with rape, she takes matters into her own hands…literally.
The O’Malley
family wants to secure a “business relationship” with the Sheridan’s, in order
to have a better footing in the Boston underworld. So when Teague’s father
orders him to marry Sheridan’s only daughter, he wanted to tell his father no! Oh
heck no! But then he met her and saw her bruises and knew, he wanted to protect
her. So he agrees to this deal with the devil.
But both Teague
and Callie are hiding huge secrets that they try to guard with their lives. but
then a war between the families breaks out and when the secrets comes to light
will shock everyone…
This book was
fast pace and kept me gripped and now I’m addicted…well that’s not really a
shock is it! The writing was detailed and smooth. I found no plot holes or
bumps and the characters were relatable and more importantly! REAL.
I give Marriage Contract 9 out of 10.
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“Don’t
lie to me.”
She
shivered under that unrelenting gaze, and licked her lips, all too aware of how
he tracked the movement. “It won’t happen again.”
“You’re
right. Because I’m going to kill the bastard.” He kept stroking her skin, his
touch doing strange things to parts of her body that weren’t anywhere near her
neck. “Tell me his name.”
She
wouldn’t, even if the man who’d hurt her wasn’t already dead. Even in their
messed-up world, murder was a last resort—something to be avoided at all
costs—not something you did for a woman you barely knew. “No.”
“Your
father hasn’t been keeping what’s his safe.” Another stroke, this one closer to
her jawline. “That’s his mistake—one I won’t be making as well. His name,
Callista.”
Oh
God, oh God, oh God. She had to get a handle on this now. She’d never
considered herself one to crack under pressure, but this man put his hands on
her and spoke in that quiet, confident way that promised violence to anyone who
touched her, and she was dangerously close to losing control. Which kind of
control was up for grabs, so she went with the least likely to reveal her
secret.
She
kissed him, her heels giving her enough height that she barely had to go up on
her toes. Her lips brushed his, and for one interminable second she was sure
neither of them took a breath.
Then
his arms were around her, and he took the last step to bring their chests flush
together and her back against the wall. Even knowing she should be panicking at
being pinned, she slipped her arms around his neck and traced the seam of his
lips with her tongue.
That
was all it took.
He
let go of her throat to cup the back of her head, and then she was in the
middle of the single most devastating kiss of her life. His tongue stroked
hers, claiming her mouth—her body—as his own. His hands stayed in place even as
he continued the assault on her mouth, his touch headier than the nicotine. She
arched against him, tilting her head to allow him better access, and he growled
in approval.
Whatever
she’d expected from this kiss, it certainly hadn’t been desire. Though desire
was too tame a word. She’d felt desire before, and this wasn’t it. This
was…need. All-consuming need that devoured everything in its path, leaving only
destruction in its wake.
New
York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Katee Robert learned to tell her
stories at her grandpa’s knee. She found romance novels at age twelve and it
changed her life. When not writing sexy contemporary and speculative fiction
romance novels, she spends her time playing imaginary games with her wee ones,
driving her husband batty with what-if questions, and planning for the
inevitable zombie apocalypse.
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