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    Long Ride (Book 2): Black Sparks MC, #2
    Long Ride (Book 2): Black Sparks MC, #2
    Long Ride (Book 2): Black Sparks MC, #2
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    Long Ride (Book 2): Black Sparks MC, #2

    By Kathryn Thomas

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    This is book 2 of the Black Sparks MC romance series! Book 3 of this motorcycle club romance series is available everywhere now!

     

    Once you go biker, you never go back.

     

    I thought I'd moved on.

    But even though I let go of the bad boy, he never let go of me.

    Nicholas Stone will either drag me to his bed and take me to heaven…

    Or drag me to hell and watch me burn.

     

    LIANA

     

    I left home to chase a dream.

    Instead, I stumbled into a nightmare.

     

    My police officer ex has gone insane since our break-up.

    He's everywhere I look.

    Lurking in my shadows.

    Haunting me.

     

    I flee, back to the only place I've ever felt safe.

    But the devil waiting for me in my hometown isn't much better.

     

    In the eight years I've been gone, Nicholas Stone has become so much more.

     

    More powerful.

    More tatted.

    More irresistible.

     

    But just when I start to think that, if I let my guard down, I can be safe in his arms…

    A gift arrives from a not-so-secret admirer.

     

    My ex has discovered where I went.

    He sees who I'm with.

     

    And I know that my troubles are far from over.

    In fact, they're just beginning.

     

    NICHOLAS

     

    I've never forgotten the girl who broke my heart.

    But I've filled the hole she left with nothing but pure savagery.

     

    The biker life suited me.

    It lets me get my hands dirty.

    There's no feeling quite like the wind in your face, an open stretch of highway, and your enemies' cries for mercy still ringing in your ears.

     

    But Liana's return threatens to undo the man I've become.

     

    I need to know why she's back after all these years.

    There must be something she's hiding.

    And yet, she refuses to admit it.

     

    Until the ugly truth comes roaring back with a vengeance and a death wish.

     

    But there's something different this time around.

    Liana is mine.

    And if her ex thinks he can come anywhere near her again, I'll have to teach him the hard way:

     

    Never, ever mess with a biker.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereBook Publishing World
    Release dateApr 8, 2020
    ISBN9781393679943
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      Long Ride (Book 2) - Kathryn Thomas

      Long Ride: A Motorcycle Club Romance (Black Sparks MC Book 2)

      By Kathryn Thomas

      Once you go biker, you never go back.

      I THOUGHT I’D MOVED on.

      But even though I let go of the bad boy, he never let go of me.

      Nicholas Stone will either drag me to his bed and take me to heaven...

      Or drag me to hell and watch me burn.

      LIANA

      I left home to chase a dream.

      Instead, I stumbled into a nightmare.

      My police officer ex has gone insane since our break-up.

      He’s everywhere I look.

      Lurking in my shadows.

      Haunting me.

      I flee, back to the only place I’ve ever felt safe.

      But the devil waiting for me in my hometown isn’t much better.

      In the eight years I’ve been gone, Nicholas Stone has become so much more.

      More powerful.

      More tatted.

      More irresistible.

      But just when I start to think that, if I let my guard down, I can be safe in his arms...

      A gift arrives from a not-so-secret admirer.

      My ex has discovered where I went.

      He sees who I’m with.

      And I know that my troubles are far from over.

      In fact, they’re just beginning.

      NICHOLAS

      I’ve never forgotten the girl who broke my heart.

      But I’ve filled the hole she left with nothing but pure f**king savagery.

      The biker life suited me.

      It lets me get my hands dirty.

      There’s no feeling quite like the wind in your face, an open stretch of highway, and your enemies’ cries for mercy still ringing in your ears.

      But Liana’s return threatens to undo the man I’ve become.

      I need to know why she’s back after all these years.

      There must be something she’s hiding.

      And yet, she refuses to admit it.

      Until the ugly truth comes roaring back with a vengeance and a death wish.

      But there’s something different this time around.

      Liana is mine.

      And if her ex thinks he can come anywhere near her again, I’ll have to teach him the hard way:

      Never, ever mess with a biker.

      CHAPTER 1

      Later that night, after Liana retreated safely to bed in a guest room she told him was the size of her entire New York apartment, Nick stood by the picture window at Helena’s, holding an expensive Scotch, feeling like a supervillain, even though the only reason he was there was to protect Liana.

      Can you trust her? Liana asked. Her voice sounded tired, unsure, almost defeated, the voice of someone who thought she'd won a victory, only to find herself back at the starting line.

      It wasn't like she didn't have enough spare rooms. Trust me, she could lodge an entire circus troupe in this house with room to spare, he’d told Liana.

      She’d stood alone in the center of humongous room, bathed in moonlight, half-undressed, looking lost. He’d wanted to kiss her forehead, to take her hand, to be a gentleman about it. To say at your service, milady. But there was too much between them already to be that flippant. In the end he’d shut the door gently, letting out the biggest breath he’d ever held once he was out in the hall. He wondered if there ever again would be that lightness, that honesty between them, without a million pounds of sorrow and recrimination weighing it down.

      Helena, behind him, put her hands on her hips. You need sleep, Nicholas, she scolded, snaking up behind him and linking her arm into his. Nick had told Helena the barest minimum of Liana's backstory. She'd agreed instantly, and Nick didn't have enough time to explain more, or doubt her sincerity. He knew he probably should have, but Liana was safe for tonight, and that was all that mattered.

      I shouldn't, he said with a yawn. Sleep is when things go wrong. You let your guard down, that’s when they come for you. He was so tired he wasn't even sure what he was saying anymore.

      When who comes for you? she asked.

      He couldn't help but smile at his ridiculousness. The Decepticons?

      Too much TV is your problem, she laughed.

      Maybe, he agreed.He resolved not to sleep; there was too much that could go wrong with Liana if he drifted off. He could get very comfortable here, he thought. And that was exactly why he should never get comfortable for even a second.

      Did you know Liana had a boyfriend in New York? asked Helena.

      A cop, he said. How do you know?

      I told you. I don't let people into my house without knowing who they are. And he was a dirty cop.

      So what? There must be a million dirty cops in New York.

      What do you know about what she's been up to since she left Prudence?

      I know she was an actress.

      What about boyfriends? Relationships?

      You're starting to sound like Tryg.

      Nick, I'm looking out for you. You told me yourself she fucked you over once; what makes you think she won't do it again? She hasn't exactly been forthcoming with information, has she?

      She told me more than you think. It hasn't exactly been easy for her.

      Yeah, going out clubbing every night with gorgeous theater people and being wined and dined by posh directors at Broadway after parties.

      Somehow, Nick suspected that wasn't even close to what life had been like for Liana, but he didn't have the facts to allow him to argue.

      It must have been a tough life, Helena said sarcastically. She doesn't understand that there's a price to pay. She'll sell herself to the highest bidder. She's done it before. Why do you think she threw you over back then? Because she knew if she didn’t, Daddy would cut the purse strings financing her fancy education. She paused, seeming to realize she was tugging on the right memories for Nick. Am I wrong?

      No, but—

      Then what's the problem?

      Helena, it's not what you think. She's paid the price. A bigger price than we can imagine—than I could imagine. She's apologized for that. She went through hell. She's spent the last six years trying to atone for it.

      Helena wasn’t convinced. She hasn't been where we've been, Nick. She didn't grow up the way we did.

      Her grandpa founded the Black Sparks, and her dad led it for ten years before he was killed. I'd say that gives her as much street cred as anybody.

      But she denied all of that. She grew up with Noel, with piano lessons and ballet.

      Didn't you?

      Helena laughed. I grew up refereeing street races in a bikini, she replied. I know what it’s like to have nothing.

      Nick gestured around him. "Helena, if this is your definition of having nothing, then having everything must involve something really spectacular."

      Like what?

      Nick frowned, vaguely remembering a cartoon he'd seen when he was little, that made being rich seem like mythology, like Disneyland, like something that didn't exist in nature. Compared with how he'd grown up, it might as well have been. Like swimming in a pool full of gold coins, he finished lamely.

      Helena tipped back her head and laughed throatily. She touched his arm; the hair underneath the fabric of his shirt seemed to rise up like magnets. He thought of Liana asleep in the other room, and immediately grew disgusted with himself. Given what had happened earlier, she probably thought he had no self-control, and it was his onus to prove she was wrong. Allowing Helena to snake her way around his body wouldn't help much there.

      She pursed her full lips. I told you about this, Nicholas. None of it's mine. Here, I'm a princess. On paper, I'm a peasant...How do you know all of this isn't just an elaborate ruse?

      What are you talking about? He felt his fists clench, torn between his desire to defend Liana and his need to ensure she'd be safe here. She told me everything. This guy is dangerous.

      So she said. But what if she made up this stalker story to get you to feel sorry for her? Helena proposed. "While all the while, she's planted herself here like a mole, burrowing deeper and deeper, trying to eat the Black Sparks from the inside? Is that something you want to have to explain to Tryg? How

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