The Rebel Walking Series continues with Taron and Ivy's story, Heaven Sent. The explosive chemistry that these two share ignites a relationship of epic proportions.
He has been dubbed 'the panty stealer', but Taron Walker has his eyes set on the beautiful, full of life, Ivy Adams. Ivy doesn't usually put up with the player type, yet there is something about Taron that has her intrigued. Taron must leave to go on tour with Rebel Walking and Ivy will be left to face serious struggles on her own. Will she reach out to Taron for help, or will she push him away? Can these two find happiness in each other's arms, or will they tear each other's world apart?
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{excerpt}
Chapter One
Ivy
He is everywhere.
In my thoughts.
In my dreams.
In my air.
I’m trying to fight my attraction to
Taron, but my heart doesn’t seem to listen to my mind. I know it’s
a disaster waiting to happen if I give in, yet I still keep thinking
of the possibilities.
He has a past. So do I.
He loves to flirt. So do I.
He will be leaving to go on tour
tomorrow. I won’t.
He was there for me when I thought I
lost my best friend. The title ‘best friend’ doesn’t really do
what we have justice. Eaven is my sister. We may come from
different blood, but in all aspects that count we are family. A
couple of months ago Eaven was kidnapped and driven into the river by
her boyfriend’s ex. Taron never left my side the entire time we
were searching for her or when she was recovering in the hospital.
He has been to my apartment to check on me daily since Eaven has been
staying with Talon to recover.
Don’t get me wrong. He has
continuously made advances toward me since we found out Eaven was
going to be ok. He flirts non-stop, but I’m a girl who likes all
of that attention. I just don’t want to share my attention with
other girls.
I have to decide if I can handle
sharing him before I give myself to him completely. After all he is
the lead singer in the band ‘Rebel Walking’. They are going to
be gone more on tour now. This will be their second time to go on
tour with main stream bands. They were such a huge success the first
time, they were chosen to be the opening band at every single one of
‘Beckoning Reality’s‘ concerts. I heard all of the details
from Taron when he called to check on me while he was away on the
first tour.
I’ve managed to fight him off until
this point, but I’m sure since he leaves in the morning, he will be
trying extra hard tonight to get me to cave.
Smitty has kicked off a celebration to
send the band off in style. It looks like everyone has shown up to
see the band one last time. This place is packed.
Eaven and I went shopping for new
outfits this week. She wants to look exceptional tonight since she
is sending her fiancé off for four weeks. She is just recently
engaged to Talon and they are perfect for each other. I am so
excited that she found someone who makes her happy and treats her
right. He just happens to look identical to the guy that I am
fighting myself to not like. Talon and Taron Walker are identical
twins. The story of the two sisters falling in love with twin bad
boys is one that never comes true.
I look over and see Taron at the band’s
reserved table talking to his twin. My eyes shift to his broad
shoulders and the dark, tight shirt that doesn’t leave much to the
imagination. I’ve been in his arms a few times and I know that his
chest and stomach are sculpted and just as defined as the shirt makes
it appear. He has dark hair, almost black. He wears it messy so
that it looks like he just got out of bed. The look really works for
him. I know that he does put effort into his hair because I have
been stuck waiting on him to get ready.
He jumps up to pester his older brother
Holden and I begin to appreciate the view of his ass in those jeans.
His jeans hang just right, just the way I love to see. I’ve never
let him know that I appreciate how he looks. He would never let me
live it down if I did.
Eaven leaves me to make her way to
Talon. I see Taron begin to search the room as soon as he sees her
arrive. He spots me and starts to look me up and down. His eyes
never leave me as he stalks across the room.
“Poison Ivy! It is such a pleasure
to see you out for the kill tonight.” He takes his index finger
and runs it down my chest and into the valley of my cleavage causing
my shirt to lower. He stops just before he exposes me.
“Do you want to lose that finger?”
I really want him to continue, but I would never tell him that.
“I would love for you to take my
entire finger.” He removes his digit from my chest and I know his
meaning behind his reply. He has never been shy about his sexual
desire with me.
“In your dreams.” I turn away from
him to begin my walk to the table. He stops me after only a few
steps. He grabs my hips and holds me against him. I can feel him
invading my space again. He is consuming all of my senses. He leans
down to whisper in my ear.
“Yea that pretty much sums it up.”
My body heats up as his breath blows
past my ear. The sensation sends a shiver through my body and heat
straight to my core. He holds me so close that I can feel how much
he wants me as it presses into my backside.
“When are you going to quit playing
hard to get? You know we will be hot together. You know you want
what only I can give you.” He begins to sway back and forth with
the music.
I want what he is offering me so much.
I want to let go and ride the roller coaster that is Taron. I know
there will be ups and downs. I just don’t know if I can hang on
until the end and exit the ride safely. I don’t know if he will
break my heart.
Usually I don’t let myself get
attached to a guy. We have fun and then say our goodbyes. Taron
managed to work his way into my life in a way that we are so beyond a
simple affair without strings. I just don’t know if he is capable
of what I want.
I want him. All of him. To myself.
No sharing.
“I don’t want to share,” I say
through the lump in my throat.
“I don’t have any intentions of
sharing you.” He flips me around to face him. He guides my arms
over his shoulders and slowly drags his hands back down my arms, down
my sides, and then around my waist. He flattens both of his hands
out on my butt cheeks and presses me further into him. We continue
to sway with the music.
I look into his eyes. I can see
desire. I can see the same heat that I feel. I decide to give in.
I pull him down to meet my lips. He doesn’t waste any time joining
my tongue. I know he is a great kisser. We have already established
the hot chemistry between us once before. He continues to press
himself into me and the pressure makes me crave more of him.
“Spend the night with me.” He is
begging me through the tone of his voice.
I bow my head in thought and he kisses
my forehead. He uses his large hands to guide my head back up to
look at him. He closes his eyes as he nears me and begins to softly
kiss my lips. This gentle side of him is my undoing.
“My place isn’t as crowded. I’m
pretty sure you won’t want your brothers to hear what I have
planned for you.” I nibble on his bottom lip as I pull away from
his lips.
“Fuuuuccckk Me.” He has a huge
smile on his face.
“I have to sing a few songs and then
you are mine.” He holds me tight until the rest of the band has
taken the stage. When Talon and Luke start to play, he finally
releases me. “Don’t go anywhere. I want to watch you while I am
on stage.”
I stay exactly where he leaves me. I
enjoy the songs so much more this time. It seems like he is singing
them directly to me. His eyes are intense and he never really looks
anywhere but at me. The crowd is still going wild trying to get his
attention. Panties and bras are thrown up at him, but he never
averts his attention away from me.
I feel someone up against my back and I
turn to see who is standing this close to me. It’s Dylan. His job
relocated him a couple of months back. We went out a couple of
times, but we weren’t exclusive.
“Hey Dylan.” I smile at him and
place my hand on his arm stepping sideways just a little to give
myself some room.
“Ivy. How is my girl?” The
way he just said my girl irritates me. He grips my arm very
tightly and I yank it from his grip. What the hell is his problem?
“I am not anyone’s girl.”
Aiden is next to me in a matter of
seconds. Aiden and I have been friends since we met. In the
beginning he wanted to be more than friends. I think he finally
realized that my feelings for Taron are much deeper than I let on and
he backed off. He started dating another girl, but we still talk
daily. We sometimes meet for dinner or drinks when he has time. He
is pure country. He is pure country cowboy with a perfect gentleman
demeanor.
“Get your hands off of Ivy.” Aiden
is in Dylan’s face the instant he can be.
“You got a problem, cowboy?” Dylan
pushes Aiden back.
“Lay a hand on a girl and you are the
one with a big problem. It will be the last time you use your
hands.” Aiden is dead serious with his threat. “Let’s take
this outside.” The cowboys surround Dylan.
Taron busts through the crowd that has
surrounded us. He slams into Dylan’s chest with the rage of a
fighter. His force slams Dylan to the ground. Taron has his arm
pressing into Dylan’s throat causing him to gasp for air.
“You touch her again, motherfucker,
and I will personally make sure that you never live to see tomorrow.”
It takes four guys to pull Taron off of Dylan. The cowboys escort
Dylan out of the bar and Taron is outraged.
“What the fuck!” He begins to yell
in anger.
“Chill out brother.” Talon
attempts to calm his twin down.
“What did he say to you? Why is he
grabbing you like that? Why is cowboy saving the fucking day?” He
is full of questions that I don’t know the answer to.
“He just grabbed my arm tightly and
asked how his girl was doing. I told him that I am not anyone’s
girl and then Aiden was there. Calm down, please.” I’m starting
to feel the stress of him being this angry. My childhood was spent
with different men beating on my mother every day. They used to talk
to her and look at her like he is talking to me right now. I don’t
think he would ever hit me, but his rage is causing old memories to
surface that I am not ready to deal with right now.
“Aiden saves the motherfucking day.
Doesn’t he?” He is angry with me. Why is he so pissed at me?
“Aiden is just a friend. What is
your problem?” I grab him by the collar of his t-shirt and pull
his face to mine. “Jealous much?”
“No one should be touching you like
that.”
“I agree and it has been handled.
Please don’t ruin tonight for us.” I beg him as I hold him an
inch from my face trying to get him to focus on me. He finally calms
down just as Smitty shows up to see what is going on. I’m thankful
that Smitty loves these guys. I’m positive that all of our asses
would have been tossed if they weren’t the band that fills this bar
every time they schedule.
“I’m done tonight. The show is
over.” Taron begins to yell at everyone that is surrounding us.
The DJ starts to play some music and the crowd finally moves away.
“I’m ready to break out of here.”
He looks frustrated as he looks at me over his shoulder. He has a
hold of my hand and our arms are extended between us since I haven’t
moved. I see Eaven looking at us with a smile on her face.
I decide to walk in her direction and
Taron follows staying attached to my hand. “We’re going to head
out.” She knows what we’re leaving to do. She knows me better
than I know myself sometimes. She leans over to hug me and manages
to whisper in my ear so that Taron can’t hear.
“Be careful my friend.” Then she
leans into a hug with him. She whispers something in his ear that I
can’t hear.
Taron
“Hurt her, and I will kill you.”
Eaven’s threat is heard loud and clear. I have witnessed the bond
that these two share, and I know they will always protect each other.
My future sister-in-law is a feisty survivor and I don’t plan to
cross her. She has proven that she will fight for those she loves.
It takes entirely too long to exit the
club. People are everywhere and every time I turn around some girl
from one of my past hookups is lingering in my view waiting for the
opportunity to ‘meet’ up with me. I know Ivy can sense what
these girls are after because she gets defensive before we get out
the door.
“Jealous much?” I decide the best
way to approach this is to be playful and throw her words right back
at her.
“Um…. No. Like I have always said,
if you want ‘cock rot’ feel free to play the field, just don’t
expect me to hang around.” She is extremely sassy with that
fucking mouth of hers. It is what I love and hate so much about her
equally. She is a breath of fresh air compared to all of the
groupies that I am flooded with constantly.
I have been holding out for Ivy since
we started spending so much time together after Eaven’s accident.
“There’s no ‘cock rot’ here. My dick may fall off from lack
of use lately, but I know that I’m clean. I always wrap it and I
get tested regularly.”
I have to protect myself from the lot
lizards of the concert scene. They will agree with everything I say
or want to do. It’s like they are spineless females that expect me
to give them a great fuck and then they know the drill. They head
out. I may hit four girls in the same night if I start at the club.
I haven’t had any interest in any of
them lately. Been there, fucked that.
There is a sexy brunette that has had
all of my attention. I love a challenge. She acts like she isn’t
interested in me, but I know that if she has a taste, she will love
it. I can’t wait to see if that sassy mouth is just as feisty in
the bedroom. If it is, I may not be able to stand it.
{playlist}
It’s
Been Awhile – Staind
Better
Than Me – Hinder
Cold
– Crossfade
Next
Contestant – Nickelback
The
Reason – Hoobastank
So
Cold – Breaking Benjamin
Collide
– Howie Day
Sorry
– Buckcherry
Bother
– Stone Sour
Breakdown
– Seether
Stupid
Girl – Cold
Addicted
– Saving Abel
My
Immortal – Evanescence
Here
Without You – 3 Doors Down
Wonderwall
– Oasis
Behind
Blue Eyes – Limp Bizkit
Heartless
– Hinder
Apologize
– One Republic
With
Arms Wide Open – Creed
18
Days – Saving Abel
45
– Shinedown
Fine
Again - Seether
{about the author}
Hilary Storm lives with her high school sweetheart and three children in Enid, Oklahoma. She drives her husband crazy talking about book characters everyday like they are real people. She graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with an MBA in Accounting and has a full time job as an accountant. Her passions include being a mom, writing, reading, photography, music, mocha coffee, and spending time with friends and family. She is the author of the Amazon Best Selling 'Rebel Walking' series. Book one: 'In a Heartbeat' was released June 2013, Book two: 'Heaven Sent' was just released in September 2013.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hilary-Storm-Author/492152230844841
Webpage: http://www.hilarystormwrites.com
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{my thoughts}
When asked if I wanted to be a part of this blog tour I had not read any of The Rebel Walking series books. So I was given the first to read before I got this one. And let me tell you I have another amazing set of books to talk about! These are wonderful! Hilary Storm has created characters that could be our best friends. She has such a way with telling a story. You will fall in love with the characters and feel everything they are.
Heaven Sent is Ivy & Taron's story. Taron is the bad boy with a heart. He's lovable and rough. Ivy is the wild girl who wants to be loved and protects herself however she can. You will laugh and cry while reading this book. Amazingly wonderful!!!
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