Love Scars – 2: Deeper
Copyright © 2013 Lark Lane
Published by LarkyLark Press
Cover design by eyemaidthis
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. With the exception of quotes used in reviews, no part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work.
Recommended for mature readers due to language and sexual content.
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Love Scars, a romantic suspense serial:
1. Scratch
2. Deeper
3. Stop
4. Exposed
5. Cover
LOVE SCARS
Part Two: Deeper
Nora Deven was seventeen when her family was killed. In a “rage phase,” she went through countless men until she realized she might lose custody of her niece. Now twenty-three, she’s raised Stacey the past six years by taking on massive student loans. When she’s offered the chance to pay off her debt through a little benign corporate spying, Nora takes it. But the job is located near the place where her family was murdered, and a secret buried since that night threatens to destroy Nora’s tenuous hold on sanity.
Tech genius J.D. Reider was a multimillionaire at eighteen. Now twenty-eight and worth billions, J.D.’s wealth hasn’t shielded him from being scarred by love. There’s plenty of time in life for sex—never for love. When his company’s latest project is threatened by a rival, J.D. meets Nora Deven, a fragile graduate student unwittingly caught up in the corporate intrigue. Against his will, J.D.’s heart opens to Nora. He fights his attraction to her, but he can’t make himself stay away.
They can heal each other’s love scars, if only they can see past them.
In Part 2 , Deeper: When an incident triggers a flashback in Nora, J.D. comforts her and struggles to resist his powerful attraction to her. Brad is disappointed by a development in Lisa’s relationship with Frank.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 1
“Yeah!” a male voice in the living room screamed.
“Die! Die! Die!” someone answered amid obnoxious laughter.
Crap. Videogames. Word about the party had gone viral, and the house was crammed with people.
Loud people. Obnoxious people. The two people types I hate.
I was still in my room getting ready. The noise gave me high anxiety, but if I didn’t get out there soon Lisa was going to come find me. I put on a pair of shorts and a pink cotton tank top and pulled the curlers out of my hair. I’ve never been able to use a curling iron. I blow my hair almost dry and roll it up for ten minutes to get the frizz out.
As I ran a brush through my hair, my sour expression in the bathroom mirror shocked even me. I smoothed the frown line between my eyebrows and tried to force a smile.
Ack. Didn’t help.
I sighed and went out to face the dragon, a/k/a our guests. This is for Lisa, I told myself. Normal people have parties. Normal people like parties. With Stacey away on her graduation trip, it was the perfect time to have one. Lisa shouldn’t have to suffer because she lives with her fucked up best friend.
In the living room half a dozen people sat around the TV watching a couple guys play games from my niece’s retro collection, all violent. I couldn’t stand them, but they were Stacey’s way of dealing with what happened. I was in no position to judge someone else’s coping mechanisms.
In the kitchen a girl Lisa worked with was cutting limes into wedges. “Hey, Nora,” she said.
Copyright © 2013 Lark Lane
Published by LarkyLark Press
Cover design by eyemaidthis
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. With the exception of quotes used in reviews, no part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work.
Recommended for mature readers due to language and sexual content.
For notice when the next episode is available, sign up here .
Love Scars, a romantic suspense serial:
1. Scratch
2. Deeper
3. Stop
4. Exposed
5. Cover
LOVE SCARS
Part Two: Deeper
Nora Deven was seventeen when her family was killed. In a “rage phase,” she went through countless men until she realized she might lose custody of her niece. Now twenty-three, she’s raised Stacey the past six years by taking on massive student loans. When she’s offered the chance to pay off her debt through a little benign corporate spying, Nora takes it. But the job is located near the place where her family was murdered, and a secret buried since that night threatens to destroy Nora’s tenuous hold on sanity.
Tech genius J.D. Reider was a multimillionaire at eighteen. Now twenty-eight and worth billions, J.D.’s wealth hasn’t shielded him from being scarred by love. There’s plenty of time in life for sex—never for love. When his company’s latest project is threatened by a rival, J.D. meets Nora Deven, a fragile graduate student unwittingly caught up in the corporate intrigue. Against his will, J.D.’s heart opens to Nora. He fights his attraction to her, but he can’t make himself stay away.
They can heal each other’s love scars, if only they can see past them.
In Part 2 , Deeper: When an incident triggers a flashback in Nora, J.D. comforts her and struggles to resist his powerful attraction to her. Brad is disappointed by a development in Lisa’s relationship with Frank.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 1
“Yeah!” a male voice in the living room screamed.
“Die! Die! Die!” someone answered amid obnoxious laughter.
Crap. Videogames. Word about the party had gone viral, and the house was crammed with people.
Loud people. Obnoxious people. The two people types I hate.
I was still in my room getting ready. The noise gave me high anxiety, but if I didn’t get out there soon Lisa was going to come find me. I put on a pair of shorts and a pink cotton tank top and pulled the curlers out of my hair. I’ve never been able to use a curling iron. I blow my hair almost dry and roll it up for ten minutes to get the frizz out.
As I ran a brush through my hair, my sour expression in the bathroom mirror shocked even me. I smoothed the frown line between my eyebrows and tried to force a smile.
Ack. Didn’t help.
I sighed and went out to face the dragon, a/k/a our guests. This is for Lisa, I told myself. Normal people have parties. Normal people like parties. With Stacey away on her graduation trip, it was the perfect time to have one. Lisa shouldn’t have to suffer because she lives with her fucked up best friend.
In the living room half a dozen people sat around the TV watching a couple guys play games from my niece’s retro collection, all violent. I couldn’t stand them, but they were Stacey’s way of dealing with what happened. I was in no position to judge someone else’s coping mechanisms.
In the kitchen a girl Lisa worked with was cutting limes into wedges. “Hey, Nora,” she said.
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