READ AND REVIEW: GYPSY BEACH BY JILLIAN NEAL
NEW RELEASE: GYPSY BEACH BY JILLIAN NEAL
Single father, Ryan McNamara, returns to the only place he'd ever been happy,
Gypsy Beach. This time he's divorced, broken, but determined to make something
of his life. Sienna Cooper is determined to forget Ryan, the last decade, and all of
the hurt he'd left her with. She's got enough spunk and gypsy fire in her soul to
make this work. She's going to run her grandmother's inn and make it a success.
But when a chance encounter throws them back together, the passions ignite and
the past doesn't feel so far out of reach. Can they rekindle the love they'd once
had? Can he convince her that he never intends to walk away again? Will a
potent dose of unending lust, a lifetime of love, and enough hot-blooded Gypsy spirit be enough to save them both?
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Excerpt 1
She had her head thrown back laughing as she raced across the wet sand. The
setting sun lit the wildfire in her eyes, and Ryan would’ve followed her anywhere.
The warm, foamy saltwater lapped at her toes, as anxious to touch some part of
her beautiful body as he was. Launching himself forward, every muscle in his
body propelled him towards her. He caught her hand and then leaned to scoop
up her lithe form into his arms.
Every patch of her silky skin that connected with his sent a spark of electricity straight
to his groin. His heart raced, but he kept running with her. Running away, maybe.
With a delighted squeal, she leaned in and clung tightly to his neck. Her long, thick
hair, the color of black coffee with caramel and blonde ribbons spun through it from
their summer in the sun, cascaded out over his left bicep, flying behind them as he
raced her down the shores of Gypsy Beach. Her hazel eyes danced just for him.
Everything about her was a juxtaposition, as if she was in constant contention with
herself. Wild, free, and living on the edge of an impulse that made his entire world
spin. Every single thing about Sienna Cooper was perfect by his seventeen-year-old estimations.
“Stop running and put me down so I can kiss you, Ryan McNamara!” Her laughter
and her order whipped around him in the salt- soaked wind, stirring and igniting every cell in his body.
“Yes, ma’am.” He set her on her feet and wasted no time mating their mouths.
She was so sweet it was sinful, like spun sugar that melted in his arms. He’d
fallen in love with her two summers before and spent every school year longing
to get back to Gypsy Beach and back to Sienna.
His lips kept hers occupied while his hands tracked down her slender sides and
then dipped into that bikini bottom that had been driving him to distraction all damn
day. He cupped her backside, and when that simply wasn’t enough he kneaded her
with greed.
A timid moan reverberated against his tongue as he slipped it between her lips,
memorizing the heat, the way they swelled, the way they tasted, and the all-encompassing feeling of her body needy for him. That moment would have to last
him until next summer.
Unable to stop himself, his right hand traversed the short distance from her sweet
little backside to the perfect patch of skin between her thighs. She trembled, and
her body rolled against his. He almost lost it all there on the deserted beach.
Her mound quaked as his thumb hesitantly explored. Her breath tangled in her
throat, and her eyes closed in expectant ecstasy. He could feel the tender heat
and the liquid desire gathering in preparation for him, and that night he was going
to make a claim. They would be each other’s firsts, each other’s only if he had
anything to say about it. He’d unite them in time and space, and it would be enough
to get him through the next nine months of school five states away. It had to be
enough.
“I love you Sienna Rose, and, God, baby, I need you. Before we have to leave
tomorrow, I just need you. Stay with me tonight.”
With that sexy smirk and the fire that lived inside of her that always seemed to
consume both of their souls, she followed him inside his parents’ beach house.
Excerpt 2
The knowledge that this was all for Evie and for the life he wanted to build for her
echoed in the choked whir of the engine of his truck. A new car could be
purchased after he had his little girl safely with him and he’d turned his parents’
old beach house into their home.
To his parents’ fury, and mostly to annoy them, Ryan had refused to sell the
beach house to help cover the cost of his father’s crimes. He’d paid off their
mansion and managed to keep his dad out of jail, but the beach house was non-negotiable.
Unable to plan beyond the next demand or the next moment, he hadn’t known
why it was so important then, but he was eternally thankful that he’d listened to
his gut.
Alexa had thrown him out of their home in Buckhead the next week. He’d moved
into his parent’s pool house after reminding his father that he’d effectively saved
his ass, and began to formulate a plan to escape everything he’d ever really known.
The truck bumped and bounced over the massive tree roots that stuck out of the
ground. Reminding himself that Sienna was long gone and that the Inn now had
new owners was how he forced himself out of the truck. She’s probably off in
California like she always wanted to be. She’s probably married to some lucky
bastard without even half the problems you have. She deserves to be happy
and fulfilled. Thoughts of Sienna lying in bed under some unnamed man,
staring up at him with that hunger in her eyes, made him furious. He shook them away as he eased onto the porch. There was a large hole, the
approximate shape of a boot, that had gone through the rotting wood. The
decks and porches needed to come down first. He could do that today.
The door was open just a crack. It appeared too swollen to fully close.
Ryan knocked, and it swung open further. He glanced around, not wanting to
walk into someone else’s home. Not wanting to walk in at all.
The memories were far too potent. It even smelled like her grandmother’s
cooking and that coffee she used to make them that tasted like heaven. The
only thing sweeter was kissing it off of Sienna’s lips.
Suddenly, he heard a shrill scream from upstairs. Another echo of terror met
him on the steps that he took three at a time. It sounded like someone was
being attacked.
Working on instinct alone, he threw open one of the bedroom doors and raced
towards the shrieking shouts of fear.
“Oh my God! This is horrible!” He heard her voice one half second before he
flung open the bathroom door.
Another shriek ricocheted through his ears as Sienna grabbed an old hand towel
and attempted to cover her absolutely spellbinding body. Shock rocketed through
Ryan. He didn’t know what to think, but he was unable to do anything more than
stare at her. She’d been beautiful when she was seventeen, but damn, she was
a full-blown woman now, and he’d never seen anything more breathtaking.
Her beautiful, heart-shaped face was contorted in horrified shock. Her hair was soaking wet and did
a decent job of covering her painfully hardened nipples. His eyes tracked
downward without his permission. She’d covered the bottom half of her breasts,
her slender waist, and her pussy with the towel, much to his chagrin. He saw half
of a large tattoo that ran from her back over her luscious ass and down her right
leg. Ryan ordered himself to turn around, but my God, she was exquisite. It was
like being presented with a feast after a long, long famine.
“Sienna? I’m so sorry!” He finally managed to turn and tried not to look back.
“Ryan!” she finally gasped.
“Sienna, I had no idea you were here. I heard someone screaming. I’m so sorry!”
He kept repeating the vow, but he couldn’t make sense of what had just happened
himself.
“Go in there,” she ordered, and he assumed she pointed to the door. With a quick
nod, he left the bathroom and closed the door behind him.
REVIEW: GYPSY BEACH BY JILLIAN NEAL
Gypsy Beach (Gypsy Beach #1) by Jillian Neal
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
An ethereal romance. Gypsy Beach has an other world quality to it. It is as if an invisible being has lead these two former lovebirds back to each other. Ryan and Sienna each struck out on their own leaving Gypsy Beach and each other behind. Now both are back after experience life's hard knocks. Each has a story to tell and one that is yet to be written. Will the spirit and beauty of Gypsy Beach help these two realize they belong together? Jillian Neal has written a spellbinding story that is electric and heartbreaking. This series is off to a wonderful start. Received a copy from the author for an honest review. (www.goodreads.com/review/list/25556913-isha-coleman)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jillian Neal is a Romance writer with a passion for passion who pens strong,
character driven novels, told from the male perspective. Her guys aren’t afraid
to let us inside their minds or inside their bedrooms. They’re hot on the trail of
a sinister criminal organization when they’re not burning up the bed sheets.
She’s a self-proclaimed ‘Southern girl with a sassy mouth.’ Her coffee addiction is barely legal,
and she’s most often running around with her hair and her pen on fire! She's full
of smarts, sass, and sizzle and that's a lot to get into barely five feet of girl with
her head always in the clouds.
Website: http://jillianneal.com/
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