Excerpt Reveal: Prince of Hearts by L. A. Cotton

Check out this excerpt for Prince of Hearts, coming June 2nd from L. A. Cotton...

“Thank you, for coming to my rescue again.” There was a playful lilt in her voice.

“Anytime, Bambolina.” I smirked but it was wiped away when Lina leaned in, her lips brushing my cheek. She hesitated just for a second, but it was enough for me to turn my head and let my lips slide against hers.

Rookie. Fucking. Mistake.

The moment I tasted her, everything shifted. All I could think about now was pulling her down on my bike and devouring her. She tasted too good. Too tempting.

She tasted like my fucking downfall.

“Nicco.” My name was a whisper against my lips as I ran my tongue against the seam of her mouth. My hand slid into Lina’s hair, anchoring her to me as I kissed her deeper, harder. Her body shuddered, a soft sigh getting lost between us. I wanted to paint her skin with my lips, brand every inch of her. This wasn’t even a real kiss. It was fleeting and cautious. But I already knew I wanted more.

I wanted everything this girl—this stranger—had to give.

“What are you doing?” she whispered when I paused, my lips hovering over the corner of her mouth. “Nicco, what are—”

I jerked back as if I’d been struck by lightning. “You should go, Lina. I’ll wait until you’re inside.”

“I see.” Her lips thinned as she stepped back, putting a thousand miles between us, the invisible tether between us almost snapping. “Well, I guess I’ll be going then.” She didn’t hesitate this time. Lina walked away from me with her head held high, without so much as a backward glance.

It was no less than I deserved, but it hurt all the same.

I wanted her.

I wanted Lina the way I’d never wanted another girl before. But I couldn’t be that guy. I couldn’t give her hearts and flowers and romance.

I couldn’t be the prince she deserved, because my life wasn’t a fairytale.

It was the stuff nightmares were made of.

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Blurb:

*As found on Goodreads

Arianne Capizola is her father’s daughter. Humble. Hardworking. Honest. She’d rather spend her days helping at the local shelter than brushing shoulders with her vain and entitled classmates. Niccolò Marchetti is his father’s son. Dark. Dangerous. Deceitful. He’d rather spend his days getting bloody in the ring than attending class and keeping up pretences. When their paths cross at Montague University neither of them are willing to drop the walls they’ve spent so long building. But he can’t resist the girl with stars in her eyes, and she can’t forget the guy who saved her that night. There’s only one catch. Nicco isn’t Arianne’s knight-in-shining-armor, he’s the son of her father’s greatest enemy. He is the enemy. And their families are at war.

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Genre: Mafia Romance, College Romance

Series: Verona Legacy, Book #1 *Disclaimer- Prince of Hearts in the first book in Nicco and Ari’s duet. Due to mature content that some readers may find distressing, this book is recommended for readers 18+