OFF THE RECORD BY K.A. LINDE
Synopsis:
Liz Dougherty has no idea that a single question is about to
change her life.
Her first big reporting assignment for her North Carolina
college newspaper has her covering a state senator’s impromptu press
conference. Brady Maxwell may have everything it takes to be a politician—a
winning pedigree, devastating good looks, a body made to wear suits—but his
politics rub Liz the wrong way. When Liz’s hard-hitting question catches the
upstart senator off-guard, it impresses Hayden Lane, Liz’s editor who feels
she’s headed for a promising career as a reporter.
But Liz is also headed into a secret romance with Brady that
could destroy both their ambitions. Though he’s a bachelor, potential voters
might frown on Brady cozying up to a reporter. And Liz isn’t sure sneaking
around is enough for her—especially when things between her and Hayden might be
less platonic than she thought.
K.A. Linde’s Record series begins with a sleek, sexy, and
smart venture into a high-stakes political campaign and an even higher-stakes
affair that, in the end, will leave you wanting more with one of Linde’s
gripping cliffhangers.
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Excerpts
Excerpt 1:
“Do you enjoy flying?” he asked abruptly.
“What?”
She was taken off guard. Did he want to take her flying?
That was ludicrous.
“Flying, like in airplanes,” he added.
“I don’t understand.”
“I never did. My ears popped, my parents argued, I never got
a window seat, the lines were too long, and it always happened when I wanted to
stay home.”
Why was he telling her this? He didn’t even know her name.
“I’d have panic attacks before boarding,” he informed her.
“Sometimes my parents would give me medicine to knock me out so I wouldn’t
hyperventilate.”
“I’m sorry,” she said, not sure how to respond.
“I grew out of it, of course. I had to, especially if I
wanted to be a politician like my father, but I never forgot that feeling. My
fingers and toes would get warm and tingle. I’d find it hard to swallow. My
stomach would be racked with nerves. I couldn’t focus properly on what was at
hand. I couldn’t keep my breathing even, and I also couldn’t seem to suck in
enough air. It was one of the most frustrating experiences of my life.”
“I’ve hyperventilated before,” she admitted—she wasn’t sure
why. “My sister made me run a couple miles to the store with her in the middle
of the summer in Tampa, but I’m not a runner. I’ve never felt so terrible.”
His eyes glistened as they stared into hers. “Then you know
what I mean?” He waited until she nodded. “Well, I’ve never associated that
feeling with anything good in my entire life . . . until you asked me that
question today.”
Excerpt 2:
"You’ll have to forgive me," Brady said. "I’m
not letting you out of my sight.”
“I think I can manage to forgive you,” Liz whispered. If she
could be more shocked than she already was, she didn’t think it was possible.
He was so forward . . . so different from all the other guys she was used to.
She was sure that was part of his charm, but how could she resist it?
It worried her a bit—a very little bit at the moment—that
she didn’t even want to resist him. She had never had the impulsive demeanor of
Victoria or the party-girl side of her college friends. Liz’s world was rooted
in reality, and she had always liked it that way. But she was starting to think
that was only because she had never met anyone quite like Brady Maxwell.
And he was staring at her with an unrivaled intensity. She
had the odd feeling that Brady Maxwell was seducing her. He had said that he
wanted her at the club, but this . . . this was entirely different. This was
him at his finest, and she wasn’t just happily falling victim to his charming
words, gentle touches, piercing eyes, and knowing smiles; she wanted this.
“Liz?” he asked discreetly, brushing his hand up her arm,
sending shivers up her spine.
“Yes?” Her eyes fluttered closed at the electricity flowing
through her body at his touch. They opened back up to stare into his eyes, and
she felt her walls crumbling.
“We should go,” he said, lust evident in his voice.
Even knowing it could be a bad idea, she nodded. “Couldn’t
agree more.”
Excerpt 3:
Before she had a chance to retort, Brady slammed her
backward into the doorframe, her body colliding with the hard wooden door. She
heard a dull thud echo around the room and wondered if the sound was as loud on
the outside. Would people know what they were doing in the dark hotel room? Did
she care?
She stared from under thick, black lashes at the man before
her, seized with her growing desire. His hands came down hard and fast on
either side of her head, rapping against the wood. She felt the vibrations ring
in her ears, and her heart sped up double time. She stared up at him, trapped
in his deep chocolaty eyes, lost to the world she lived in. His eyes consumed
her, devoured her, absorbed her—and she was fully clothed.
Fuck! She wanted him. She wanted him badly enough that she
all but begged him to continue. She could feel the heat radiating off of their
bodies, the electrifying atmosphere, and the ever-present tension from the
minimal space between them. He was so close, so damn close. His lips were
hovering only inches above her, tempting her, teasing her. She swallowed hard,
her chest heaving with the exertion it took to not throw herself at him.
“Brady,” she groaned as his hand moved from the doorframe to
trail gingerly across her cheek, flutter down the curve of her neck, brush
against her exposed collarbone, and continue to her breast and waist. She
thought she might combust.
“No talking,” he growled, circling his arm around her waist
and pulling her hips away from the wall. Her feet slid forward against the
carpeted floor as he pushed himself against her, his lower half covering her
body. Her breath caught at the feel of him through his suit pants. Damn!
Liz tried to hold her focus, but she was having trouble
thinking about anything but what he was pressing up against her. She was
burning with desire and any thought of stopping had flown out the window when
she had been thrown up against the door. Not that she had ever given any real
thought to it to begin with.
Brady leaned forward, pressing against her harder, and
kissed the same trail he had made with his hand. She whimpered trying to keep
from squirming at his slow progression. His grip on her waist tightened as he
kissed across her breast and down her stomach. She could hardly keep her eyes
open, but she had to watch him as he knelt before her.
She would never forget the day she brought a Senator to his
knees.
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About the Author
K.A. Linde graduated with her Masters in political science from the University of Georgia in 2012. She also has a bachelors in political science and philosophy. She wrote her the Avoiding Series while struggling through advanced statistical modeling and writing her thesis. She enjoys dancing and writing novels that keep you guessing until the very end.
She currently resides in Georgia with her boyfriend and two puppies, Lucy and Riker.
Connect with K.A. Linde
Website http://www.kalinde.com
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