Title: Regretfully
Author: Leighton Riley
Release Date: Oct 16, 2014
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How do you heal
after everything has been ripped away from you?
Completely
devastated and alone, Tristen cannot fathom life after losing Cami and his
unborn child. He attempts to find normality in his broken world but everything
seems wrong.
Aria is compelled
to help Tristen and cannot escape the undeniable connection she feels for him,
even though Cami was one of her closest friends. She tries to help him move
forward by befriending him but quickly realizes that there is
more.
Tristen
and Aria are both struggling to deal with these confusing emotions. Can they
find happiness even when they feel utterly
broken?
“I
don’t- I’ve always been the sister-type, never like this.
Do you really want this? I don’t expect anything
afterwards, but are you really attracted to me like that?”
She murmured, so unsure of herself. Her hands landed on my
bare chest and glided over my nipple piercings. The sensitivity was
there and I briefly thought about what it would feel like having her luscious
lips wrapped around
them.
“Listen
to me. Listen very carefully because you should already know this.
You’re gorgeous, inside and out. We never saw you
as our sister, we all respected you though. You were the one everyone
wanted but never had a chance with. I could call up any of our
surfing friends and they’d agree. Hell, the girls knew it
too. When one of the guys started working up the nerve to ask you on
a date, the others would warn about what would happen if he hurt you.
I guess we all kinda cock blocked you.” I rub my
neck, realizing how we were back then. “I’m sorry
for that.”
- The birth date on
the gravestone is my actual date of birth
;)
- I try to include
names from my street team and readers in my books. (Rebecca, Elixix, Tami,
Cassia were all from them in
Regretfully)
- Tristen got his
name from a good friend of mine. She was with me in the beginning of my writing
process and her boyfriend’s name was Tristen and I fell in love with
the name.
- I saw Cirque Du
Soleil’s Zumanity and one of the performers had his nipples pierced.
I was sold and knew Tristen would be getting them.
:D
-
I was able to relate to Tristen in some ways regarding Cami’s death.
A boyfriend of mine was taken from this world too soon and I drew from those
memories.
-
Gloria’s is my favorite Latin restaurant and I had to include it in
the book. The one I go to is in Dallas though.
- Aria’s
flashback (you’ll know which one I’m talking about, hint-
alcohol) was tough for me to write. I spent weeks on it, making sure it was
accurate and written in a respectable manner. That’s one scene I
don’t go back and reread very much, but it’s often on my
mind.
Texas born and
raised, I found my love for dirty books rather recently. I work in
real estate for my day job and I write contemporary romance with a twist of
suspense and erotica. Sinfully, Regretfully, and Deceitfully can be
read in order or as standalones. Sinfully and Regretfully take place
around the same time frame and can even be read in reverse order (will give
more background on Payton and Ryder’s story).
Tate’s story, Deceitfully, will finish off the series and
will be out in spring of 2015.
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