Promo for Vicious Cycle (A Vicious Cycle #1) by Katie Ashley
Title: Vicious CycleAuthor: Katie Ashley
Series: A Vicious Cycle Novel 1
Genre: Motorcycle Club Romance
On Sale Date: June 2, 2015
Publisher: Penguin
Imprint: Signet
ISBN: 0451474910
ASIN: B00OQS4DMI
Print Length: 328 pages
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Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author
Katie Ashley revs up the danger and sexual tension in her brand-new Vicious Cycle
romance series.
Deacon Malloy’s life is dedicated to the Hells Raiders motorcycle club. Tough, hard,
and fast with his fists, he serves the group as sergeant at arms. But his devil-may-
care approach to life is thrown for a loop when the five-year-old daughter he never
knew existed lands on the club steps.
Alexandra Evans is devoted to all her students—but there’s always been something
about Willow Malloy that tugs at her heart. There’s an aura of sadness about her, a
girl in need of all the love Alexandra can give. When Willow stops coming to school,
Alexandra’s search leads to a clubhouse full of bikers…and a father hell-bent on
keeping his daughter always within sight.
The moment Deacon sees Alexandra, he has to have her in his bed—and he’s never
met a woman yet who couldn’t be persuaded. No matter how attracted she is to
Deacon, Alexandra refuses to be just another conquest. But it’s Deacon himself who
could be seduced—into a brighter future for himself, his daughter, and the woman
he’s falling for against all odds.
Excerpt
As I entered the door, I took a deep breath to try and still my out-of-control nerves.
Smoke hung heavy in the air, stinging my eyes and causing me to cough. Several men
in leather biker cuts lounged on stools at the bar, nursing beers. Across from me, a
heated pool game was taking place.
I took a few steps inside and then froze. “Are you lost, darlin’?” a big busted woman
in a halter top asked.
“Uh…I’m looking for David Malloy,” I said.
Two men at the pool table whirled around. The shorter of the two, a tough but cute
looking blond, cocked his head curiously at me. But then the moment my gaze
locked on the other man, I knew he was Willow’s father. They had the same dark
hair, soulful dark eyes, and heart-shaped face. David, however, had dark scruff
covering his face. Although he was Rev’s brother, I didn’t see any resemblance
between the two. Although he was shorter and slightly less built, David was just as
good-looking as Rev. “Mr. Malloy?” I questioned, as I closed the distance between
us.
He tossed the pool stick on the table. Taking a long drag on his cigarette, he then
stubbed it out in an ashtray on the table. “What do you want?” he demanded.
Without even glancing around the room, I knew that every eye in the place was on
us. “I really need to speak with you for a moment.”
His dark eyes narrowed as they raked over my body. Then the next thing I knew, he
leapt at me, knocking me back into the wall. One of his hands came to grip my throat
while his body pinned me in place. Fear like I had never known overwhelmed me,
sending my heartbeat drumming wildly in my ears. It was so loud it felt like a
cannon blast going off around me. “Please,” I murmured.
David glared at me as his thumb pressed harder into my throat. “They’re really
falling down on their job at the academy.”
“E-Excuse m-me?” I stammered.
With a smirk, he replied, “Don’t they train you ATF bitches to hide your fear a little
better? I mean, you’re practically pissing your pants right now, not to mention your
heart is beating ninety to nothing.”
I shook my head slowly back and forth as I tried processing his words. “ATF? I don’t
understand.”
He rolled his eyes. “A white-bred piece of ass comes waltzing into my clubhouse
wanting to talk to me alone. It doesn’t take a fucking genius to realize you’re a
Fed.”
A Fed? It took me a moment to process what he meant. Holy shit, he thought I
worked for the government as an agent of some sort. Quickly, I replied, “No, I’m
not.”
A voice came from him. “Deacon, man, you’re gonna get your ass jacked up even
further for this.”
Glancing over his shoulder, Deacon said to the young, blond haired man, “Stay out of
this, Bishop.”
Bishop held up his hands. “Fine. It’s your fucking funeral.”
David’s hand slid down my throat to the buttons on my dress. Glancing over his
shoulder at the others, he questioned, “What do you bet she’s wired up under her
tits?”
When his hands started to rip open my dress, I couldn’t hold back my scream. “No,
stop! I’m not who you think I am. I swear!” I protested.
“Then just who the hell are you?” he demanded.
Before I could answer, a tiny voice came from behind us. “Miss Alex?”
The sound of Willow’s voice caused David to release his hold on my dress, but his
body still kept me pinned to the wall. At that same moment, Rev entered the
clubhouse. When he saw me, his eyes bulged, and he broke into a run to reach us.
Grabbing David’s shoulders, he slung him away from me. “For fuck’s sake, Deacon,
what the hell are you doing?”
“I’m giving this undercover ATF bitch what she deserves,” Deacon spat, taking a step
back toward me.
“Christ, she’s not ATF,” Rev countered.
“Oh, then who the hell is she?”
“She’s my teacher…and my friend,” Willow answered in a small voice.
About the Katie Ashley
Katie Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of
The Proposition Series, Runaway Train Series, as well as several New Adult and
Young Adult titles. Her latest series, Vicious Cycle, has been picked up for
publication by Penguin Books.
She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled dogs. She has a slight
obsession with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, Supernatural,
Sons of Anarchy, Downton Abbey, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo.
With a BA in English, a BS in Secondary English Education, and a Masters in English
Education, she spent 11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS
and HS English until she left to write full time in December 2012.
She is represented by Jane Dystel of Dystel and Goderich Literary
Management.
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