Endurance by Georgia Cates

I’m a doctor. Mobster. Killer.
My hands are covered in filth. I don’t have the right to touch anything as clean and pure as Ellison MacAllister.
 
I distance myself … always remaining obscure, composed, restrained.
Careful to never allow my eyes to linger too long.
Careful to hide my interest.
Careful to keep my burning desire buried beneath the surface.
 
I do it for her—suffer in silence—because it’s what is best for the woman I love.
And she has no idea.
 
She’ll be initiated as a Fellowship member soon. One of my mafia brothers will go through endurance so he’ll earn the right to claim her.
Make her his wife.
Kill. Me. Slowly.
 
I’m running out of time. Only a month remains before she’s beyond my reach forever.
I want to taste her. Share sleepless nights. Ride out her storm.
I want to give her the kind of nights she will still feel between her legs the next morning.
I want us to share the kind of passion that forms on our skin and drips down to saturate the sheets.
Between the sweat and the moans and the messy hair, I want her to know how hard she’s been loved.
 
To have her is to taint her.
I should stay away. But I won’t. I can’t.
I’m a selfish bastard.
A selfish bastard in love.

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4 Star Review by Ashley

WHOA- where do I even begin with Endurance...I guess by saying I didn't read Georgia Cates' Sin trilogy like I probably should have before reading this one...Oh well- I was able to catch up pretty quickly but will for sure be going back to read the books I missed.

Can you say heart pounding intensity? How about panty melting? Because this book had both of these in spades. I LOVED Jamie. That man is his own brand of alpha awesomeness. His intelligence and willingness to sacrifice his own happiness for others were my favorite things about him. And he put it all on the line for Ellison. I admire that woman's tenacity. She knew what and who she wanted and was willing to do just about anything to make that happen.

The budding relationship that both Jamie and Elli wanted was put to the test in more than one way. Tradition. Feuds. Danger. Sex. Deals. Schemes. All of it combined flawlessly to give me a dirty, gritty and raw book I couldn't put down.

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About the Author

Georgia resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful husband, Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a labor and delivery nurse before she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an author and hasn’t looked back yet.
 
When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing. When she’s being domestic, she’s listening to her iPod and visualizing scenes for her current work in progress. Every story coming from her always has a song to inspire it.
 
Representation: All questions regarding subsidiary rights for any of my books, inquiries regarding foreign translation and film rights should be directed to Jane Dystel of Dystel & Goderich.
 
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