PIMPIN‘: A Santini Takes a Fall by MELISSA SCHROEDER
SERIES: The Santinis
BOOK: 9
BEFORE YOU DIVE IN:
Melissa was inspired to write a ballerina after watching Misty Copeland perform.
Tim McGraw?s Shotgun Rider was the love song for Lalani and Anthony. She even used it in a scene where Lalani is singing.
Anthony Santini is the oldest of six siblings and second oldest in the extended Santini family. Vicente (book 4) is the oldest.
His parents are Marcella and Tony Santini. Tony is the second oldest in the brothers.
Lalani Hawkins is an only child and a Marine brat. She is African American/Hawaiian.
Lalani dances to Take Me to Church in a performance in the book.
Main Soundtrack for the Book
Shotgun Rider – Tim McGraw
She?s My Kind of Rain ? Tim McGraw
One of Those Nights -Tim McGraw
Take Me to Church ? Hozier
She?s Music to Me – Ekolu
There?s No Place Like Home – Michael Giacchino
Perfect ? Darious Rucker
Thinking Out Loud ? Ed Sheeran
Beating Heart ? Ellie Goulding
The Woman I Love ? Jason Mraz
I?d Come for You ? Nickelback
Until I See You Again ? Wiz Khalifa
BLURB:
A man avoiding his destiny.
Anthony Santini?is happy with life. The former Marine is now working a dream job for NCIS in a dream location: Hawaii. He?s watched his cousins and now his siblings fall into the Santini Curse and that is not for him. Not yet. He?s happy to play the field and enjoy life. It still doesn?t stop his cousin?s wife from trying to fix him up.
A woman avoiding love.
Lalani Hawkins?has had enough heartache to last a lifetime. The professional dancer isn?t looking for love and she definitely doesn?t need a man like Santini in her life. After the worst blind date in history, she thinks she?ll never see him again.
For two people who want to avoid each other, Lalani and Anthony can?t seem to achieve that. Each time they meet, Lalani falls a little more under the Santini spell, and for Anthony, he is drawn to the vivacious dancer. But when Anthony senses her hesitation to commit, he starts to formulate a plan. Because when a Santini man decides he?s found his mate, there is no stopping him.
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EXCERPT:
?Wanna come in for a drink??
He shook his head, never taking his gaze from hers.
?Why not??
?I told you the truth earlier, Lalani. You test my control, and neither of us are ready to make that next step yet.?
He leaned forward and cupped her face. Slowly, he kissed her. This was not the same over the top passionate kiss from the other day. He nibbled at her lips, teasing her bottom lip before fully pressing his mouth against hers. Still, he took his time, before she felt the glide of his tongue against the seam of her lips. She opened willingly, wanting nothing more that to taste him. He was just the same as she remembered. Desire lanced through her veins, her blood pounding a primitive beat in her veins.
Needing more contact, she stepped closer, pressing her body into his as she slipped her hands around his waist. He shuddered and lifted his other hand to cup her face completely. It wasn?t enough. She wanted to feel his flesh against hers, to taste every inch of him?but he stepped back. They were both breathing heavily.
?I told you we needed time.?
Lalani had never been good at being denied pleasure, and she lashed out.
?Is this some kind of control thing with you??
The moment she said it, she wished she hadn?t. She opened her mouth to apologize, but he stopped her by reaching up and rubbing his thumb against her lips.
?Not at all. I just want to make sure we both want it for the right reasons. And, as I told you, I don?t want some quick fuck. I want a long time with you in that bed, because I aim to take every second to enjoy.?
About Mel
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
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Bio
From an early age,?Melissa loved to read. First, it was the books her mother read to her including her two favorites,?Winnie the Pooh?and the?Beatrix Potter?books. She cut her preteen teeth on?Trixie Belden?and read and reviewed?To Kill a Mockingbird?in middle school. It wasn?t until she was in college that she tried to write her first stories, which were full of angst and pain, and really not that fun to read or write. After trying several different genres, she found romance in a Linda Howard book.
Since the publication of her first book in 2004, Melissa has had close to sixty romances published. She writes in genres from historical suspense to modern day erotic romance to futuristics and paranormals. Included in those releases is the bestselling?Harmless series. In 2011, Melissa branched out into self-publishing with?A Little Harmless Submission?and the popular military spinoff,?Infatuation: A Little Harmless Military Romance. Along the way she has garnered an epic nomination, a multitude of reviewer?s recommended reads, over five Capa nods from TRS, thirteen nominations for AAD Bookies, and made the USA Today bestseller list in 2013 with The Santinis.
Since she spent her childhood as a military brat, Melissa swore never to marry military. But, as we all know, Fate has her way with mortals. After twenty years as an AF spouse, she and husband, a long with their brats, both human and canine, are now happy they get to pick where they live. She lives in the middle of wine and horse country in Virginia and shops for million dollar homes in Hawaii.
