Spinning Out

The Blackhawk Boys

By Lexi Ryan

Release Date: May 3, 2016

Buy: Amazon / B & N / IBOOKS / Kobo

Amazon UK / Amazon CA / Amazon AU

******

THE BLACKHAWK BOYS, an edgy, sexy sports romance series from New York Times bestseller Lexi Ryan. Football. Secrets. Lies. Passion. These boys don’t play fair. Which Blackhawk Boy will steal your heart?

Synopsis

Secrets can cost you…
Twenty-one year old Arrow Woodison is a fuckup. A Division I running back on his way to a Heisman and a top draft pick, the world was his oyster, and he threw it all away with a semester of drugs, alcohol, and generally pissing off anyone who dared care about him. Now he’s lost it all—suspended from the team, not to mention college, on house arrest, and forced to spend a semester at home and get his shit together. The cherry on his fuckup sundae? Sleeping in the room next to his, the live-in nanny and his best friend’s girl, Mia Mendez. His secret. His mistake. And a reminder of everything he regrets.

Secrets can define you…
Since the accident that killed her brother and wounded her boyfriend, Mia Mendez has devoted her life to caring for her alcoholic father and her forever-changed boyfriend. She depends on her position with the Woodisons to support her family, but Arrow’s return home threatens her job. And her heart. She’s not sure what’s worse—the anger in Arrow’s eyes when he looks at her or the attraction that keeps pulling them back together.

Secrets can destroy you…
Desperate to be together but paralyzed by nightmares and guilt, the only way forward is to face the truth about what happened the night of the accident, even if it means revealing secrets that could tear their worlds apart.

Excerpt

Mia

 

I wake to a thump and sit up in bed. It’s three in the morning and my room is dark, but there’s more thumping. Someone’s kicking the wall between my room and Arrow’s.

My heart clenches as I picture him on the other side having wild sex with some girl. Maybe some old fuck buddy came over after I went to bed. Hell, for all I know it’s Gwen visiting her stepson’s bed.

I dismiss the idea as quickly as it comes. Arrow can’t tolerate Gwen, and he may have changed, but he’s never been one to fuck girls he can’t tolerate.

There’s another thump, then I hear Arrow’s voice. “No. Don’t.” Rough, choked words. And more thrashing. “Why?”

I throw off the covers and run to his room, opening the door without a thought.

I don’t know what I expected to find. Arrow is sleeping alone, tangled in his covers.

Frozen, I stare at him. Moonlight spills in through the open curtains and casts shadows across his face. Sweat glistens on his forehead, and his face twists in a grimace.

I step closer. I could touch him, but I shouldn’t. “Arrow?”

He kicks. His arm flies out and hits the wall.

“Arrow,” I repeat, louder this time.

He grabs my hand at the wrist and flies upright in bed as his eyes pop open. He’s breathing hard, and anguish is all over his face. For a minute, I feel like I can see inside him—all the terrified, vulnerable parts he hides from the world. I can see inside him and I know exactly what I’m looking at, because my dreams make me feel the same way.

“What are you doing here?” he asks in a low whisper. The anger from earlier is gone from his voice.

“You were having a nightmare.”

His eyes rake over me—greedy, hungry, desperate. “What? No red lace nightie? Or do you save that for my dad? Like mother, like daughter?”

I gasp before I can stop myself. Why doesn’t he just punch me? His fist to my face would hurt less than those words.

I yank my hand away, spin on my heel, and walk toward the hall. As I reach for the knob, he’s behind me. He slams his palm against the door, and it closes with a violent thunk. “I’m sorry,” he whispers behind me, his breath on my neck. “I’m sorry I said that.”

I keep my gaze on his hand. Arrow has the best hands. Big, strong, beautiful. And the first time they touched me . . .

I squeeze my eyes shut at the unwelcome memory, and shrug. “I need this job,” I say slowly. “Your stepmother has made it clear that she’ll fire me if we can’t get along, and we both know your dad will fire me if you ask him to. But please don’t. Please don’t screw it up for me.”

“Mia,” he says softly, and I feel him step closer, the heat of his body against my back. The rough pads of his fingertips brush the hair from my neck, then his breath, hot and sweet, tickles against that tender skin.

I’m frozen, divided between the wish for his kiss and the fear of it. “I’m sorry,” I whisper. Hot tears roll down my cheeks, and I don’t know what I’m apologizing for. For taking this job? For going with Brogan that night when Arrow asked me not to? For entering his life to begin with?

Yes. All of that. More. “I’m so sorry.”

He drops one hand from the door and the other from my neck. My body grows cool as he steps away.

“Stop apologizing,” he says.

I turn the knob and head to my room. I don’t look back.

_________________________________________

Michel’s Review

Wow!  Spinning Out by Lexi Ryan is a great start in her new series, The Blackhawk Boys.  Spinning Out has everything a reader looks for in a book.  There is romance, a love triangle, mystery, emotional angst, and a great cast of characters.  This books taps into the emotional well and has the readers experiencing the journey right along with the main characters.

Arrow Woodison had it all until he met Mia Mendez.  From that day forward his life changed in drastic measures.  Popularity, football, and wealth could not keep his life from spinning out of control.  It could not keep his heart from falling in love with his best friend, Brogan Barrett’s, girlfriend Mia Mendez.  Falling in love with Mia was the beginning of a nightmare that would forever scar his soul.  It would destroy his future prospects in professional football.  He would lose his best friend.  It would almost destroy his relationship with his father.  Most of all it would change how he perceived himself as a man.  He let his life spin out of control and now he is paying the price.  He is living with guilt, remorse, heartbreak, and hopelessness.  The only thing that remains the same is his love for Mia Mendez.  He may not have the power to change her heart but he does have the power to help her heal from the damage he has caused in her life.  He is determined to help her live her life once more and move on from the destruction he has caused in her life.

Mia Mendez is struggling to get by.  Her father is a drunk.  Her brother that was a convicted felon and drug addict is dead.  Her mother abandoned the family when they needed her the most.  It would seem that all of her family’s problems revolve around the actions of the Woodison family.  Mia is a smart girl and knows there are two sides to every story.  She also knows deep down the Woodison family is not responsible for her family’s downfall.  She has taken a job as the Woodison family’s nanny in order to support her father and get back in school.  It doesn’t matter if she is head over heels in love with Arrow Woodison.  She has to let go of those feelings because those feelings destroyed Brogan Barrett, the man she should have loved with all her heart.  She destroyed a good man.  Her betrayal caused her brother’s death. She died right along with him.

Love can be the best thing in life but it can also be the one thing that destroys everything good in life.  Mia and Arrow are learning that life goes on even though their hearts were destroyed.

An undeniable love.  A horrific accident.  Deep hidden secrets will change not only Mia and Arrow’s life but also every person they hold dear.

Lexi Ryan wrote a fantastic book!  I was glued to the pages.  I connected with all of the characters.  I can’t wait to see what comes next!

Read Spinning Out by Lexi Ryan!

__________________________________________

The Blackhawk Boys Series

THE BLACKHAWK BOYS, an edgy, sexy sports romance series from New York Times bestseller Lexi Ryan. Football. Secrets. Lies. Passion. These boys don’t play fair. Which Blackhawk Boy will steal your heart?

Book 1 – SPINNING OUT

Buy: Amazon / B & N / IBOOKS / Kobo

Amazon UK / Amazon CA / Amazon AU

***

Book 2 – RUSHING IN

Christophers Story

Release Date: August 30th, 2016

***
Book 3 – GOING UNDER

Sebastian’s Story

Release Date: December 6, 2016

______________________________________

 

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author Lexi Ryan’s novels have been described as intense, emotional, and wickedly sexy. A former college professor, she now writes full-time from her home in Indiana, where she lives with her husband, two children, and a neurotic dog. Find her on Facebook or Twitter to chat about books, TV, and her children’s latest antics.

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter