Title: FIGHTING ME (Shaft on Tour, #5)
Author: Cat Mason
Release Date: May 22, 2015
Blurb
Henry Richardson is the man in the shadows. Heβs the calm and cool protector that everyone relies on to restore order among the chaos that is Shaft.Β
After having his heart broken, not once, but twice, Henry is determined that itβs safer for everyone involved that he remain on the sidelines. He is content to hide behind his trademark shades and watch as his adopted family thrive in the limelight. When the live-in nanny for Shaft quits with no notice just before a much needed vacation, her replacement is nothing like Big Man expected.
Rae Sloan is sassy and independent. She loves kids; working at the daycare center inside Ironsound Records was her dream job until she was offered something more.
A live-in position with one of the hottest bands in the country.
When Henry and Rae collide, the tension is through the roof. Neither one of them are emotionally available, but what happens when those layers you have to protect yourself are suddenly stripped away? When push comes to shove, Henry will have to make a choice that will change his life forever. Can Henry find love, or will he lose everything while fighting the demons within himself?
Excerpt
βWait for it.β
Mack tosses and turns, trying to get comfortable. Then it happens. βWhat the hell?β he yelps, sitting up in the bed. βFuck! Shit! Ow! What the hell is going on?β Flinging off the covers, he slaps the lamp on beside the bed, staring down at the crabs not only attached to his shorts, but one dangling from his finger. βSonuvabitches!β he screams, fumbling over the clothes and yanking open the door. βAiden, goddammit, Aiden! Help me!β
Henry guides me out of the closet, his laugh vibrating not just his body, but mine as well. The rich, playful, carefree sound is something I didnβt expect to affect me, but it does. Heading up the hall, we both laugh as Mack attempts to shake them off while running and slamming into furniture as he screams for help.
βHa!β Cam laughs, while Mack thrashes, kicking his legs and flinging his arms around, but the crabs hold firm, snapping and clinging to his clothes and skin for dear life. βLook, Mackβs a ninja.β
Aiden scratches his chin before shaking his head. βMack the ginja ninja, I like it. You know, Mack,β Aiden laughs, while Mack leaps around like his ass has been lit on fire. βIβd think after some of the women weβve caught you tappinβ youβd be used to handlinβ crabs.β
βYou two are fuckinβ hilarious, you know that?β Bumping into the coffee table, Mack tumbles onto the couch beside Aiden and Cam before rolling onto the floor. Cam yelps, leaping into Aidenβs lap while Mack flails in the floor like a fish out of water, the crab flying off his finger and landing on his bare chest before snapping at his nipple making him scream. βWould you help me before they snap off my dick?β
βDonβt be so crabby, muffin,β Henry says, angling his phone at Mack. βLooks like they just wanted to help you relax.β
I erupt into a fit of uncontrollable giggles causing Henry to grab his phone from my fingers when I nearly drop it. Mackβs eyes snap up, widening the instant he spots us walk further into the room. βYou motherfuckers.β
βBig Man, youβre a goddamn legend,β Aiden says, leaping from the couch. Running over, he bumps Henryβs fist before taking the phone and hitting a bunch of buttons before handing it back. βI canβt wait to upload this bad boy,β he says, running up the stairs.
βOh, yeah, heβs a damn riot.β Standing to his feet, Mack yanks at the crab on his shorts causing it to fall to the floor. βAsshole,β he says, glaring at Henry. βI canβt believe you put these little bastards in myβ¦ fucking hell!β he shouts, jumping on the couch. βThat little whore just bit my toe!β
βIβm positive those arenβt the worst things that have been in your bed, and they wonβt be the last,β Henry teases. Walking over, he picks the crab up from the floor and holds it up to Mackβs face. βIsnβt it cute, Dominick?β he asks, holding it out as his little claws snap open and shut just inches from Mack. βGive it a kiss.β
βGet it out of here!β Mack shouts jumping off the back of the couch to the wood floor behind it.
βWell,β I grin widely, placing a hand on my hip. βYouβll have to tell that to the dozen or so probably still waiting for you in bed.β
Henry shrugs. βPaybackβs a bitch, and so are you.β
Shaft On Tour Series
ESCAPING ME (Shaft on Tour, #1)Β |Β FACING ME (Shaft On Tour, #2)
CHASING ME (Shaft on Tour, #3)Β |Β SHAFTING THE HALLS (Shaft on Tour, #4)
About the Author
Cat Mason is thirty one years old and a mother to three children. She was born and raised in Granite City, Illinois which is just across the Mississippi river from St. Louis, Missouri. She currently lives in Virginia with her husband and children. Previously publishing Contemporary Romance under her real name, until she decided to lose the filter and let it all hang out. When she isnβt writing, she is reading or spending time with her friends and family.
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