From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense. I ran from him, even though my heart knew better.Love was one thing, but survival another.He chose a life of crime. I never wanted any of it; I only wanted him. I left when the danger bled into my life, taking more than I was willing to sacrifice.I should have known he’d come … sacrifice.
I should have known he’d come for me. Men like him always get what they want.
The temptation in his eyes, the heat of his touch . . . it’s all still there, but his gaze is harsher now and his grasp unrelenting.
He’s not the boy I fell in love with, although pieces of what we once had are still there. I can feel it.
I know what he wants from me, and I know it comes with a steep price. I’ll pay it though, if for no other reason than to touch him again. Just once more.
I’ll close my eyes and forget about the risks that come with this life and with him. I only hope he doesn’t do the same.
Desperate to Touch is book 2 in a series. Hard to Love must be read first.
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Wow! What an amazing novel, I loved every part of it. Book 2 is so much better then book 1. Bring on book 3!
Requited Love Discovered…
This continuing story of Seth and Laura had me close to thinking I needed someone to perform CPR on me. My mouth got dry, I had trouble breathing. This couple together gets my adrenaline pumping. Their sex scenes are hot, erotic and sizzling.
Years have passed since they have come face to face, but the intense electricity that they still feel for one another is brilliantly expressed by Willow Winters. Laura left Seth once before, he will never ever let her go again no matter what the consequences. And there are definitely consequences coming.
Willow Winters draws you into their story and keeps you captive until the very last word is written. And that last word is everything and very powerful.
This is book two of Seth and Laura’s story. It starts where Hard to love left off. It is another heart pounding thrill ride. Small details throughout all come full circle to a cliffhanger ending. Seth and Laura both end up in peril and we are left wondering what is going to happen. Who is good and who is bad? Can’t wait for the next book!
I love Laura and Seth’s story and willow winters did not disappoint with the sequel! I will warn you through if you have not read other books in the merciless series you may be a little confused as to who some of the other characters are and how they are connected to Laura and Seth. That being said the writing is amazing and the story is original. I want the next installment already! The only negative thing I have to say about this book is that it ends in a serious cliffhanger. I understand books in a series will end in one but this cliffhanger left me hanging in the middle of a scene and left me feeling like the book didn’t have a true ending. If you don’t mind cliffhangers then it probably won’t bother you.
This is the continued of Seth and Laura’s relationship from
Hard To Love definitely a must read before reading this book
to understand the plot.
This book is full of suspense drama heat and romance
Can’t wait for the next book to find out what happens.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
This is the second book in Seth and Laura’s romance. You must read Hard To love, book one first to get the full story so far or to catch up and be prepared to read this book. Also, just so you know, this book also features characters from the much bigger Merciless series. You do not need to read them first but I truly believe once you get a taste of the incredible world and characters that this author has created you will desperately want more. As the story picks up the emotions get deeper, the suspense thickens and the tension just builds and builds. I like Laura and Seth and my heart aches for them both. It is so easy to feel the sweet connection that these two share and their chemistry is simply off the charts steamy. Unfortunately for them, the also have a very painful star-crossed lover cloud of doom hanging over their heads causing plenty of strife, angst and heartbreak for this couple. The engaging and complex storyline captures and holds your attention easily with a compelling blend of drama, mystery, heat, heart, secrets, lies, bombshell revelations and jaw-dropping twists. Try to prepare yourself for a huge cliffhanger and boy was it a stunner!!!! I need more ASAP!!
Oh my goodness!!! I got so sucked into this story that I didn’t realize I was coming to the end until there was nothing else to read. There is so much tension and angst all mixed with lots of sexiness and I loved it!!! Willow Winters is keeping us on the edge of our seats with this series and I can’t wait for more!
Awesome story!!! Laura and Seth are able to find each other again, but is that the best thing for them? Seth is still in the crime world and Laura wants nothing to do with that, but she cannot shut off her heart or her head either. Seth will do everything to protect Laura and if that means leaving her alone he will do that. Then after having her back in his arms he can’t see ever giving her up again. Then he learns she might be in trouble and he will protect her.
Seth and Laura’s story continues in Desperate To Touch and it is again a really intense read.
Again I am at a loss of words, again it is incredible how Ms. Winters transports all these emotions, every little detail, just everything, so well and authentically, drawing the reader into this contradictory world…
On the one hand, there are all these reawakened, still so fragile feelings between the two protagonists and the protective walls around their hearts, because they fear losing the other by a misstep and not be able to cope once more…
On the other hand, there is this dark threat of a ubiquitous invisible enemy lurking in the dark…
The tension is at an all-time high throughout the book, making me read as fast as I can to see what might happen next … only to notice that this installment is ending on a cliffhanger, too…. arrghh…
This is another killer-book in this mini-series by this master genius named Willow Winters!
This review is one of the hardest one I have written in a very long time. No words can do this complex and heart wrenching story justice. Seth and Laura have so much against them that each and every turn of the page felt like I was waiting for the shoe to drop and for my heart to stop. Willow Winters is known for her intense storylines but this books is far from the others that have come before. 5 Stars are not enough and if you can only read one book this year than this is the one that you MUST read.
Its this mixture between unrequited yet requited love that just tears you up and heals your hurt all at the same time. It has just about as much romantic suspense that my palpitating heart could handle. Seth and Laura are undeniably meant for each other and to be together. The chemistry is off the charts! And not just when things get steamy but when they fight and even in the smallest of interactions between them. Seth gets to me in a different way than other heroes in the Merciless world because my heart really breaks for him and I love him so so much. Laura…just…I owe her an apology for my original assessment of her character because I am falling in love with her too. And in true Willow Winters fashion the world building means that I am also falling in love with friendships and other characters along the way.
I am left speechless in so many ways but the best way I can think to convey it is to say I have all these conflicting feelings, but I am not confused at all as to why or how I am feeling them. How that happens only speaks to how well this book is written and its ability to pull genuine feelings from me that mimic real life in the best way. Rarely are the things we feel easily explained especially when we feel them so strongly and they are pulling us in all different directions. I love finishing a book and feeling like I got it, or it got me in a true, honest, and inexplicable way. Add the whole Mafia/ Cross Brothers/ Romance to it all and I can’t even. Speechless! A must read!
I have been sitting here for DAYS, not a day… DAYS… after finishing this book and trying to put into words, without spoilers just how phenomenal this book was and how much I loved it. I don’t think any word/s can give this book justice… NO WORDS.
Willow was in her element when it came to Seth and Laura. Seth King? Oh man… I don’t even know where to begin with him. As always Willow writes a complex, compelling and hot as hell alpha male. Seth is EVERYTHING. His whole personality is perfect, in every sense of the word… But we see more of him in this book. We see different sides to this man. I mean he was everything and more in Hard To Love, and Desperate to Touch? The author takes him to a whole new level. This book picks up where book 1 left off… Seth is working with the Cross brothers, and he knows Laura is in town, he wants nothing more than to bring her back to him and keep her all for himself. He has issues to work through and has to find forgiveness after what Laura has done, but even without it, he can’t live without her and once she is in his grasp once more, his possessive self isn’t about to risk losing her again. No fucking way.
Laura is strong, confident and isn’t afraid to speak up for herself when need be… and I love that about her… but at times I think it does not work in her favor, and there were times were I just wanted to reach in and slap her and show her what was right in front of her… The fact that they are literally the same person, only opposite genders? That made things even more interesting.
And fuck me, if you thought book one knocked you on your ass, well be aware that book two is about to throw you through the wringer… So much more was happening, questions were being answered, yet, even more, secrets were coming in to play, the more answers I got the more I needed answering.. The sexual chemistry between them only heightens in this… The tension, the push and pull, the game of chase between the two of them just intensifies multiple times over. I swear I was about to snap my kindle in two, while it melted into my hands. SO HOT! But there was so much more,… More secrets, more betray, more hurt and pain, more angst,… JUST MORE. SO MUCH MORE. I was an addict to this book. It was as though as soon as I got my fix, I needed more… And I NEED MORE NOW!
This was captivating, all-consuming, insanely hot, addictive and unpredictable and left me cursing out the author… Oh, I wanted to say a few things to her… But I know whatever she has up her sleeve next will be worth the wait. Ms. Winters went above and beyond with this… I can feel her passion for this book with each word I read. She never disappoints and she didn’t disappoint with this bad boy.
BUT I NEED MORE… NOW!
6/5 Stars!
Argh… that ending!!!! I have wondered about Seth since he was mentioned in earlier books. Boy are we getting a good look at him now!! So many things are happening with Seth & Laura. What’s going to happen next is anyone’s guess. I can’t wait for the next book, like I need to know now!!! As always if you haven’t started reading about the Cross brothers you really should. This way you know all about these Alpha men who are broken, hard, and do what needs to be done to get what they want.
I can NOT recommend Willow Winters enough! Her writing pulls me in from start to finish and leaves me begging for more.
Ah- What now? Somebody, PLEASE tell me I missed a few chapters…..
Gah, nope, another leave me hanging on the edge of Mt. Everest, ending. One that is going to take all my inner strength to hold out for the next book to find out what happens between Seth and Laura!
Ms. Winters weaves an emotionally charged, sexy, dark, goosebump-inducing story in such a way. It’s easy to get caught up in all the corruption, emotional drainage, and banter of the dominant characters, and their compelling stories.
Hearts are open and on display ready for you to walk on the dark side with the Cross Brothers while they’re still working on rogue cops, enemies, and lost loves.
I cannot get enough of these plots twisted, heart-squeezing, smexy stories! The next book ‘Tempted To Kiss’ cannot get here soon enough!
Oh!! Part two of the story of Seth and Laura starts out fast and keeps you riveted until the very end! And oh holy crow that ending!! Queen of the cliffhangers is what Ms. Winters is!
Laura is struggling with her feelings of inadequacy and her doubts about what Seth really feels for her. She is being dragged back into Seth’s world and I don’t think she knows the depths of what it quite is yet.
Oh Seth, he too is struggling with his feelings for Laura. Is it rage and anger? Or is he too feeling a bit vulnerable? With his tough exterior and the way he treats Laura, it’s like a rollercoaster.
Secrets are going to be revealed. Big secrets, and yet there is a mysteries galore! Who is the new resident at the Rockford Center? What is going on with Melody? And that twitchy feeling that Laura has about being watched?? I think I know who it is, I am not gonna say and I am probably wrong, but Ms. Winter’s has a way of making my mind whirl and melt all at the same time!
Fantastic installment in the trilogy of Seth and Laura and I cannot wait until Tempted to Kiss!
Willow Winters does it again. She never fails to deliver such PERFECTION! Desperate To Touch left me speechless and in utter shock. I have a hard time finding the right words to describe how incredible this book is as there simply isn’t one word that could do it justice. I am in awe and adore what Willow can do. She takes her thoughts and delivers us such amazing, fantastic, and memorable stories and characters that completely captivate you. Seth and Laura’s story is such an intense read and had me on the edge of my seat the ENTIRE time. More than once I found myself saying what the fudge or holy shiitake mushrooms. Haha. That right there is pg-13 for amazons sake. In all seriousness though, this is a must read. I highly recommend it to all. WWinters brought us the Cross Brothers and had me Consumed by Carter and Jase is well Jase…so much love for him but there is something special about Seth. He isn’t technically a Cross Brother but he is part of their inner circle which makes him family. He totally slays me!
Desperate to Touch the second book of Seth and Laura story has me speechless in a good way. W Winters never stops amazing me with her captivating writing. You fall more in love with Seth in this book. Laura character is captivating and complex and strong a great female character. I started reading and was captivating by the story and couldn’t wait to see what was going to develop next. This story definitely has the awe and WTF aspect and a must read by all.
Desperate to touch is book 2 in this series and boy, was it ever amazing. It kept me needing more and you’re in for a real treat with this one.
I Need More!!!! Seth King is all grown up and back! Part two of Seth and Laura Roth’s story is here and continues right where Hard to Love left off. Seth is working with the Cross brothers. He knows Laura is in town and he wants her back no matter what. Will Seth be able to forgive Laura for what she did and get the answers he needs? Will they finally catch Marcus and put an end to his evil? So much Deception, Action & Intense moments you won’t be able to put this one down! Seth King is so yummy and can Alpha me any day. Oh and be prepared to throw your book since this ends in a major cliffhanger!!! Maybe have a cold drink to because 😉 Told in dual POV