Title: Fitting the Pieces
Series: The RiverdaleSeries Book Three
Author: Janine Infante Bosco
Blog Tour: September 21st thru September 30th
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You’ve laughed with them. You’ve cried with them. Now it’s time to say goodbye to the Lanza Family, in the final installment of The Riverdale Series.
Luke Lanza is a man who has always done the responsible thing. He has faced a lot of challenging obstacles in his life from raising his daughter on his own, to building a successful business, even being the only viable donor that could save his brother’s life. Knowing this about his brother and knowing that he was going to die, Jake asked him to look after the love of his life. Now Luke is torn between the promise he made to his brother and the pull of something he’s never known before.
“Promise me, I need to hear you say it, Luke.”
Luke swallowed. “I promise I’ll take care of Cara, you don’t have to worry about her.” A tear slipped down his cheek as he finished his vow to his little brother.
Jake smiled slightly and closed his eyes. “I could always count on you.”
Cara Sloane is struggling with the loss of her first love and the power of addiction. Jake had been her rock for so long, with him gone she realizes how broken she is. She doesn’t want to feel anything, least of all the emptiness in her heart.
“I know you’re at peace and I should be thankful for that, but I can’t be. I never realized what a selfish person I was. You were suffering and all I could do was pray for you not to leave me.”
A tragic accident leaves Luke and his family pleading with Cara to change the course of her life. Can Cara face her demons and learn there is life after Jake? Can she learn that she can hold onto to the beautiful memories they made together and still live her life?
“I don’t want to fix her because she’s broken.” He said with his own voice sounding a bit broken. “I want to help her because losing her too isn’t an option.”
Individually they try to heal, together they wonder if they can fit the pieces of their broken lives.
“Dance
with me.” He repeated and held out his hand to her.
She laughed. “Luke, you don’t
dance.”
“You’re right, I don’t.” He held her
gaze, giving her his best charming smile.
“Dance with me Spunky.”
“But…” She stopped, curiosity getting
the best of her, she placed her hand in his. “You don’t have to dance with me,
Luke.” He ignored her and listened for it, waited for it. The beat started, the
music making those who didn’t dance instantly want to. Bailando. That was the
name of the Spanish flirty music that filtered the tent. Cara bit her lip as
the rhythm of the music overcame her, suddenly she felt the overwhelming urge
to let go and just dance with him. She looked at Luke. It wasn’t a slow song,
poor guy, he’d do anything to make her smile.
She looked around and noticed they
were alone on the dance floor and all eyes were on them. She could feel the
stares as she stood still for a moment and just watched him. He placed one hand
on her hip, his fingers digging in his eyes were directly on hers as he took
one of her hands, bringing it around his neck. She couldn’t tear her eyes from
his, noticing that there was something lurking in the depths of those dark
brown eyes, something she had never seen before. He took her free hand in his
and nudged her feet apart with his.
Strangely, she didn’t know what to
do with herself she had been dancing for years but always had taken her lead
from Jake. They hadn’t been a couple when they went dancing either, it was just
something they did and they did it well. She felt Luke’s leg slide between
hers, tried her best to focus, to listen to the music and will her feet to
move, but it was Luke who moved first. He gripped her hip tighter and then blew
her hair away from her ear as he dipped his head.
“Can’t do it all by myself, Spunky.”
He whispered huskily. “Move those hips of yours. Show me what they can do…” Oh
my God! Cara felt her cheeks redden and then she was spun under his arm and
forced to abide by his demand. Her hips sashayed from side to side as she
closed in on him. He moved fluidly, his feet gliding around the wooden floor
effortlessly. It was natural or so it seemed to her, as he brought her closer.
She tried to focus on the words of the song, finding it damn near impossible.
Enrique Inglesias was singing that he couldn’t wait any longer. And by the
looks of it, neither could Luke. He spun her under their arms, once, twice,
three times before bringing her body close to his. His hips rotated and he
thrust them into hers. He was all hard lines and the hardest part of him was
pressed against her thigh.
She swallowed and peered at him from
under the fringe of her lashes. She bit down on her lip and tried to block out
the stares that seemed to be burning right through her. She grabbed onto the
tie that hung loosely around his neck and began to move her hips slowly,
tantalizingly to the beat of the music. She heard the sharp intake of breath he
took and then she turned around, still holding onto his tie as she continued to
tease him with her hips. Forgetting herself for a moment and just enjoying him
she ground her ass into his crotch, feeling his every desire press against her.
That perfect ass dug right into him,
fitting against him perfectly. He forgot about counting steps and just held
onto her hips, letting her curves be his guide and together they moved to the
sultry beat. He wasn’t a dancer. He may never dance again, but the dance that
he was doing with Cara, would be burned into his memory.
Pieces – Book One
Buy Links:
Jake’s Journal Book 3.5
In honor of the one year anniversary of the series you can now get your hands on Jake’s Journals.
Read his inner thoughts as he goes through the hardest time in his life. Read his letters to Cara as he pours out his heart and soul to her, though his works and drawings he wished to create. Discover the plans he had for his loved ones and the promises he left behind.
Buy Links:
1. Stay with Me by Sam Smith
2. Chandelier by Sia
3. Not Strong Enough by Apocalyptica, Doug Robb
4. I Want You To Need Me by Celine Dion
5. Sober by P!nk
6. I Don’t Dance by Lee Brice
7. Hero by Mariah Carey
8. The Search is Over by Survivor
9. I Loved her First by Heartland
10. Bailando by Enrique Iglesias
11. I’ll Remember by Madonna
12. Take My Breath Away by Jessica Simpson
13. Who Are You by Carrie Underwood
14. See You Again by Wiz Khalifa fea. Charlie Puth.
Direct Link: https://open.spotify.com/user/12149079410/playlist/6fz0q3HRWgsfeX4qU3yfow
Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Now in her early thirties Janine is dedicated to her family, her boys the lights of her life. In her spare time, she wrote the Riverdale Series a labor of love and family that she is so very thrilled to share with you. Hope you enjoy the Lanza’s.
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