Book Description

Hollywood star Ashe Hunter has done many things to get ahead... some best kept hidden from the public eye...But when someone from his past threatens to reveal his deepest and darkest secrets, how far will he go to keep them from the woman he loves?To his fans, Ashe Hunter is the perfect man, the classically trained British actor taking Hollywood and Broadway by storm. To his American girlfriend, Riley Eames, he is a man in love who'll do anything to keep her safe from the prying eyes of paparazzi suddenly digging into her life.But to someone from his past, Ashe is her ticket to Hollywood fame, and she'll do anything to get it even if it means tearing down the perfect image he built for himself long after he left her. Loving Riley is the second novel in a series readers have called "beautiful," heartbreaking," and "full of shocking twists and turns." While this can be read as a standalone, the events in this book follow right after Loving Ashe.*****EXCERPT"What did she mean when she said I was so vanilla?" asked Riley.Ashe had known this was coming, that Riley would ask questions. What he never anticipated was his inability to answer her truthfully like he did everything else. "It has nothing to do with your hair, petal. Unfortunately, Catriona Marks is not known for her subtlety.""What does it mean, then, 'She's so vanilla'?" Riley persisted, her voice mimicking Catriona's words as she crossed her arms in front of her chest."Catriona's tastes are what one might be called 'alternative'," he explained. "In some circles, she's better known as Mistress Cat.""Like a Dominatrix? How would you know that?" Riley paused, raising her hand. "No, don't answer that, Ashe. I'm not sure I want to know."For a few moments, she didn't speak. She brought her hand to her mouth, her expression distraught as if a vision of Ashe and Catriona together had come to her mind unbidden. Then she turned her face toward the window, watching the snow outside as the car made its way through the streets."You used to date her, didn't you?""Yes," Ashe replied."It would have been better if you'd just said she's your ex-girlfriend." Riley glared at him. "She is, isn't she? Is she the actress who discovered you?""Yes, she is."They spent the rest of the ride in silence. Ashe had much to say, but this was not the ideal place to tell Riley the things he wanted her to know about his past and the people who belonged there.