Title: Rocco
Series: Reed Security Series
Author: Giulia Lagomarsino
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Release Date: 16th March 2020
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Rocco has his world all wrapped up in a neat
package. He has a job that he loves and his daughter, the best thing that’s
ever happened to him. And he has his rules. These rules keep the order and
balance in his life and the women where they should be. But he never
counted on Brooke, and she’s about to turn his world upside down.
Brooke never had the typical love life. She tried to have it all, but there was
always something that held her back from committing. Until Gary. Gary was…not
really important. But being with him led her to Rocco in the most unusual
way, and now she’s about to find out all about his rulebook.
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EXCERPT
Rules
for Sexual Encounters:
“You were serious? You actually have a rulebook?”
“I don’t joke around about stuff like this. I think it’s best for both of us to
go in with guidelines laid out about what we want out of this. This is for the occasional
f*ck. If we decide to take it beyond that, I have a revised version of this.”
I looked down at the paper and read through the rules that he laid out.
1. Condoms will be used during all sexual encounters, regardless of the fact
that the woman may be on birth control. No exceptions.
2. The woman does not have bed rights after sexual encounters and will leave
within ten minutes of sexual encounter ending.
“You kick your women out of bed ten minutes after you finish f*cking them?”
“What’s wrong with that? We both got what we wanted. There’s no point in
dragging it out. That just confuses the situation. Besides, I work early in the
morning. I need my sleep.”
“Right, and a half hour would make all the difference in the world,” I said
sarcastically.
“Are you telling me that you’ve never screwed someone and then wondered why the
hell they were hanging around?”
“Well, no. I mean, of course there are times that you just want the other
person to leave. It’s just that it’s hard to kick someone out.”
“That’s why they agree to this. If I want her to stick around, I’ll ask her to.
But by doing this, I’ve eliminated the awkwardness of the goodbye.”
“No, you’ve eliminated having to ask her to leave. If anything, the goodbye is
going to be even more f*cking awkward because you’re putting such tight time
constraints on her leaving.”
He shrugged. “It gets the job done.”
This guy had some serious issues that I didn’t even want to get into. I looked
back at the paper and continued reading.
3. The woman does not have washing rights after sexual encounters.
“What the hell are washing rights? Like, I’m not allowed to clean up
afterward?”
“You are, just not with me. I will not be washing you in any way. I won’t bring
you a washcloth or wipe you down like they do in those stupid romance novels.”
“And you read many of those?”
“No, but some of the women do. Believe me, I’ve been informed what men in those
novels do, and they aren’t men. Bunch of pu$$ies.”
“Okay, so, no washing rights. Got it.”
4. If asked to stay longer, the woman does not automatically gain bed rights,
washing rights, coffee rights, or house rights.
“Okay, this may seem like a stupid question, but what are coffee rights and
house rights?”
“Well, that part needs some adjustment since we’re living together. Basically,
it means that if I do ask you to stay the night, you don’t automatically get to
help yourself to coffee in the morning. Nor do you get to wander around my
house and look at all my stuff.”
“Wow,” I said, not wanting to touch that with a ten foot pole.
“Hey, I just like there to be boundaries.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I'm a stay at home mom that loves to read.
Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the
Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come
up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up
with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra
$500/month. My husband responded with, "No. Find something else. Write a
blog. Write a book." I didn't think I had anything to share on blog
that a thousand other mothers hadn't already thought of. I decided to take his
challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised
at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow
and I haven't been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy
writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small
kids, my days are quite full.
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