Veiled Innocence
by Ella Frank
SYNOPSIS
Tick, tick, tock.
Time.
That’s all I have now.
A small room, a photograph, and time.
They want me to trust them and confess my sins.
They told me they wouldn't judge me—they lied.
I thought we could convince the world that this wasn't a crime.
We were wrong.
Time doesn't stand still.
The clock keeps ticking, the world is unconvinced, and now…
Now he is gone.
Warning: adult themes/explicit sex scenes
Time.
That’s all I have now.
A small room, a photograph, and time.
They want me to trust them and confess my sins.
They told me they wouldn't judge me—they lied.
I thought we could convince the world that this wasn't a crime.
We were wrong.
Time doesn't stand still.
The clock keeps ticking, the world is unconvinced, and now…
Now he is gone.
Warning: adult themes/explicit sex scenes
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REVIEW
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Veiled Innocence is the story of Mr McKendrick (teacher) and Addison, a student in his class. I do like a good student/teacher story and this one piqued my interest right away. The story alternates between past and present. This keeps you on your toes and wondering what happened and gives you glimpses of things to come. Ella Frank certainly knows how to write some steamy scenes and this story had some that will make you pant. I will admit though that I had a difficult time connecting with Addison. Her pursuit of Mr McKendrick came across as a bit stalkerish. I also didn't "feel" their connection in the beginning. Sure they are both attractive people, but the connection was just luke warm for me. However, as the story continued and we learned more of what was happening in the present, things begin to come together nicely.
Mr. McKendrick and Addison give into their feelings and things begin to unravel and spiral out of control. It's ironic that Mr. McKendrick was able to bring some sort of calm to Addison's life, at the same time causing chaos to his world. Learning more about Addison allowed for a better understanding of her state of mind. I did enjoy the story and definitely wanted to keep reading to find out what was going to happen and how this would play out. It read like an unfolding mystery which I enjoyed and would definitely recommend! Overall I would give this story 4 stars.
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Excerpt – Mr. McKendrick’s POV
Copyright © 2014 by Ella Frank
I couldn’t believe she’d followed me home.
I was sitting in my truck with my hands wrapped around the steering wheel. I could see her in the rearview mirror, and my heart pounded in my chest as I thought about my next move.
I’d purposely waited to leave until she had gone home. It had been quite the wait, but I couldn’t afford to put myself within close quarters of this girl.
She was undisciplined and clearly had never heard the word no in her life. She wanted things she couldn’t have, and I needed to make that much clearer than in our previous conversations.
I could see the hood of her car peeking out from behind one of the neighbor’s hedges and wished I could forget she was there, but this time she had crossed too many lines. She needed to know that this behavior could not continue.
Pushing open my truck door, I climbed out and locked it before walking down the drive. I strode purposefully along the sidewalk and tried to think of exactly what I was going to say to this student of mine.
Please stop following me? Please stop hitting on me?
They both sounded ridiculous, and I realized that at this point the word please needed to be thrown right out the fucking window.
Polite wasn’t going to work with Addison Lancaster. It was time to get serious, maybe even mean, because this girl had the ability to destroy me.
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A $150 Gift Card to Victoria’s Secret
A Women’s Silver Glitz Fossil watch – Tick, tick, tock…
A $50 Gift Card to Amazon
A $25 Gift Card to Barnes & Noble
2 Signed Copies of Veiled Innocence
5 Ella Frank eBooks (Winner’s Choice)
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