Tantalizing Stories by Donnee Patrese

                                          Prologue Maxine 6 years ago…  His lips grazed mine. I felt like I couldn’t breathe. “I want to give you what you deserve,” he said. My back was against the cold wall. His body pressed against mine. I felt his warmth and desire. He wanted me. I wanted to be loved. His hardness pushed against my thigh. “I deserve…” Kenneth leaned down and kissed me. His touch was loving and for the first time in days I felt secure and safe by a man’s touch. He knew what I needed. It was good to feel gentle touches and not pain and fear. For a year and a half I had been in an abusive relationship with a man 15 years older than me. He used my youth and gullibility to take control over me leaving me less than a woman. That is how I felt. Less than a woman. Tonight I ran. I ran right to Mikey hoping to find solace after telling my abusive boyfriend I didn’t care what he threatened me with. I was leaving him and he could go

Synopsis Heartache and pain seemed to follow Maxine Marshall when all she wanted was love. Michael Salvatore was her ticket to the fairy tale love she always wanted. When an old flame from Maxine’s past resurfaces, things in her life become more complicated. Michael can feel Maxine pulling away. He vows to do whatever he can to make her his… for good.  His task becomes harder when his only confidant, Lorenzo, is determined to protect his friend and do whatever he can to break the two up. In his quest, Lorenzo gets help from Maxine’s former lover. His goal: Reclaim his lost love…by any means necessary. In the third installment of the Prohibited Series, can Maxine and Michael’s love survive this final test or will lust and betrayal finally pull the lovers apart forever? Get Prohibited 3: Final Betrayal in Paperback and eBook  February 1st on Amazon