Skin: Royal Exiles Book 1

By Bernadette Gardner

Her body is his canvas.

When Makena Brady walks into SkIntense Body Art, she expects nothing more than a little prick, and a small tattoo to satisfy her quest for independence from her ‘good girl’ lifestyle. What she gets instead is a sensual awakening.

Darq Stone is an artist, and Makena’s body is the perfect canvas. He works his magic on her, bringing her to the edge of reason with a temporary tattoo airbrushed on her inner thigh. Enthralled by the excitement of lying nearly naked while he paints on her, Makena yearns for more, but can she handle the real thing? Darq is much more than he seems and once he brands her with a permanent mark, she’ll be drawn into his world forever.

(This novella has been previously published)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Two Voices Publishing
• Release date: Aug 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370348947

Bernadette Gardner

As the alter ego of multi-published author Jennifer Colgan, Bernadette Gardner considers herself the darker reflection of a mild-mannered paranormal romance author.

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