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Under Locke

by Mariana Zapata

2014 · 497 pages

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About this book

Iris is trying to rebuild her life in Austin when she lands a job at a tattoo shop owned by Dex Locke—a gruff, infuriatingly rude biker who seems determined to make her regret every decision that led her through his door. There's zero chemistry between them (or so she tells herself), despite the undeniable pull she feels every time he's near, and Dex clearly has his own reasons for keeping everyone at arm's length. But as Iris settles into her new life and slowly gets to know the man beneath all that prickly exterior, she discovers there's so much more to him than his bad boy reputation suggests. What starts as pure antagonism gradually transforms into something neither of them expected, and Iris finds herself falling for the one person she absolutely shouldn't.

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