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Seven Nights of Sin
Lacey Alexander
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Alexander, Lacey.
Seven nights of sin/Lacey Alexander.
p. cm.
ISBN: 978-1-1012-1157-1
I. Title.
PS3601.L3539S48 2008
813'.6—dc22 2007042244
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To Chris in Hawaii—hope you enjoy this one!
Contents
THE ORIGINAL SIN
Chapter One
Chapter Two
THE FIRST NIGHT
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
THE SECOND NIGHT
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
THE THIRD NIGHT
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
THE FOURTH NIGHT
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
THE FIFTH NIGHT
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
THE SIXTH NIGHT
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
THE SEVENTH NIGHT
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
THE WAGES OF SIN
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
RETURN TO SIN
Chapter One
Chapter Two
About the Author
THE ORIGINAL SIN
“Really to sin you have to be serious about it.”
—Henrik Ibsen
One
“I don’t need a man. I don’t need a man. I don’t need a man.”
Usually, Brenna did her morning affirmations at home, but the alarm had gone off late, and just like breakfast, her affirmations had been forced to wait until she got to the office. Fortunately, she was stealing a few minutes alone in the break room with a donut and the self-help book she’d been reading, aptly titled, You Don’t Need a Man to Be Happy.
She lowered her voice even further for the next set. “I don’t need a penis to pleasure me. I don’t need a penis