M. LEIGHTON IS . . .
“FREAKIN’ HOT!”
—Nette’s Bookshelf
AND “SERIOUSLY SCANDALICIOUS.”
—Scandalicious Book Reviews
PRAISE FOR M. LEIGHTON’S BAD BOYS NOVELS
Down to You, Up to Me, AND Everything for Us
“Scorching hot . . . insanely intense . . . and it is shocking. Shocking!”
—The Bookish Babe
“I definitely did not see the twists coming.”
—The Book List Reviews
“Brilliant.”
—The Book Goddess
“Leighton never gives the reader a chance to catch their breath . . . Yes, there is sex, OMG tongue-hanging-out-of-mouth, scorching sex.”
—Literati Literature Lovers
“Well, I drank this one down in one huge gulp . . . and it was delicious . . . Seriously scandalicious.”
—Scandalicious Book Reviews
“Delicious . . . I stopped reading in order to grab a cold beer and cool off . . . The twists and turns on the plot line are brilliant.”
—Review Enthusiast
“OMG! It was freakin’ hot!”
—Nette’s Bookshelf
“Steamy, sexy, and super hot! M. Leighton completely and absolutely knocked [it] out of the park.”
—The Bookish Brunette
“Scorching hot . . . An emotional roller coaster.”
—Reading Angel
“I devoured it, and I’m pretty sure you will, too.”
—For Love and Books
“Prepare yourself to be blown away.”
—My Keeper Shelf
“I loved it . . . Bring on the Davenport boys.”
—Smexy Books
PRAISE FOR M. LEIGHTON’S WILD ONES NOVELS
There’s Wild, Then There’s You
“Engaging and charismatic.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Will leave readers enthralled by the intriguing and emotional infatuation Jet and Violet share. This story is hot enough to start a forest fire, yet will keep readers cool, calm, and collected as they attempt to decipher the characters’ complicated personalities . . . This one is swoon-worthy.”
—RT Book Reviews
Some Like It Wild
“Some Like It Wild left me feeling breathlessly happy . . . the exact same feeling I had when I read The Wild Ones. M. Leighton has done it again—she’s written the perfect, sexy love story!”
—New York Times bestselling author Courtney Cole
The Wild Ones
“This book is worth every second I spent reading it. Ms. Leighton is a phenomenal writer and I cannot give her enough praise.”
—Bookish Temptations
“Hands down one of the hottest books I’ve read all summer . . . Complete with love, secrets, dreams, and hidden pasts! The Wild Ones is romantic, sexy, and absolutely perfect! Drop everything and read this RIGHT NOW!”
—The Bookish Brunette
“I can honestly tell you that this is one of my top books of the year and easily one of my new all-time favorites. I couldn’t put the book down.”
—The Autumn Review
“You will laugh, swoon, and even shed a few tears. M. Leighton knows how to write an amazing story. Get your copy of The Wild Ones today. You will not regret it.”
—Between the Page Reviews
“This book was one of the best books I’ve read this year. It may sound like just a love triangle on the surface but inside there’s so much more going on.”
—The Book Vixen
“One of the best books I’ve read this year so far.”
—Sim Sational Books
Berkley Titles by M. Leighton
The Wild Ones Novels
THE WILD ONES
SOME LIKE IT WILD
THERE’S WILD, THEN THERE’S YOU
The Bad Boys Novels
DOWN TO YOU
UP TO ME
EVERYTHING FOR US
The Tall, Dark, and Dangerous Novels
STRONG ENOUGH
TOUGH ENOUGH
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Copyright © 2015 by M. Leighton.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Leighton, M.
Tough enough / M. Leighton.—Berkley trade paperback edition.
p. cm.— (“tall, dark, and dangerous” ; 2)
ISBN 978-0-425-27947-2 (softcover : acid-free paper)
1. Man-woman relationships—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3612.E3588T68 2015
813'.6—dc23
2015025109
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Berkley trade paperback edition / November 2015
Cover art: “Couple” by Deborah Kolb / ImageBrief.
Cover design by Lesley Worrell.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.
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Contents
Praise for M. Leighton
Berkley Titles by M. Leighton
Title Page
Copyright
Epigraph
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE