When inspiration becomes real life, will you fight for love? Willow Writing thrillers is the name of the game. Usually, the storylines come easily, but my latest book is uninspired. Needing a change of scenery, I do something I promised myself I wouldn’t; I go to Grind Time, perching myself in front of the hottest distraction in Bluebell Falls, the mononymous Oakley. When I overhear some juicy details about his mysterious past, I decide the distracting man may be the key to ending my writer’s block and finishing this book. To my surprise, my books have come to life, and I can’t help but wonder if this thrilling adventure is more than I bargained for. Oakley Leaving the only job I ever wanted wasn’t something I did lightly, but when you’ve seen what I have, it feels like the only choice. Now, I’m serving coffee and paninis to the residents of Bluebell Falls, with one in particular always on my mind. Ever since Grind Time’s opening week, Willow Hutton has avoided me, but all of that changes when she walks through the doors and overhears parts of my previous life that I wanted to keep hidden. When my past comes back with a vengeance, maybe this time, with a little help, I’ll finally slay my demons and my last case will be left behind for good. Can they survive the darkness together, or will their fresh start be over before it truly begins in Bluebell Falls?
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I've lived with the stares, whispers, and hateful accusations of small-town gossips for years. Being the sister of the town pariah comes with consequences. But when the petty harassment turns darker, more drastic measures are required. I just didn't expect those measures to include my former high school crush—the golden boy turned smoking hot firefighter—offering protection… as my boyfriend. Are we just pretending, or is this becoming something real? And can it survive the string of arsons that threaten us both? Blaise He was once my hero, but that was a long time ago… before I left him. I never expected him to show up in my life again. Especially as my new roommate. The boy I once loved is now a brutal hockey player with a taste for revenge and reckless abandon. I’m indebted to him, and he expects me to pay in the form of blood, tears and humiliation. But once the games begin, I find myself falling into old habits I thought were buried. Out of all the bad ideas I've had in my life, Desmond Rickman has always been my favorite. Desmond I had a heart once… until she smashed it, leaving nothing but a hollow spot in my chest. I never expected to see her again. Especially not in my turf, in my apartment, as my new roommate. She may have held my heart once upon a time, but now I hold all the cards. She’s indebted to me, and I’ll make her pay for ruining my life. Old emotions are like scars, slowly fading and never disappearing. And she’s bringing them all to the surface. If there is a God, he designed Blaise Sheffield to bring me to my knees. Legions worship at my feet, but I only bow to her. THE SPIDER I move through Layla’s world in silence, always watching. It’s incredible where you can hide a camera these days. She’s the daughter of my enemy, a threat to my flock, and I had a solidplan for her. The weight of her father’s sin was meant to fall on her shoulders. Only, the second my world bled into hers, that plan derailed. I’m hooked on her—this walking enigma with a sharp tongue, a dark sense of humor, and eyes that haunt my dreams. I’ve accepted that Layla’s awakened something in me. A hunger that can only be sated by what it craves. Her. THE SACRIFICE I’ve spent my whole life outrunning the darkness woven into my DNA. But the darkness is his first love. I’ve been assigned to photograph the trail of bodies he’s left across our city. With each lifeless victim staring back through my lens, I learn more about the man they call “The Widowmaker”. He’s cold, he’s calculated, and somehow… he knows me. Like, really knows me. My secrets. My true self. Monsters are meant to be slain. Banished to dark, forbidden places. But the one under my bed won’t go quietly. He agrees to retreat into the shadows, but there’s one condition… If he goes, he gets to take me with him. *** Trope List for DEVOTION Stalker Romance Dark Romance Villian gets the girl / Villian Romance Hero is a: Serial Killer / Cult Leader / Anti-Hero / Walking Red Flag Obsessed Hero Jealous Possessive Hero He falls first Touch her and die Dark Nursery Rhyme Reimagining A note from the author: This is book one in a duet, which means it ends on a cliff. Full list of TWs available on the author’s website. Lies. Betrayal. Loss. They're all I know, see, and feel. I don't know what is true, or a lie. I don't know who to believe or who what is real. Broken and grieving I find refuge in an unlikely foe. A man who claims to be my brother, who vows to protect me, and destroy those that hurt me. But not even he can't protect me from the nightmare that is Drew Marshall. Deranged. Psychotic. Immoral. He broke my heart, and publicly humiliated me. Leaving me shattered and broken when I needed him most. I should hate him, and I do, but a sick twisted part of me craves him as well. The harder I fight to escape him, the deeper he digs his claws into me. They say the truth will set you free, but ours didn't do that. It locked us inside the cage, and tossed away the key. When grumpy, muscled-up artist Bennett Bishop bothers to speak, it’s usually to say something you’re not ready to hear. When he first speaks to Norah Ellis, a rambling runaway bride who hitchhikes a ride from him, it’s to tell her to get out of his truck and walk because she’s a pain in the a-s-s. By appearance, Norah Ellis is a fancy fashionista who’s spent the last several years living the good life in the city—expensive apartments, highbrow events, and a fiancé with wealth and good looks. The only problem is that she didn’t choose any of it for herself. On the day of her July wedding, thanks to a letter from a stranger, Norah’s world turns upside down. She runs for the hills of Vermont to start a new life, but what’s waiting for her, between her estranged sister, the townspeople, and bad-boy Bennett Bishop himself, is way more than she bargained for. Enemies turn to lovers, strangers become friends, dark secrets bust open like cans of worms, and most of all…Summer will never be the same. Can you whisper? Something I never thought I’d ask the guy who is exactly my type but completely wrong for me. Someone I sneak secret glances at from a distance while vowing to never get too close. And then I get tossed in jail. With him. Know how forced proximity and extreme panic go together? They don’t. And the walls I spent a lifetime erecting around me crack, giving him an intimate view of all the secrets I work so hard to protect. Color me surprised when the pierced, tattooed DJ doesn’t recoil or call me a freak. Arsen gets me through the night, his attention like a match to my insides, lighting me on fire and making me burn. Keeping my distance is impossible. My body begs to be near him, but we just don’t mix. He’s fire. I’m water. Sound is his superpower but my kryptonite. For once in my life, my heart is louder than my head, and I can’t stay away. But it seems following my heart leads me straight into trouble. Turns out I’m not the only one who thinks maybe Arsen and I don’t belong together, and the people who agree will go to extremes to make sure we stay apart. Whisper is a Westbrook Elite standalone novel, a college sports romance featuring: Opposites attract A single jail cot Star-crossed lovers Auditory disability rep (misophonia & tinnitus) Hurt/Comfort Bromance/Found family OTT possessive MC Into the Darkness I'll go. Ember Solis is a sweet girl from a not-so-innocent world.When it comes time for her to venture out to the real world -- to the college of her dreams -- Ember is released from the shelter of her home, straight into bad boy and sworn enemy, Ash Ortiz’s addictive spell.Ash teaches Ember everything he knows but soon, the student becomes the master.Ember emerges from the depths of her inexperience to discover she is stronger than she seems.But there is a bigger price to pay for loving Ash, and the way that Ember views her past, her present and her future will never be the same.She realizes the entire world she once called home is there to drive her and Ash farther apart.What was once shrouded in light is now rooted in the dark.Confronted with the most critical decision of her life, Ember must choose between her family and Ash.But what price will their lives bear as a consequence of her choice? Into the Darkness is College Romance-Romeo & Juliet Inspired-Forbidden Love-Dueling Families-Mafia/Cartel-Hispanic MMC Rep-Plus Size FMC Rep-Initiation Scene Jimmy Another headline. What else was new? You’d think reporters could focus on the important things in the world. But they loved to write about me, Jimmy Hall, the best pitcher in the league . . . especially when I got caught screwing up. Thanks to the incriminating pictures from my last trip to Vegas, the team’s general manager assigned me a branding expert. I was ready to tell him I was fine on my own, but then my expert walked in, and I practically forgot my own name. Sommer Bennett had curves in all the right places and lips that could make a man stupid. Too bad she couldn’t stand me. Even worse, she was the owner’s granddaughter, making her off-limits. Or was she? Sommer When Granddad said he had a job for me, I couldn’t have been more excited. I pictured myself as the vice president of player relations or next in line to take over the Hawks. Instead, he wanted me to babysit the most arrogant player on the team: Jimmy Hall. It didn’t matter that the man was drop-dead gorgeous or had the most strikeouts in the league. He was a PR nightmare—and now my nightmare. I’d graduated top of my class and have a master’s in business, yet I still needed to prove myself. Jimmy Hall would not be the reason I didn’t get the title I deserved. I just couldn’t fall for his charm. Some things are easier said than done. A brooding billionaire. A beautiful young nurse. Obsessive love. I’m spending the summer working as a private nurse for a wealthy patient. Until a chance encounter with wealthy Lucien Winter changes everything. He’s an experienced man who uses women as his playthings. I know better than to trust him. Except he keeps showing up. On the plane…on the cruise…in my thoughts. Our chemistry burns hot and fierce, but I have to resist him. A man like that belongs to a world of opulence and indulgence. A man who has a past that’s haunting him. No matter how hard I fall for him. FILTHY RICH is a billionaire, age-gap romance with a possessive hero and a strong young heroine. It’s book one in the brand-new Winter Trilogy. For fans of REBECCA. |
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