Release Date: July 25, 2018

Cover Design: MadHat Books

Synopsis

I got out of the Marine Corps to give my daughter a better life. I’m a strong and capable single dad. I got this, right? Not so much.

The one thing my daughter wants is the hardest to find—a mom. It’s not like they’re selling hot intelligent women at Walmart these days, and with the amount of baggage I’m carrying around, I might be out of luck.

Yeah, so.

We moved from Oahu to Maui. I needed a job, a place to live, and to get us settled. I thought it would be simple, but let’s just say . . . mistakes have been made. 

· Mistake #1: I took the first job I was offered. (Should’ve probably asked a couple more questions about the required uniform.)
· Mistake #2: I flirted with Kai, the first attractive woman who crossed my path. (So far out of my league she might as well be a Hawaiian princess.)
· Mistake #3: I fell head over heels for that woman. (See Mistake #2.)

Now I’m standing here showing my butt—no, literally. It’s the required uniform at Man Buns, the restaurant I’m working at. (See Mistake #1).

In any case, I can tell you one thing—it’s damn near impossible to convince the woman I can’t live without to take me seriously when I’m serving up burgers, half-naked, and women are constantly ogling my assets.

I’ve gotta try, though. Because Kai is the woman for me, and she’s perfect with Aya. I’ve just gotta get these man buns in gear and figure out how to win her over.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Goodreads

Purchase Links

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2A3PhzL

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Lhp5a1

Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2JO5zwo

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2mEMiVa

Giveaway

$25 Amazon Gift Card

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Direct Link: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/b1257f8d342/?

About the Author

Shari J. Ryan is an International Bestselling Author of heartbreakers and mind-benders. Shari was once told she tends to exaggerate often and sometimes talks too much, which would make a great foundation for fictional books. Four years later, Shari has written eleven novels that often leave readers either in tears from laughing, or crying. 

With her loud Boston girl attitude, Shari isn’t shy about her love for writing or the publishing industry. Along with writing several International bestsellers, Shari has split her time between writing and her longstanding passion for graphic design. In 2014, she started an indie-publishing resource company, MadHat Books, to help fellow authors with their book cover designs, as well as assistance in the self-publishing process. 

While Shari may not find many hours to sleep, she still manages to make time for her family. She is a devoted wife to a great guy, and a mother to two little boys who remind her daily why she was put on this earth.

Connect with Shari

Newsletter Sign Up: http://bit.ly/2vGUfeN

Facebook Author Page: http://bit.ly/2tXGvzH

Facebook Reader Group: http://bit.ly/2tnxdLW

Goodreads Author Page: http://bit.ly/2tXsJgp

Twitter: http://bit.ly/2sSAq2u

Instagram: http://bit.ly/2uQAJMx

Amazon Author Page: http://amzn.to/2sLOZto

BookBub Author Page: http://bit.ly/2xYClpP

Dirty Little Desires
Cassie Cross
(Dirty Little Series, #3)
Publication date: July 25th 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Oliver Warren is a man who seems to have everything. He’s rich, he’s handsome, and he owns of some of the hottest properties in the country. The only thing missing in his otherwise perfect life is the woman he’s been in love with for as long as he can remember, Felicity Williams. She just so happens to also be his best friend’s sister.

Felicity co-runs a successful lifestyle website with her sister-in-law, and she has a line of accessories in the works. Most of her dreams are well within her reach, except for one that she’s been keeping a secret, and she needs Oliver’s help to make it come true.

Felicity hatches a plan to attend a benefit that’s being held at one of Oliver’s properties, and brings Oliver as her date. After a long weekend of ups and downs, Felicity starts wondering if the feelings she has for Oliver aren’t as unrequited as she always thought they were.

When they get home, will love be enough to get them through the fallout of giving in to their dirty little desires?

Dirty Little Desires is a standalone story, no cliffhangers, and is the third and final book in the Dirty Little Series.

Goodreads / Amazon

—

EXCERPT:

I push myself out of the water, contemplating another jump before dinner’s ready.

“Thinking of going again?” Oliver asks, handing me a towel. “I know you were scared.”

I shrug it off. “I just wanted to see what it was like.”

He grins. “I know. I admire that about you.”

“Which part? My recklessness where my own safety is concerned, or my swanlike grace while flying through the air?”

He laughs. “That you aren’t scared of doing things. That when there’s something you want, you go out and get it.”

He gives me a long, intense look that makes a ribbon of heat curl around my belly.

Oliver’s a gazillionaire who’s never met a person he couldn’t finesse, never come across a deal he couldn’t close. If there’s someone who has issues getting what they want, it certainly isn’t him.

“Oliver, what—”

“Want to go for a walk with me later? There’s something I want to show you,” he says, cutting me off before I can ask him what he meant just a second ago.

My stupid heart skips a beat when he asks. “Yeah,” I reply a little too quickly, like a lovesick moron.

He perks up. “Yeah?”

I smile. “Definitely.”

Author Bio:

Cassie Cross is a Maryland native and a romantic at heart, who lives outside of Baltimore with her two dogs and a closet full of shoes. Cassie’s fondness for swoon-worthy men and strong women are the inspiration for most of her stories, and when she’s not busy writing a book, you’ll probably find her eating takeout and indulging in her love of 80′s sitcoms.

Website / Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter

GIVEAWAY!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

  A Standalone Contemporary Romance Novel           

By: NY Times, USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author, Penelope Ward 

RELEASE DATE: Monday, August 27, 2018 

Synopsis: 

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new, sexy STANDALONE novel.

We met in the least likely of places. It started out innocently enough. I was “ScreenGod” and she was “Montana,” but of course, those weren’t our actual names, just the virtual cloaks we hid behind.

Logging in at night and talking to her was my escape—my sanctuary. 

Her real name was Eden, I’d soon come to find out.

From the first time we connected online, I found myself transfixed. 

She was an addiction. 

At first, we knew nothing about each other’s real identities…and she was adamant that we keep things that way. Anonymity had no effect on our unstoppable chemistry, though. If anything, it allowed us to open up even more in ways we may not have otherwise. 

Eden was funny, intelligent, gorgeous—everything I’d ever wanted in a woman. 

But I couldn’t really have her.

I had accepted things would have to stay the way they were—until the day I found a clue that led me straight to her.

So I took a chance.

And that was when our love story really began.

Photo/Cover Details: 

Cover designer: Letitia Hasser, RBA designs

Cover Model: Eddy Putter

Cover Photography: Nicole Langholz

**Watch out for a special excerpt sneak peek of Love Online on August 22nd!!** 

LINKS TO LOVE ONLINE: 

Amazon Paperback Pre-order ➜ https://amzn.to/2OcMHus

Exclusive iBooks Preorder ➜ https://apple.co/2LzO4om 

Add to Goodreads ➜  http://bit.ly/2LJjHso

Sign up to be alerted when it goes live on Amazon here: http://eepurl.com/MnXoH 

**No Amazon e-book preorder. Will go live on/around release day.**

About the Author: 

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism. 

With over one-point-five million books sold, she is a twenty-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. 

Sign up for Penelope’s mailing list: http://eepurl.com/MnXoH

Find Penelope here: 

Website: http://www.penelopewardauthor.com

Gmail: penelopewardauthor@gmail.com 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/penelopewardauthor  

Facebook Fan Group (Penelope’s Peeps): https://www.facebook.com/groups/PenelopesPeeps/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PenelopeAuthor

Instagram: @penelopewardauthor http://instagram.com/PenelopeWardAuthor/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7105545.Penelope_Ward?from_search=true

Other books from Penelope Ward 

Standalone Novels 

Gentleman Nine

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KoRJC5

iBooks: http://bit.ly/2D7K7Qi

Nook: http://bit.ly/2EPuDCn

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2nMeoP3

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2C9ESTm

Drunk Dial

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2rcBbVl

iBooks: http://apple.co/2tq7dRz

Nook: http://bit.ly/2xeEH2H

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2ihXnMD

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2LzQ2Fg

Mack Daddy

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2regybn

iTunes: http://apple.co/2iNrIPj

B&N: http://hyperurl.co/aiypfj

Kobo: http://hyperurl.co/r3hv19      

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2LhHZxB

RoomHate

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2rficJw

iTunes: http://apple.co/1PgsvE7

B&N: http://bit.ly/1PLGnSL

kobo: http://bit.ly/1POvSnW

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2JMo306

Stepbrother Dearest

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2FBxe1G

ITunes: http://bit.ly/YER0mT

B&N: http://bit.ly/1taMFjG

kobo: http://bit.ly/1fJaaBs

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2JJV90V

Neighbor Dearest

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JJQPz2

iTunes: http://apple.co/29mC6L8

B&N: http://bit.ly/2akQ2aq

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2axt1SY

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2LFzZTn

Jaded and Tyed (A novelette) 

Sins of Sevin

Amazon:  https://amzn.to/2I6i3T6

iTunes: http://apple.co/1K8mzGg

B&N: http://bit.ly/1hTKAKE   

kobo: http://bit.ly/1OaGY3D

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2LImsup

Jake Undone

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KoQnYd

iTunes: http://apple.co/1fJayQ8  

B&N: http://bit.ly/1obAwJ6   

kobo: http://bit.ly/1SPKl0M  

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2uU45v3

Jake Understood (Jake #2)

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2rbAlZQ 

iTunes: http://apple.co/1DQQwgC  

B&N: http://bit.ly/1FwJC0z  

kobo: http://bit.ly/1LQ7Fvk  

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2JHWUM0

My Skylar

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Fwe78V

iTunes: http://bit.ly/SLNOTR

B&N: http://bit.ly/SLO1qi

kobo: http://bit.ly/1kNrtAB

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2mzqkmn

Gemini

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2rggfwv

iTunes: http://apple.co/1QTaONj

B&N: http://bit.ly/1KfmLHD

kobo: http://bit.ly/1BGJ2wu

Google Play: http://bit.ly/2zYoXXP

Co-written Novels 

The Rush Series  (2 Book Series)

Rebel Heir

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JHynHe

iBooks: https://goo.gl/iG6fmD

B&N: http://smarturl.it/ubjd6b

Kobo: https://goo.gl/iU76VK

Rebel Heart

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KuY8Me

iBooks: https://apple.co/2oleXyJ

B&N: http://smarturl.it/ew2ggj

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2H7FRCm

Dear Bridget, I Want You

Amazon:  https://amzn.to/2I9CSxm

iBooks:  http://smarturl.it/y4x3xi

B&N:  http://smarturl.it/o780mb

Kobo:  http://smarturl.it/kfgc6a

Cocky Bastard

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JIy7HT

iTunes: http://apple.co/1PffE2J

B&N: http://bit.ly/1EjxNpY

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1UxCSUO

Stuck-Up Suit

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KvRMfE

iBooks: http://apple.co/1Qbwy57 

B&N: http://bit.ly/29vrQhV 

Kobo: http:// bit.ly/1RJdUif 

Playboy Pilot 

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HFAtec

iBooks: http://apple.co/1Wb06Cf

B&N: bit.ly/2caXPEK

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2cJDXO1 

Mister Moneybags

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HFgHzm

iBooks: http://smarturl.it/3y1tuq 

B&N: http://smarturl.it/kx7h8m 

Kobo http://smarturl.it/qqf5ho 

Want to be up to date with what’s happening in Michelle’s world? Sign up to receive the latest news on her alpha hero releases, sales, and great giveaways → http://eepurl.com/cUXM_P

He makes sweet the new sexy.

Sugar Rush Candy Company CEO Luke Stone is a devoted businessman who doesn’t do relationships. He does short-term affairs with clearly defined rules. But when a sexy bohemian sweetheart propositions him in a bar, Luke is tempted to want more.

Polly Lockhart is horrified when she wakes the morning after her twenty-fifth birthday to realize she made a fool of herself with a sinfully delicious man. She tells herself she doesn’t have time for romance anyway, as she’s fighting to keep her mother’s beloved bakery afloat. That all changes when Polly collides with her dream man again.

As she succumbs to their hot attraction, Polly soon realizes her bakery isn’t the only thing that needs saving. Luke, driven and unyielding, will burn out unless someone convinces him to taste the sweetness of life. But can Polly remember this sugar rush is only temporary?

WARNING! Contains chocolate eclairs, skinny dipping, hard candy, hammocks, hippie music festivals, and super hot tent sex.

SWEET DREAMS is a sexy contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author Nina Lane. It can be read as a standalone or enjoyed as part of the Sugar Rush series.

Amazon |  iBooks | BN | Google | Kobo

She wants to leave. He has to stay.

Hannah Lockhart travels the world and blogs about love. At least she used to before she promised to look after her sister’s bakery. Now, stuck in small town California for the next six months, Hannah is desperate to find romantic content for her blog or risk losing both readers and income.

Then a whipped cream disaster sends her into the arms of sexy, charming Evan Stone, heir to the Sugar Rush Candy Company.

Since childhood, Evan has been battling his overprotective family. Known as “The Heartbreaker,” he’s found an outlet with women. And when bad news strikes him, he seeks a diversion by offering to show Hannah the romance of the Bay Area.

Hannah jumps at the chance…as long as they keep things platonic. But soon Evan’s hot combination of charm, perfect kisses, and a serious sweet tooth melts her defenses.

As Hannah and Evan surrender to their delicious attraction, they are forced toconfront the reality of her wanderlust and his responsibilities. When love and hearts collide, can Hannah and Evan find their sweet ending?

WARNING! Contains Sparkle Pops, knee-high socks, wanderlust, road trips, and wicked acts involving a chocolate mousse cake laced with Kahlua and ancho chilies.

SWEET ESCAPE is a sexy contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author Nina Lane. It can be read as a standalone or enjoyed as part of the Sugar Rush series.

Amazon | iBooks | BN | Google | Kobo

He’s an encyclopedia of sex. She’s ready to do some research.

Super-efficient Kate Darling needs lessons in love. As executive assistant to the CEO of the Sugar Rush Candy Company, Kate knows everything about organization and nothing about relationships. Then she literally falls into the arms of Tyler Stone, youngest Sugar Rush heir and notorious bad boy.

After a colossal screw-up involving a pretty girl and a stolen speedboat, Tyler is facing the punishment of an actual job. His father has sentenced him to organize the company library, which is Tyler’s definition of cruel and unusual punishment. But if he can convince industrious, resourceful Kate to help him, he’ll earn his release in no time.

Kate is no fool. Tyler is an encyclopedia of sex, and she’s ready to do some research. She’ll help him with the library – if he’ll teach her about the erotic side of romance.

Cataloging, alphabetizing, and metadata collide in a storm of lust, sweat, and dirty talkas Kate and Tyler get to work on both the library and each other. But when he starts falling for her, their hot affair will be one for the books.

WARNING! Contains kitchen sex, disco music, classic cars, pancakes at 2:00am, dirty movies, and bad puns.

SWEET SURRENDER is a sexy contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author Nina Lane. It can be read as a standalone or enjoyed as part of the Sugar Rush series.

Amazon  | iBooks  | BN | Google | Kobo

A rock-hard bodyguard gets a sassy, sweet treat.

Stuck in a boring insurance job, vivacious Mia Donovan has spent the last few years searching for her life’s true path. She fills her time helping plan the wedding of her best friend to the CEO of the Sugar Rush Candy Company.

Mia has also been trying to attract the impossibly rigid Sugar Rush security chief Gavin Knight. But for well over a year, the unyielding Mr. Knight has ignored her, despite her short skirts, tight sweaters, and patently obvious flirting. And when he finally approaches her, it’s only to assess the wedding plans for potential security risks.

A former soldier, Gavin has intercepted hostile anonymous letters threatening the high-profile wedding. Determined to keep everyone safe, he’s forced to work with the maddeningly sexy Miss Donovan of the thousand-watt charm and irresistible body.

Irked by Gavin’s many months of disregard, Mia takes her teasing flirtations to a whole new level. But her coquettish ways are no match for the edgy, lust-fueled dominant he conceals behind his impassive exterior. And when Gavin exerts his full control, Mia discovers he can protect everything except her heart.

WARNING! Contains caramel coffee with rainbow sprinkles, fairy coloring books, Rodents Of Unusual Size, and a hot controlling hero who does dirty things with a whoopie pie.

SWEET TIME is a sexy contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author Nina Lane. It can be read as a standalone or enjoyed as part of the Sugar Rush series.

Amazon | iBooks  |  BN  |  Google  |  Kobo

He knows if she’s been bad or good.

Amidst the sugarplums andmistletoe, fashion stylist Julia Bennett is every inch a scrooge. Known for her ice-queen ways, she’s having a meltdown over a botched business deal and an upcoming milestone birthday. Add the pressure of forced holiday cheer, and she’s ready to dive into the spiked eggnog and not come out until summer.

Warren Stone, president and owner of the Sugar Rush Candy Company, is determined to make Julia slow down and enjoy the holidays. As her friend and confidante for thirteen years, he knows her better than anyone. But when decking the halls leads them to an explosive, sexy night, everything suddenly changes.

When Warren decides Julia is all he wants for Christmas, will she risk their longtime friendship for the gift of love?

WARNING! Contains Christmas peppermint martinis, Grinchiness, designer gowns, red stilettos, mountains, pickles, mistletoe sex, Rubik’s Cubes, mulled wine, and a hot silver fox.

SWEET LIFE is a sexy contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author Nina Lane. It can be read as a standalone or enjoyed as part of the Sugar Rush series.

Amazon  |  iBooks  |  BN  |  Google  | Kobo

New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances about professors, bad boys, candy makers, and protective alpha males who find themselves consumed with love for one woman alone. Originally from California, Nina holds a PhD in Art History and an MA in Library and Information Studies, which means she loves both research and organization. She also enjoys traveling and thinks St. Petersburg, Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Although Nina would go back to college for another degree because she’s that much of a bookworm and a perpetual student, she now lives the happy life of a full-time writer.

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

★★ RELEASE BLITZ ★★

Worthy by @Syd Ryan Author is LIVE and #Free in #KU

#OneClick your copy → https://amzn.to/2NreCpl

Add to your #TBR → https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38358490

BLURB

Jamie:

I drink.

I party.

I’ll let you guess what else I do the best and they never get any seconds with me. One and done.

My parents abandoned me and the choices I make guarantee I’m never the one left behind.

I say and do what I want with no regrets; now I’m ordered to attend anger management to keep my job.

The problem? The last time I saw Gavin, I left him after a night of heavy drinking and him failing to measure up to the task.

Gavin:

My job, my house, my car…my life is exactly how I want it to be except in the relationship department. Jamie has a ridiculous one and done rule. I know one taste will never be enough. If she thinks this is over, she has never been more wrong.

I’m determined to prove to her that rules were made to be broken and that we are worth breaking them.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Worthy is a wonderful story about finding love where you least expect it, and accepting that you are worthy of all that love has to offer. Jamie is a spunky heroine, but she’s such a broken soul. She keeps everyone at a distance, and only does one-night stands. But Gavin knows that she is worth the wait, and he goes after what he wants, slowly breaking down her walls and proving to Jamie that she is worth more than the baggage that her parents left her with when they abandoned her.

The romance between the two is a slow burn, but once they get there, they are on fire.

I have not read Stronger, the previous book before Worthy, but I did not feel like that took away from my enjoyment of this story.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Grab Stronger for only 99c → https://amzn.to/2Ny9Czo

Follow Syd Ryan on FB → https://www.facebook.com/authorsydryan/

Hosted by #LexisInfiniumPR #WorthyRelease #SydRyan

Warnings and Wildfires by Autumn Jones Lake

Release Date: July 24th

Photographer: Wander Aguiar Photography

Cover Design by: RBA Designs | Letitia Hasser

Cover Model: Travis S.

AVAILABLE NOW!!

$2.99 now, goes up to $3.99 after release week.

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2uWnprF

Amazon Universal: mybook.to/WarningsandWildfires

iBooks: http://pxlme.me/T5B_TxQ7

Google Play: http://pxlme.me/xZC5hpSd

Nook: http://pxlme.me/lURfzaQW

Kobo: http://pxlme.me/PhRKpSbQ

Add To Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/new/40265889-warnings-wildfires

BLURB

A steamy standalone romance featuring a swoon-worthy single dad and the one woman he absolutely shouldn’t fall in love with.

Sullivan

It’s a hot summer morning and I’m already running late.

I’m no one’s white knight, but when I see a damsel in distress, I have to rescue her.

I didn’t know it would be Aubrey Dorado, the girl I swore was off-limits.

Now she’s under my skin and I can’t get her out of my head.

So, I did the worst thing possible and hired her to work in my gym.

Lusting after my new employee breaks my number one rule.

But each day she tempts me with her sweet personality and clever mind.

I’ve been burned by love before.

Romance is a risk I can’t afford.

But how much longer can I resist the attraction simmering between us?

Aubrey

I swore I’d never be that girl again. The one who screws up her life and future over a handsome face and empty compliments.

Then I signed up for a self-defense class with Sullivan “Sully” Wallace.

He’s fearless and brave. Things I’m not.

He’s also strong, silent, and stubborn. Things that drive me crazy.

When he offers me a job, I jump at it.

But working around my untouchable crush isn’t as much fun as I thought it would be.

Especially when he makes it clear he’s not interested in anything more than employee/employer.

Just when I think he might be changing his mind, the biggest mistake of my life returns.

Sully is the only man I trust to help me fight back. But will he forgive me for keeping my past a secret?

EXCERPT

We step out onto the main floor and Sully pounces, gripping my arm and tugging me to the side. Myra, for some reason, tags along. She runs her hand over his shoulder and tilts her head in a sex-kittenish way I haven’t yet mastered. “Sully, Jake said you never come to the fights. How are you?”

He shrugs off her hand but gives her a polite smile. Jealousy flares inside me. Do they have history? He told me he didn’t date because of his daughter. Is Myra an exception to that rule?

I thought I’d buried that obsessive-crushing-teenager part of me a long time ago. Sully makes me crazy. Obviously.

“I’m good,” he answers. “How’ve you been?”

“Great. I’m showing Aubrey around tonight.” For the first time, she seems to notice how close Sully and I are standing and the possessive hold he has on my arm.“Can you give us a minute, Myra?” he asks, although it’s really more of a demand than a question or suggestion.

“Sure.” She glances down at me. “Come find me when you’re done.”

She hesitates for another second or two, then sashays away, putting a lot of extra sway in her hips. The movement is lost on Sully who’s solely focused on me.

“You and fight-night-Barbie seem tight,” I blurt out.

His lips twitch, then his face settles into a much more serious expression. “You know why I’m here.”

“No, I don’t. Explain.”

His hold on my arm loosens and he takes my hand. Our fingers intertwine, and his thumb softly strokes my skin. “Things seem calm now, but these fights get out of control sometimes. I don’t want you caught up in anything bad.”

“Did you follow me?”

“I took a guess.” He cocks his head. “You’re a stubborn one.”

I lift my shoulders. “You told me you weren’t interested, so I don’t understand why you’re here.”

“Doesn’t mean I want you to get hurt.”

Ouch. I mean, I’m touched he wants to protect me. I didn’t need the reminder that he’s not interested in anything more.

“Besides,” he continues. “I never said I wasn’t interested. I said I had a lot on my plate.”

He strokes the back of his hand over my cheek. “You deserve someone who can give you their full attention.”

“I—”

An ear-splitting buzz pierces the room, cutting off our conversation. Griff’s voice comes out of the loudspeaker. “Five minutes, everyone!”

“I better go.” I glance over my shoulder, seeking Myra in the crowd.

“Hey,” he says, tugging on my hand. “I’ll be right here watching out for you.”

“Aren’t you going to cheer for your brother?”

One corner of his mouth lifts. “And cheering for Jake, yeah.”

A ridiculous impulse seizes me, and I lean up, planting a quick kiss on his cheek. Dating issue aside, I’m sure he had better things to do tonight than come watch over me. “Thanks, Sully.”

His hand closes over mine, pulling me closer. For a second, I think he’s going to kiss me again.

“Be careful,” he says before setting me free.

About the Author

Autumn believes true love stories never end. She’s easily amused, a procrastinator and writes romances with loving alpha heroes who cherish the sassy women they fall in love with. Autumn prefers to write her romances on the classy side of dirty, and she’s a sucker for a filthy-talking, demanding alpha male hero. The bigger the better. She enjoys testing boundaries and breaking rules with her stories. Happy For Now endings make Autumn’s heart pitter-patter.

Her past lives include baking cookies, slinging shoes, and practicing law. Playing with her imaginary friends is her favorite job so far. She’s an active member of her local chapter of Romance Writers of America.

Autumn was born and raised in upstate New York. She still enjoys all four seasons there with her very own alpha hero and their dogs.

Connect w/ Autumn

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2lLKBox

BookBub: http://pxlme.me/yrvc_jOX

Facebook: http://pxlme.me/HF6wIN5n

Goodreads: http://pxlme.me/fVBEeWYz

Instagram: http://pxlme.me/zjEA9g81

Spotify: http://pxlme.me/u2UfMAJi

Book + Main Bites: http://pxlme.me/XnYQCkbM