ONE STEP AFTER ANOTHER

by Bethany-Kris
The After Another Trilogy, book #1
Publication Date: September 14, 2020
Genres: Adult, Romantic Suspense, Crime Thriller, Organized Crime

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He finds the unfindable, but she’s terribly good at hiding …

Penny Dunsworth is dead.

Well, she should be—a piece of her certainly is. The broken girl she once was no longer exists. Now a trained assassin for The League, she’s turned into the worst nightmare for the monsters who once haunted her every waking moment. She has to be … it’s the only way to keep her past safe. That is if she can keep it from catching up.

Luca Puzza is chasing a ghost.

He’s never once been able to catch her in the five years that he spent searching. Until now. The promise he made to find the girl who disappeared without a trace turned into an obsession that changed his life. But the woman he was looking for is only a shadow of who he finds. She’s dangerous … for his heart and life, and so are the secrets she’s protecting.

One can only play with monsters for so long before they start to notice you’re not the same. In this world, predators can just as easily become prey.

Except she stopped being a victim long ago.
And it’s time for this to end.

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Note: One Step After Another is book one of the After Another trilogy following the same couple over a journey that takes them from present, to past, to future. The books should be read in order. The trilogy discusses triggering topics that may be uncomfortable for some. Please be advised and read at your own discretion.

“Where are we going?” Penny asked when they rounded another corner.

“Not far now. Ditch the wig.”

“What?”

Luca ripped off his leather jacket and handed it over, barking, “Put this on and ditch the wig—now.”

She did as they came to a dank alley with only one door and several trash dumpsters. Moving in front of the dark green metal door that had clearly seen better days with all its dings and scuffs, Luca banged his fist five times against the middle. There wasn’t a handle on the outside but that was common for this place. There was only one official entrance but even that was hard to find.

Which was the point.

He banged on the door again.

To no avail.

Yet.

“This is a dead end,” Penny hissed at him.

“Only on the surface,” he replied. “Just trust me. We need a minute. That’s all.”

“We don’t have a minute. They were right behind us!”

“Quiet.”

She’d tossed the wig into a dumpster. His jacket fit her well, though. The shouts from outside the alley gave away the fact that the chase wasn’t over yet, and if he didn’t figure out something soon, then …

Fuck it.

Luca banged on the door one more time and then he moved for Penny. He didn’t give her time to react before he reached down and ripped three holes into her black tights. Exposing her thighs and knees, he rubbed his hands into the dirt on the ground and marred her creamy, white exposed skin to dirty her up.

“What the fuck are you doing?” she asked, the pitch of her tone raising to a level he had never heard.

“Shut up and play along.”

“Play—”

He flipped up the hood of his sweater, thrust his hands into the messy braid that had fallen from her wig to mess it up even more, and then slammed her back into the brick wall of the building. The instinct of self-preservation kicked in for Penny, making her fist Luca’s sweater when her burning gaze met his.

Fight or flight.

He knew that all too well. Too bad he couldn’t give her the opportunity to do either.

Luca banged on the door right beside them one more time. “We just need another minute. That’s all.”

“You’re going to get us kill—”

No, he wasn’t.

Trust was earned, though.

“Hey, I hear something over here, man!”

Luca didn’t have any more time to prepare Penny for what he was going to do next, so he just did it. His lips crashed down on hers without warning. Her hands flexed harder into his sweater, simultaneously pushing him away but then pulling him closer when her eyes blew wide, and she realized what he was doing. The fast exploration of his hands down the curves of her hips came to a stop at the tight cinch of her waist, and he felt every single shiver that he earned from her for it, too.

He liked it.

Didn’t want to admit it.

But he did.

She tasted like pure heat and felt like silk. Even with the dirt on his palms as a barrier between his hands and her body. Even with her trembling lips working against his. Her shuddering breath let him deepen the kiss, make it look real.

Even if it felt that way already.

He didn’t have a choice. That’s what he would keep telling himself, anyway. They only needed another minute and—

“Yo—what the fuck are you two doing?”

One of the dumpsters had allowed Luca and Penny a bit of privacy from the two men standing at the end of the alleyway in the light. The shadows helped even more to keep them from further view.

He bared his teeth and glared. “Fuck off—I paid for this. Get your own.”

Luca knew how it would appear. A guy and a hooker in a dank alley next to a dirty dumpster. The dead end wouldn’t lead the pursuers to anything worth chasing. And those men weren’t really looking for him in the first place.

The two men passed a look between each other. Penny’s leg came up to hook around Luca’s hip, showing off one of the rips and dirt on her skin. Nothing else, though. It did, however, push their bodies closer together, doing nothing to hide the erection growing under his jeans.

Fuck.

Why was his throat so tight?

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Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover of much, and mother to four young sons, one cat, and two dogs. A small town in Eastern Canada where she was born and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a hubby calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing something … when she can find the time.

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Title: False Start (With me in Seattle Universe)
Author: Leigh Lennon
Genre: Sports Romance
Release Date: September 14, 2020
Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC.

Leela

He’s a train wreck, a bully, and a menace to society, yet I’m tasked to make this jerk look good. As the lead reporter, assigned to this puff piece, he hasn’t made it easy with all the drunken brawls and arrests. I’m told to do my job—to be objective, but how can I achieve this when we have a past he doesn’t seem to remember.

Kier

She’s sexy, mouthy, and judgmental. I’m in her domain now, and way out of my league. If anyone can portray the changed man I’ve become, it’s her. But, there’s something almost too familiar about her as our chemistry with one another continues to grow. I’m the best on the field, and in my game, now it’s time to prove I’m the best for her too.

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Deep in
thought, I sit in the sun on the short timber fence that surrounds the parkade.
Feeling the warmth seeping into my skin, my muscles start to relax for the
first time today. Every time I’m in court with Jacinta she sends me into a
tense state. Watching her has me turned on and that makes it hard to
concentrate. The power she exudes must be what has my heart racing a bit. Yet
I’m not entirely convinced it’s not just the thrill of the chase and my
determination to defeat her. I can’t seem to work it out. Either way she
infuriates me, and I wish to hell she didn’t.

Pain
radiating in my right ear alerts me to Tate arriving. His signature move, a
flick on the back of the ear lobe when you least expect it. He used to do it
all the time in high school when he sat behind me in English. Pissed me off
then and still does now.

“How’s it
hanging, sexy Lexy?” he says, already laughing at himself.

“You are
such a dick, you know that, right?” I stand up to start walking towards the
court.

“A big dick
you said. Well thanks for the compliment, but don’t say it too loud, it’s weird
when another guy talks about the size of your dick.”

“Hard of
hearing as per usual. There was no use of the word big in that sentence, my
friend. In fact, not sure that could ever be used in relation to your manhood.”
Smiling for the first time today, I watch Tate scowl at me.

“Always the
serious one, aren’t you, lawyer boy. You need to loosen up a bit. Let me tell
you a secret, sex is the best natural relaxant there is known to man.”

I just roll
my eyes at him as the other two guys walk up to us.

“Who’s
needing sex to relax?” Mason comments with a smirk knowing full well who Tate
is referring too.

“Old grumpy
here. The one whose nuts are strung so tight they can’t breathe.” Tate takes
the basketball from Mason’s hands and starts to dribble it.

“Fuck off,
Tate. You have no idea how tightly I’m strung. If you knew Jacinta, then you
would understand. That woman has a vice around my dick on the best days, and I
have no fucking idea why. Now shut up and let’s play ball. I need to whip
someone’s ass badly.” Looking at Tate about to open his mouth, I hold my finger
up to him.

“Not a
single word. Not one, do you hear me?”

Grayson
laughs hard from behind me.

“Seriously,
Lex, maybe you need to take Tate’s advice. Get some sex, man. Let go once in a
while.” Gray looks sympathetically at me.

“I am, but
that’s the problem. Not sure it isn’t making it worse. Now all of you shut up
and play. I’m with Mason because at least he hasn’t said one stupid comment so
far about me or my sex life.”

“Give me
time, buddy.” He thumps my arm. “I’ll try to bite my tongue, though. Let’s um,
how did you say it… ‘whip these guys asses,’ shall we?” Mason throws his
arm around my shoulder and drags me onto the court, and it’s game on.

“You wish,
Mason. Nothing can beat the power of two,” Gray yells at us from down the court.

“What, two
dumbasses? Not sure there is any power in that. But yeah, let’s see what you’ve
got. Bring it, baby,” I call as Tate starts running at me, dribbling the ball
while Gray tries to use fancy footwork to get past Mason. The stupid smirk on
Tate’s face as he gets closer is enough to get me fired up. I may be the
shortest and smallest of the four of us but that doesn’t mean I don’t know how
to stop him. I’m quicker than him, and if my stress does anything to my body
it’s that it has the adrenaline pumping.

“Come on,
pretty boy. Let’s see your best attack.” Light on my feet, I’m bouncing side to
side mirroring him. “You’ve got nothing.” I’m full of mouth today, not afraid
to gear him up.

“Oh, you
think you’ve got a chance against the master, little man? Watch and learn,
buddy, this is how it’s done.” He spins to the left to roll around me, but I jump
at the same time, anticipating his move, and the ball is vulnerable in his hand
about to shoot. I tap it at the right time and it’s loose behind him. My feet
hit the ground and I’m off with the perfect bounce into my hand. My legs
pumping me down the court as he recovers, turning to chase me.

“Shit,” I
hear Grayson yell as he realizes that the ball is loose.

“Yeah,
Lex!” Mason yells as I start my lay-up and dunk the ball in the hoop. I might
be smaller than them, but I’m still a tall man.

Tate reaches
me as my feet land on the ground.

“Correction,
brother, that there, is how it’s done,” I tease. I jog backwards up the court
as he retrieves the ball, and Mason passes me for a high five as we prepare for
the next attack.

“Fuck, you are
an angry little man today, aren’t you? No being nice now. Shit just got real.”
Tate and Gray have a little word and they are on the attack.

In the
fifteen minutes since I’ve been here, I can already feel my body starting to
unwind and my tension about to be laid out on the basketball court for the next
thirty minutes.

I love
these guys.

Author Bio

Karen Deen has been a lover of romance novels and happily-ever-after
stories for as long as she can remember. Reaching a point in her life ready to
explore her own dreams, Karen decided now was the time to finally write some of
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Sitting up in the early hours of the morning with her cups of tea, chocolate
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Due to her upbringing all Mia ever wanted was a family of her own but her dream turned into an ordeal until she and her children managed to escape a dangerous situation not once but twice. She has recently reunited with her sister and created a new life for herself when Lex comes into her life.

Lex is a force to be reckoned with both inside and outside the courtroom. Although under very different circumstances than Mia he has endured a difficult childhood of his own which has shaped him into the man he is today. When he meets Mia, she and her children inspire feelings in him that he has never felt before and he is determined to show her that the only place she belongs is with him.

Lex and Mia take us on an emotional journey. The evolution of Mia’s character as the story progressed was wonderful to watch as she with the love and support of Lex she reclaimed the strong, fierce woman she was meant to be.

YOU ARE MY HOPE (You Are Mine Duet #2) by Willow Winters
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From USA Today bestselling author W Winters comes an emotionally gripping romantic suspense.

Mason Thatcher gave me chills when I first laid eyes on him. The good kind. The kind that make your body ache, and your heart hammer.

It’s not fair that his touch eased my pain.
That his lips on mine made my worries vanish.
That his love gave me a reason to breathe again.

With him I felt complete, as if fate had given me a second chance.

Then I learned the truth: the sins and secrets of what had really brought us together.
I only hope we could go back. I never could have imagined this.

This is the second book in the You Are Mine duet. The first book is You Are My Reason.

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In January 2016 Willow was staying up late with Evie and just thinking of all these stories. They came to her constantly so she finally sat down and just started writing. She always wanted to do it so she figured, why not? Today Willow cannot be happier for making that decision!

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The epic love story of Mason and Jules continues. In order to protect her, Mason needs her to believe that her husband was not who he appeared, and the end result was no more than he deserved. He will do whatever is necessary to keep her safe even if that means keeping her captive especially as they do not know for sure who is determined to ensure the secrets of the past remain secrets.

Jules tries to cope with the devastation that her whole life and marriage was a lie and with the knowledge that Mason may not be much better. Will she believe that she is really in danger or will she believe that this is just another lie that Mason is feeding her and in the end will she ever be able to forgive him?

Just when you think you know where the story is going there is another surprise that throws you for a loop and the drama keeps you on the edge of your seat. Although they were brought together under the worst of circumstances, they prove how forgiving love can be.

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BLURB:

It was just a typical manic Monday until the blue and red lights flashed behind my Harley. The cop who pulled me over was good-looking, if you’re into clean cut guys with expressive eyes. He was also cocky and gave me three tickets.

One for speeding.
Another for blowing a light.
And the third for not producing an insurance card.

Jerk.

When he finally let me go, I realized I was more than an hour late for my first day as an intern for the infamous advice column, Ask Ida.

So much for trying to be the only one in my family with a legit job.

Lucky for me, my new boss, Soraya, didn’t fire me on the spot. But that’s where my luck ran out.

A couple of weeks later, in between fetching coffee and finding the missing paperclips, I received a text message from my dad, the president of the Corrupt Hellraisers MC, ordering me to the compound.

Yeah, try explaining that to your new boss.

Hey, I’ve gotta go. Everyone in my family is a criminal and we’re all on lockdown.

You’re fired.

Sure enough when I arrived at the clubhouse, everyone was in cuffs and the jerk who pulled me over was the one ushering my father out of the clubhouse.

They say you never see the bad guys coming.
Well, I didn’t see the cocky jerk coming either.

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Antonia was raised in a fugitive MC Club and the one thing that it taught her is that it is not the life she wants. She is determined to forge her own path and that starts with leaving a good impression on her new boss. When her attempts to avoid being late turn into being stopped by an arrogant yet sexy copy and only having tickets to show for her trouble she is not off to a great start.

Marco is a police officer who thought he had seen the last of Antonia after their fiery encounter earlier. She inspires feelings in him he wasn’t expecting but finding out that he and her family are on opposite sides of the law is a complication he wasn’t expecting.

Their interactions are fun and flirty as Antonio is feisty and fun while Marco’s protective instincts are enough to make you swoon and their story will keep entertained from beginning to end.

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Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.

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Friend Zone Series Box Set

Books 1-3 + Bonus Epilogue
by Nicole Blanchard
Publication Date: September 10, 2020
Genres: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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Book 1, Friend Zone

Charlie St. James is off limits. She’s been Liam Walsh’s best friend since grade school. He thought it wouldn’t be a big deal to let her crash with him when she needed a place to stay, but he was dead wrong. Knowing only a thin wall separates them when they sleep, that she’s naked in the shower while he lays in bed fantasizing about her, is unbearable. When their cozy two bedroom goes from friend zone to war zone, they’ll either burn up the sheets or go down in flames.

Book 2, Frenemies

Dashiel “Dash” Hampton lives to drive Layla Tate crazy because if he can’t have her beneath him, then he’ll have her any other way he can. He’ll get her to notice him, even if it means making her semester a living hell. When their classroom rivalry crosses the line between frenemies and forbidden, the hardest lesson they’ll have to learn is that sometimes you have to lose to win.

Book 3, Friends with Benefits

Tripp Wilder is more than a friend…but Ember Stevens is determined not to make him a boyfriend. Ember Stevens is everything he wants…but can’t have. Tripp lost his chance at a relationship with Ember years ago and has settled for being her BFF ever since. Now that she’s on the market again, he refuses to let his second chance with her pass him by.

About Nicole Blanchard

Nicole Blanchard is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of gritty romantic suspense and heartwarming new adult romance. She and her family reside in the south along with their menagerie of animals.

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THE SETUP by Meghan Quinn

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I’ve fallen victim to a heinous act.

An act so vile, so downright dirty, that I’m not sure as a twenty-year-old man I’ll ever recover. Brace yourself, because what I’m about to tell you might have you gasping in secondhand horror.

Ready? Here it goes . . .

I’ve recently become the pawn of a meddling mom.

Yes . . . A MEDDLING MOM–who’s been trying to set me up all summer.

Now, I understand it’s not a crime for a mother to want her child to fall in love, but when she makes it her relentless MISSION, the heinous act should be classified as a misdemeanor at least.

Of course, my mom, the evil matriarch in the devil’s leggings, made her final stab at finding a girl for me days before I went back to college.

And I hate to admit it, but she saved a doozy for last.

A titan in black skinny jeans.

A boss of nonchalance.

And a girl who would not only turn my life upside down, but do it while juggling a soccer ball, looking effortlessly gorgeous around campus, and is one hundred percent against relationships. Of any sort.

Thanks, Mom.

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**LINCOLN**

I’ve fallen victim to a heinous act.

An act so vile, so downright dirty, that I’m not sure . . .

as a son,

as a member of society,

as a twenty-year-old man . . . I will ever recover.

Ever.

I see the concern in your eyes, your hand wandering up your chest to clutch the collar of your sensible cotton shirt, scared to find out the truth.

Brace yourself against something sturdy, because what I’m about to tell you might just knock you back on your ass in horror.

*Deep breaths, everyone*

I’ve recently become the pawn of a meddling mom.

Yup, you read that right. A MEDDLING mom.

The bane of a son’s existence.

I know what you’re wondering . . . what did she do? Make me pick up my socks during summer break?

*Eye-rolling*

*Woe is you*

*Grow up*

You grow up!

Ehhh, that was a little harsh. But before you go and put your judgy face on, you need to know the difference between a nagging mom and a meddling mom.

A nagging mom is one who storms into the living room while you’re trying to watch the series finale of Game of Thrones, complaining about the dishes in the sink you swore you’d take care of once you found out who took the throne.

Nag, nag, nag—part of the daily routine of the person who birthed you, or in this case, one of two moms who adopted me.

But a meddling mom, oh boy. They’re a fresh kind of hell wrapped up in high-waisted leggings and muted tunics. This isn’t some everyday mom who texts you GIFs of squirrels playing with a hula hoop. Nope, meddling moms have an agenda.

An agenda that they believe benefits their children. But it really benefits them . . . and only them.

In this case, my mom’s agenda: get Lincoln to fall in love.

I understand it’s not a crime for a mother to want her child to fall in love, but let me tell you. When she makes it her mission when you’re home from college, it should be classified as a misdemeanor.

That’s right, all freaking summer, my mom has made it her duty to set me up with girl after girl, all of whom she’s met in our hometown Kalamazoo, Michigan. I’d like to say I’m exaggerating that she made a list and set me up with every eligible girl—one by one—but I’m not.

I saw the Excel spreadsheet on her computer.

Girls who were highlighted in red were a no-go.

Girls in green still had a fighting chance.

Girls in yellow? Apparently, I had lukewarm interaction with them, but they showed promise.

Why is she so desperate for me to fall head over heels?

Can you believe she’s been spending time on the Internet, researching relationship statuses of major league baseball players? Well, she has. Too much time. And she said she didn’t want me to end up forty, about to retire, with nothing to say for my life other than that I was able to throw a ball off a mound.

She also wants a girl to fawn over.

When my mothers were adopting, Mom hoped for a girl, but Mama hoped for a boy. Don’t get me wrong, my mom loves me more than anything—hence the meddling and nagging—but she always wanted to do girly things with me, like have tea parties, get our toenails done, shit like that.

Side note: I’ve done the pedicure thing with her, and it’s not that bad.

But she wants a daughter, and apparently, a daughter-in-law is the next best thing.

Which brings me back to my summer of “not love.” I wanted nothing to do with these girls and after my mom’s eighth attempt to set me up—yes, eight—I told her enough was enough. I was done.

And thankfully she listened . . . until the last Saturday before I left for school.

The evil matriarch in the devil’s leggings made her final stab at finding a girl for me.

And I hate to admit it, but she saved a doozy for last.

A fucking titan in black skinny jeans.

A boss of nonchalance.

And a girl who will not only turn my life upside down, but do it while juggling a soccer ball, looking effortlessly gorgeous, and is one hundred percent against relationships. Of any sort.

Thanks, Mom.

*Thumbs up*

Your meddling has made me absolutely miserable.

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USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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Lincoln is enough to make you swoon as he is a wonderful son, a great teammate and a loyal friend. He is on the fast track to achieving his dreams of becoming a professional pitcher however he hasn’t let his skill or fame change who he is.

Indie plays for the college soccer team and has her eyes firmly focused on her end goal which is continuing soccer after college. She has enough distractions in her life already, so she is determined to stay on course.

Although being thrown together by their mother’s was not part of their plans when they returned to college in the fall a beautiful friendship developed. Lincoln knew that they were destined to be much more than friends and was willing to be patient as Indie’s past made her cautious. When their lives start pointing them in different directions heartbreak ensues as you keep your fingers crossed hoping that they will find their way back to each other.

Their banter is humorous, the chemistry between them intense and the story will bring out every emotion that you can feel. Their journey is not without its drama and angst but that only made the ending more special.

Synopsis

I care too much about Cammy Wesley to marry her…

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. But hear me out.

Cammy’s my best friend. The one person I can’t live without. The girl with the sunshine smile, the loaded fridge, and the most awesome kid I’ve ever met. She’s also the hot AF single mom I’ve made it my mission to protect from guys like me. I won’t risk ruining our friendship by pushing for something more.

I can’t be her forever.

I’m not that guy. I’m the good time. The class clown. The hockey stud. I’m the happy for now, not the happily ever after.

I stay in my lane, but when Cammy’s ex needs a lesson, the rash overprotective part of me jumps the boards and I go from best friend to fake boyfriend in the span of a kiss. And that’s just the beginning. Because when it comes to Cammy, there’s nothing I won’t do for her.

Even if it’s guaranteed to wreck me.

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Hard core romantic, stress baker, and housekeeper non-extraordinaire. Mira Lyn Kelly is the USA TODAY bestselling author of more
than a dozen sizzly love stories with over a million readers worldwide. Growing up in the Chicago area, she earned her degree in Fine Arts from Loyola University and met the love of her life while studying abroad in Rome, Italy… only to discover he’d been living right around the corner from her back home. Having spent her twenties working and playing in the Windy City, she’s now settled with her husband in Minnesota, where their four amazing children and two ridiculous dogs provide an excess of action and entertainment.

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🏒Review🏒

As a teenager Cammy found herself a single mother to her son Matty when her boyfriend walked away without a backward glance, but she surrounded herself with a great support system that included her best friend Rux. Seven years later her ex is back to meet the son he doesn’t know.

Rux is a loyal friend, a great teammate and has a way with women but he has no interest in love or relationships. The only woman he needs in his life is his best friend Cammy and they have never considered anything more until her past resurfacing becomes a game changer.

Cammy is feisty and fun while Rux is sweet and swoony. The chemistry between them is intense but it is the emotional connection and the way they have each other’s backs no matter what that makes their relationship so special.