—Aidy—
It’s my word against his, and understanding the risk of someone finding out what happened to me is a hard pill to swallow.
When the pain and loneliness becomes unbearable, I run into the most unlikely person capable of stopping my world from caving in… A decent man, who spent time behind bars.
No one believes Morgan has much to offer anymore, not even him.
But this once? I know better.
Morgan is looking for a fresh start, too. I rely on his friendship while learning how to feel safe again. Yet the closer we get, the more I question how often the punishment fits the crime.
Aidy & Morgan’s love story is perfect for readers who love angsty, found family, new adult and college sports romances. A steamy slow burn about a good girl in need of comfort who finds first love in the arms of a bad boy basketball player, this opposites attract romance is the first full-length book in the small town North Carolina, Shattered Hearts of Carolina Series and has a guaranteed happily ever after.
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Before becoming an international bestselling author, Jody Kaye used to cook dinner for her family …Or so her three sons say, since she still maintains they began eating the meal ingredients for snacks around the same time.
It makes her wonder if the phrase “just 5 more minutes” only counted for video games and not toward penning the last paragraph of a romance novel?
A voracious reader, Jody has written over 25 small-town books, including the steamy southern Kingsbrier and angsty Shattered Hearts of Carolina series. Among her emotionally relatable cast of characters are coming of age twenty-year-olds and later-in-life single parents. She even threw in a psychic medium for a dash of suspense!
Jody currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, who continually proves an insta-love romance can last a lifetime—and who’s glad he talked her into being a writer and out of the bougie French stove she drooled over.
Her children have either moved out or are currently waiting in line for their take-out order. She’s hungry and hopes they ordered extra fries.