My family will tell you that I’ve got a quick temper. They weren’t wrong. Not only will I cop to the hair-trigger. It’s likely what spurred the brutal attack that nearly took my life. But it was during those months I spent in the hospital that I came to the realization that I’d been given a second chance and it was high time I started moving forward, rather than looking back.
Now that I’m out of the hospital, there’s only one thing I need to do. If you’re thinking vengeance is at the top of my priority list, you’re not too far off. It’s on the list, but it’s not my number one. That spot belongs to Vanessa Carmichael. From our first kiss, I knew V was the one. I also know convincing her to take a chance on me wasn’t going to be easy. She is stubborn and her heart is guarded like Fort Knox. But I’m not the sort to give up and I don’t plan to start now.
When V and I get together, smoke detectors go haywire, but when we add my best friend, Beau, to the equation, extra fire extinguishers are needed.
Although we’re good at burning up the sheets, I want more. In fact, I want it all. The question is: can I get V to open her heart and let me in? Or will I have to indulge her misguided efforts to protect me and let her walk away?
Publisher note: This title has been re-edited into first-person POV with a new cover. The underlying story is the same as the original.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nicole Edwards spends her days stringing words together to make complete sentences. Sometimes not. Her best friend is coffee, and she has a love/hate relationship with sarcasm. She’s been accused of having a filthy imagination, which she admits is true.
Nicole lives in the suburbs of Austin, Texas. She proudly claims one husband, three grown children, and two bosses (better known as the dogs). When she isn’t writing, watching football or hockey, or keeping her bosses happy, you can probably find her with a book in hand.