"Gorgeous ranchers meet ex-crims, what could possibly go wrong?
I don't know whose wise idea it was to send us on this retreat. I don't need rehabilitation. I don't need a bunch of hot cowboys telling me what to do. I don't need anyone trying to be my friend. I just want to go home and put this nightmare behind me.
I just spent a year in prison for something I didn't do, now I have to endure this? I can't deny that the ranchers are gorgeous, and Lake is unlike any man I've ever met.
They don't trust me. He doesn't trust me. I'm trouble, according to them. He hates it about as much as I do, and I make a vow to keep him on his toes. I'm not one to follow rules. I'll do what I want at this stupid retreat. There is one, small, problem though . . .
A stablehand goes missing. Vanishes. Determined not to end up in prison again, I make it my mission to find out what happened to him. I'll clear my name because I'm not going back to that hell hole. If only I could ditch the gorgeous cowboy who insists on coming everywhere with me.
Perhaps the only way for me to get rid of him is to make his life a living hell. Oh, yes, by the end of it, he'll wish he never met me.
Contains mature themes."
"Unless you're a mom, you just wouldn't understand. The crying, the diapers, the late nights, the early mornings. The laughter, the smiles, the joy, the blessing. I get it. I'm living it. I love it.
I also know that sometimes, moms need a break. A rest away from the world, away from their troubles, away from the everyday hustle and bustle. A ranch retreat run by hot cowboys for a month? I'll pay double. One whole month of nothing but fun and adventures. I don't think those cowboys knew what they were in for when they signed us up.
We're the ones they all talk about. Too loud. Too casual. Too rude. Drink too much, talk too much, swear too much . . . You know. Those moms.
We love our kids more than life itself, but we're a god damned mess. We need a break. We need those men to ride us as hard as they ride them horses . . .
Well, I do anyway. Did I mention I'm single? Oh, I am. Did I mention I have secrets? Whoops. I guess I do. Did I mention I'm a hot mess?
They're about to find out just how much.
Contains mature themes."
"Firstly, let me make this clear, I didn't come here for drama. I came here to escape, to unwind, to relax in paradise.
This place is meant to be everything epic the world can offer. A ranch, run by hot tattooed mountain men, that has been made into a retreat. An escape from the world, from all the stresses of daily life.
Not only do you get to interact with said gorgeous men, but you get to be involved in the everyday running of the ranch, that is when you're not hiking, fishing, riding horses, and relaxing.
We're the first group to camp hot stuff, and for what seems like the shortest time, it's bliss.
Don't get me started on the man who seems scarily into me, even though I'm about as fun as a stone on the ground. I'm also as ugly as one. Okay, that's a bit over the top. I'm not ugly. I am, however, nerdy. Men like him don't look at girls like me. I have curves and glasses and my hair isn't sunkissed blond.
Still, everything is going beautifully until a body shows up. One of my people is dead. Murdered. And now my little vacation has turned into a murder mystery. With hot men, a camp full of nerds, and a whole lot of unanswered questions. This should be fun.
Contains mature themes."
"Crazy eyes. You know the ones: the empty, soulless eyes of a person who has nothing left inside—nothing but a bottomless pit of insanity and desperation. Their eyes lose their sparkle, the very thing that makes them who they are. In place of that, you’ll find nothing more than bitterness. I have those eyes—that same broken soul. The only problem is, I can’t escape it. So I changed my life, started anew. But she found me. Now the lies I’ve kept wound deeply in my chest are unravelling. The truth has been set free. The person they thought I was… is no longer. The person she thought I was… has disappeared. Time is running out for me to get her back. The clock is nearing its end. I thought I had to fight before. Now, I’m about to learn its true meaning. And they’re about to discover the very darkest parts of me. They had better strap in—it’s going to be a wild ride."
"I’m just the girl who lost her family, who disappeared. I’m the girl who seems normal on the outside, confident and strong. But if you thought that you’d be wrong. Nobody knows who I am anymore. Nobody knows why I’m back. All they know is I have information they need—information to end the reign of terror falling over their club. I’m all they have right now, and they trust me. I know one thing for certain: they shouldn’t. I’m evil. I’m sadistic. I’m out for my own vengeance. I’ll bring the club down. I’ll bring everyone down who ever hurt me, starting with him: Cohen. Want to know what the best part is? I’ll do it with a smile."
"Hi there...Hmmm, no, that doesn’t work. Hey...Not quite. Howdy...Good lord, what am I? A cowboy? ’Sup? Yeesh. Whatever. Let me just get right into it. I’m Waverly. There, that wasn’t so hard. I’m not going to blabber on about how strong and fierce I am, or proceed to tell you how broken or damaged I’ve become. No, I’m just going to tell you that I’m me. Just me. Waverly. I am all of those things, but I’m also so much more. I’m helping a club—a club that needs me to bring peace back into its world. If you had asked me if I’d be working for a biker club six months ago, I would have simply laughed in your face. I mean, a biker club? Come on. Yet here I am, doing the unthinkable. Penetrating the deepest, darkest parts of that world, pretending to be something I’m not. I’ve got this, though. That is one thing about me you should know—I won’t let them down. I won’t crack under the pressure. I won’t break, no matter how much horror I see. There are lives at stake; there are people who need me. Not a single thing will distract me from the mission I’m on. At least, that was what I first thought. Until I didn’t. Now I’m tangled up in a world I can’t even begin to understand. Now I’m dealing with feelings that are foreign to me. Feelings for a monster. Feelings for an angel. This is a literal battle between good and evil, and I'm living it. Who are these men, you ask? You’re just going to have to start from the beginning."
"I’m a cop, sworn to protect, to keep people safe. I’m supposed to abide by the rules, to always do right. I fight for justice. That’s what the rule book says, doesn’t it? And I take my job seriously, even if my job doesn’t always take me seriously… So how I got tangled up with a notorious MC, dealing with illegal investigations that would have my job ripped from beneath me, is beyond my comprehension. Yet, here I am, dipping my toes into dangerous waters, doing illegal research, risking it all for justice. I want justice for the innocent girls, but mostly I want justice for him—a man I let down, a man who can’t stand me, a man who will go away for a very long time if I don’t fix what I’ve broken, a man who is everything I’m not...dangerous, deadly, a biker, a man I shouldn’t care about, who I shouldn’t want, who makes me question everything I am... Yet, here I am, and it’s too late to turn back now."
"LUCY I’ve always held my own. I’m determined. I’m happy. I’m strong. But not right now—right now I’m weak, pathetic. I screwed up. I screwed up in a way I can’t fix. I destroyed someone. I stomped on a heart. I broke the one rule all women should live by. There’s no coming back from it. Yet, I can’t seem to find the strength to stop. Nicolai—that name, it ruins me. I tried to stay away. I fought so hard. I knew what he was, who he was. I knew what he had done. But I can’t seem to stop. I try and forget how his hands felt against my skin, how his lips felt on mine, how his body moved—God, his body. I’m a terrible person, a terrible sister. But take me to hell if you must, so long as he comes with me. DAMON Get a girl, they say. Find a woman, Damon. Settle down. I have one thing to say to that: women equal drama. You know it’s true. And I don’t have time for drama. I’ll stick to friends. Lucy’s my friend—my best friend, if I’m being honest. She’s strong. She’s determined. She kind of holds my pieces together, and I, hers—in the most non-romantic way I can think of. She’s like a sister. No, scratch that—she’s the kind of woman who could run a country, hold a family together. That’s the kind of person she is: the lady of the house. Yep, that’s our Lucy: Knights Lady."
"Broken doesn’t describe him. His demons now define him. Brody—that’s the name that left my lips so many times, the name that stole my heart, the name that made me into the woman I am today, the name that eventually shattered my world so completely. He built me up, with love and desire—and then his darkness tore me down. Now he’s gone, out there trying to fight a battle that isn’t his to fight. He’ll die. No truer words have ever been spoken. Everyone tells me to walk away, to let go. I can’t fix him. I can’t save him. I can’t keep hanging on. But how can I let go? My whole world lies within him. He’s the very reason I breathe. So I’ll fight. I’ll do whatever I have to. I’ll find him. I’ll bring him home—even if it kills me. Author’s Note: This book contains characters from Step-Lover. For those who have read it, this is Brody and Melanie's story. It is also part of the Rumblin' Knights series."
"From the second you’re born, the shaping begins: who you are, who you’ll become, where your life will lead, what kind of heart you’ll have, if you’ll be good or bad. And from your very first breath, those around you influence everything about you.I was influenced by the worst—by a monster, a cold-hearted, soulless man. But I got away; I started fresh; I reshaped myself. But now, my past is catching up with me. My demons have returned, and they’re back with a vengeance.The only protection I have is a Motorcycle Club. I helped them, and now they’re helping me.With a large hit out on my head, I’m hustled into the mountains with one very broody, very angry, very gorgeous biker. He has a mission, a secret bigger than even mine. And he wants the blood of the monster after me.He’s been assigned to protect me, but he gets on every nerve I have. The tension between us is high, and we’re stuck alone...in the middle of the wilderness. Things are about to get interesting."
"One accident changed my life. One single second changed everything. In that terrifying moment, everything I knew was gone. Now music is the only thing that keeps me holding on. It’s the only escape I allow into my life—the only one I let seep through my hungry veins.When the opportunity arises for me to tour with country-music star Scarlett Belle, I take it. It’s an escape, a chance. But it isn’t enough to lift the shadows of my past. And when I meet him, dangerous and different, I can’t turn away.He’s forbidden—the president of a Motorcycle Club—a man who could bring noise back into my soundless world.But the shadows of my past haunt me. They linger like a dark nightmare, reminding me that we can never be—because my sins are far too heavy and my mind is far too broken.But he’s always there. And he’s persistent. But if he knew what I kept behind closed doors… I must continue my life just the way it is—breathing in my nightmare, living in my hushed torment—without him."
"I don’t do love triangles. Hell, I don’t do women. I've learned that lesson the hard way. I get in. I get out. I do what I have to do.But then I meet them—two of them. They’re completely different, but both perfect. One is soft and sweet—beautiful in a way that takes your breath away. The other is wild and crazy—the kind that makes your soul spark back to life. Both of them speak to me. Both of them want me.I’m in the middle of a mess, and with my own demons, I don’t know how to fight my way out of it.When the situation becomes dangerous, I have no choice but to protect them both. And in doing that, I expose myself, and them, to very real pain.And there they are, looking at me with those incredible eyes, both saying…Me, please?"
