No amount of white sand or distance could bury their past. Some things are just never meant to be forgotten. When Julian Moors returned from Thailand he left behind all his belongings, his father and only brother in Melbourne and moved to Sydney. One girl shattered his world and left him with more questions than answers. Behind the persona, Stevie Appleton tries to outrun her past. Nightmares and memories have started to collide, putting her future and her heart at risk. No one can know the secrets she tries to keep locked away, even if it means betraying the people she loves the most. Everyone has a story but not everyone has a past quite like Stevie and Julian. When they meet years later, don’t expect a happy ending. The past holds skeletons and not even these skeletons can be buried. Views: 23
Loss… a word Elizabeth Haddington knows only too well. Despite the tragedies she’s endured, she’s been able to rise from the adversity she’s faced and begin her life again. Being a self-assured and strong woman, she knows she doesn’t need anyone to make her whole. Hate, pain, and twisted memories are all Sawyer Bryant’s ever known. He’d slowly lost who he was and what he should’ve become. His only escape was the military… Eight years later, as an ex-Navy SEAL, he’s forced to confront his father and their disturbed and violent past. Then one day, his life is turned upside down, when he glimpses a woman singing in her car at a set of traffic lights. Thinking he’d never see her again, amazingly he finds her performing with her band at the local bar. This chance encounter brings these two lost souls together. Once Sawyer gets a taste of her melodic voice, there’s no turning back. For Elizabeth, when she meets Sawyer… she realizes she’s fallen hard. But is this really love she’s feeling or does love build slowly over time? What happens when fate turns things around on you, creates flashes you can’t turn from… moments that will shape your life? They are faced with the choice of darkness surrounding them or to rid themselves of the guilt and pain and move toward the light. This story is about life’s moments. How they can make you or break you, and one man’s hope that… Love, won’t judge him. ****A warning to the reader, this book deals with some dark themes including PTSD and abuse. Views: 23
Lizzie O’Malley, a 23-year-old free spirit, is on a mission to find her purpose in life. In the summer of 2000, she returns home to Boston to begin a life that she can be proud of. On her first night out on the town, tragedy strikes and she finds herself the cause of the emotional wreckage. Instead of dealing with the consequences, she loses herself in a man she met that night.Teagan Gallagher, a 22-year-old college student from Ireland, spends that same summer in Boston, working towards his degree and partying his way through the city. One night, he finds a beautiful American girl that he is desperate to spend the summer with. Together, Teagan and Lizzie learn the ins and outs of an unconventional relationship. It isn't until their relationship is in too deep that it becomes impossible for either to run away. "Alisa Mullen has a true talent for writing. I was all over the place with my emotions. I loved this book so much that I'm thankful that I can dive right in to the next book. There will be 3 books total in this series and I can't wait to see what happens next." - United Indie Book Blog About the AuthorAlisa Mullen grew up on the Coast of Southern Maine. She has a BA from Texas A&M University and a MS from Our Lady of Lake University. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys reading, making necklaces and spending time with family. Baseball is a big component of her family life. She is a Rangers and Red Sox fan while cheering on her children’s little league games. Mullen’s competitive side rears its ugly head every year when she plays Fantasy Football with her large extended family. Mullen owns a macramé necklace business, Devika Knots, and you can find her at farmer’s markets throughout South Texas almost every weekend. Mullen lives in Universal City, Texas with her loving husband and their two children. Views: 23
DIAGNOSIS: TRUE LOVE! Filling the lives of orphaned kids with hope is what gives meaning to Melanie McAdams's own life. So what if she's a little lonely? That doesn't mean she's ready to fly into the arms of Mitchell Stewart, the shelter's handsome new volunteer. Or that her totally irrational attraction to the dedicated doctor means she's ready to put the pain of the past behind her. Everyone needs dreams, including the compassionate teacher who thinks staying single is a hedge against heartbreak. But Melanie can't deny the powerful chemistry not even science can explain. And with the help of some special matchmakers, Mitchell plans to take their we-won't-call-it-a-romance to the next level…which is beginning to look a lot like love. Views: 23
A steamy, full-length, standalone romance with a guaranteed HEA from Amazon best-selling author Alison Ryan... REVEL, a second chance summer romance.
*Declan DeGraff is old money, turned no money, turned new money. *
He's fresh off the deal of the decade; he's just sold his tech firm for over two billion dollars and he should be on top of the world.
But he's still missing what he lost, long ago. And every time success comes his way, he's reminded of how he would trade it all to have her back again.
*Charlotte Sanders is running from the past. Again. *
Years ago she fell deeply in love with the last man she should have allowed into her heart and near her body. After a summer of passion, he ended it abruptly, tearing Charlotte apart and making her swear off ever letting anyone in again.
But now she's come back to the city where it all happened, Charleston, South Carolina, determined to find answers to the questions he never wanted her to ask.
A chance encounter takes them right back to where they started. But can they get past the secrets they’re keeping? Or are they destined to repeat the mistakes of a past they’re both desperate to forget?
WARNING This book is steamy. It will also break your heart and mend it again. A couple of times. But love prevails in the end, as always. Enjoy!
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All of the books in the Love Me Again series are standalones linked solely by their second chance romance theme.
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About the Author
Alison Ryan is a romance author who lives with her husband and sons in a southern kind of heaven. She loves books about love, watching too much Bravo, and good bourbon. Not always in that order.
In her former life she has been all of the above: a Las Vegas limo driver, an insurance adjuster, an American Idol reject, a repo woman, and a graveyard front desk clerk at a dilapidated motel on the shores of the Redneck Riviera. (Panama City Beach) Her 20's were a fun, but exhausting time.
She is quite happy to be pretty boring in her 30's. Views: 23
Out of the Darkness is the second novel in the highly addictive Untwisted series. Businesswoman Stella Marsden has put her personal life on hold to further her career. But all work and no play leave Stella realising that she misses a man. Deciding to seek out a no-strings attached relationship, Stella joins Club Twist with the aim of finding some stress-relieving fun. What Stella finds is the sexy, cool and domineering Nathaniel Jackson. Nathaniel appears to have it all together, but under the surface, he’s struggling to deal with a past he’d rather forget. Can Stella lead him Out of the Darkness… Views: 23
Business owner Pippa Jones is in dire straits. Her accountant floated himself a big loan instead of paying her PR firm's income and payroll taxes. Now she may have to sell everything and lay off all her employees. Enter millionaire Blake Cross. Discovering she's in trouble, he makes an offer that will fix both their problems. All she has to do is marry him and make it look real - 24/7. Views: 23
