I’ve always had a thing for bad boys. But the problem with falling for bad boys? They’re bad. Nicole has never had the best taste in men. Her first forbidden love affair was with her uptight, soldier stepbrother—a teenaged crush that led to years of family trouble. After that came a string of losers and even more unhealthy relationships, like the one she has with Carlos, her possessive, abusive boyfriend. But when Carlos hits Nicole one too many times, she shows up at her stepbrother’s house in the dead of night, cold, barefoot, and bleeding. Because she has no where else to go, Jake takes her in. And what begins as one of his standard lectures about how she needs to get her life together ends in a heartfelt confession that will change their lives forever. Because Jake might not be anything like the guys Nicole is usually attracted to, but he protects what belongs to him. And he will live, die, or kill for the woman he loves… Reader Advisory: This is a short New Adult romance of approximately 13k words.

Publication Year: 2015