An Unlikely Bride

Ava

The meek shall inherit the earth, they say.

Bullshit. Look at me now. What do I have? Nothing.

I thought I wouldn't get past a second heartbreak. I was wrong. I never should've closed myself off in tears when Lucas told me he loved me. I should've had faith he wouldn't betray me.

Regaining his love will mean throwing away my pride, my armor and laying myself completely bare. I have to trust that he won't crush me at my most vulnerable.

The attempt will leave me bleeding. It might just kill me. But I definitely won't survive knowing that I didn't fight for what I wanted: my future.

A future with the only man I ever loved…a man more important than the very air I breathe…

Lucas

You gotta put yourself out there to get what you want.

My ass.

I bared my heart to Ava. I begged for her trust, her love.

Instead she shattered my soul.

She's circling me, her pretty eyes vulnerable. She won't fool me this time. I'll never give her another shot. I'll break her before she breaks me…

Note: The last book in Lucas and Ava's epic love story! No cliffhanger.

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Lucas

When Ava Huss, the only woman I ever loved, abandoned me without a word after my horrific motorcycle crash, I didn't pursue her. The crash left me broken, and the ensuing two years have been hell. My billions of dollars can't make up for what's wrong with me. My body is deadened to the world, and the only thing I crave — with increasing desperation — is her.

When I receive an anonymous tip about her location, I go after her, knowing an explosive confrontation is the only thing that can thaw the ice inside me.

Ava

I walked away from the love of my life, Lucas Reed, two years ago because I learned I'd been nothing but a toy to him — a temporary playmate to provide some cheap thrills. I've rebuilt my life since then, and I've been happy…until Lucas shows up again.

He acts as though I've wronged him. He demands payback.

I'm not letting him get to me, not this time, and not like this. I survived one heartbreak, but I won't survive a second…

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Today is March 14, which means An Unlikely Deal, featuring Elliot's scarred twin Lucas, is finally here! I adore Lucas and Ava, and I hope you love them as much as I do!

AN UNLIKELY DEAL (Lucas & Ava #1)

LUCAS

When Ava Huss, the only woman I ever loved, left without a word after my horrific motorcycle crash, I didn't pursue her. The crash left me broken, and the ensuing two years have been hell. My billions can't make up for what's wrong with me. My body is deadened to the world, and the only thing I crave — with increasing desperation — is her.

When I receive an anonymous tip about her location, I go after her, knowing an explosive confrontation is the only thing that can thaw the ice inside me.

AVA

I walked away from the love of my life, Lucas Reed, two years ago because I learned I'd been nothing but a toy to him — a temporary playmate to provide some cheap thrills. I've rebuilt my life since then, and I've been happy…until Lucas shows up again.

He acts as though I've wronged him. He demands payback.

I'm not letting him get to me, not this time, and not like this. I survived one heartbreak, but I won't survive a second…

EXCERPT

“Why did you bolt the way you did?” Lucas asks.

I almost choke, but manage not to by taking a quick sip of water. “It was the food. It made me nauseous.”

“Bullshit. We had the same thing, and I was perfectly fine.”

“Maybe for you, but it wasn't for me.”

“You're evading the topic.”

“What makes you think I still owe you my time and mental energy after two years?”

“The accident that left my face scarred also mangled my body. Cracked ribs and a broken leg tend to lay a man flat despite his best intentions.”

I tilt my head at the bitterness darkening his narrowed eye. “It didn't take you two years to recover.”

“No, thank god.”

My throat closes up, and I can't eat anymore. I put my fork down. “I was there.”

His eyebrow arches.

“At the hospital. My roommate Erin…”

“The nursing student,” he murmurs.

I'm surprised he remembers. “She was at the hospital for some class.” The instructors required the students to follow doctors and nurses around to observe and learn. “She saw you come in on a stretcher and left me a message. When I got there…”

Lucas's mouth twists as he brings a glass of some kind of amber-colored liquor to his lips. “I must've looked like shit.”

“Your injuries had nothing to do with my decision!” I breathe out roughly. The abject mortification of the moment floods through me, as though the meeting took place minutes ago rather than a couple of years. Not even my father's betrayal made me feel so cheap and dirty. My hands shake from the bitter memory.

Lucas pales. He's staring at me like I'm an enemy he'd like to stab with the butter knife clenched in his hand. “What does that mean?”

“Why don't you ask your brother? The really nasty one.”

He lifts an eyebrow. “Brother?”

“Surprised I know about your siblings? I guess you must be, since you never introduced me to your family in the seven months we were together.” And I was too stupid to wonder about that, accepting his explanation that his family lived far away and was too busy to keep in touch. “Blake,” I bite out the name. I'll never forget that piece of work.

“Blake.” Lucas runs a hand down his face. “Fuck.”

“He made me realize you and I had nothing together.” Worse than nothing. Lucas had never told his family about me — I was some kind of dirty little secret.

He looks up at the cabin ceiling briefly. When he speaks, his voice is soft. “Ava, we had something good together.”

I shake my head. “What we had was sex — good sex, but just sex.”

“Damn it, Ava. It was more than that for me.”

“Really? Then who's Faye Belbin?”

[Okay, after I wrote that, I mentally went DUN DUN DUN! Lucas and Ava both have a lot of things to work out before they get their happy ending…]

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I can't wait to share the story of Lucas and Ava. I had a blast writing it, and I adore both characters and rooted for them like crazy while working on their epic romance even though I knew it wasn't going to be easy for them.

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Lucas

When Ava Huss, the only woman I ever loved, left without a word after my horrific motorcycle crash, I didn't pursue her. The crash left me broken, and the ensuing two years have been hell. My billions can't make up for what's wrong with me. My body is deadened to the world, and the only thing I crave — with increasing desperation — is her.

When I receive an anonymous tip about her location, I go after her, knowing an explosive confrontation is the only thing that can thaw the ice inside me.

Ava

I walked away from the love of my life, Lucas Reed, two years ago because I learned I'd been nothing but a toy to him — a temporary playmate to provide some cheap thrills. I've rebuilt my life since then, and I've been happy…until Lucas shows up again.

He acts as though I've wronged him. He demands payback.

I'm not letting him get to me, not this time, and not like this. I survived one heartbreak, but I won't survive a second…

EXCERPT

“It'll be a cold day in hell before I get on that plane of yours.”

He smiles with the ease of a man used to getting his way. What I wouldn't give to wipe that expression off his face.

“Is that so? I guess they'll need to break out the blankets in Hades tonight.” Before I can respond, he picks me up and tosses me over a shoulder like a sack of rice. Blood rushes to my face, but that isn't the only thing making my cheeks heat.

“Put me down, you bastard!”

I lash out with my legs, trying to hit him in the ribs or wherever it's going to hurt enough for him to stop this, but he wraps an arm around the backs of my knees, effectively stopping me. My head bounces on his back, and I pound the thick slab of muscle there, but I might as well be smacking a rock.

“You're making a scene, Ava. Bad girl.”

He smacks my ass with his free hand. It stings enough to make me see red with outrage. I flail around, trying to get down or hurt him or even better—accomplish both.

“Keep doing that and I'll drop you. Which will hurt.”

“Like you care!”

“But I do. Very much.”

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Are you ready for the stunning conclusion to Elliot and Annabelle's epic love story?

The proposition: One year of “marriage” for one million dollars. Sex, yes. Falling in love, no.

Desperate to escape crushing poverty and provide for my younger sister, I took the deal. But I violated the rules by falling for Elliot Reed, the gorgeous, brilliant billionaire bad boy…and he broke them by wanting more between us–a bond more profound than any legal contract could provide.

However, my complicated past isn't the only thing derailing our marriage. Elliot has his share of skeletons in the closet, and his enemies are determined to use me to get to him.

Now it's time for us to make our final stand—unite and fight for our happy ending—except it will require both of us to reveal our ugliest secrets to each other…and the world.

Note: No cliffhanger! This is the final book in Elliot and Annabelle's love story.

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An Improper Deal (Elliot & Annabelle #1)

My life crashed and burned two years ago, and now I'm a stripper–a very bad one. Worse, I'm in debt to a dangerous man who orders me to seduce a billionaire prodigy. Except why would a guy as handsome and rich as Elliot Reed want me, a girl with no education, no prospects, and a younger sister to feed?

But Elliot is more than the incorrigible bad boy that the world sees. He is kind to my sister and looks at me like I'm a decadent dessert he wants to devour. When Elliot offers me money for sex, I wish I could walk away, but he ups the ante: a million dollars for one year of marriage. The man's gotta be insane, but beggars with less than a hundred bucks in the bank can't be choosers, and I want to give my sister a life better than my own.

Now, trapped between a man who controls my future and a man who could own my heart, I wonder if I haven't screwed up my life even worse when my “husband” refuses to call me by my given name, and I run into my ugly past…and his.

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An Improper Bride (Elliot & Annabelle #2)

When Elliot Reed offered a one-year contract marriage, I accepted it. Jobless, with a younger sister to provide for, I didn't have much of a choice even though I found him insufferably arrogant and too attractive for my own good. But somewhere along the way, our terms seemed to have altered. Now Elliot wants a fresh start, and I agree. I would like a peaceful marriage–even if it's fake, and even if it's only for a year.

Despite our commitment, the ugly baggage we carry gets in the way. He demands nothing less than full openness, and I can't leave my heart vulnerable to a man who may turn his back on me if he discovers my secrets.

As our pasts collide, his enemies become mine, and mine become his. Unless we can overcome our fear and mutual distrust, our fresh start is doomed…

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When Elliot Reed offered a one-year contract marriage, I accepted it. Jobless, with a younger sister to provide for, I didn't have much of a choice even though I found him insufferably arrogant and too attractive for my own good. But somewhere along the way, our terms seemed to have altered. Now Elliot wants a fresh start, and I agree. I would like a peaceful marriage — even if it's fake, and even if it's only for a year.

Despite our commitment, the ugly baggage we carry gets in the way. He demands nothing less than full openness, and I can't leave my heart vulnerable to a man who may turn his back on me if he discovers my secrets.

As our pasts collide, his enemies become mine, and mine become his. Unless we can overcome our fear and mutual distrust, our fresh start is doomed…

Note: This is the second part of a three book-long story featuring Elliot and Annabelle.

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My life crashed and burned two years ago, and now I'm a stripper — a very bad one. Worse, I'm in debt to a dangerous man who orders me to seduce a billionaire prodigy. Except why would a guy as handsome and rich as Elliot Reed want me, a girl with no education, no prospects, and a younger sister to feed?

But Elliot is more than the incorrigible bad boy that the world sees. He is kind to my sister and looks at me like I'm a decadent dessert he wants to devour. When Elliot offers me money for sex, I wish I could walk away, but he ups the ante: a million dollars for one year of marriage. The man's gotta be insane, but beggars with less than a hundred bucks in the bank can't be choosers, and I want to give my sister a life better than my own.

Now, trapped between a man who controls my future and a man who could own my heart, I wonder if I haven't screwed up my life even worse when my “husband” refuses to call me by my given name, and I run into my ugly past…and his.

Note: This book contains a cliffhanger ending.

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Get the next installment in Elliot and Annabelle's unforgettable love story. Pre-order from your favorite store today.

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