Remi:
All I wanted was to be away from the limelight, away from my parents. A perfect place where I could live a simple life.
A fresh start.
A small beach town.
That's what I thought I found, until the tortured ocean-colored eyes of the town outcast catch me off guard.
Everyone warns me to stay away from him. They tell me he's a monster.
His eyes tell another story, though, and I need to know what it is. It becomes almost an obsession.
Jacob:
A fresh start in a place where no one knows me…or so I thought. This place has become my own personal Hell.
That is…until her.
She’s the only one who doesn’t look at me with contempt.
She tries to force her way into my life, but she's better off staying away.
She doesn’t deserve this life sentence they’ve given me.
*Check Trigger Warnings
Order Signed Copies
Wrecked. It’s how Jasmine Delaney found me.
The truth was, I’d been heading down a one-way street to destruction for a long time.
I raced - illegally. I drank - excessively. I slept with women - indiscriminately.
There was no escape in sight.
That is, until I met her. She made me feel whole again, nurturing my heart right along with my soul. But right when I had a reason to be a better man…I did what I always warned her about.
I wrecked it.
She should have stayed away.
Orchids. It's how Campbell Baxter crawled into my heart.
The truth was, I’d been walking down a lonely path for far too long.
I loved - passionately. I gave - freely. I cared - easily.
There was no one worth the risk.
That is, until I met him. He lit my insides on fire, engulfing me in a love like I'd never felt before. But right when everything was in our favor and I’d found what I was looking for…he did what he warned me about.
He wrecked me.
I should have believed him.
*Check Trigger Warnings
One text and I was curious.
One conversation and I was intrigued
One revelation and I was Shattered.
The mysterious stranger I was texting should never have been her—my best friend's little sister, and the one girl I couldn't have.
Behind the screen, she was the one who kept my world from falling into darkness when everything seemed to be collapsing around me. My sunflower.
But in the light of day, she was my ruin. I couldn’t be with her.
In a moment of desperation, I irrevocably changed our lives forever.
Years later, when I've buried the past and am focused on being the best single dad to my son, I find myself face-to-face with my past once again.
Little by little, she starts lighting my world again, stirring up long since dormant desires. She says we’re not those same teenagers anymore.
But she’s still my best friend’s little sister.
And she’s still my sunflower.
A companion.
A slave to my every desire.
That's what she's meant to be, whether I want it or not.
Being granted the ability to choose my woman at a younger age is supposed to be an honor, a privilege in our society. And though it's against my own desire, I follow through with my grandfather’s wishes and pick a female from a selection that is shown to me.
There's something different about the woman with the violet eyes I end up picking.
I try to ignore having her in my home, in my space, but something is intriguing about her behavior. No matter how much I try, I can’t stop thinking about her.
She messes with my head and makes me lose control, and I’m a man who needs it.
By the time the reason for her peculiar behavior comes to light, I’m in too deep.
Now that I know the truth, I have a choice to make: go against society's expectation and risk it all... or lose her forever.
