Something in the Way (Something in the Way #1)(94)

The First Taste is a standalone spin-off of Slip of the Tongue. Available now on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.





YOURS TO BARE

"Sensual, evocative, and spellbinding.”—K.L. Kreig, USA Today Bestselling Author



No matter how cruel it’s been to him in the past, Finn Cohen’s never been able to flip fate the bird. So when it drops a leather-bound journal at his feet, he knows he should walk away…

Halston Fox’s journal is the one place she can be herself—as long as she can tie it up and put it away when she’s finished. But when Finn undoes the bow, he pulls strings that could unravel both of them.

Yours to Bare is a standalone spin-off of Slip of the Tongue. Shop now on Amazon.





EXPLICITLY YOURS SERIES

(Download the first book free!)

“Pretty Woman meets Indecent Proposal in Explicitly Yours, a provocative series that’ll leave your heart racing.”—Louise Bay, USA Today Bestselling Author



Lola Winters doesn’t think she can escape her life as a waitress— until she receives a shocking proposition from a sexy stranger. Wealthy businessman Beau Olivier wants Lola for a night, and in order to get her, he’s willing to make her dreams come true.

But what if one night isn't enough, and Beau isn’t ready to say goodbye in the morning?

Explicitly Yours Series on Amazon.





STRICTLY OFF LIMITS: A FORBIDDEN ROMANCE NOVELLA

Alexandra James gave up her spring break for an offer she couldn’t refuse: a week-long job that would earn her enough money to buy her way out of a broken heart. But if she thought her new boss would let her off easy because he’s her father’s best friend, she couldn’t have been more wrong. 21,000 words.

Strictly Off Limits on Amazon.





SOMETHING IN THE WAY

An epic, three-book saga of forbidden love.



It was a hot summer day when I met him on the construction site next to my parents’ house. Under the sweat and dirt, Manning Sutter was as handsome as the sun was bright. He was older, darker, experienced. I wore a smiley-face t-shirt and had never even been kissed. Yet we saw something in each other that would link us in ways that couldn’t be broken...no matter how hard we tried.



I loved Manning before I knew the meaning of the word. I was too young, he said. I would wait. Through all the carefully-chosen words hiding what we knew to be true, through his struggle to keep me innocent, and through infinitely-starry nights—I would wait. But I’d learn that life isn’t always fair. That no matter how much you achieve, none of it matters if you suffer the heartbreak that comes with falling for someone you can never have. Because even though I saw Manning first, that didn’t matter. My older sister saw him next. Learn more.





About the Author





Jessica Hawkins is an Amazon bestselling author known for her “emotionally gripping” and “off-the-charts hot” romance. Dubbed “queen of angst” by both peers and readers for her smart and provocative work, she’s garnered a cult-like following of fans who love to be torn apart…and put back together.



She writes romance both at home in California and around the world, a coffee shop traveler who bounces from café to café with just a laptop, headphones, and coffee cup. She loves to keep in close touch with her readers, mostly via Facebook, Instagram, and her mailing list.





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The Cityscape Series tells a compelling story of devotion, deception, and forbidden love. Come Undone is book one of three.



Olivia Germaine has already found love. Devoted wife, loyal friend, determined career woman—she’s created the life she always envisioned. But when Olivia locks eyes with a handsome stranger across a crowded room, he peers a little too closely and sees emotions she thought she’d buried long ago.



David Dylan, alleged playboy and eternal bachelor, challenges Olivia to confront the life she’s built and to make decisions that could either lead to happiness…or regret.



Will Olivia be able to draw the line between lust and love? And can David respect that line?





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EVER SO SLOWLY, I touched the tube to my parted lips and glided on the Ruby Red. I had always lacked the patience for lipstick and only used it for special occasions. Next came a translucent lip gloss that left threads of goop as I smoothed my lips together. I drew back slightly from the mirror to admire my work.

Perfectly coiffed hair, teased and styled into a long bob, floated just at my shoulders, every shiny brown lock suspiciously cooperating. In the trash laid the scattered teeth of yet another broken comb. I’d wrestled especially long with my tangles tonight, but looked particularly poised as a result; so much so, that if one thing were to tremble, everything else would come tumbling down. Or so it seemed. In that moment, I caught Bill’s gaze in the reflection, his normally mild eyes watching me intently. I quickly forgot that feeling of unease.