What a year it has been! I cannot believe I’m writing this, but we’re now in a brand new year, and first, I want to wish you all an amazing 2022.
2021 has been one wild ride. A lot has happened throughout the world, but I want to focus on the positive. I want to say a massive thank you to all of my amazing readers. You guys have made 2021 incredible. I absolutely loved hearing from you all, and it has been a real pleasure to know that my books have helped you during these dark times. I find it an absolute pleasure to write the stories I do, and I’m so grateful to be able to do this on a daily basis. Thank you all so much. During this past year, I feel I have grown as an author. I finally delved into stories that really speak to me, and I’ve been wanting to write for a long time. These books are part of me, and to release them out into the world, it was a hard decision to do, but one I’m pleased I did.
Down below you will find a short video of the books that were released in 2021. Which one was your favorite?
I have so many plans for 2022, and I hope my muse doesn’t throw a few spanners in the works. I’m excited about the coming year. There are so many stories I want to write. First up, we have The Fake Engagement (which is available for pre-order, more details down below), and then we’ve got a brand new full length MC series, Chaos and Carnage! Trust me, there will be a lot more books to come. Which ones are you wanting to read from me this coming year?
I can’t wait to share more with you all, but for now, I will leave you, wishing you all the best New Year.
Rome Hard is in love with his ex-teacher, Andy Evergreen. She entered his life ten years ago, and he’s tried to deny his feelings for her, but they won’t disappear.
There’s only one way to solve this: get her to fall in love with him.
She’s never fallen for a student, but Rome isn’t a student anymore. He’s a full-grown man, and he’s intent on making her realize it.
One date, that’s all it’s supposed to be. She never expected what could come next. One look, one touch, and it all leads to more. She should resist him, but how can she turn away from him? He’s everything, and no other man has made her heart race.
Rome’s all in, knowing this woman will be his wife and the mother of his children. But how far is he willing to go?
Will Andy fall for the last Hard boy, or will her fears keep her locked up in her cage?
Excerpt:
“Not at all. How are Caleb and Lilly doing? I haven’t seen them since the wedding.”
Which was a few months ago.
“They’re doing good. I mean, they’re doing great.” He ran fingers through his hair. “It was a good wedding.”
“Yes. One of the best I’ve been to.” She smiled at him. There was that sparkle in her eyes that he’d do anything for. “So, I heard the rumors flying around that everyone is looking at you.”
“At me?”
“The last Hard boy. They’re all wondering who you will pick to be yours. Are you seeing anyone?”
Holy shit.
Fuck.
He hadn’t thought about this.
“No, I’m not. Actually, I’m glad you brought that up.” He had gone over this scenario so many times in his mind. What he’d say and do. Nothing was living up to his expectations.
He was the guy who planned everything in life. His brothers would piss themselves laughing if they knew he had a full notepad with all the ideas and writing down the conversations until he knew what he was going to say and when.
This was just the kind of person he was. A planner.
He liked to think of all possibilities, and when it came to Andy, he was so far off track.
“I was wondering if you were doing anything tonight,” he said.
“Tonight?”
“Yes. I would like to take you out on a date.” He had never asked a woman out. Ever. With the women he’d been with, there had been no previous conversation. They’d met in a bar and hooked up after that. Or a fair. Or out enjoying whatever he’d been doing at the time.
Staring at Andy, he had no idea if he was doing this right or not.
She opened her mouth, closed it.
“I have already talked to the principal, checked through the rules and the teachers’ handbook. There is absolutely nothing unethical about you going on a date with me.”
Her mouth opened wide. “Oh, so you have … thought about this.”
“I was your student seven years ago. Nothing happened. I made that perfectly clear.”
“I guess that explains why I was called into the principal’s office and he told me that I was an amazing teacher and how he thought highly of me.”
Rome cringed. “I … er … that was my bad.”
Andy chuckled. “I’m going to be honest with you, Rome.” She stopped, and he watched as she licked her lips, wanting to taste her himself but holding back. There was so much he wanted to do with this woman. “When you were in my school, I never … I never thought of you that way. I was there to do my job and to take care of the kids. I had no romantic feelings for you. I don’t have any for any of the kids.”
That was a blow but to be expected. “You’re good at what you do, but I’m not asking about back then. I’m not acting on what I see as old feelings.” She didn’t need to know the extent of his obsession when it came to her. Not that it was threatening or stalker-ish in any sense of the word. He just liked and cared about her. “I’m asking you as a man who sees a beautiful woman and wants to take her out on a date.”
His brothers would each vote this being the worst prelude to a date in the history of the Hard boys. It had to be.
She tucked some hair behind her ear and nodded. “I would, in fact, like that. Very much. Will you pick me up at, say, seven?”
“Yes. I will do that.” He clicked his fingers and winked at her.
Andy laughed. “I better get going. It was nice to see you again, Rome.”
“And you, Miss Evergreen.”
“If we’re going on a date, call me Andy, please.”
“Will do, Andy.”
He heard her laugh as she got to her feet. With her back turned, he couldn’t help but fist-pump the air.
If his brothers saw him now, they’d berate him for giving the Hard name a bad one. When it came to women, they were both experts, while he’d been floundering all his adult life.
He smiled to himself.
Andy had said yes.
He was finally going on a date with the woman he’d been wanting all his life.
Just as he was about to get up, he saw James, his oldest brother, enter the coffee shop.
After getting to his feet, he walked up to his brother. “I’ve got a date tonight. With Miss Evergreen, I mean Andy.”
“Glad to hear it. You just got Caleb a hundred bucks,” James said.
“What? How?”
“He said you’d ask your teacher out.”
“You’ve got bets against me?”
“Please, the whole town has got a bet against you, for you, with you, whichever way you want to look at it. You’re the last Hard boy, Rome. Make it count.”
I cannot believe we’re already at the end of November. This year has flown by so fast, and I’m not going to lie, I’ve not gotten all the books wrote that I wanted to. However, I am so proud of all the books I have wrote so far, and super excited about the books I’ve got planned for the last month of the year. 🙂
I want to say a big thank you to all the lovely email messages I’ve been getting, as well as private messages. They mean the world to me, and I’m so happy to hear how my books have helped you.
To see what is coming in December scroll down. Also, please don’t forget to check me out on Facebook as I have a couple of giveaways going in my group and also on my page.
My next catch-up post will be at the end of December, so I want to wish you all a fabulous Christmas.
New giveaway this month. open internationally, and winner will be picked on December 6th so that his can be with you before Christmas (with the postman Willing)
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With women throwing themselves at him, Caleb Hard never intended to settle down. But he secretly wants to find a woman and have a marriage exactly like what his parents have. The moment Lilly enters his world, he can’t get the woman out of his mind.
Her mother’s reputation follows her everywhere, and Lilly is used to being whispered about. When Caleb offers her friendship, she’s more than happy to take it. What she doesn’t expect is for him to admit he wants a virgin like her. A perfect gentleman, Caleb doesn’t rush.
He’s fallen in love, and this isn’t about sex. He wants forever, but he doesn’t want to scare her off. Is there any chance of them ever truly working?
Excerpt:
The food was delicious, as was the company. Caleb could cook. Lilly sat back down as he finished reading one of his favorite parts in the story.
He really had read the book and enjoyed it.
“So, to conclude, we both loved the book,” Lilly said.
“I did, and it was nice talking to someone about it.”
“Yeah, I’ve never done this before.” She tilted her head toward him as he sat down on the sofa beside him.
She couldn’t help but notice how plump his lips were. The book he’d chosen had been a little steamier than she thought he’d go for. It made her regret giving him her book as there was a lot more sex, and it was kinkier as well.
Her fantasies were not soft or gentle, but hard.
“What are you thinking about right now?”
Rather than have another coffee, she’d opted for a single glass of wine, and as he looked at Caleb now, she wished she hadn’t. She became more honest and open. “I shouldn’t have given you my book.”
“Why not?” he asked.
“It’s dirty. It’s what I write.” She leaned back and sighed. “I think about sex a lot.” In the back of her mind, she was screaming for herself to shut up.
She didn’t. “Did you know I’ve never had sex?”
“What?”
“Never had sex.” She pressed a hand to her mouth. I shouldn’t tell you that either.” She let out a giggle. “And I shouldn’t have had that glass of wine. Also, while I’m being so honest, I think I’ve developed a little bit of a crush on you.” She held her fingers close together.
Before she could talk herself out of it, she cupped his cheek. “And I know there is nothing we can do about it.”
She pressed her lips against his, and Caleb groaned. “Fuck me, Lilly, you’re making this hard for me.”
“You shouldn’t taste so good, and I should have stuck with the coffee.”
Caleb sank his fingers into her hair and kissed her back.
He pushed her back against the sofa and she arched up, wanting to touch his body. The wine went to her head, and just as quickly as Caleb had her on her back, he pulled away. “I think it’s time for you to go home. I’m going to take you home.”
“Caleb?” she asked, frowning. “You didn’t want to kiss me?”
“I do. I always do.” He cupped her face. “But not like this. When I kiss you, you’re going to be alert for it. It’s not going to be something you forget the next day.” He pressed his head against hers.
“You make it really hard to fight this. I’m going to be a good man for you.”
