Author: carmelrhodes
The summer after senior year was supposed to be the best summer of my life.It was supposed to be full of adventure and self-discovery and making love under the stars.It was supposed to be about losing myself and finding my way.Only, it wasn’t supposed to start like this.I wasn’t supposed to go to that party.He wasn’t supposed to notice me.The hot jock with the … supposed to notice me.The hot jock with the trust fund and chip on his shoulder.My ex-boyfriend’s half-brother.Noah Tedesco is so far out of my league he might as well be playing a different game.Noah wasn’t…
Dirty. Evil. Vile. Beautiful.Logan Gregory is the devil in human form.I should have stayed far away, but my weakness for evil men and a negative bank balance made him impossible to ignore.He needed a nanny.I needed money.The job was simple. Our roles were clearly defined.Then my stupid heart got involved.We shared stolen kisses after midnight. Kisses dipped in secrets and sprinkled with lies.They … midnight. Kisses dipped in secrets and sprinkled with lies.They say what’s done in the dark always comes to light.They were right.more
My heart doesn’t beat, it ticks. It’s been that way since I was sixteen years old and I caught my sister in bed with my boyfriend. I gave my heart to a boy who didn’t deserve it, then spent the next few years indulging in hard drugs and even harder sex. Life is easier when you don’t get attached. Casual. No commitments. That’s the rule. At least it was before he came along. Cash Davidson is the … Davidson is the tattooed prince who walked into the restaurant where I work and turned my life upside down. He is everything…
I’m having an out-of-body experience. At least…I think. Isn’t that what it’s called when your spirit abandons you to watch—from a safe distance, with the appropriate amount of judgement—while you make questionable decisions?Yup, one of those.I want to shout, “STOP, ELLIE, DON’T DO IT!” But spirit me doesn’t have a voice. So I watch as she…I…we? makes a sex contract with her…our…new … contract with her…our…new boss.This is a good time to mention the 45-minute HR meeting we sat through last month expressly forbidding this sort of thing.In our defense, Max is ridiculously hot, and I…we may have accidentally quit.With…
It’s hard to do the right thing.It’s especially hard when the wrong thing feels as good as Quinn does. She’s kryptonite, a bullet to the brain.The one girl Javi could never have. The one girl he could never resist. Four years and two fights with his best friend stands between them, yet Quinn’s presence affects him as much now as it ever did.Chasing her means trouble, both for him and for his band. both for him and for his band.Unfortunately, trouble is Javi’s middle name. Quinn and Javi’s journey is raw and real. As such, the book contains subject-matter that…
Whose bed is this? That was Kensie’s first thought as she peeled her eyes open to find herself in an unfamiliar room. She noted the crumpled red dress, tiny black thong, and Louboutin heels in the corner.Whose arms are these? That was her second thought as the tattooed arms engulfing her tightened their grip. Her phone buzzed on the nightstand. Carefully, without waking up the man behind her, she … waking up the man behind her, she reached for it. The name on the display read Prince Charming. “Hello?” “How are you still asleep at one in the afternoon?” Trey’s…
Lithium Waves: Book One in the Lithium Springs Series.RyderIf you asked Ryder ten years ago if he considered himself lucky, he would have laughed in your face. When you grew up where he grew up, with the father he had, there was no such thing as luck. There was only life, death, and music. But there he was, standing between the legs of the sexiest woman he ever laid eyes on, after performing on … performing on stage with his two best friends, negotiating the terms of a threesome.Yeah, he was a lucky bastard.JamieJames Manning was a mess. Well, technically,…