Author: tatumwest
I don’t do Christmas magic. Or kids. Or second chances.I do facts and figures, logic and reason, dividends and bank accounts and holidays spent alone.That’s what I keep telling myself when I wake up in a shabby bed, in an unfamiliar life, next to a man I haven’t seen for twelve years—with a daughter I never had.I’m clearly losing my mind. I didn’t stay in Abingdon. I didn’t stay with Van Narron, … didn’t stay in Abingdon. I didn’t stay with Van Narron, the love of my life. We gave up on that dream a long time ago.But Van’s lips…
Chief Steele told me to pick my battles when it comes to Cole Gunn. He must not know me very well because I haven’t even started to fight.Jamie:I only have two rules: first, I don’t tangle with anyone who wants a relationship. And second, I’m the one who decides when it’s over. The guys I see are fun and easy—exactly how I want them. I keep my head down and my heart to myself. The only person who … to myself. The only person who sees the real me is my daughter; I don’t make friends or keep them in…
GraysonI was a billionaire by the age of thirty—I’ve always taken what I wanted, and I never let anyone stand in my way. That attitude got me my own private island and a bevy of people to do my bidding. But it didn’t get me the one man that got away—Liam Gold. Liam is back in Abingdon now, and he’s just as beautiful as the day he left. He’s also covered in tattoos, living in a van, and completely … a van, and completely unemployed. Definitely not an appropriate match. But when have I ever been appropriate?LiamPeople seem to think…
Noble:I learned long ago that I could look—but never touch. My father made it clear: I was no longer his son if I ever sinned with a man. But Connor Strong took hold of my heart the moment I saw on him. And he made that sin sound so, so sweet.My dad is the most powerful Evangelical preacher in the country. Millions of people watch him on TV every Sunday morning. I’m the church’s golden … church’s golden boy—handsome, well-behaved, and straight. But a man like Connor Strong couldn’t be wrong in God’s eyes. And the way he kisses me…
Nikki:I left for Cali the night of my graduation with nothing but a pink boa, a pair of strappy gold heels, and my silver eyeshadow from Sally Beauty Supply. I sang for pennies on Hollywood Boulevard in my broke and desperate days. Now at twenty-six, I’ve got more Grammys than Madonna and a growing empire.Fame was everything I expected and nothing that I ever wanted. At the end of the day I’m on … end of the day I’m on my own, with an overbearing manager and security team as my only friends. I made this life, and now I…
Elias:I broke Zane Chase’s heart on the night of my high school graduation. I played straight for years, pushing love away at every turn. I created a picture perfect life–I built a billion dollar company, married a good girl, had a kid. I hid myself for decades, and I got exactly what I wanted.But it all came crashing down. My company fired me, the wife ditched my gay a$s and took our daughter … and took our daughter with her. The only place to go is home. My first night Abingdon, I run right into Zane. His crystal blue eyes…
I survived cancer. I started my own business from scratch. And I’ve put up with hate and small town politics. But nothing prepared me for love at first sight… Gil Steele melted my heart and set my soul on fire the first time I saw him.And, God help me, he’s caught up in a dangerous game–trying to change this town.It might get me killed. Might get us both killed. But Gil, he might just be worth … town.It might get me killed. Might get us both killed. But Gil, he might just be worth it. Gil: I was tired of…