Contemporary RomanceEli Trace and Hollis Rowan have been best friends in the small town of Barrows since childhood. Their lives are changed forever when Stede Marrow rides in on his big, shiny motorcycle. After Stede saves Eli from drowning in the creek, he meets Hollis.One look is all it takes for Stede and Hollis to fall in love. Now Eli realizes he just crushed his own dreams of happiness. … of happiness. Stede asks himself why he didn’t just keep riding that road to nowhere and Hollis wonders how one can love two men?
Stede’s on the run from the law. Telling his new best friends the truth will put their lives in jeopardy, and that’s the last thing he wants. Danger has come to the town of Barrows and it twists and turns like a viper.
Not everyone makes it out alive.
Note: This is not a ménage
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“Wow! I loved this story as it was full of love, true love of friends, romantic love of one lucky girl and the love of two great guys who happened to love each other as brothers. A strange relationship but it worked.
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“Best friend, bad boy and love. The pages turned fast 4 me. The author created great characters you’d want 2 read about again.”
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“Not your typical love triangle. I loved it!”
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“Highly recommend for all who like true love.”
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I’m on the fence on how I feel about this one. I did enjoy the story it was emotional, raw and real. I’m just not sure how I felt about how everything went between the characters.
Love, friendship and tragedy make for an excellent read
Three best friends, who is in love with who? As the three friends navigate life in the small town of Barrows, I was drawn in as I learned about these great characters. All so different, one the mystery man who many think is a bad boy, the other from a wealthy ranching family and the third a poor orphaned girl living in a trailer park. Stede who has a mysterious unknown past and clearly some baggage that every knows exists, it is just that no one knows what it is. As is with most small towns, they gossip a lot so no one really knows the truth. Stede has a lot of possible pasts thanks to the gossips. It is a serious read mixed with a bit of humor too. I got a kick out of the small town gossiping, even though they mean well. Stede knows he should not hang around town too long as trouble always seems to find him, but his love for Hollis keeps him grounded, until trouble surfaces again with the two town bullies.
A whirlwind of emotions and twists throughout the book kept me engaged to the very end. I just could not put it down waiting to find out what was going to happen, because with three friends, two guys in love with one girl, something has to give. I was happy and sad with this book, it was very well written and kept you guessing as what was going to happen. A short story, a great romance, some mystery and plenty of drama. Highly recommend.
Stede Marrow rode into town when Eli was drowning in the creek. Stede saves Eli and they become close friends. Hollis, Eli’s long time school friend also becomes Stede’s friend and girlfriend.
Stede can walk water where Hollis is concerned. It only takes one look from him and she is butter. But Stede is closed off and rarely talks about his past. He has secrets that could harm Eli and Hollis.
Ned and Jasper want Stede gone and will do everything it takes to make his life miserable and make his mess up his probation. When things change Eli is there to pick up the pieces and help Hollis.
What will happen when Stede comes back into their lives?
Three characters who love each other in their own way and will help each other no matter what. Secrets and tragedy turn their lives upside down. I enjoyed learning about the characters. Eli is the good guy best friend and of course we have good looking bad boy Stede. Anyone can relate to Hollis and what she goes through. Life can be heard and having the right people in your life can make a huge difference. The pages were turning fast for me as I wanted to see about Eli what was going to happen?
The author made some great characters that you would want to read about again.