When Joey’s disapproval ends up being the least of their concerns, Raven and Clint go to desperate extremes to stay close because something is better than nothing. As summer’s promise bleeds into winter, and the threat of Joey’s impending return looms over their heads, Clint and Raven love faster and harder. Raven’s openness provides Clint the freedom he’s longed for to take whatever he wants, and soon boundaries are abandoned at the bedroom door. Not only are they returned, but all his darkest, most hidden desires have finally found their match.Ĭlint’s possession feeds every craving Raven’s ever known. When encouraging Clint to explore his selfish side reveals Raven’s love for the older man, Raven is shocked to discover his feelings may not be unrequited. Raven would do anything for the people who took him in as a teen, and, when it comes to Clint, anything comes without limits. The request seems harmless enough until Joey puts his best friend, Raven, in charge of seeing it through. The day Clint sees his son, Joey, off to basic training, the young man he’s devoted his life to extracts one promise from him: spend the summer doing something selfish for a change. One explosive love fueled by mutual obsession. Please use the “Look Inside” feature for a full list of tropes and trigger warnings. Themes include possessiveness, jealousy, and second chances.

Each book features a new couple, can be read as a stand-alone, and ends with an HEA. The Good Liar is Book 1 in the Infidelity series. Tragedy might have torn them apart, but lies will bring them together again. And while Jasper is focused on maintaining the existence he’d rightfully earned, Cole tempts him with the existence he actually wants. He soon reminds himself that Jasper belongs to him, and no promises made before God to a man who isn't him will ever change that.Ĭole's presence threatens the carefully constructed life of penance Jasper has created. But as the truth of Jasper’s new life unfolds, the role Cole wants to play in it begins to shift. He simply wants a place in Jasper’s world again. Until one day, the unfinished business he’d left behind catches up with him, and he’s faced with the one man he’d never been able to resist or forget.Ĭole Kincaid arrives in New York City with ulterior motives, but good intentions.

Now, he has a career in need of constant defending, a best friend who knows nothing about his past, and a husband he should love. In order to keep a promise and a secret, he walked from the only man he’d ever loved. Six years ago, Jasper Des Moines traded in the only life he knew.

Surviving the Merge by C.P. Harris