Darkness is the only thing I see. Ever since the day my life changed. The day that everything and everyone I held close to me ceased to exist.   The day I lost it all and the demons of my past consumed my every waking moment.

I tried to keep others at arm’s length. Tried not to let my darkness taint them. Ruin them. Harm them. And whether I want to admit it or not, as much as I wish I could keep them locked out, they refuse to leave. Refuse to let me suffer alone.

If I hadn’t been so focused on keeping those demons from flying free, I wouldn’t have missed how one perfect angel was able to sneak her way under my skin—refusing to let go. Making me want things I don’t deserve.

She consumes me. Her beauty knows no end. The love she promises tempts me every time she’s near. But that pure heart that makes her MY Emmy is the one thing I’m convinced I’ll destroy if I ever let her close.

I’m a broken man. A broken man with too much darkness in his soul to ever let her light shine upon me.   But even that doesn’t stop me from craving her with every single breath in my body.

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Prologue – Asher

 

“Come on, Coop,” I whisper. It’s dark in the closet, but I can still make out his huddled form in the back corner. “Come on, Coop. Please. Mom will be back soon and you know she’s gonna be mad if she hears us.”

I shift my body so he can see the cracker box I grabbed from the barren kitchen. Mom never brings us food anymore. I’m lucky that my best friend, Joel, lives close and shares his snacks with us or we wouldn’t eat.

He doesn’t ask questions.

Not anymore.

“I’m scared, Ash.”

I ball up my fist when I hear his broken and weak voice. My brother is so small. I just turned ten last week, but I’m bigger. I know Coop is small because he is always scared. Too scared to come out of the closet our mom always makes us stay in.

“We gotta hurry. Move over, ‘kay?”

“’Kay.” His weak voice cracks.

“Are you still cold?” I question.

“Yeah,” he replies weakly.

When I get to the back of the closet, closing the door tightly behind me, I reach out and hand Coop the box. It only has seven crackers in it. They’re old, and I had to get a few roaches out of the box before I brought it back. Coop doesn’t like the bugs that live in the kitchen.

“Don’t you want some?” He holds the box my way, and even though my stomach rumbles, I shake my head no. “You need some too, Ash,” he tries again.

“I’m okay, Coop. I had some before I brought them back. You gotta hurry before mom gets home, okay?”

He nods his head and starts to eat sluggishly. I grab one of the bottles of water Joel gave me last week and hand it to him. His head falls to rest against my shoulder while he takes turns eating and drinking slowly.

He’s getting weaker. He couldn’t get up this morning to go to school. He just kept sleeping, so I stayed home. Mom didn’t even notice. I could hear her throwing up this morning. She’s always throwing up. And drinking the nasty stuff.

I don’t know how long we have been sitting here when I hear the front door bang shut and the sounds of feet stomping around the house. Coop drops the crackers and pulls his legs up to his chest.

“Zachariah Cooper! Where in the hell are you, you little shit?!”

Oh crap. This isn’t going to be good.

“Ash,” he quivers.

“It’s okay. It’s okay.”

I grab some of the old blankets we sleep on and throw them over Coop. I can hear him whimpering when I crawl over to the door and crack it open.

I know she’s coming.

She wouldn’t miss this chance to show Coop how much she hates him.

But I won’t let her. No. I’m a big boy now, and I won’t let her hurt my brother anymore.

I hate seeing Coop scared.

I’m already standing in the middle of the bedroom when she rounds the corner, her yucky clothes that don’t cover her private parts on and her face smudged with old makeup—I know she’s going to be really mean today.

“Where is that little shit? He didn’t go to school again today. Both of you little shits decided to stay home, and now I’ve got the school poking around, asking questions!”

She tries to get around me, but with her tall shoes on, she can’t move quick enough. That’s all the distraction I need for her to focus her attention on me and not on Coop. Just where I want it.

Right before her hand reaches out and slashes against my face, I promise myself that I will never let anyone hurt my baby brother.
Never.

Happy Father’s Day to all of the Dads out there! I’ll be spending today with my husband and our three little ladies, but I had someone who wanted to share his Father’s Day with you all.

So… I’m going to pass things over to Cohen to tell you just how he made Greg’s Father’s Day special this year!

Enjoy your day!

Xo,
Harper

 

Father’s Day

     “Dilbert!” I’ve been calling his name forever, but he keeps looking at Uncle Davey funny. If I were bigger he would hear me and he would stop giving Uncle Davey those weird wiggles of his eyebrows. “DILBERT!” I scream making all the ladies in Dilbert’s hair place look at me. I just smile and wave before looking back at Dilbert.
“What’s up, my prince of all that is cool?”
“Need your help, Dilbert! I need to get Daddy something for Daddy Day! Mommy told me that you could help me with it since her and Daddy have my girls at the doctor today for their checkers up!” I rush out, knowing that we need to hurry or Daddy will come back before I can get Dilbert to help me.
“Whoa, Cohen! What can Sway help you with?” He laughs and spins in his hot pink tall shoes. I don’t know why he wears shoes like my mommy wears, but he’s really cool so I don’t mind. I won’t wear those silly shoes though.
“Mommy said you can sew! She told me, then she made hotdogs and these cookies that look like witch hats. Then she said that you know all sorts of fun things, but she said you really know how to sew and that if I need you to sew something you’ll do it because she can’t sew to save the lives!” I take a deep breath and wait for Dilbert to tell me he can sew. I know he can because Mommy told me so.
“Of course I can sew! Would I be this fabulous if I didn’t know how to make magic with a little needle and thread? I tell you, I would not! There just isn’t a market for the kind of amazing Sway needs. Come tell Sway what you need my little alpha man in the making.”
I don’t know what an alpha man is, but I know what I need Dilbert to do.
I had just finished telling him every single thing in the world I need him to do when I see my Daddy come in the front door of the salon. The ladies with their heads in the blowing bowls all look over at my Daddy when he walks over to where Dilbert has me standing on the counter in the back of the room. The ladies all get big eyes and their faces get red.
Girls are weird.
“No worries, Cohen-Ba-Bohen, Sway will make it happen,” he whispers.
I give him a nod and jump right when Daddy gets close enough. He catches me with a laugh and swings me around until I’m high on his shoulders. My daddy has the strongest shoulders in the whole world.
“Thanks for watching him so we could take the girls for their check up, Sway.”
Dilbert and Daddy talk for a second and then we’re walking out the door. I can’t wait my surprise for Daddy!

Sunday afternoon Mommy brings a bright gold box to me and laughs, “Here you go Co-man. Sway dropped this off yesterday and I made sure Daddy didn’t see it.”
Mommy smiles and I lean down to give my girls a kiss. They both laugh at me because they love me. My girls will always love me.
Running through the house I scream, “Daddy! Dadddddy!”
“Whoa, little dude, where’s the fire?”
“What? There isn’t a fire! But this is really really important! Here, OPEN IT,” I say loudly giving Daddy the gold box.
Mommy comes up behind me and I go stand next to her. My girls are making their funny noises from the other room where I left them rolling on the ground.
This is perfect.
“What’s this Cohen?” he asks.
“It’s for Daddy Day!”
He laughs and starts to open the box. I can’t stop my body from bouncing up and down. I can’t wait to see it.
When he pulls the top off and moves the paper that covers my gift to him I can hear him make a funny noise. Sounds like that one time I swallowed a fly, that wasn’t fun.
“Oh my,” I hear Mommy whisper. “This is why you asked me if Sway could sew, baby?”
“Well, yeah!” I laugh.
Daddy still hasn’t moved. He’s just looking down at his present and moving his hand over what I got him. He makes a small cough sound and rubs his hands over his eyes before looking up at me. His face is wet, but it isn’t raining inside so that’s weird.
“Your face looks funny, Daddy,” I tell him, because he really should know.
“Yeah,” he whispers. “Did you think about this all on your own, buddy?”
“Yup!”
“Well, son…I love it. I love it so much. Come help me out, okay?”
When he has my present out and Mommy helps him put it on I smile big.
He turns and the bright red cape swings around with him. I smile even bigger when I hear Mommy read what Dilbert put on the back.
“My Daddy is my HERO.” She sounds funny and when I look up her face is wet too.
Whatever.
“YAY! Now we can both fight the bad guys and no one can ever get to our girls! Woohoo!”
I run over and give Daddy a big hug and then hurry over to my girls so I can tell them what I got Daddy!
I look over at Mommy and Daddy one more time and smile really big when I see Daddy hugging Mommy. His back is to me and all I can see is his red cape and the big blue letters that Dilbert sewed on the back.
“Best Daddy Day ever!” I whisper to my girls and they smile big—even if they don’t have teeth.

Oh, Chicago! I have got to say, you are one fun town! Not only did I have a blast with the authors and readers, but also I was able to bring my mom with me to the signing. It was so much fun having her experience the signing. And I’m happy to say that she left 10 new books heavier!
If I could go back to Chicago for a day of never-ending food, I would. Good lord do they know how to make pizza and pasta! And the shopping, sweet heavens did I have fun there.

But enough about that… Let’s get to the fun stuff!

MAJOR HIGHLIGHT! Finally, finally, finally getting to meet the fat rabbit hating, Danielle, or otherwise known as my sanity keeper. It’s still up in the air on if she thinks I’m as bat shit crazy as I really am, but I had so much fun with her. Danielle brought three of her friends from Louisiana and I might just have a desire to move to their town. Those girls, HILARIOUS! And I can’t forget the Mean Girls from Mean Girls Luv Books. Danielle is one of the 10 phenomenal ladies that blog with MGLB and this weekend I got to meet three more of them! (One of which is Becky, one of my betas, Girl Scout cookie deliverer and swag keeper) I don’t think it’s a secret that MGLB holds a pretty special place in my heart. I’m starting to collect them like there’s no tomorrow… they should probably be concerned. 😉

I learned pretty quickly that Danielle might just be the funniest person to introduce to authors. She’s a book lover to the max and seeing her meet these amazing ladies was just amazing. So—authors if you’re seeing this and you meet Danielle Calcote at a future signing (cough, cough Tennessee Valley Author Event) make sure and give her a BIG BIG hug…she loves warm hugs!

So Friday night was great food with amazing ladies, and maybe a few drinks or 10. I knew that going into Saturday I would need to be rested, LONG DAY! I had my first Chicago deep-dish pizza and considered keeping the leftovers on ice until I got home. For real, best pizza I’ve ever had. I have no idea how I’m going to ever be able to eat Papa John’s again.

Saturday started with breakfast in bed and laughs with my mom (really was a blast to spend the weekend with her!), Starbucks, wander around the hotel, and some people watching. Then the fun started. The signing was probably one of the most fun I had with readers and authors. Everyone was so sweet and welcoming. Not to mention I stocked up on a ridiculously beautiful amount of books for my own collection! My fan-girl highlights included R.K. Lilley telling me she was reading, and loving, Axel. Maybe impregnating Mr. Lilley with my sperm. Hugging Katy Evans AND Alice Clayton. Finally meeting Raine Miller and keeping my stuff together long enough not to scream how much I love her. Michelle Valentine. I hugged her. And let me just say, I loved her before but I love her even more now. Seeing the Wilders again, and loving them just as much as I did every time before. And, to me, meeting Fred LeBaron is like celebrity status. Selfies with Jenn Foor, Danielle and Zac Efron. → Thank you to each and every person who came out that day and made the Chicago Author Event what it was. You guys ROCK!

And now I come to the entertainment portion of the event. LOL, literally. If you joined us over at Brandos Speakeasy…well, you know EXACTLY what I mean.

A few things I learned from the my first experience at hosting an after party…
When the owner (SHOUT OUT TO THE COOLEST BAR OWNER AROUND, DINO!) asks you if you want male strippers to come, he isn’t joking, and not only will the come…but you might too. LOL!
Chicago strippers, they don’t play.
When you ask the bartender to give you something heavy on the liquor and fruity, he’s going to give you exactly what you want. When the owner tells him to make them heavier after you drunkenly tell him they’re weak, the bartender will give you exactly what you want. And, 23 Jolly Rancher drinks don’t just sneak up on you… they jump on your back and say yee-fucking-haw!
When the owner takes out his homemade liquor, that could be trouble. Delicious trouble.
When you say on the way TO the bar that you’re not sure it’s safe to walk back and you should take a taxi…arrange that before you’re drunk enough that it feels like a good idea to walk.
The billboards have eyes…and strangers don’t appreciate you letting them know that they should proceed with caution.
Rent and Ride bikes are really fun to power race with Kim Jones…while they’re locked up and not moving.
If you fall asleep in your PA’s room while everyone is chatting, leave your phone unattended, you will find hilarious pictures in the morning…and when you just pop up and walk out of the room after being passed out for an hour, no one will stop you, but they will laugh in the morning at how weird you really are.
I’m sure there’s more…but damn if I can remember it.
All I know is I had one of the most fun nights ever with an amazing group of people.

All in all, I had so much fun. I experienced it with my mother and the best ladies around. Thank you, Chicago, for showing me such a great time.

Happy Thursday everyone!!!!

Today is a super special day!  Why?  Because I officially leave my twenties behind!  That’s right, I’m 30!!!

I wanted to do something fun today, throw in a little giveaway, and just enjoy it!

So…to kick things off, I’m keeping Cage at 99 pennies for today only, and then he’s going to go back to full price.  Grab him while it’s hot.  😉

I’m running a giveaway for 30 (YES, 30) swag packs!  I know there is a lot of swag I post that I don’t offer outside of signings that readers have shown interest in.  It’s also a little way for my Corps boys to spend the day with me (and you).

ALSO… I’ve got some funny, weird, and even more weird random facts about me – yup, you guessed it – 30 of them.  LOL!  It’s silly, but it’s me.

ANNNNND, last but not least, my favorite.  30 of my current (and subject to change with every new book I read) book boyfriends.  I don’t think I’ve done this in a while, and I get asked a lot what books I would recommend.  Well, it goes without saying that if the men made this list, I 150% recommend reading the book.  I think each and every one of my BBFs are in a series AND I loved each book.  Now, I’m going to say this – these are in no particular order – except for number 1… my man, Kane ‘Tack’ Allen.

Thank you, all of you, for the amazing birthday wishes!  <3 <3  It means the world!!

 

★★★ 30 Random Facts ★★★

1. I can wiggle my ears.  It apparently only impresses my kids but I think it’s rad.

2. My favorite color is teal.

3. I’m insanely obsessed with reality TV. The trashier the better.

4. Honey Boo Boo lives about 1.5 hours away from my house. Scary. Real scary.

5. I’ve never been further west than Texas. And I was 6 when I was there.  But come October I’ll pass that mark for VEGAS!  (www.lovenvegas.com)

6. I’m thinking of starting a movement to raise awareness to the problems skinny jeans can cause men. Think of the balls people.  It’s very troubling to thing of those poor things.

7. I trust few.

8. I collect cocks… The poultry kind… Because I think it’s funny to say cock.  But to be honest… I collect the picture kind too. Which means if I die unexpectedly I need someone to come destroy all my devices. All. Of. Them.

9. I’ll let laundry pile up until I’m forced to do it. I hate it that much.

10. The naughty groups I’m in on Facebook are the best inspiration.

11. Banks freak me out. I avoid going inside as much as possible.

12. I could sleep 23 hours a day – and be happy about it.

13. My ADD is… Hey, something shiny!

14. I’m addicted to tattoos. Not only because I can tell a story in my body, but because the pain is delicious.

15. I hate being outside.

16. Bugs terrify me.  Straight up I’ll chunk random household objects at one if it’s in my house.

17. If anyone ever found my phone they would seriously wonder about what kind of person I was. Refer back to #8.

18. I collect hot men pictures. Yummy. 19. I might have issues buying all the fun as seen on TV things I see.

20. I need music to do almost everything.

21. I’ve been married to my baby daddy for 10 years in July. I haven’t killed him yet so that’s a major win.

22. Danielle Calcote is pretty much always right. Sigh.

23. I’ll laugh at myself before someone else laughs at me. Some of the funniest shit ever has been at my expense.

24. I have 3 daughters. The last baby, Miss A, was supposed to be a boy. Good job there ultrasound tech.

25. I drive a mini van like the sexy beast I am.

26. I think it’s impossible for me to not fucking cuss.

27. Birthdays are awesome. Even if you are one year older. Everything gets better with age.

28. I love boy bands. From the 90s.

29. In my head… my boys are very much alive and just living a few towns over. I may or may not talk to them. Out loud. In public.

30. I hate doing these things. Lol. My attention span isn’t built to make these interesting. Lol.

 

★★★ Top 30 Book Boyfriends….of the moment. ★★★

1. Kane ‘Tack’ Allen from the Mystery Man series by Kristen Ashley

2. Jesse Ward from the This Man series by Jodi Ellen Malpas

3. Joe Callahan from The ‘Burg series by Kristen Ashley

4. Ty Walker from the Colorado Mountain series by Kristen Ashley

5. Remington ‘Remy’ Tate from the Real series by Katy Evans

6. Asher Mayson from the Until series by Aurora Rose Reynolds

7. James Cavendish from the Up in the Air series by RK Lilley

8. Tristan Vega from the Tristan and Danika series by RK Lilley

9. Drake Bennett from the Blythe College series by Rochelle Paige

10. Shame from the Lights of Peril series by AC Bextor

11. Dragon from The Aces series by Nicole Jacquelyn

12. Deuce West from the Undeniable series by Madeline Sheehan

13. Damien Hart from the Hart Family series by Ella Fox

14. Kellan Kyle from the Thoughtless series by SC Stephens

15. Xavier ‘X’ Cold from the Hard Knocks series by Michelle Valentine

16. Colt Mitchell from the Mitchell Family series by Jennifer Foor

17. Jackson Compton from the Breaking the Rules series by K. Webster

18. Horse from the Reapers MC series by Joanna Wylde

19. Jaxon Riley from the Broken series by Kimberly Lauren

20. Rule Archer from the Marked Men series by Jay Crownover

21. Brooks Valentine from Love’s Suicide by Jennifer Foor

22. Carter Ellis from the Chocolate Lover’s series by Tara Sivec

23. Nick Anderson from The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred

24. Aiden Palowski from the Binding Arbitration series by Elizabeth Marx

25. Logan Matthews from the Ready series by JL Berg

26.  Jace McAllister from the Explosive series by Tessa Teevan

27. Nate Makenna from the With Me In Seattle series by Kristen Proby

28. Ryan Christensen from the Love series by Tina Reber

29. Jack Carter from The Perfect Game series by J. Sterling

30. Christian Grey from the Fifty Shades Trilogy by EL James

 

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Do you take me seriously?  Because I don’t. I use my jokes and easygoing personality to hide the pain I’ve felt since he took his last breath. I’m adrift without my partner in crime, my best friend…my brother. I can taste the vengeance just within my grasp.

Until she barges into my life. Promising me happiness and a peace I’ve been craving for years. She is the sun to my darkness, the happy to my despair.

But she holds secrets. Just like I do. She holds hers close, where I just pray mine don’t rock the walls we’re trying to build.

Now I’m stuck at a crossroads between my desire for revenge and my craving for her and the life we could have together—and I have no idea which road I should travel.

All I know with crystal clear certainty is that the past has the power to destroy it all.

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MOVING FORWARD by ERIKA ASHBY:
Jesika Reynolds’ heart was left broken one year ago when her husband died, leaving her and her son alone in this world. Slowly, she started putting the pieces back together of her life. Knowing that she may never open herself up to love again. That was until the day Derek came into the picture.
Why does this gorgeous stranger seem to care so much, so suddenly?

Derek Jordan’s charm drew her in with an instant connection, and familiarity that helps her feel at ease. Her heart is falling at his feet, but as their relationship grows, so does a secret from both of their pasts that neither saw coming. One by one, the threads slowly start to unravel.

Can their newly sought love stand up against the secrets that life is unlocking to their pasts? Or can they decide together that moving forward and forgetting the past is the only option for them to find true happiness?

WHEN YOU’RE READY by J.L. BERG:
Years after suffering the tragic loss of her husband, Ethan, which left her alone to raise their young daughter, Clare Murray still holds the last letter he wrote with the words “When You’re Ready” written in his familiar messy handwriting, unable to break its weathered seal. Ready for what? He was her entire world, and Clare had accepted a life without him, without love. Until years later, fate brings her to an emergency room, and face to face with a stormy-eyed doctor intent on changing her mind.
Son of a billionaire, Logan Matthews has spent his life trying to make his absentee father proud. Without a family to depend on, all he’s ever wanted is a place to call home. After a failed marriage, Logan believes he’s unworthy of love…until he meets a woman who awakens his spirit and transforms his entire life in an instant.

But how far are Clare and Logan willing to go for love? Can his love mend the pieces of her grieving heart?

When their love is tested, is Clare ready to put her whole heart on the line again? Can Logan learn the true meaning of love, even if it means sacrificing his own happiness? When a second chance at love is given, Clare and Logan learn you are never truly ready until you’re ready to risk it all.

THE LAST BOYFRIEND by J.S. COOPER:
Lucky Morgan has had her share of heartbreak. She is devastated when her boyfriend dumps her after sleeping with him and she vows to herself that she won’t be used again. She decides that the next guy she dates and sleeps with, will be her one true love.
Zane Beaumont is the mysterious and snooty guy that comes into her diner every Friday night with a different girl. He’s the type of guy she’s learned to avoid: carefree, fast, handsome, rich, and sarcastic. Unfortunately, she can’t stop thinking about the devilish gleam in his eyes.

When Lucky’s car breaks down one night after a party, it is Zane who comes to her rescue. As Zane attempts to sweep Lucky off of her feet, she soon realizes that nothing is as it seems and that Zane may very well be the guy for whom she changes the rules. That is until she meets Braydon.

TAMING THE BACHELOR by M.J. CARNAL:
Ex marine and bad boy, Mark Moretti, made a pact with his childhood friends to live life to the fullest and never allow a woman to tie him down. After years of success and the world at his feet, he is determined to make that pact a reality. A move back to his beloved Los Angeles threatens to change the future he had written for himself when the shy and beautiful, Sophie Barringer, ends up being the Maid of Honor at his sister’s wedding. Sophie has been burned at love. The last thing she needs is a self proclaimed bachelor to turn her head. But her heart may have other plans. Forced to spend a week together in paradise, can they deny their steamy chemistry and stay away from each other or will they give in to lust and take the chance? Can Mark get over his player reputation to take a shot at love or will fate be cruel enough to deny them their happily ever after?

SPARK by BROOKE CUMBERLAND:
When your past controls your future, how do you move forward?
Velaney Wills knows about that all too well. Weak, powerless, and fearing the one person who has hurt her the most…can she overcome the barriers to move forward? Being saved by a muscled Godsend was never on her agenda, but when firefighter, Eric Reilley comes into her life unexpectedly, everything changes.

Velaney has never felt loved or cared for, and her past prevents her from letting anyone in. Eric manages to break down her walls–despite the repercussions that come for them afterwards.

They have an undeniable spark–something she has never felt before, but will it be enough? Can love overcome all obstacles?

Can they save each other to protect their love or will her past shatter everything she never knew she needed…?

BEAUTIFUL BROKEN RULES by KIMBERLY LAUREN:
What happens when you create rules to keep others out?
One thing Emerson Moore has come to terms with is that she is the school slut. She knows her way around a frat house and how to get what she wants. She doesn’t make any excuses for her actions and she doesn’t pretend to be anything different. She is who she is and with that she knows how to have a good time. She’s made rules to keep relationships at bay and avoid the demons of her past.

When her best friend, Cole has his two friends from back home move in with him she begins to think she has met her match with Jaxon Riley. Jax is the perfect mixture of tattooed muscle and a sweet-talking mouth. With “hand” written notes, a voice that exudes sex and knowing just how to get under her skin, Jaxon learns how to break all the rules. But will he just end up breaking her heart anyway?

WILD by ADRIANE LEIGH:
An independent woman, a controlling man, and one wild one-night stand…
Kat Kennedy moved to the rugged coast of Maine to start a new life, but encountered much more than she bargained for in dark, dangerous, and seductive Lane Wild.

Desire and temptation smolder before she succumbs to her darkest fantasies with the captivating stranger. She doesn’t expect to see him again after an explosive one-night stand leaves her breathless and craving more, but just like lightning in the darkness, he shows up in her life at the most unpredictable moments.

A sensual game of cat and mouse ensues before the attraction between them reaches a fever pitch–the magnetism combustible, the sexual tension nearly unbearable–and Kat finally abandons inhibition and explores the cunning, selfish, and sexual side of a world she’s never known.

They have the perfect non-relationship–passion-fueled nights with no strings attached–until life gets real and the past and present collide in a dangerous storm of lust and obsession.

COWBOY TOWN by KASEY MILLSTEAD:
Ever since her parents passed away in a tragic car accident, Eden Cross has been living a quiet, stable and predictable life in inner Sydney – the total opposite of her carefree, relaxed, happy-go-lucky past. Her parents passing and the fact she’s an only child meant Eden was left with her best friend, Jules and Matt, her boyfriend of three years as her only family. That was until she discovered something about Matt that would turn her life upside down. Eden leaves Sydney in a hurry and begins an adventure that takes her across four Australian states before she lands in Pine Creek, Northern Territory.
Jackson Henley has lived in Pine Creek his entire life. He runs a massive cattle and cropping station with his twin brother, Jeremy, which they inherited when their parents retired. He’s had a bad experience with relationships courtesy of The Bitch – Dannika, so lately he’s preferred to play the field. That is, until he comes face to face with the stunning brunette beauty who’s behind the bar at the Cow and Calf. The problem is, she won’t tell him her name, she won’t give him the time of day, and she won’t give him a chance to prove himself.

What’s it going to take for Eden to give Jackson a chance? Does he have the patience to even bother fighting for her? How will he handle the competition?

In the end, will Jackson have what it takes to convince Eden to start living again, instead of just existing?

STINGER by MIA SHERIDAN:
Grace Hamilton was the girl with a plan. She knew exactly where her life was going and prided herself on always achieving her goals. It was who she was, and how she lived her life. She never stepped outside the lines, and never considered what she might desire and whom she was actually trying so hard to please. Until him…
Carson Stinger was a man who didn’t play by any rules except his own. Working in the adult entertainment industry, he didn’t care what others thought, and took each day as it came, no direction, no plan. He knew what women wanted from him and believed it was all he had to offer. Until her…

When circumstances forced them to spend several hours together, they walked away changed. But for two people who never should have meshed, overcoming the reality of their vastly different lives wasn’t possible. At least not yet…

AXEL by HARPER SLOAN:
Fate hasn’t always been friends with Isabelle West. In fact, fate has been a downright bitch.
Isabelle has learned the hard way how hard life can be when fate isn’t by your side. It can hand you dreams on silver platters, but it can snatch them right back and hand you nightmares. One thing Isabelle knew for sure fate was consistent with was taking away everything she ever loved.

For the last two years Isabelle has been slowly clearing the clouds of her past. Happiness is finally on the horizon. She has a thriving business, great friends, and her life back. All she has to do is jump over the last hurdle…her ex-husband.

When problems start causing her to fear her new life, and memories that are better left forgotten start rushing to the surface the last thing she needs is a ghost from her past to come knocking on her door.

Axel never thought he would look into the eyes of Isabelle West again, and he wasn’t sure he wanted to now. He’s carried his anger for so long he isn’t sure he can just turn it off, but when he is faced with protecting her and an unexpected desire to have her again, life gets a little more complicated.

How will Axel and Isabelle deal when all their cards are put on the table and everything they thought was true blows up in their faces?

All right my loves.  I need your help.
I’m in the need of some fabulous date from hell stories.  You know, the ones you hear and pray you never, ever have to experience.  Those dates from hell that make you wonder why the hell you even bother.  Or the ones that make you instantly feel the need for a scalding hot shower… and bleach.
The crazier the better.

The slimier the better.

Now, what is this for?

I’m going to be playing a bit of matchmaking in Cooper.  And unfortunately I don’t have any experience with bad dates.  I was lucky enough to meet my husband at 17 and I haven’t killed him…yet.  LOL.

If I pick your story to muse my brain then I will send you a signed set of Corps books plus swag.

Not bad, right?

Please only submit your story if you don’t mind parts of it being used in Cooper.  All names will be changed, so you can even leave those out.  If you just want to throw something at me about some douchebag you met, but never dated… even better.  I’m looking for at least 3 stories, so enter as many of those crazy goodies as you would like.

Can’t wait to see what y’all have for me.

✦ Please email all stories with the subject ‘DATE FROM HELL’ to harpersloanbooks@gmail.com

✦ Only email stories that you’re okay with parts being used.

✦ Myself and my PA, Danielle, will be reading through these and picking our favorites.  If we pick yours we will email you first to confirm that you are okay with parts being used.

✦ Prizes to the stories used will include a signed copy of Axel, Beck, Cage and Uncaged, a swag pack and an ARC of Cooper to be delivered when the story is completed.

Have fun!

Harper out.