The highly anticipated conclusion to the USA Today bestselling Story of Us series.
With Liam’s fate no longer in the balance, Rory and Houston are poised on the precipice of a life-altering decision. When Rory’s father arrives in California to comfort Rory and make amends, Houston finds the decision becomes much easier to make.
When Houston suggests they take a break Rory thinks he must be joking. But he’s not. And his timing couldn’t be worse.
With Houston and Rory vowing to keep their new friendship strictly outside of the bedroom, their friends and family seize the opportunity to draw out the torture and surprises. Ensuring that Houston and Rory’s story has an ending they’ll never forget.
From NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, J. Daniels, an Alabama Summer series novella.
Ben and Mia Kelly can’t seem to catch a break.
Grueling night shift and opposing schedules have left the passionate couple geared up and ready for some much needed alone time. There’s only one thing standing in their way.
Parenthood.
With two curious boys who have mastered the art of cock-blocking roaming the house, Ben and Mia, sexually frustrated beyond reason, quickly resort to surprise sexcapades and naughty little trysts whenever and however they can get them.
Who said anything about keeping things legal?
Assume the position. Things are about to heat up in the south.
Warning: This book is recommended for readers over the age of 18 due to strong language and explicit sexual content.
J. Daniels is the NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Sweet Addiction series, and the Alabama Summer series. She loves curling up with a good book, drinking a ridiculous amount of coffee, and writing stories her children will never read.
J grew up in Baltimore and resides in Maryland with her family.
SYNOPSIS
The Way We Break is the stunning continuation of the bestselling Story of Us series from New York Times bestselling author Cassia Leo.
The truth about Hallie has torn Houston and Rory apart for a second time. Houston is finally unburdened of the secret his sister confided in him, but now he must deal with the aftermath.
He has vowed to set things right for Rory, and he's determined to get her back. But the destruction left in the wake of Hallie's letter is not the only obstacle he must face. Houston must find a way to win Rory back by showing her their story isn't over yet.
In her desperation to move past the anguish of Hallie's secret and Houston’s lies, Rory seeks solace in Liam. When Liam is transferred to another tech company in California, Rory jumps at his invitation to leave Portland, and her broken heart, behind. In California, Rory finds a friend who opens new doors for her in the literary world. But does this new friend have ulterior motives?
The Way We Break is the second book in The Story of Us Series, which follows the tumultuous love story of Rory and Houston. The third and final book in the series, The Way We Rise, will be released September 2015.
AUTHOR BIO
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cassia Leo loves her coffee, chocolate, and margaritas with salt. When she’s not writing, she spends way too much time watching old reruns of Friends and Sex and the City. When she’s not watching reruns, she’s usually enjoying the California sunshine or reading – sometimes both.
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The Way We Break (Book Two)
The Way We Rise (Book Three)
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THE WAY WE BREAK REVIEW I absolutely love the second installment of this series. Rory is faced with very hard life changing choice, that will forever leave a major impact on her life. But were would we be in life with out, going out on a limb and taking a chance? That is just what Rory does, she's taking a chance and moves to California with Liam. She's starting New, New everything, maybe she will be able to finish her book..... No Houston, no patents, no more lies.... Rory is moving in hopes to find herself, and move on and find peace in a way from all the bad that happened back home. But when things start going south in California, who is going to be there to help Rory.... Can Kenny convince Rory to move back home..... Can her relationships between her parents be repaired...... only time can tell..... and Liam.... oh Liam..... You have to read The Way WE Break , to see all the twist and turns that are about to come Rory's way. No one seen them coming, not Rory not Kenny , Houston or Liam... or did he... Only time will tell in the third installment The way we Rise sue out this fall. I can't wait... I give The Way We Break 5 + ***** stars Cassia Leo has done it again... Her writing just never seem to stop sucking me into her amazing world...
**EXCERPT**
HOUSTON
It was New Year’s Eve. Troy had wanted us to
join him at a frat party, but I knew Rory would feel more comfortable ringing
in the New Year just the two of us. The restaurant was packed with people who
either had the same idea as us, or who just wanted to take advantage of the
free New Year’s Eve beer sampler. I parked my truck in the back of the
restaurant, which stood like a giant two-story box in the center of a dark
corner lot.
The front of the restaurant was lit up by a
gaudy neon sign and the sodium yellow glow of a solitary street lamp. But the
back of the restaurant was flush in dark-blue shadow, and the occasional glint
of moonlight on chrome. There was one other car parked back there, but it was a
brand new Lincoln SUV. Probably belonged to the manager or the owner of the
restaurant. They wouldn’t come out until the place closed down at two or three
in the morning.
“Do you think they’ll have champagne?” Rory
asked, grabbing her phone out of her purse and tossing the handbag into the
truck cab.
“Doesn’t matter. You won’t be able to drink it,”
I said, reaching into the cab to grab an old blanket I kept back there out of
habit, tossing it on top of her purse to further conceal it.
“You don’t know that. I don’t always get
carded.”
I can barely see the arc of her cheekbones
through the hazy moonlight. “I don’t know. It’s New Year’s Eve. They might let
you slide.” I reach forward, my fingertips skimming over her knee-high tights,
landing softly on the top of her thigh. “Or they might take one look at you in
that skirt and those schoolgirl socks and decide you’re just too much of a
risk.”
Rory and I had never role-played, but ever since
I saw her slink into this outfit, I’d thought of nothing else but bending her
over a desk and fucking her as if our grades depended on it. Being three years
apart, Rory and I didn’t share any classes. But that didn’t change the fact
that I thought of nothing but her while sitting through hours of boring
lectures. Fucking her in that schoolgirl outfit would make up for all the times
I’d sat in class trying my damnedest not to get hard while fantasizing about
her mouth around my cock.
I began sliding my fingers beneath her wool
tartan skirt, but she grabbed my hand. “Stop trying to distract me.”
She threw open the passenger door and twisted
around to get out. My eyes locked on the curve of her hips, the bounce of her
ass as she plopped down onto the asphalt. It hadn’t quite been twenty-four
hours since we’d last fucked, but I was already hungry for her again. I stepped
out the truck and headed her off near the tailgate.
“What are you doing?” she said, making a move to
sidestep me.
I moved with her, my hands reaching forward to
grab her waist. “Don’t move.”
“Houston.”
My gaze fell on her chest, the rise and fall of
those soft mounds. The way they curved down into her waist made me dizzy. The
snug cream sweater she wore left just enough to the imagination. My eyes raked
over her entire body, landing on her lips, my mind lingering on the memory of
the sweet taste of her. Finally, I looked up, and the moment our eyes met she
knew.
Her arms stretched up, latching onto my neck as
I bent down, my arms locking around her thighs to lift her up. Her legs
clenched around my waist as our mouths collided in a hot fervor of passion. I
carried her past my truck, toward the back wall of the restaurant, my muscles
saturated in my need for her.
“What if we get caught?” she whispered.
I pressed her against the brick wall, leaning my
weight into her as I kissed her deep and hard. Without saying a single word, I
was answering her question: Who gives a fuck?
“Fuck me,” she breathed as I ground my hips into
the wet cotton of her panties.
“Not yet. I want to watch you come undone.”
I set her down on the asphalt and knelt before
her. Her chest heaved with anticipation as she watched me lift the edge of her
skirt. Sliding my hand behind her thigh, I lifted her leg to rest it on top of
my shoulder, opening her up to me.
“Oh, God,” she whimpered, as I slid her panties
to the side.
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A beautiful star, a dark prince with a price and an affair that pushes the limits of sanity...
Sebastian Vaughn has a secret. Lorelei Lansford is the epitome of perfection.
Vaughn has darkness inside of him. Recruited by a criminal organization at a young age, he leads a double life. He deals in women, arms and intelligence, but to the outside world he's just another rich playboy living the lifestyle. That is until he crosses paths with a shining star, a beauty he can’t keep his hands off.
Lorelei was born into a wealthy family and has certain responsibilities she is expected to obey without question. One of those is not falling in love with high society bad boy, Sebastian Vaughn. Money, sex, danger... Vaughn exudes it and like a moth to a flame, she can’t stay away. When Vaughn steps into something out of his control there’s only one way he can escape with his life. He has to make a deal that will betray everything he holds dear.
The price? Lorelei.
Warning: This is a story about pain and retribution. It does not have a happy ending. There is strong language, sex scenes and violence. It is not intended for those of a squeamish disposition. Blood Rites is dark, dangerous and smooth. You have been warned.
She is
the author of wicked stories about rock stars looking for redemption, gritty
romances featuring MMA fighters and dark tales of forbidden romance. She loves
to write about screwed up relationships and kick ass female leads
that don't take s**t lying down.
Amity
lives in a leafy country town in southern Australia and can be found
chained to her desk, held at ransom by her characters.
Saving myself for someone who will make my heart race, most definitely.
In theory it's a good plan, however even the best-laid plans fall through. Seeing him, being around him, alerts all my senses and I dream about being his, wrapping myself in his arms and never letting go. The only problem – he sees me as his sister.
My name's Ava Evans and I'm in love with my older brother's best friend, Nate Garrison.
Burying myself in work for the past two years, avoiding any thought of her, has worked, until now. She's everywhere, in my dreams, in my gym, and in my heart. I'm not sure when I fell in love with Ava Evans, but I am completely in love with my best friends baby sister.
At first she was too young for me and that made it easy to stay away. Now, it's a struggle to keep my distance.
How am I supposed to resist her when I can’t escape her? If he ever found out, it would ruin our friendship. Even with that knowledge all she would have to do is...
I reach the table just in time to watch as Kara pulls Ava to the dance floor. They stop right at the edge as if they cannot wait a second longer to move to the beat. We watch them in silence, enjoying the show they’re putting on. That is until two guys join them. At first, it looks innocent enough, but when the one closest to Ava puts his hands on her, I know I have to squash this.
“We can’t let them have all the fun.” I motion to the dance floor. I’m pissed off this guy is mauling her, and I’m pissed off at Zach. I can’t believe he let his groupies pull him away from Ava. He doesn’t deserve her.
Tanner grins. “You don’t have to tell me twice.” He places his now empty water bottle on the table and heads straight for Kara.
I’m hot on his heels. I stop in front of Ava and she smiles hesitantly just as the song changes to “Talk Dirty.” The guy who was trying to make his move on her is no longer touching her, which is in his best interest. Ava seems nervous as to where she should touch me. This is new for us. I take her hands and rest them on my shoulders as I move my hips to the beat. I keep an eye on the jackass to make sure he knows she’s unavailable. I don’t want him touching her again.
I pull her tight little body close to mine, not caring that this is Ava Mae, my best friend’s little sister. She’s forbidden, but for tonight, for this time in which I actually have her in my arms, I don’t let it stop me. Instead, I pull her close and pretend she’s mine. Ava rocks her hips against mine and I tighten my grip. Her big brown eyes find mine and her stare is intense. If I didn’t know better, I would think that she wants me just as fiercely as I want her. Pulling her as close as I can get her, I bury my face in her neck and match the rhythm of her hips as they grind against mine. I wish like hell she were mine.
Author Bio
Kaylee
Ryan has had a passion for reading since she was a little girl. That passion
has slowly led to spinning romantic tales, and a one-click addiction. When she
doesn’t have her nose stuck in her kindle or fingers glued to the keyboard, you
can find Kaylee hanging out with friends and family. She loves all genres of
music, and enjoys scrapbooking. She lives in Ohio with her husband (her real life
happily ever after) and their rambunctious little boy.
Cassidy Whalen is as determined as they come. An Irish girl from a small fishing village, she worked hard to pursue her love of American sports and land her dream job as a sports agent with a major agency in LA. Unlike her colleague, Shaw Matthews, who believes you should work smarter, not harder. Although it's assumed Shaw comes from money, he doesn't. What he did inherit was a genetic gift of charisma, and he used it to his advantage, establishing connections at an early age that helped him climb the corporate ladder. He's arrogant and used to getting his way with women, but he's met his match with Cassidy, who's out to prove that anything he can do, she can do better.
When a partnership position with Striker Sports Entertainment is up for grabs, Cassidy and Shaw are in a head-to-head competition to snag the most sought-after athlete in the country. Let the games begin! Playing their sexual strengths against the other's weaknesses leads to an affair that takes the competition . . . to their offices, the co-ed bathroom, the boardroom, the supply closet, the elevator, and anywhere else they're given the opportunity. But before long, they're left wanting much more than to one-up each other in just the boardroom; they want to out-do each other in love, too.
C.
L. Parker is
a romance author who writes stories that sizzle. She’s a small-town girl with
big-city dreams and enough tenacity to see them come to fruition. Having been
the outgoing sort all her life—which translates to “she just wouldn’t shut the
hell up”—it’s no wonder Parker eventually turned to writing as a way to let her
voice, and those of the people living inside her head, be heard. She loves
hard, laughs until it hurts, and lives like there’s no tomorrow. In her world,
everything truly does happen for a reason.
What happens when you start falling for your worst enemy? Fans of Abbi Glines and Monica Murphy will relish this addictive novel of smoking-hot seduction—and revenge gone so wrong, it’s right.
I wasn’t always this jaded. I had a clear head, things I wanted out of life, and a concise plan on how to get there. For being only twenty-one, I pretty much had it all figured out. Until the day my cousin died.
I spent months going over all the details surrounding her death, trying to figure out how I missed the signs, and the only thing I could come up with was she would still be alive if it wasn’t for one person: her professor. So I transferred to his college, enrolled in his class, and set my new plan in motion.
First I’ll seduce him. Then I’ll ruin him. I’ve just got to stay strong and not let his charm and my emotions get the best of me. Because someone has to pay for her death. If it’s the last thing I do, I’m going to break Noah.
Missy
Johnson is
a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives in a
small town in Victoria, Australia, with her husband and her confused pets (a
dog who thinks that she is a cat, a cat who thinks he is a dog . . . you get
the picture). When she’s not writing, she can usually be found looking for
something to read.
Ashley
Suzanne
has been writing for as long as she can remember. As a youngster, she was
always creating stories and talking to her imaginary friends. Thankfully, her
parents also carried this love of fiction, and helped her grow into the
bestselling author she is today. When Ashley isn’t coming up with her next
story, you’ll most likely find her on the couch, telling her husband all about
her new book boyfriend, or spending quality time with her two gremlins . . .
er, adorable children.
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