✰ Bianca ✰ Janeane ✰
• standalone romance
• Book #2 in the Lakeside series
Teagan Firestone has always been the dutiful daughter, especially since her mom died. But as her father finally begins to move on, it’s her turn to do the same. Her destination: Pearl Lake, a close-knit community with an entrepreneurial spirit and secrets of its own.
One of them is Aaron Saunders, who dropped out of college to work construction for Pearl Lake’s upper class. He’s a mystery and has a playboy reputation—that is, until he meets Teagan. Neither of them is looking for love, but in a town this small, it’s hard not to let your heart get involved.
As their romance heats up, Aaron’s elusive past comes to light and Teagan is there for him, bringing them even closer together. But when Teagan is forced to face her own demons, her inability to accept the support of friends and family threatens the life she’s worked so hard to build.
Can Aaron love her, even when she can’t love herself?
Teagan + Aaron
Teagan is still living with her dad - at 26 years old. But now that his girlfriend is moving in, it's time for Teagan to start her own life.
LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN ... ๐
Adorable!
I already loved the story of Teagan's brother and this second book was just as cute.
It was so cute and small towny, but also so very struggly - for both our darlings. Aaron has a few secret things from his past that he hasn't really dealt with. And poor Teagan is working herself to death, because she doesn't know how to stop. And because no one ever taught her how to deal with things the right way.
She crooks a finger, beckoning me closer. But there’s only
six inches separating us. If I take a step forward, my boots will touch her
toes. So I bend instead, until my ear is next to her lips, like I’m waiting for
her to tell me a secret.
For a moment I consider the fact that I’ve been up and down
the stairs to the loft at least a dozen times. The only air circulation in here
is from a portable fan, so I’ve been sweating and shirtless for several hours.
I might not smell all that fresh.
But that thought disappears when her fingertips drag along
my collarbone and I feel the warmth of her breath at the edge of my jaw.
“Aaron.”
Her palm wraps around the back of my neck. So soft. So warm.
I swallow and grind out, “I’m listening.”
Her thumb finds that spot between my ear and my jaw, and she
presses, gently at first and then more firmly. Her lips brush the shell of my
ear, and she whispers, “Look at me.”
I feel like a marionette, and she’s pulling all my strings.
I turn my head toward her, and her lips brush across my cheek, sending a hot
shiver down my spine, lighting me up like a pinball machine.
Teagan Firestone is a dangerous woman. Sweet, beautiful,
broken, and yet . . . bold and resilient. She’s a lethal combination, and it’s
all compounded when those soft lips meet mine.
I don’t even know what’s happening. Well, I know. I’m
kissing her. Or she’s kissing me. She definitely started it.
It’s like an explosion. Like an entire warehouse of
firecrackers igniting at the same time. I groan into her mouth and wrap an arm
around her waist, pulling her flush against me.
Our tongues tangle, and her other hand grips my biceps,
sliding up and over my shoulder. She knocks my hat off my head, and it drops to
the floor behind me. And then both of her hands are in my hair, sliding through
the damp strands, gripping at the crown, angling my head farther to the side.
Deepening the kiss.
Dragging it out.
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