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And to be brutally honest, once she sold her distillery and moved to Scotland, Selma knew she’d miss this place. But that didn’t mean she wanted to be locked to it anymore than she wanted to be locked to her own business.
“You did an amazing thing here,” she told Tyree. “You wanted to save this place so badly, and you managed to pull it off in a big way.” Recently, the bar had run into financial trouble. The calendar contest had been part of an overall plan to turn the bar’s financials around.
“We’re not quite there yet,” he said. “But I think we’re on track.”
“I’m sure you are,” Selma said. “And after fighting so hard for what you built, I can see why you think I’m nuts. But I’m not ready to settle down yet. Not with a man or a career.” She lifted a shoulder. “I’m a leaf on the wind, and I want to see where the breeze takes me next. Besides,” she added with a smug smile, “the offer is from a huge publicly traded company that owns a lot of labels. They’re going to keep my brand alive and pay me really well.”
For a second, she thought Tyree might argue, but then he nodded. “Fair enough.”
“Does that mean you’ll help me?”
His mouth curved down into a frown. “Not sure how I’m supposed to do that,” he said. “But if I can, I will.”
“That’s why I came here this morning. I need to find an attorney to handle the sale of the distillery. And everyone I’ve talked to suggests the same man. I wanted to find out who you’d recommend.”
“Well, I’m not sure who you’re being referred to, but if it were me, I’d talk to Easton Wallace.”
Selma’s cheeks almost cracked from the force of maintaining her smile. “Actually, he seems to be the perennial favorite. I’ve heard rumors he’s going to run for election in the next judicial race. Considering how popular he is, I’m guessing he’s going to win.”
Across the table, Elena leaned forward. “But he’s not popular with you?”
“Oh, no, it’s not that. Easton’s great.” She felt the warmth creep up the back of her neck and hoped that she wasn’t turning red. Since she so rarely blushed, the possibility was especially mortifying. “It’s just that we knew each other back when he was in law school. And I know that he works out at Matthew’s gym,” she added, referring to her brother and the local gym he owned. “And I figure it might be simpler to have an attorney you don’t know in real life. I mean, I’m opinionated. What if he doesn’t agree with the deal points I want to raise?”
That was a legitimate concern, but she was more afraid of not being able to pay proper attention to the legal issues. Selma had a strict no-return policy with men. But she’d walked away from Easton far too early in the game. She knew that because even after all these years she hadn’t forgotten him. Not him or all the wicked things he’d done to her body on their one night together.
Tyree waved her concerns away—or, rather, he waved her concerns about legal disagreements away. “Not an issue. Easton’s as professional as they come. He’ll tell you his opinion, but he’ll also fight for the deal you want so long as it’s legitimate and legal. I’ve hired him for a number of things. Trust me, he’s the man you want.”
That, of course, was the trouble. She still wanted Easton. She’d been left with a perpetual itch that needed scratching. An itch that was surely the by-product of her too-hasty departure. But still persistent enough that she was tempted to break her own rules.
Because when you got right down to it, if she was about to haul herself all the way to Scotland, then maybe—just maybe—she owed herself one hell of a send-off.
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Down On Me - meet Reece
Hold On Tight - meet Spencer
Need You Now - meet Cameron
Start Me Up - meet Nolan
Get It On - meet Tyree
In Your Eyes - meet Parker
Turn Me On - meet Derek
Shake It Up - meet Landon
All Night Long - meet Easton
In Too Deep - meet Matthew
Light My Fire - meet Griffin
Walk The Line - meet Brent
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Born in Darkness
Fight and redeem myself … refuse and suffer an eternity of torment.
I intended to kill him—to avenge my sister by destroying the vile human who’d tortured and broken her. My plan was simple. Foolproof.
Except somehow I ended up dead.
Now the joke’s on me, because I’ve been resurrected as an assassin and given a choice: Fight the forces of darkness and redeem myself … or refuse and suffer an eternity of torment.
The choice seems clear. But I’m unprepared for the depth of the evil I must face. And I’m unsettled by my attraction to the darkly sensual man whose words seduce me, but who is hiding secrets of his own.
All I know is what I’m told. I’m afraid I’m a pawn in a much larger game where I can’t tell my enemies from my allies. I just hope it’s a game I can win.
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Down On Me
With his tight muscles and vibrant ink, certified bachelor Reece Walker is the kind of man who’s used to having any woman he craves in his bed—except Jenna Montgomery. She’s been his best friend for years, and that’s a line he just can’t cross.
Until a wild, stolen kiss changes everything. Now anything goes, and Reece is determined to use every wicked skill in his sensual repertoire to claim Jenna as his friend, his lover, his everything.
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Carpe Demon
Kate Connor is your average, everyday mom with two kids, a husband, and one very big secret ... she used to be a Demon Hunter for a secret arm of the Vatican. Now retired, she's more interested in the domestic than the demonic. So when she catches sight of a demon in Wal-Mart, she tells herself it's some other Hunter's problem. But when that demon attacks her in her kitchen, retirement is no longer an option.
Now Kate has to kick a little demon butt, figure out why the creatures are trying to take her out and take over her home town, and at the same time take care of her 2 year old, deal with a hormonal 14 year old, get the family to Catholic Mass on time, and try to keep her past a secret from her daughter and her husband.
She's a little out of practice, but hey ... if she can juggle two kids and an impromptu dinner party, ridding the town of demons should be a piece of cake. Like the saying goes, Carpe Demon ... and Kate intends to do just that.
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So (Very!) Much More than
the Girl Next Door
With her X-ray vision and super-senses, Zoe Smith is about as far from normal as a girl can get—and she intends to stay that way. Half-mortal and half-superhero, Zoe is determined to help save the world. But first she has to pass her upcoming tests and avoid having her memory and powers erased through “mortalization.”
An ex-cop turned private investigator, George Taylor craves a normal life with a normal wife in a normal neighborhood. The typical American dream—and when he meets Zoe Smith, he’s certain she’s one-hundred percent “the girl next-door”.
With her super powers, Zoe can do just about anything … except make Taylor fall in love with her. For that, they’re both going to need a different kind of magic …
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J. Kenner KU Titles
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Man of the Month
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Down On Me
Hold On Tight
Need You Now
Start Me Up
Get It On
In Your Eyes
Turn Me On
Shake It Up
All Night Long
In Too Deep
Light My Fire
Walk The Line
Man of the Month Box Sets
Winter Heat (books 1-3)
Spring Fling (books 4-6)
Summer Love (books 7-9)
Fall Fantasy (books 10-12)
*Bar Bites: A Man of the Month Cookbook(by J. Kenner & Suzanne M. Johnson *not in KU)
Extraordinarily Yours
Sexy paranormal rom-coms!
So (Very!) Much More than the Girl Next Door
The Charmed Affair of an Invisible Bodyguard
The “Super” Secret Life of an Accidental Daddy
Never Trust a Rogue on a Magical Mission
Mayhem, Matchmakers, and a Bit of Bewitching (novella)
How a Sexy Hero and a Marvelous Makeover (Sorta!) Saved the World (novella)
The Seductive Charm of a Sexy Shifter (prequel)
The Extraordinarily Yours Collection #1
The Redemption Chronicles
A sexy apocalyptic urban fantasy trilogy!
Born in Darkness
Lost in Shadows
Surrender to Dawn
The Redemption Chronicles Collection (All 3 books!)
Demon Hunting Soccer Mom
Like Buffy … grown up!
Carpe Demon
California Demon
Demons Are Forever
Deja Demon
The Demon You Know (short story)
Demon Ex Machina
Pax Demonica
Day of the Demon
The Trouble With Demons (Books 1-5 Box Set)
Other titles in KU
Wild Thing
’Til Death Do Us Part
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Other J. Kenner Titles Not In KU
The Stark Saga Novels:
Only his passion could set her free…
Meet Damien Stark
The Original Trilogy
Release Me
Claim Me
Complete Me
And Beyond…
Anchor Me
Lost With Me
DAMIEN
Stark Ever After
(Stark Saga novellas):
Happily ever after is just the beginning.
The passion between Damien & Nikki continues.
Take Me
Have Me
Play My Game
Seduce Me
Unwrap Me
Deepest Kiss
Entice Me
Hold Me
Please Me
Indulge Me
The Steele Books/Stark International:
He was the only man who made her feel alive.
Say My Name
On My Knees
Under My Skin
Take My Dare (includes short story Steal My Heart)
Stark International Novellas:
Meet Jamie & Ryan-so hot it sizzles.
Tame Me
Tempt Me
S.I.N. Trilogy:
It was wrong for them to be together…
…but harder to stay apart.
Dirtiest Secret
Hottest Mess
Sweetest Taboo
The Dark Pleasures Series:
Sexy immortal paranormal romance
Caress of Darkness
Find Me In Darkness
Find Me In Pleasure
Find Me In Passion
Caress of Pleasure
Rising Storm:
Writing as Julie Kenner
Small town drama
Rising Storm: Tempest Rising
Rising Storm: Quiet Storm
Devil May Care:
Writing as Julie Kenner
Sexy immortal paranormal romance
Seducing Sin
Tempting Fate
Stand alone novels:
Most Wanted:
Three powerful, dangerous men.
Three sensual, seductive women.
Wanted
Heated
Ignited
Wicked Nights (Stark World):
Sometimes it feels so damn good to be bad.
Wicked Grind
Wicked Dirty
Wicked Torture
Stark Security:
Charismatic. Dangerous. Sexy as hell.
Meet the men of Stark Security.
Shattered With You
Broken With You
Ruined With You
Blackwell-Lyon:
Heat, humor & a hint of danger
Lovely Little Liar
Pretty Little Player
Sexy Little Sinner
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About the Author
J. Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over one hundred novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.
JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” A six-time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Saga) and another RITA trophy for Wicked Dirty in the same category in 2017.
In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a lawyer in Southern California and Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.
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