by Sandi Lynn
The Redemption Series Box Set
Books 1-4
Sandi Lynn
Sandi Lynn Romance, LLC
Contents
Carter Grayson
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chase Calloway
Mission Statement
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Jamieson Finn
Mission Statement
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Epilogue
Damien Prescott
Mission Statement
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Books by Sandi Lynn
About the Author
Carter Grayson
Redemption Series Book 1
New York Times, USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
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Sandi Lynn
Carter Grayson
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Prologue
The memories of that day would stay with me forever. Even twenty years later, it still felt like it happened yesterday. The vivid pictures in my head were like a movie reel that wouldn’t stop playing, but despite the tragic events that took place that day, I lived my life in peace.
I could hear the scrambling of people, fire trucks, and sirens. The voices of the men and their footsteps as they walked through the horrific scene that was in front of them echoed in the distance.
“My god, I can’t believe this,” one man spoke in a horrified voice.
I opened my eyes and began to slowly crawl out from the debris and ruble that engulfed me. As I stood up, a man who stood tall stared at me from a distance, his face impaled with shock.
“There’s a survivor! A child!” he shouted as he made his way over to me.
The pink dress with the white daisies my mom had bought me was torn and stained with black. One of my white patent leather shoes was missing and blood poured down my leg as I looked at the open wound. When the man reached me, he bent down and grasped my shoulders, staring at me with teary eyes.
“You’re going to be okay, sweetheart,” he spoke as he hugged me.
He picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck. As he carried me from the site, I gently smiled as I stared at the shadowy figures that were making their way back home. They were at peace and filled with light. I wanted to follow them, but it wasn’t my time, and at the tender age of five, I fully understood what that meant.
I remember the sun hitting my face as he carried me out from the debris and laid me down on the stretcher that was waiting for me. People hovered with shocked expressi
ons on their faces as they took my vitals and scrambled around while tears fell from their eyes in disbelief that I was alive. I was transported to the hospital, where I was treated by a tall and handsome young doctor who made me feel safe.
“What’s your name, sweetheart?” he asked as he examined me.
“Zoey.”
“Nice to meet you, Zoey.” He gave me a friendly and warm smile. “I’m Dr. John Benson. Do you know your last name?”
“Anderson.”
“You’re safe here and we’re going to take good care of you. I don’t want you to be afraid.”
“I’m not afraid,” I spoke in a soft voice as I reached for his hand. In that moment, on that day, my life was forever changed.
Chapter 1
Twenty Years Later
Zoey
I raced down the stairs and grabbed my purse from the table. I was almost out the door when I heard my dad yell my name.
“Zoey, stop!”
“Yeah, Dad?” I smiled as I turned and looked at him.
He tapped his cheek with his finger.
“Sorry.” I ran over to where he was standing and gave him a kiss.
“Be careful and tell Holly I said hi.”
“Always am, and I will.”
I flew out the door, running late as usual, to pick up my best friend Holly for a day trip to New York City. As I climbed into my Jeep Grand Cherokee, my other dad pulled up.
“Where are you off to?” he asked with a smile.
“I’m picking up Holly and we’re going to do some shopping in the city.”
“Ah. Tell her I said hi and be careful.”
I rolled my eyes with a smile. “Always am, and I will.”
“Love you, Zoey.”
“Love you too, Dad. I’ll see you tonight.”
I pulled up to Holly’s house where she stood in the driveway, looking at her watch.
“It’s about time, Zoe,” she spoke as she climbed into the car and shut the door.
“Sorry. I was on the phone talking to Brendan as I was getting ready.”
“What’s going on with you two anyway?” she asked as she chomped on her gum. “I thought you were on a break?”
“We are, but he thinks he wants to get back together.” I rolled my eyes.
“He thinks? He actually said that? What did you say?”
“I told him that he needs his space, and if it was meant to be, then it would be in due time.”
“Good answer.” She grinned. “You aren’t really into him that much anyway. Are you?”
I shrugged. “I wanted to be, but I just don’t feel that connection.”
“Well, all I can say is if you aren’t feeling it after eight months, it’s never going to be there.”
Holly Stanfield had been my best friend since my parents moved to Greenwich, Connecticut when I was five years old. She was the only person who knew my real story. We were soul sisters who told each other everything. We were inseparable. Her parents knew a different version of my life. The version of John and Scott, my fathers, who adopted me when I was a baby after I was found on the stairs of the church they attended. That was the story we had stuck with since I was five years old because if the media found out who I really was, the chaos would start all over again. I trusted her. She never told a soul and I knew she never would. She was a beautiful girl who stood five foot five, slender build, long wavy auburn hair and eyes that looked like emeralds.
While she attended beauty school, I was at the University of Connecticut getting my bachelor’s degree in nursing with a specialty in hospice care. Since it was a two-hour drive from where I lived, I stayed on campus during the week and came home every weekend. I completed my bachelor’s degree in less than four years, taking on several extra classes during the summer months. The one thing I loved about my job was the traveling aspect of it. I didn’t work out of a facility or hospital. My patients who required hospice care preferred to do it in the privacy of their home. Most of the time, I lived with them when their life expectancy was as little as two weeks, with the exception of Charles, a fifty-year-old man who was dying from lung cancer and lived four weeks longer than the doctors expected. The way people found me was on a site called HospiceCareforYou.com. I had a profile, background check, and my list of experiences. Since I was only twenty-five, some thought I was way too young with not enough experience to care for their loved ones, until they met me.
“So now that Mr. Patterson passed away, what’s your next job?” Holly asked as we walked down Fifth Avenue and did some window shopping.
“I don’t have one yet, but I’m not worried. Someone will message me soon.” I smiled.
“With the money you make from those families, you can afford not to take care of a few patients for a while.”
“True, but you know I don’t like to go too long without working. There are patients out there that need me.”
“I don’t know how you do it, Zoey.” She hooked her arm around me. “I need coffee.”
“Me too.” I smiled. “There’s a Starbucks right around the corner.”
As we entered through the doors to one of my favorite coffee shops, we were both surprised there wasn’t a line.
“May I help you?” the blonde barista asked as we walked up to the counter.
“Two Grande Americanos, please.”
“I’ll go get us a table,” Holly spoke.
“Anything else?” the barista asked.
My eyes diverted over to where the muffins sat behind the glass.
“One chocolate chip muffin.” I grinned.
“Coming right up.”
I grabbed my muffin from the counter and patiently waited for our Americanos to be made.
“Two Grande Americanos for Zoey.” The cute guy with the short brown hair behind the counter smiled.
“Thank you.” I smiled back.
I grabbed the coffees and took them over to the table where Holly sat. Pulling the muffin from the bag, I set it in the middle of the table for the two of us to share. We sipped our coffee, picked at the muffin, and we laughed at a funny video our friend Morris sent Holly.
“Could the two of you take your laughter outside? I’m on a phone call,” an incredibly attractive but rude man sitting at the table next to us spoke.
We both stared at him in disbelief that he had the nerve to tell us that in a public place. Actually, it was Holly giving him the dirty look. My eyes were fixated on how handsome he was.
“Dude, this is a public place. Maybe you should take your phone call outside,” Holly snapped at him.
He looked at me with his sapphire blue eyes and I gulped at his cold gaze. He hung up the phone, got up from his seat, and stood in front of our table.
“This may be a public place, but it’s not a child’s playground,” he spoke in an authoritative tone.
I couldn’t help but admire his almost perfectly symmetrical face with a hint of scruff that graced his jawline. He turned around and I watched him walk away and out of the coffee shop. He stood approximately six foot two with brown hair that was in a classic taper cut with the top just long enough to run a comb through. His build looked hard and lean and the black designer suit he wore was tailored to perfection. He was almost perfect, except for the darkness that resided inside him, something I picked up on the moment he spoke to us.
“What a dick!” Holly laughed.
My eyes never left the doorway of the shop as Holly snapped her fingers at me to quickly bring me back to reality.
“Zoey, what the hell?”