Fall (Hero Society Book 6)
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His stare wasn’t really annoying . . . it was annoying that the young, fifteen-year-old Hazel inside my heart, had been in love with him and had liked his eyes upon me, even if it was only for my protection. But Maddox had been gone a long time from my life, and now we were two different people: a hippie singer and an ex-military brute. My temporary bodyguard who I didn’t need.
I’d hoped he left, but instead he remained at his chosen post. Fine, if he wanted to be a pain in the ass, then I would be one right back. I stretched toward the sky, then took off my oversized sweater. A body was a body to me, and I embraced my own beauty long ago. However, being close to a naked person freaked many people out, and right now I was willing to use my body as a tool to make him feel uncomfortable.
Sitting back on the couch in nothing but my nakedness, I reached over to the coffee table and grabbed my teacup with a big smile on my face. Sucker. Barely paying attention to the show, I listened for his large frame moving to the door.
But it never came.
The man was impossible! The whole situation was ridiculous. I was perfectly capable of handling myself against anyone who tried to hurt me. I was part of the Hero Society and had eighty-three saves on my hero belt. Of course, I couldn’t tell my label that. To them I was Hazel James, five-time platinum-record singer and advocate hippie for all green life. Plants and trees were my jam. However, what they didn’t know was that at night, I was someone else. In my hero suit, I became a warrior, using my power over plants to help save lives and protect the innocent.
Maddox was completely unnecessary. There was no need for his massive body to be so close all the time or his blond hair and beard to smell like a crisp breeze from the frosty mountains. There was no need for him to look at me with those same eyes that I’d once written songs about in my teenage bedroom.
I had to get rid of him somehow. Suddenly, an idea occurred to me, guaranteed to get Maddox out of my life as easily as he had before.
Eat your heart out, Maddox Kennedy, you have no idea who you just agreed to bodyguard. I wasn’t the Hazel he remembered, and it was time I introduced him to the new and improved Hazel.
~Original Hero Society series~
Dawn (Hero Society #1)
Day(Hero Society #2)
Dusk (Hero Society #3)
Night (Hero Society #4)
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Dawn (Hero Society #1)
Dawn has come, a time for heroes to rise. Draco has lived long and felt the pain of loss more than anyone in one lifetime could imagine.
Immortality was given to him as a gift, a gift that failed him and turned him into a shell of the man that has nothing left but to wait out the end of existence alone.
Until her.
Rose is an empath who sees more than who Draco is supposed to be: she sees him, and what they could be. Together, they will begin the search for others with extraordinary powers, to stop a war that's been brewing for over a millennia.
The journey is only beginning, and an unnamed enemy has started to make his mark on their world.
The dawn of heroes has finally arrived.
Only time will tell if it's too late to defeat the upcoming darkness of night that now descends upon all of mankind.
The Final KO
I fight for a living.
Which makes finding a decent guy hard when you're a female MMA fighter. None of them have been my equal. I yearn for a man who can push me to reach new heights and challenge me. A man who will treat me like a lady then lift me up by my ass and impale me against the wall.
But when Arson Kade, MMA's top fighter and notorious manwhore, declares he's that man for me I have my doubts. Any sane woman would.
There seems to be more to Arson than the rumors that surround him, but will it make me fall hard or run for the hills?
I know I've got no choice but to hold on for the ride.
It's the main event and my heart's on the line.
But will it be the Final KO?
The Final Chase
I never thought one day I’d make a bet about pedicures to a man and loose.
But of course, I’d never man like him.
Jake Wild. Owner of Wild rescue for exotic animals.
He’s everything I’m not, my polar opposite.
I’m heels and my salon,
He’s dirt and his creatures.
But much like the animals he cares for, he’s got that carnal edge.
He’s the type of man you crawl on your hands and knees for.
He bites, he's on the hunt, and now I’m his prey
A chance meeting and a bet started the undeniable attraction between us.
But I’m not giving my heart and soul away that easy, he’s going to have to catch me first.
It's the ultimate game of cat and mouse,
But will it be our Final Chase?
Long Drive
There is a long road in everyone’s journey in life.
For some people, it’s a way to get from one place to another.
For others, it’s a search for one’s purpose in existence.
For me, the road was where I could find peace.
When everything in my life had shattered, I turned to the road.
And that’s where I met him.
Killian Lemarque.
A beautiful truck driver, and my salvation.
One month on the road together is the deal, and when it’s over, I will have hopefully figured out what I’m going to do about my torn reality.
But sometimes the road can change everything. Falling in love wasn’t part of my plan nor his.
But here we are.
One Month. One Truck. One Long Drive.
How You Get The Girl
As Hollywood’s hottest actor, getting a woman in my bed is never a challenge.
But after seeing a feisty woman in bar who was looking for a one-night stand, I knew that her being in my bed wouldn’t be enough.
She turned me down, and I thought I’d never see her again.
Fate had other plans though.
Alessandra Rose is now my lead makeup artist for the next four months. Literally, her job is to touch me every day for the duration of filming. Sounds like a win, right?
Nope, she stops me at every hint of a flirt. I’m in uncharted waters for once.
Her argument is good I’ll give her that. I’m a good actor, so accepting that it’s not all an act would be tough.
But I’m not going anywhere; here heart is my Grammy and him here to win it.
That’s how you get the girl
INSPIRED
Call it pure desperation, or maybe we’d agree it was the lack of sleep that had me signing six weeks of my life away to be bossed around by a life coach. Either way, I was trying to get my life together, and Logan Woodland was going to help.
I thought he’d make me eat healthier, drink more water, and do yoga. What I wasn’t expecting, was to be forced to see myself as I was and how far I’d fallen.
But then his program worked.
He’d shown me a life filled with passion and desire. A life where I was stronger and could be the woman I’d never known existed inside me.
I did have a six-week life-changing experience, but now, I wanted more than I’d signed on for.
Him.
Guiding Lights
He sings of suffering. His eyes hold the pain of living in sorrow.
The moment our gaze meets recognition flares within.
We are tortured souls drifting in a sea of darkness.
He knows I have secrets that I'll never tell.
I am numb.
I am broken.
I can never be the guiding light through the darkness he thinks I am.
I have forsaken my past, I rely on keepi
ng myself shut off.
I wish things were different, that maybe we could be each other's lifeline.
But destiny drags us down like an anchor.
He lives his life in the lime light of a famous rock star, and I live in shadows on the run.
I wished I’d known that before I fell for him, but now it’s too late.
Blinding Lights
She dances with a passion I'll never know.
Seeing her again tears me at the seams.
She was never mine.
My soul is stained with the darkness of death.
I have killed.
I have tortured.
I have lost.
Her soul is too bright for the shadows I live in
and her determination to be the flame in my heart could kill us both.
Still, I want her, I crave her.
But not even her blinding lights can fight away the darkness threatening us both.
But I refuse to lose her, and this time I don’t think I can walk away.
Weighing of the Heart
What happens when the myths of old become reality?
Thalia Alexander has lived her life in peace until her twenty-fifth birthday when she has a strange dream about a man.
A tall, dark, and sexy man that shows up at her work the next morning.
Tristan Jacks is trouble with a capital T, but for some strange reason she is drawn to him like nothing she has ever experienced before. He has this possessiveness and adoration for her that she can’t explain. It’s like they have known each other forever.
Thalia’s strange dreams continue to stalk her as her relationship with Tristan builds to be a love that will last the ages.
And when those dreams and reality start to clash, will Thalia be able to handle the truth?
Could the world of ancient myths truly exist in modern times?
Evergreen
It was supposed to be an easy stakeout.
Until a bunch of bachelorettes mobbed me, changing my life forever.
I couldn't get Andi Slaton, with her red hair, blue eyes, and cotton candy-flavored lip gloss, out of my head.
But when she offers herself to aid the FBI to help me take down the biggest criminal family in Tampa, Florida, my very sanity is put to the test watching her spend time with my arch enemy.
She's everything I want, I will be everything to her.
We will be Evergreen.
Playlist
The Greatest Show- The Greatest Showman Cast
Rewrite The Stars- The Greatest Showman Cast
Night Falls- Descendants 3 Cast
You’re Going Down- Sick Puppies
When World’s Collide- Powerman 5000
Underneath- Cobi
Jungle- Jamie N Commons & X Ambassadors
Follow You Into The Dark- Death Cab For Cutie
The Next Right Thing- Kristen Bell
You Are The Reason- Callum Scott
Acknowledgments
I can’t believe this is my 19th book written. Can I just thank you for reading it, for picking up this book?
Readers, you guys are my life. I will never get tired of saying how thankful I am for you. For your support whether you are new to my stories or a seasoned fan. I am honored, so honored to be a part of your life.
My Alpha readers, girls, I don’t know what I’d do without you helping through my books. Autumn, Melissa, Krystal, Tina, Laura, I love you girls.
Dearest Bloggers and Bookstagrammers, I know I say it a lot but I literally couldn’t do this without you!! No one would see about my book without you, period! I am so grateful to have you on my team.
Sarah, my goddess divine, the Hero Society wouldn’t be the HERO SOCIETY without you. You make them real with your epic covers!
Lorraine, I don’t know how I survived writing all my previous books without you. My craft has grown and I have become a better writer because of you. Thank youuu!
Virginia, your proofreading skills are the cherry on top of my book. I am so thankful to work with you! Always so kind, and accommodating!
Graceley, Amelia, K. Webster, Kate.. You ladies keep me together when I feel like I’m falling apart. Thank you for being amazing friends.
To my peanut butter baby, I love you so much you stinker.
And finally, to my husband. Thank you for supporting me, it means so much that you let me write and just get it. I am honored to be your wife, and to have you in my life with me. I don’t think I could write such romantic books if I didn’t have you.
<3
About the Author
Jessica Florence writes the stories that her fellow nerds yearn for.
From Superheroes to Sexy Truckers, Jessica is known to give readers unique tales of hope where love conquers all. Stories that melt away reality and take you on a journey with the characters. If escapism is what you are looking for, then look no further. Jessica is the Queen of weaving the tales you may not normally pick up but find yourself not being able to put down.
Jessica's always had a love of reading, and her love of books lead her to start writing in the 9th grade. She quickly learned that storytelling was her passion. Inspired by movies, music, and her personal life she writes like it's the very air she breathes. Through her writing it's evident that she lives for the stories she creates.
Jessica grew up in North Carolina, and currently resides in Southwest Florida with her daughter, husband, and German Shepherd. She loves to be outside, write in her hammock, and collect tea mugs.
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