Savannah Series Boxed Set: Four Full Novels and One Novella

by Jamie, Danielle

  I spent those first few days doing a lot of soul searching. I’m absolutely loving my time here; being back in Galveston has brought back all of my memories of the summer we spent here all those years ago. Thinking back to my life I’ve been living in Los Angeles, I am beginning to think that I don’t belong there anymore.

  I talked with Brooklyn about how I was feeling, and she told me to follow my heart and that she would follow me wherever I decided to go. My heart has been telling me I’m exactly where I belong.

  After speaking with my parents and receiving their blessing to move into the beach house, Brooklyn and I hired a moving company to pack up our apartment and drive our belongings out here, along with my car and her Jeep. She had to fly back into Los Angeles to shoot a commercial, so it was perfect timing. She was able to oversee the movers and turn our key into the landlord.

  I’m deeply blessed to have landed a job with such an amazing boss. I was shocked when she told me she was happy for me to be finally putting my happiness before anything else. All my nervousness about her freaking out about Kayden is gone; she is thrilled for both of us.

  Eloise agreed to let me stay on at the magazine as her assistant editor; she is making arrangements for all of my work to be emailed to me daily. We will Skype every day, and I will only have to be in Los Angeles once a week to work one on one with her. She was beyond thrilled when I informed her that I wanted to do an interview about Logan and wanted it to be an exclusive for Envy.

  We did a shoot earlier today at the beach, and I’ll be gracing the cover on the February issue. I was petrified about doing the interview, but it actually turned out to be extremely therapeutic.

  The only person left to announce the news to, is Kayden. He is flying back into Houston tonight, so I’m planning a romantic dinner for us. I think moving permanently to Galveston is the best choice for me; Los Angeles is full of memories of Logan and I. Every day that I spend there; I fall deeper into a depression. Just being here these last few days have made the weight that has been holding me down instantly disappear.

  ~~~

  I’m a nervous wreck as I prepare dinner. I have my iPod blasting throughout the house, trying to distract myself from worrying about how Kayden will take my news. His jet is expected to land at the Houston Airport in two hours. I haven’t seen him in three days and can’t wait to be wrapped in his arms again.

  Over the last few days, we’ve discussed being exclusive with each other. We both talked about our insecurities and how we would need to work on building trust in order for a relationship to work between us. We have both been hurt by people we trusted, so it was going to be a lot of work…but it would be worth it.

  I knew going back to Los Angeles would be a huge hurdle to try and overcome, being that far away from each other was too dangerous. I knew deep down that we would eventually self-destruct. We don’t know each other well enough to be able to handle that much distance, and our relationship wouldn’t stand a chance.

  Walking away from him wasn’t an option for me anymore, so moving to Texas seems like the best solution, and I’m lucky enough to have such an amazing best friend to agree to move here too. I think we were both ready for a change; Los Angeles is all we’ve known, and it’s time for a fresh start at life.

  I’m just sliding the lasagna into the oven when I hear the doorbell ring. Brooklyn is already back in Los Angeles, so I know it can’t be her. There’s no one else here in town that would be at my door…beside Kayden! I will kill him if he landed two hours early and didn’t tell me. I still have to get dressed and finish setting up the house for our romantic reunion.

  I wipe my hands quickly on a dishrag and run to the door. Even though he’s here before I have everything set up, it doesn’t make my excitement to see him diminish even a little. I run to the door with excitement and nervousness bursting out of me.

  As soon as I open it; however, my feet freeze in place, and panic instantly takes over my body. The last person I would ever expect to see in Galveston is standing at my door; looking down at me with the same crystal blue eyes that I’ve stared into more times than I could count over the last four years.

  Savannah and Kayden’s story continues in

  Book Two: INESCAPABLE DESIRE

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  Acknowledgments

  First off I would like to thank all the amazing Authors, who, with their books, inspired me to want to be an Author myself. As a teenager, I was obsessed with V.C. Andrews books, reading every series I could get my hands on thanks to my wonderful Grandmother, who I could always count on to support my book addiction. My high school English teacher, Mrs. Heald for teaching the most kick ass creative writing class, she always encouraged me to write, and was always there with words of encouragement whenever I needed that extra push to go for nothing but excellence.

  I would also love to thank my Husband and Children for dealing with me while I wrote this book. Between running a boutique and writing this book, I have very little time each day to dedicate to household chores. I appreciate all the days you all spent helping out around the house. A special thank you to my oldest Madison, who was my little helper chasing Finn all over the place while I was busy making this story come to life. A huge thank you to Sierra for running my boutique and fan page for me all days I was consumed with writing, in between juggling making my bows and tutus!

  A special thank you to my BETA readers, Heather, Stephanie, Victoria, and Laura for reading and giving me feedback on my book. I want to also thank Kellie Montgomery& Trish Peloquin-Buddner for editing and making this book amazing! I appreciate you all taking time out of your busy schedules to help me write this book; you will never understand just how much it meant to me! Thank you to Leah, who runs the Gideon and Eva fan site, Scandalous Book Blog, Eye Candy Bookstore on Facebook for supporting me on this crazy journey and helping spread the word about Irresistible Desire.

  A big thank you to J.A. Redmerski, an amazingly talented Author, who has been a huge help to me over this crazy journey. Without her help, I never would’ve figured out how to add my book to Smashwords, and set up a Goodreads.com account.

  Finally, thank you to all the readers who took a chance on a new author, and fell in love with Kayden and Savannah’s story! You can read books 2-4 now in eBook format or paperback.

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  Inescapable Desire

  Copyright

  Inescapable Desire

  Inescapable Desire is a work of fiction. Names, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  2014 Lavish Publishing, LLC eBook edition

  Copyright © 2013 Danielle Jamie Wright

  All Rights Reserved

  Published in the United States by Lavish Publishing, LLC

  Houston, TX

  Cover Design by: Nicolene Lorette Design

  Edited By:

  Kayla Robichaux AKA Kayla the Bibliophile,

  Natasha Bennett & Jamie Sykora Oskvarek

  ISBN-13: 978-1490904023

  ISBN-10: 1490904026

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  This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and you did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return it and purchase your own copy. Thank you for suppo
rting and respecting the hard work of this author.

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales, is entirely coincidental.

  SEQUEL WARNING: STOP BEFORE CONTINUING READING! This is Book 2 to my Savannah Series. If you’ve not read Irresistible Desire…STOP and read before continuing with Inescapable Desire.

  Note: The characters, places, situations and events of this story are developed materializations of my imagination and therefore belong entirely to me. Distribution of this story is only permitted with my written consent, and any use of the aforementioned factors must be approved of also. Please do not steal; I shouldn’t be punished for your lack of originality and dedication.

  Disclaimer: I do not own any of the name brands i.e. Nike, Gucci, etc. or Music, Lyrics, etc. that might appear in the story.

  I have a wall you cannot see

  Because its deep inside of me.

  It blocks my heart on every side

  And helps emotions there to hide.

  ~~~

  I did the best I could to build

  A perfect wall, but there are still

  A few small flaws, which are the key

  To breaking through the wall to me.

  ~~~

  Please use each flaw

  To cause a crack

  To knock a stone off the stack.

  ~~~

  For just as stone by stone was laid

  With every hurt and every pain,

  So stone by stone the wall will break

  As love replaces every ache.

  ~~~

  Please be the one

  Who cares enough

  To find the flaws, no matter what.

  ~ Written by Emmah

  Chapter One

  After leaving Los Angeles, I thought I would never have to come face to face with Logan Sanders ever again. The last thing I ever expected was to open my front door and discover him standing at my doorstep.

  He’s staring down at me with those crystal blue eyes; the same eyes I have gazed into so many times over the past four years. Only now, instead of getting lost in the love and desire burning in them, I look into his eyes and feel anger, betrayal, and disgust.

  Cheating on me with half of L.A. was a deal breaker. After learning the truth about all of Logan’s indiscretions, I walked away and never looked back. All I see now as I take in the man before me is a pathetic excuse for a man, rather than the one I once dreamt of spending the rest of my life with.

  My feet are frozen as my mind takes in the image of Logan standing before me. He has the audacity to come to Galveston. I ran all the way to Texas for goodness sake in order to get away from him.

  Standing with one hand in his pocket, and the other on my cheek, Logan runs his eyes over my face looking for any sign that I’m happy to see him.

  He can look all frickin’ day, but the only thing he’ll see is my annoyance with him showing up here. I can’t take him having his hands on me, and I step back away from his touch.

  “Savannah, I know I’m the last person you want to see right now, but can I come in so we can talk?” Logan finally says snapping me back to the here and now.

  “What? No!” He flinches at my words. Not missing a beat, I jump straight to the point, “What the hell are you doing here, Logan?” The annoyance in my voice is unmistakable. I want to make sure he knows I’m not thrilled one bit at his surprise visit. He’s lucky I’m allowing him to give me an explanation when the voice in the back of my mind is screaming at me to slam the door in his fuckin’ face.

  I’m still trying to get over the shock that he is really here.

  Dropping his eyes from me down to his feet, he rakes his fingers through his long blonde locks and lets out a sigh. The nervousness pouring out of him is only fueling my anger rather than evoking any sympathy out of me.

  I’m actually taken aback by his nervousness, because I’ve never witnessed Logan nervous before. He’s always Mr. Calm and Collected.

  I have to hold back the urge to kick him in the balls. I tried so hard over the last few months to move past everything that happened, but he is making that extremely difficult. Especially with him constantly talking to the press and now by showing up here; he really has some guts.

  “I had to see you. I saw Brooklyn earlier this morning at Starbucks. She said you guys are moving here permanently. Is that true?”

  I can’t help but roll my eyes. “If you must know, yes it’s true, but what I do with my life is no longer any of your business, Logan. So why are you here?” I take a deep breath reminding myself to breathe and maintain my composure.

  Running both of his hands through his hair, he stares at me pleading with his eyes.

  Remaining emotionless, I rest my hands on my hips and wait for him to answer me.

  A deep moan of frustration resonates in his throat, as he spins around and walks over to the railing of my deck; gripping it he bows his head and lets out a sharp breath. I can see the veins pulsating along his arms as he tries to control his anger.

  Lifting his head he stares out at the ocean, “Savannah, I never thought you would leave L.A. I was hoping…” He stops mid sentence spinning back around to face me, “I was hoping we could find a way to fix this.”

  Is he smoking crack? Does he believe there’s a chance in hell that I would ever get back together with him?

  “Logan, you need to get it through your head, we are finished. I cannot move past the fact that you fucked pretty much anything with a fucking vagina!”

  Logan takes another step towards me; I quickly step around him towards the railing he was just leaning on. The last thing I want or need is him touching me. I swear to God I will snap, and the last thing I want is to turn violent with him and have that all over the tabloids.

  I still cannot believe he has the nerve to come here! Kayden is going to be here soon. The last thing I need is for them meeting, especially on the deck two stories high, where things could turn ugly very quickly. Logan has a big mouth, and I don’t think Kayden would hesitate to shut him up.

  “I won’t accept that Savannah I…I love you. These last few months, being away from you has been a living hell. I am going to get help; what I did, it had nothing to do with you. It was my addiction to sex.”

  I burst out laughing.

  I’m about to lose my mind right now. Does he think I believe his bullshit story of suffering from sex addiction?

  “Shut up, right now. I don’t want to hear your excuses. You cheated on me. Not just once or twice; you cheated on me for our entire relationship! That is not something I can just overlook, and say ‘oh well, it was because of an addiction’. That’s not love Logan!”

  I can see the anger taking over his features; he truly believed I would buy his sob story and just take him back with open arms?

  He has gone completely mental!

  “Just like that! You will throw away everything we had?” He asks between clenched teeth. “Did you ever love me Savannah?”

  I cannot believe he just seriously asked me that!

  “Oh. My. God. Are you fucking serious right now!? Of course I loved you, you stupid asshole! I loved you with all my heart. Never had the idea crossed my mind to be with anyone but you. I was one hundred percent committed to you and the life I thought we were building together.” Stopping I take a deep breath, I’m about to smack him upside the damn head! Pointing at him I shout, “You, on the other hand, didn’t seem to think twice about sticking your dick into any whore who would spread her legs for you!”

  I feel like I’m in the freaking Twilight Zone! He’s pushing all the wrong buttons right now, and if he keeps pushing me Logan’s going to see a side of me he’s never seen before, and then he’ll be wishing he never came to Galveston.

  Stammering his words, Logan drops his gaze from me to the ground for a few mom
ents before locking his piercing blue eyes back onto mine, immediately causing my stomach to do flip flops. My entire body is humming with anger; all I want is for him to drag his ass back L.A. and never speak to me again.

  “You’re not listening to me Savannah; I didn’t want to sleep with those women! I couldn’t control myself…I’m going to get better; I can be that man you loved and give you the perfect life.” He stops speaking for a few moments as he searches my eyes looking for a sliver of hope that his words are affecting me. When I do nothing but give him a stone cold stare, he slides his fingers through his hair and lets out a defeated sigh, “Just come back to Los Angeles and give me a chance to prove it to you. Please…all I’m asking for is a chance, Savannah.”

  Taking a few steps he stops in front of me, leaving only a few inches between us, I stand firmly in the doorway. Reaching out he puts his hands on my arms, grips them and stares down at me with pleading eyes.

  Even though a small part of me still loves him, and wishes what he said was true, I know deep down it’s not reality. He can paint me this beautiful picture of a life we could have together, but I know it’s a fantasy. The truth is I could never forgive, or forget. There’s no possible way I can ever consider trying again with him.

  Then there’s Kayden; he has awakened feelings inside of me that Logan could not even begin to stir up.

  What I felt for Logan seems like puppy love compared to the intense feelings I have for Kayden. Which is completely insane, I have only known Kayden a few days compared to years with Logan, but when we’re together it just feels right. It’s like we’ve known each other our entire lives.

  Needing to create space between us, I push Logan away from me. I simply can’t deal with him touching me. His touch, that I once craved, now turns my stomach. “Logan you need to go now. We. Are. Done. The sooner you come to terms with that, the faster we can both move on with our lives.”