#1 in roommates tag 03|12|2018 #2 in new adult tag 12|12|2018 #3 in drama tag 23|06|2019 *Originally titled 'The Art of the Bartender's Heart'* "Can I help you?" I snapped, arching a brow. The man in front of me gave me a lopsided smirk, "Feisty. I like that." I rolled my eyes, sipped my drink and narrowed my eyes at the bartender, "Shouldn't you be doing your job?" "There's other things I could be doing," he responded with a wink. He started pouring another drink, "Got a name?" "Audrey." The man gave me a wicked grin, "I'm Nathan." A/N: This is a mature New Adult romance!

Jade Jennings has spent most of her life in the Australian army. After coming back from a tour overseas she expected to be welcomed by her loving fiancé. What she didn't expect was to find him in bed with another woman, doing drugs and all her hard earned money gone. To escape the pain and betrayal Jade jumps at the opportunity to go back on tour. However, 9 months later she is back after a gruelling and horrifying tour that has left both her body and mind in pieces. Moving into her new apartment the last thing she wanted was to be living next to the gorgeously attractive Marcus Blackwood, who is well known for his heroic acts of bravery in the field as an elite SAS solider. As tension and attraction flies will Jade be able to keep her heart safe or will Marcus break her more, than she can handle. ***** CURRENTLY UNDER EDITING

PREVIOUSLY TITLED WINTER IN MIAMI. This is book one in The Always Trilogy. After moving to the spontaneous city of Miami, Genevieve Peterson feels alone and out of place. Her shyness and self-doubt, prevent her from reaching her full potential in life. When she meets the enigma that is Devin Green, she's instantly drawn to his brawn physique. However, the more time they spend together, the more Genevieve realizes that Devin's mysteries are more than she bargained for. The fact that he randomly disappears at times, doesn't help either. Whatever secret he's holding is slowly tearing their relationship apart until one night when Devin starts talking. → | highest ranking #117 in chicklit | → | completed | Copyright © 2018 by paudickson. All Rights Reserved.

This will be book two in The Always Trilogy. I long to believe Genny will come back to me when she finds out the truth about me, but knowing the odds in this fucked up life I was given, I know she'll run after reading the first page. ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ As testimony to his promise of no more secrets in their relationship, Devin leaves a box in Genevieve's living room containing journals from his past; containing all of his secrets. Every turn of the page is like a knife slicing her heart. Every word that she reads steals her vision with tears. She can't go on reading. She can't go on... It's too much for her, so she begins to doubt her strength. Does she have what it takes to be with Devin? → | highest ranking #112 in chicklit | → | completed | Copyright © 2018 by paudickson. All Rights Reserved.

This is book the third and final book in the Always Trilogy → | completed | Copyright © 2018 by paudickson. All Rights Reserved.

"He was a smoker. She asked him why. He said it was his slow suicide." - REVIEWS: "Slow Suicide is one of the best books that I've read. A beautiful story of two strangers that befriend each other and it soon became love. Shows that you can brighten someone's day with just a simple greeting or maybe getting to know them. Cig and Rainy are a beautiful pair that brings light into the darkness and turns night into day with their love story." -@Kaybae1212 "A touching story of true love told through small, sweet encounters. So many twists and turns that you will never see coming. A beautiful and safe love story overall that will leave you in tears! (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)" -@Squirtle301 "Slow Suicide will make your emotions spin like the twists and turns of this story. Each chapter will make you wonder what will happen next. As a person who's not a fan of reading romance, this was definitely out of this world like no other. Filled with despair, romance, heartbreak, and twists, you would be questioning life even more. This is truly a must read. The author has truly captured my attention throughout the entire story, as every chapter is like a beautiful structure built in with the words that help me envision what love can evolve in." -@Hope-Mist - Book 1 in the "Pure Love Tales" series. Highest rank: #8 in Short Story.

Mateo Sanchez is a wounded warrior. He's 22 years old and on the mend from the injuries he received in a battle that took his fellow Marine's life. He's angry and unsettled, trying to get back to the man he used to be. Ashlyn West has always been a rescuer. She works at the hospital helping wounded vets get stronger. She's seen the way an injury can annihilate the life of the men who have been brave enough to sacrifice for their country. She's a fighter...and a lover, but she hasn't met her toughest patient yet. When Ashlyn gets assigned to Mateo's shift, the two of them are forced to spend time together everyday. Mateo quickly learns that his physical therapy isn't only going to be torture on his leg, watching her with bend and move is going to be torture on his libido. The two quickly find that his limb isn't the only thing needing mending. Will he fight leaning on her or will the two of them find a hotter way to build his physical endurance? Lean On Me will be the third book in the Dear Bailey Series. It can be read as a stand-alone novel. If you like your stories hot and your leading male hotter....then this is the one for you.