Shai, an Americanized Native American with struggles with a history of her own that she knows very little about and the new history she is about to create. Falling in love is hard enough but to do it with boy who has more secrets than she is ready to learn may pose as a challenge. Can Shai handle the secrets she will find out about him, or is it her own family secret past she needs to be focused on? Follow Shai on her journey of love, doubt, and passion! "Leaning in close he wrapped his arm around my waist, lifting me up and placing me in a straddle position on his lap. I wrapped my arms around his neck as a I ran my fingers through his soft hair. He gently kissed my collar bone sending chills throughout my body. His warm lips graced my neck tenderly as he left a trail of kisses between my collar bone and chin. I could feel my body begin to get warm as the blood rushed to my now crimson cheeks. I adored him and with each tender touch of his lips, it made me crave him. I leaned in placing my lips on his. It was sweet and soft but I wanted more.....

"A hard pill to swallow." is a statement spoken when something is hard to accept or find reason in; but to Paige her lifestyle is like a second skin. She lives it, feeds it, and breathes it. She could never see herself without that "feminine" touch...coincidentally "natural" feelings take their course and Paige meets an unexpected U-TURN.

When Lauren's mother died, her abusive father looks to her to play the role of house wife and bedmate. Lauren finds a way to escape it all when she meets local barbershop owner and Kingpin Rio.

Dominic Kinkaide does bad, bad things. As a 24-year old actor with the world on a string, not many women tell Dominic no. In a life where no doesn’t exist, he stretches the boundaries between what is right, what is wrong and what is downright depraved. Dark and damaged, Dom wants no commitments. He wants no attachments. He only wants to disappear into the taboo, into a place where he feels something. Anything. But when the aching need to disappear into the darkness is the only thing he has left, Dominic flounders. In a world that is hollow and sexual, without a guiding light or a reason to breathe, Dominic is lost and broken. He knows he’ll never be fixed. So he makes a decision. If he’s going to hell, he might as well make it worth it. ******** UNTIL WE BURN is #2.5 in the Beautifully Broken series by Courtney Cole. Each book in this series features new beautifully broken characters and can be read either as standalone books, or as part of a series. If you'd like to read more from this series, you can find them wherever e-books are sold. They'll also be coming to a bookstore near you this spring/summer. The books are: #1: IF YOU STAY (Pax and Mila's story) #2: IF YOU LEAVE (Gabriel and Madison's story) #2.5 UNTIL WE BURN (Dominic Kinkaide's novella) #3: BEFORE WE FALL (Dominic and Jacey's story, coming December 3, 2013)