What would you for a second chance? It was the question that Mica Emerson and Julie Winters wondered about. It had been ten years since the kiss they had shared. The kind of kiss that shows promises of what could be. Now would they have the courage to find out what those promises lead to. To discover where they might have been all these years. Neither realized the trouble the would start with their new relationship. Trouble that would do anything to keep them apart.

"I sit on one of the stools at the counter with the newspaper in front of me as the door opens. I lift my gaze and there he stands again. His dense hickory toned hair all ruffled, those brown eyes that make me unbalanced when he sizes me up, a nice big coarse beard on his chin. I feel my body beginning to heat up. "You know Rise & Grind, is a funny name for a coffee shop", he starts as he's comes over to the counter jangling his keys. "How so?" I wonder. "Well just listen, Rise", he makes a little paus "and Grind." "You have a dirty mind Xavier", I say with a bright smile, I can't help myself." Xavier Clint is an alt country star with a bad reputation, one bottle away from a burn out. Chris Severson is a small town barista. She has a wish. Then their worlds collide... He is breaking all her rules and she is rearrangeing his heart. This is the first book in a pland series called A Sweet Tease. 11th of May 2018 {#20 heartbreaker} {#23 countrymusic} {#24 adultromance} {#76 contemporary} 13th of May 2018 {#1 adultromance} {#2 coffeelover} 6th of June 2018 {#12 country music} {#88 heartbreaker}

She had to run away from everything. Simple as that. Nikki felt like she was stuck in Seattle, with all these negative feelings. What she didn't know was that running from one problem would get her in another. This time much bigger, with much stronger feelings. - The story is 100% original. If there is any similarity to other stories, it's a coincidence. #the hollowawards2018