Romance novelist Lucy Figueroa lives a life of the imagination. While her stories are filled with fictional alpha male heroes, her real life is filled with nothing but Mr. Wrongs. As a sassy, strong, single mom, she doesn't need anyone... except maybe a new book idea. And to forgive herself for the mistakes of the past.
Lucy's sexy new neighbor, Jake Slausen, looks like one of her characters come to life. While he fits the heartthrob part, he doesn't act it, too distracted by his cell phone and his job for any relationship. Damaged by his childhood, he's ignored his true calling and goes through his days on autopilot...until he meets Lucy.
First drawn together by chemistry, then by a fierce need to protect each other even from themselves, will Jake and Lucy learn to accept their pasts or will they convince themselves that happily ever afters only exist in romance novels?
This is Book 3 in the series. It's standalone and HEA. If you want to read my books in order, they are:
1. The Sun and the Moon (Ryan and Amelia)
2. The Stars in the Sky (Will and Marie)
3. All the Waters of the Earth (Jake and Lucy)
WARNING: MATURE CONTENT. SEX AND SWEARING AS PER MY USUAL
And, I'll note, that if you ship Jake and Lucy you get Jucy or Juicy.
Romance trope: best friends to lovers.
"You're supposed to be my best friend, but all I can think about is kissing you again."
TEDDY:
I somehow got stuck in the unfortunate "one of the guys" category. It was on accident, naturally falling into this role since my childhood best friend was a boy.
The crush on my best friend was also an accident.
He's always seen me as one of the guys. That is, until the one drunken night he didn't. The one that nearly ruined everything a decade ago.
JENSEN:
It was much easier when I didn't notice how hot my best friend is. It would be even better if the rest of the jackoffs in our small town would stop noticing too.
I can still remember all the details from our night together years ago. The night we never talk about, yet it's still so fresh in my mind.
But will a secret scar from a past relationship ruin everything?
[This is BOOK ONE of the WITH YOU series, a small town romance series set in Minnesota about the lives of the dysfunctional, blended Anderson family - with an interwoven mystery built into the background that spans the entirety of the series.]
**Title formerly The Rest of Forever**