Series: A House of Payne Novella
Author: Stacy Gail
Release: March 28, 2021
Genre: Contemporary Romance
***TRIGGER WARNING*** If you are sensitive to the devastation drug use/addiction can bring to innocent family members such as children, this book may not be suitable for you. Proceed with caution.
โIโm what youโd call a good girl.โ
Though โboring girlโ might be more accurate, as far as Serena Daniels is concerned. Working as a pediatric nurse, sheโs not exactly knee-deep in eligible bachelors, and the most exciting thing sheโs done lately is mix her colors with her whites. The last time she asked a man out, he stood her up, then didnโt bother to contact her for weeks. Clearly, she isnโt the only one who thinks sheโs boring.
โJust how bad could this good girl get?โ
Life is a string of crazy messes and brilliant moments for real estate mogul Lorenzo Salvatore, and he never knows which one heโs going to get next. On the one hand, heโs got a traumatized son who is his whole world. On the other, heโs got the smart-mouthed nurse he stood up. Getting back into Serenaโs good graces will be tough, but with those bedroom eyes and killer legs becoming the center of his fantasies, he wonโt stop until he gets her right where he wants herโin bed.
The bad and the good
Getting together with Lorenzo would definitely liven up Serenaโs life, but Lorenzoโs made it clear that he and his son are a package deal. When it seems that all Lorenzo wants is a new mother for his boy, will Serena be willing to settle for that, when her heart wants so much more?
***This novel is a standalone romance featuring characters first introduced in HOUSE OF PAYNE: SAGE. While an ex-wife is mentioned, there are no love triangles (because I frigging hate them and they make me stabby), no cheating, and no cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed. Due to adult language and sexual content, this novel is not intended for people under the age of eighteen.***
โMen like you? You mean there are more of you?โ
So she thought of him in terms of being unique. Interesting. โNo matter what era weโre living in, men who are worthy of that label take one helluva lot of pride in taking care of their ownโtheir women, and their babies. Thatโs just the nature of the beast.โ
โYeah, well, I take pride in taking care of myself. Thatโs my nature. Which,โ she added on a sigh while moving up to the coffee standโs counter, โprobably explains why Iโm still single.โ
โYouโre still single because eligible men donโt usually show up in the pediatric wing to find you, a crazy-hot woman with willowy long legs, an ass a porn star would envy, and ice that can burn like fire in her eyes. But I did,โ he added, digging out his wallet before she could reach for hers. โThe way I see it, thatโs an opportunity right there. And if thereโs anything Iโm well-known for, itโs seizing an opportunity whenever I find it.โ
The wary look she sent his way before she ordered a couple hot chocolates with extra marshmallows was fucking hilarious. โAn opportunity?โ
โYep.โ
โAnd seizing it.โ
โYep again.โ
โSoโฆ wait. Youโre saying Iโm the opportunity youโre wanting to seize?โ
โYour grasp of the obvious is amazing. Itโs nothing to freak out about,โ he added when she continued to stare at him like she suspected he might slice her up for sushi. โWhen I say seizing, Iโm not talking about bashing you over the head and dragging you by your hair to my cave like some Neanderthal. Iโve got more finesse than that.โ
โIโm thrilled to hear it.โ
โAll Iโm saying is that almost from the first moment our paths crossed, I decided banging you would be one of the best decisions of my life.โ
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