Welcome to Black Diamond Resort and Spaโthe best place to go when all you want to do is disappear and not have anyone expect anything of you.
Overwhelmed with work and feeling like Iโm being pulled in multiple directions at once, I crave the serenity a private island holds for me. As a very recognizable figure in the adult film industry, Iโm used to shelling out parts of myself for the sake of others. Everyone wants more pictures, videos, and more of my time and energy. Though Iโve created an empire that has made me lots of money in a business I enjoy, I still desire a break.
Sandy beaches, fruity drinks, and turquoise waters are all I expected from this trip. I definitely didnโt anticipate running into my high school crushโthe jock that never once looked at me the way I wanted him to.
Jarrod Bivens is now the star goalie of the San Jose Bobcats, and the person half the world is blaming for his team losing in the playoffs. Clearly here for his own escape, our chance encounter ignites an instant friendship. With each day on the island, I realize my crush is far from gone, but Jarrodโs known for only dating Hollywood starlets, so heโs obviously straight. Maybe those lingering gazes and small touches are all in my head.
But one day, something interesting arises between usโa moment I couldnโt have prepared myself for. Our mounting tension finally snaps, but little did I know it was only the beginning of a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Our chemistry is undeniable, but the real world awaits, and life off the island is bound to be much different. How can two people from polar opposite worlds ever make it work?
This series is an interconnected stand-alone series, taking place in a fictional town in Michigan. Theyโre all gonna be hot, quick reads that feature some of your favorite tropes.
Stealing Ronan wasnโt the plan. Iโd never imagined Iโd steal a boyfriend from my sister, but when I saw him strutting to my couch with his perfect body, gorgeous face, and that mouthโGod, that mouth, it was like he was plucked from my wettest dreams and brought into my life just for me.
Lusting after a straight guy whoโs dating my sister is a problem in itself, but the bigger problem comes when heโs invited on a family trip with us for Christmas. Just as I thought I was doing a pretty good job ignoring his soft lips and curious gazes, weโre hit with a furious blizzard, leaving me and Ronan locked up together. Alone.
Weโre only snowed in for two days, but things heat up quickly, because it turns out Iโm not the only one with a fascination.
Falling for my best friendโs sister was something I never thought Iโd do. Not only have I known Violet for almost her whole life, but Renzo was sure to give all his friends the donโt touch my sister speech as soon as she became a teenager.
After a drunken night when we were snowed in at a cabin, I may have been too flirtatious. I think I freaked her out, because sheโs refused to talk about what happened since then. But after a weekend away with friends, me and Violet end up alone, and confessions are finally made.
Sheโs too good for meโsweet, pure, and innocent. Iโm tainted with a reputation that does me no favors. Renzo knows Iโve never committed to anyone. He knows everything about me and the many women Iโve been with, and thatโs why I know heโll never be okay with me and his sister being together.
After a taste of Violet, I know Iโve finally found something worth fighting for, even if I have to fight my best friend.
At a party on a rival college campus, I drunkenly stumble into a bathroom just as a tall, muscular man steps out of the shower…naked.
Instead of fleeing, I stay put and end up having the hottest bathroom hookup with someone whose name I donโt know. Because Iโm still in the closet, I donโt talk about what happened that night, glad that it was with a guy who doesnโt live in the same town.But come Monday morning, the naked man from the bathroom strolls into the locker room and locks eyes with me.
His name is Dominic and heโs new to campus and trying to take my spot on the team, which makes me hate him. Itโs too bad I loved everything he said and did to me the night we met, but I canโt let him get to me with his cocky smirks and filthy words. I have to focus on keeping my position on the team, but I can only think about the positions I want to be in with him.
Heโs arrogant where Iโm modest. Iโm docile where heโs domineering. Weโre complete opposites, so it could never work, but being with him makes me want to break free from the chains that have kept me in the closet, because heโs also the firm hand to my wavering confidence and Iโm the moth drawn to his flame.
It all started when a girl I hooked up with in the past invited me to have a threesome with her and her boyfriend Vince. Seeing as how Iโm bi, single, and open to a good time, I had no qualms about this. However, there were rules.
No kissing or touching Livโs boyfriend as he was doing this for her and wasnโt interested in being with a man at all.
Fine, I donโt mind this scenario either.
However, one time turns into two, two turns into three, and with each time we get together, he starts looking at me a little different and doesnโt pull away if I brush against him.
When Liv breaks up with him, it effectively puts a stop to our fun, but then I run into him at a bar. After a few drinks, several lingering touches, and an almost kiss, I begin to wonder if heโs as straight as he thinks he is.
Before things can escalate, school starts up, and I walk into my English Lit class and find out that Vince is none other than Vincent Colemanโmy professor.
The theme for this Fun Fact Friday is about the Kingston Brothers series.
When I first started “plotting” out this series, they were going to a bit different. I have plotting in quotations because I don’t really plot. I get a general idea and sit down and see what happens.
So I knew their names, but Royce was going to be younger than he ended up, but only by a few years. You know Cillian? Our tatted up tattoo artist and painter? He was going to be a writer! He had a whole different vibe. His previous relationship was going to be delved into a little more and kind of have a love triangle vibe with someone who WASN’T Midge. Wanna know why? Midge was never supposed to get her own book. I didn’t plan for her and Cill to get together until I was almost done writing On the Rocks.
One of the brothers was going to be divorced, but I decided to change that. I’m pretty sure it was Elijah.
I always knew Elijah would have the student/teacher theme, and Merrick was always going to be gay, but his story changed a little. At first I was going to have his love interest have a job that put him on the road with him for a little while. They were still going to have a past together, but I decided I wanted him to be in his hometown when their story took place.
If you read Against the Rules, you might remember this little exchange between Merrick and Elijah. “Hey, man. I’m not judging you. You’re attracted to who you’re attracted to.” And that was just a little hint into his story.
Like I mentioned in the acknowledgments in On the Rocks, the town this takes place in was named after my late father. Stores like Nae’s Gourmet Coffee Shop, Flaky Vicki’s, The Teacup (and Doreen who owned it) and Victor’s specialty soda shop are all named after family members. Small characters were named after family members, too.
Stories the brothers told around the table are things that my kids have done. Well, not all of them. And some were some I did as a teen. Hunter was based on an old ex-boyfriend, who I’m glad is an ex. Haha!
As far as the other stories go, more and more kept being added. In Risking it All, you’ll see the name Chaparral. It’s the town Ali lives in, but it was actually the street me and my husband first lived together on. Box O Tacos was a place in my own hometown, but that was actually called Taco Box. And it was me who ate my cheese sticks the way Merrick did, and I always argued that their strawberry Mountain Dew was better than the strawberry Sierra Mist, though my husband would disagree.
Honestly, there’s so many stories that came from my real life I can’t even keep track.
Have any questions about these guys? The stories? Anything? Leave them below and I’ll answer!
I have the blurb for the fourth and final book in the Kingston Brothers series. Yay! I’ve been dying to write Merrick’s story, and I’m already finished! It goes to the editor soon, and my cover will be created this month, so I’ll reveal that in August. I’ve loved writing these four brothers, and I’m so sad to be done with them already. I feel like it went by really fast. Anyway, without further ado…
Ten years ago, I kissed my best friend.
Six years ago, my life changed and I went from being an unknown kid from a small town to a world-renowned rock star. Before leaving Gaspar, I told Ali weโd still be together. I made promises I didnโt keep, and I lied over and over again. I threw our plans out the window and made a life for myself.
Iโve barely had time to go home, because touring keeps me away. We havenโt been in touch in years, but after this tour, Iโm heading home to find the only person who knows my deepest, darkest secret, and beg for forgiveness.
Ten years ago, I kissed my best friend, and his name is Alejandro Barerra. My Ali.
He may never forgive me for the broken promises or for breaking his heart, and Iโm afraid heโll never want to talk to me again, but heโs the only one who knows the real me, and Iโm determined to win him back. Even if it means risking it all.
When my brothers all but force me to go out with them the weekend before the school year begins, I donโt expect anything more than a few drinks and some laughs. What happens is better than I couldโve hoped for.โฃ โฃ I meet a strikingly beautiful woman whoโs new in town. Our night starts with us laughing and drinking in the bar, moves to my bed, and ends with her disappearing into the night without any exchange of information.โฃ โฃ Monday morning, she walks into my calculus class and knocks the breath from my lungs.โฃ โฃ My one-night stand is now my student.โฃ โฃ Never one to cross the line and always one to play by the rules, I make sure to tell her nothing more can happen. But as time goes on, I start wanting to erase the line and throw the rule book out the window. Because even though itโs against the rules to be with her, I feel like, with Nova, I can find happiness again. But she deserves more than becoming my dirty little secret.โฃ
This book was AMAZING!!! One of the best student/teacher, age gap romances I have read in a long time. If these tropes are your cup of tea, then you really need to read this book!!
Isabel sure knows how to write a steamy story to capture your attention and make you not want to sleep or work the next morning!
ย I knew it was a professor/student romance but OMG guys, this book is literally the age gap/professor-student/forbidden romance of my dreams.
This is one amazing book. The characters will have you begging for more and the authors fantastic writing style will have you forgetting this is a novel and not real life.ย
WARNING – WARNING – WARNING HOT AF EXCERPT BELOW. EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.
NOVA
He sighs then turns and looks at me. โI wish things were different.โ
I chew on my lip and look up at him with hooded eyes. โIf they were, what would happen?โ
He groans. โOh, Nova. You have no idea.โ
ELIJAH
Her chest rises with a deep breath. โTell me.โ
Novaโs dress has ridden up high on her thighs, showing off her flawless golden-brown skin, and I think about whatโs hiding between those luscious thighs. Itโs a risky game even talking about what I want to do, but itโs not doing it. Thatโs what I tell myself.
โIโd want to take my time with you, unlike last time. I would taste every inch of your bodyโthose thighs, your hips, stomach, breasts, neck.โ I eye each spot as I name them, and her breathing becomes ragged. โThen Iโd flip you over and work my way back down.โ
Her shiver is visible in the darkened car, and her moan audible over the music playing low over the speakers.I watch as she squeezes her thighs together, closing her eyes briefly. When they flicker open, she stares straight at me and says, โKeep going.โ
Itโs a husky whisper. A demand I want to meet.โIโd bury my face between your thighs and lap up every drop of your arousal. Iโd fuck your tight cunt with my tongue and then gently lick circles around your clit until I brought you to orgasm. And then Iโd lick you clean.โ
Her eyes widen in surprise at the vulgar language, but the wanton moan she releases lets me know she loves it. My cock comes to life as her hand drops slowly to her thigh and moves under the hem of her dress.Good God.Against my better judgement, I keep going. I canโt help myself.
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One taste will never be enough…
You learn a lot about people pouring their drinks and London is what I would consider a regular. Like clockwork, sheโs been coming into my bar twice a week for the last year. Besides her name, I’ve learned that sheโs witty, beautiful, and unfortunately… taken.
She’s in a relationship with a guy that I’m pretty sure doesn’t deserve her. Respecting that is the only thing stopping me from figuring out the things I really want to know. Things like, what her body feels like against mine, or how she tastes on my tongue.
But one evening, everything changes. London comes in and tells me that they broke up. One drink leads to two, and she finally confesses that this attraction isn’t one sided. Our slow burn is about to get blazing hot.
I wasn’t just looking for a one-night stand, not with a girl like her. But next thing you know, the ex is back. He’s in my bar, sitting next to her.
We try to act like there isnโt a connection between us. Like our bodies werenโt made for each other and we didnโt set each other aflame with a single kiss. Every time I look at her, I see the flash in her eyes that tell me sheโs remembering it too. Re-living every delicious second of our time spent together on top of this very bar.
The problem is now that I know what she tastes like, I want more. On the rocks. Itโs how London prefers her drinks, and the current state of her relationship. And I’m about to shake things up, because Iโll be damned if I let her get away.
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