Lavender Pen
“Slowly, Redbird. Let me see every inch of you,” he says, and judging by the way his devilish eyes are pinning me in place, it sure isn’t a request.
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He was my stepfather. My first forbidden crush. And the one man I was never supposed to want.
Five years ago, I was eighteen, hopelessly infatuated, and foolish enough to believe he might someday want me too.
Now, at twenty-three, I’m back to bury my mother, and the man I swore I’d forgotten is waiting for me.
Ramsey is forty-six. Ruthless. Sinfully gorgeous. And somehow, he hasn’t aged a day.
Worse? He’s no longer pretending not to notice me.
His touches linger. His jealousy is terrifying. And every time he looks at me, I wonder how long it’ll take before we commit the one sin we can never undo.
But my mother’s death wasn’t an accident. Someone wants me to uncover the truth, and every clue leads back to Ramsey.
The man I’ve loved for five years might be responsible for my mother’s death.
And worse, our fates are bound in ways I am not prepared for.
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[Book 3 of the Monster series. Can be read as a standalone.]
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