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Once
There once was this boy I loved very much. He would leave a rose on my doorstep on my birthdays and the anniversary of our meeting. I donât know what happened to him. I lost my memory and my ability to speak after a horrendous hit-and-run accident.
A different boy shows up like clockwork at the bar I bartend at, but heâs not a boy. He is all man. Tall. Imposing. Brooding. Guns for arms. He doesnât speak a lick to me. He stares at me from his dark corner with this intensity, as though I should know him. Do I? What secret does he hold in that sinfully hot body of his?
I am willing to give up on ever seeing the boy I once loved for time with the man who could have the answer for whatâs missing from my life. Where did the boy I loved go?
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Scars to Your Beautiful
My remorse is skin deep.
I live paycheck to paycheck, call the apartment on the scary side of the city my home, and have no life outside of working two jobs. When given the chance to crash a masquerade party in the rich part of town, I readily agree. I didnât expect to be escorted to the party by Jaxson McCallister, a man from my past who holds a dark grudge against me. A man who doesnât have a clue itâs me beneath the mask. Or does he?
Iâm unwilling to forgive her.
The law was too soft on her, and she knew it. I canât forgive or forget Tavi Gabriel for her role in my little sisterâs death. When she drops into my life again after going MIA, Iâm determined to make her pay for getting off easy.
But when I see the pain and remorse etched on her face as a deep scar, can I forgive and forget her? Or will I demand a different penance that will test my long-buried feelings for her?
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 Give You Up
 Syn
Taron Vaughn. Heâs a guy from my past that I never thought Iâd see again. Star quarterback. King of the game. A cocky jerk that, at one point in my life, took up available space in my heart until a kiss destroyed us.
Taron now plays ball at my college and is after more than a championship win. He wants to punish me for that kiss, demand I serve up my pride, my body, and my absolute loyalty on a silver platter. Sorry, champ, but I didnât spend years drama-proofing my life for you to come barging in and dismantling it piece by piece.
Taron
One chance, one listen, one wish. What Syn Winters promised me. I got none of those things. Instead, she ripped my heart out of my chest and then disappeared. Ghosted. She should know better than to ghost a hot-tempered bastard like me. Iâm here to collect what is mine, and after I punish Syn for her sins against me, Iâll walk away with my heart whole again. Except nothing with Syn is ever easy or what it seems.
Ashlyn Mathews is an author of paranormal, contemporary, and new adult romance. Sunshine makes her happy, but cold and dreary weather puts her in the best writing mood. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family. You can find more about her and her books at www.ashlynmathewsauthor.com.