Kaleigh
She’s got mad knife skills.
Rome
Sounds like my sister.
Dillan
She’s also beautiful.
Jamie
Okay, I can get on board with hot and dangerous.
Kaleigh
Gee wiz, why are you still single?
Jamie
You could put me out of my misery and change that.
Kaleigh
And ruin the fantasy? I’ll pass.
Dillan
I’ll set aside a stack of books tomorrow.
Lilah
I can’t wait to start this one.
Lexie
I can’t wait to hear what the guys think.
Dillan
I’m still impressed Rome can read.
Rome
Guess we’ll see soon enough.
ROME
I’m only in the fucking prologue, and I already have a question.
Do women really think men are this deep?
—Text from Rome to Ryker
Sugar and coffee and warmth assault all my senses as I step into Sweet Temptations from the slush-filled freezing cold clinging to Main Street. December wasn’t too bad this year, but January has been off to a fucking brutal start.
“Your hubby’s brother is here, Lex,” the young cashier with bright purple hair calls out to my sister-in-law before I even get to the counter, instead of helping me herself. Without giving me a second glance, she stares back down at the book in her hands as Lexie steps through the swinging doors of the kitchen, a piping bag full of what looks like chocolate frosting in one hand and a dusting of white powder on her cheek.
