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Authors: Allie Juliette Mousseau
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Burn (Brothers of Ink and Steel Book 2)
I met her in a graveyard. She was cleaning broken glass from a concrete angel.
I should have gone on my way, but she gnawed at the edges of my mind and pulled me to her like steel to a magnet.
She acted tough, but I saw through the mask; she'd never make it out there on her own.
I was a streetfighter making a name for myself in the city's underground fight clubs.
Together we clawed out our survival on the city streets. We became each other's home - our somewhere we belonged.
She called us, two halves of one whole.
We protected one another.
Until that night.
I wasn't there to keep her safe when she needed me most.
Everything shattered.
It's been ten years since she slipped out of my life in the middle of the night.
But now, here she is, standing in front of me - no longer the a skinny, underfed teenage girl - but a stunningly beautiful woman.
Can I forgive her?
Can I forgive myself?
One thing I've come to understand: Real love always burns
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Read the much anticipated second book in the USA TODAY Brothers of Ink and Steel series that follows the lives of seven hard, street toughened young men who hated one another until one night of violence, blood, and vengeance made them brothers for life.
Liam and Quinn fell in love as teenagers while forging a bond surviving together on the city streets, but one irreversible night tore them apart and changed the course of destiny.
Now ten years later. Liam Knight, is a sexy panty-melting, hard-bodied streetfighter and renowned tattoo artist, rising up the ranks of the UFC Middleweight Division, but he's about to get knocked out by his past.
For Quinn Kelley, Liam Knight was her home--once--but she lost it.
When fate gives them a second chance, will they let go of their fear and pride and let the flame between them become one?
Or will the heat burn them both?
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Dare You Forever (Brothers of Ink and Steel Novella 2.5)
Alpha-male, dirty-talking, MMA Light-Heavyweight Champion Josh North has only three days until the wedding to prove to single mother and greatest-love-of-his-life Sophie Garner that he is the only man she'll ever need!
As the wedding day approaches and Sophie begins to get cold feet, Josh comes up with a romantic scheme to prove his love and devotion--and employs all his brothers as Cupid’s messengers!
See Josh North, the North men and the Brothers of Ink and Steel like you never have before in this sweet, sexy and wildly romantic wedding novella!
Sophie Garner answered yes in front of the entire world when Josh popped the question and the diamond ring dangled from his title belt, but is she really ready to take the plunge?
She’s been a single mother for almost three years, and she’s set in her ways, not used to sharing her life with anyone but her daughter, Charlie. Plus, she doesn’t know that she can ever escape the shadow of a past that still haunts her.
Sophie and Charlie are everything Josh wants in the world – but the heartthrob bachelor is learning that commitment and fatherhood are both tougher than training for the title fight! And even though he’d give his life for either of his girls, he’s not so sure he’s got what it takes to be a husband and daddy.
Will Josh win the roughest fight of his life, or will he go down for the count?
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Defy (Brothers of Ink and Steel Book 3)
Ryder Axton
I always fight hard, fuck harder, and never let myself get personally involved. But my assignment to apprehend Eduardo Miguel comes to a grinding halt when I find a missing federal witness held captive in his basement. It becomes fucking personal, fast!
Keeping Farrington safe, even if it—or more likely she—kills me, is now my only mission. But she’s terrified and fights me at every turn. Earning her trust becomes more than a way to save both our lives, it’s like an addictive drug. I need it—I need her to put her faith in me.
When she begins investigating the hidden parts of my soul, I almost can’t deny her. I know I can protect her. I know I could pleasure her in one explosive night she’d always remember and I’d never forget. What I don’t know is how I could be falling so hard. There’s no way in hell I can let that happen; getting too close to me comes with an ominous curse that won’t be defied.
I thought I had nothing to lose. I was wrong.
Rachel Farrington
I should’ve never taken that dangerous shortcut through the unlit alley to the frat party. It was where I saw a fellow student brutally murdered and how I made my way onto a cartel leader’s hit list.
As a federal witness, I thought I was safe in the protective custody of the FBI . . . that is until I woke up chained in the monster’s basement.
When a powerful and lethal soldier claiming to be a bounty hunter shows up, I’m not sure if he’s rescuing me or dragging me towards a greater hell. But after a series of experiences that defy death, the overwhelmingly sexy, dirty-minded, Navy Seal trained and hot blooded bounty hunter—who obviously plays by his own rules—just might win my trust.
He is not an ordinary man. He’s strong, dark and deadly; his past is mysterious and his motives unreadable. He seems to be made of the stuff of myth and legend, and of ink and steel.
Is Ryder Axton for real? Or is he employed by my captor for a more sinister purpose?
When death comes, can we defy it… again?
An Action-packed crime drama/romance standalone in the Brother's of Ink and Steel series
***Each novel in the Brothers of Ink and Steel series focuses on one couple's journey to their HEA
Allie Juliette
writes sexy, emotionally-charged
New Adult Romance
Allie Juliette loves traveling and adventuring everywhere she can - whether it's in the physical world, within the pages of a great book or in her own wandering imagination - she believes and lives by the magical motto: All those who wander are not lost.
Now, after almost one year of living in southern California, where the residents worship the rolling ocean waves and the glow of the setting sun, she resembles a local more and seems less a newcomer with her very loving (and very loud) family.
Backing up for some ancient history, when she said yes to a dinner date with Michael - the rugged, sexy, broad shouldered, fire protection specialist with mesmerizing green eyes, strong muscular arms and thick black hair who smelled amazing with the scent of his Carhardt work-wear and cold Vermont air - she didn't know he'd be her happily ever after. But after five days of dating (yes, you read that correctly,
five days. H
owever in her defense she had
known
him for almost a year through mutual friends), he lit candles, played her favorite song and asked her to marry him.
They recently celebrated their 22nd year of marriage.
After having six high-energy children and adopting a golden retriever fur-baby, moving into nine different houses in six different states, living in an RV together with the kids and dog (yes planned and deliberately) on a wild adventure around the US and Canada for three years, she’s learned that true love does indeed win and that home is anywhere you are, as long as you're together.