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Darla didn't know why Marker gave her the necklace. He'd placed it around her neck and told her that when the baddest of the bad came, she'd was to show this to the guys who worked at the gas station by the highway. At seven, she'd never dreamed that she'd ever need its magic protection. But when the gunshots woke her in the middle of the night, and she saw her mother's body in the living room, Darla knew she had nowhere else to go.

Her breath caught when she saw him. His dark hair was cut and styled short, but sexy. Long enough she wanted to run her fingers through it, but not long by any means. His face was turned down, focused, yet she could see the chiseled features from the doorway. When he glanced up at her, the look of annoyance in his eyes made her think of the previous night. She knew instantly that he had been the man at the strip club, the man who had held the lollipop for her to suck. She swallowed nervously. If he recognized her, it was all over.

Larkyn wasn't looking for love. She was trying to heal herself. So when she meets Braylon Atlas (lead guitarist for the hottest new band), she had to run from her desires. Of course, it turns out to be harder than she realizes when he is doing everything to pull her in. Using every excuse in the book, Braylon works this small time writer into his world. He even goes so far as to use her own desires against her to get her to stop running away. But are his desires for her real? Or should she take her story and run?

My name is Jax. Well, officially it’s Jacqualina Weaver, but I hate that name. My bestie nicknamed me Jax, so that’s what I go by. Veronica (Roni) Vaughn has been my best friend and sister for the last six years, through thick and thin. She's the only one I can count on. So, when she needs me, I'm not letting her down. I'll give up everything just to make her final wishes come true.