Taboo Streets

Tragedy has left me with nowhere to go. Until my dad's best friends—a stern cop and a cocky electrician—take me in and give me a home. But Cole and Travis are used to being bachelors. Having a young woman to look after is difficult to say the least. Lucky for them, I don't want to be taken care of. I want to push their limits. I want to break their rules. I want them. They're twice my age. Off-limits. Completely forbidden. The longer we live under one roof, the harder it is to pretend there's no chemistry brewing between us. I'm not their responsibility anymore. I'm their temptation.

Getting dumped was rough. Losing the baby? Heartbreaking. Now I'm thirty-six, single, and stuck in a body I barely recognize. Clara says I need fresh air and a fling. I wasn't expecting the fresh air to come with a stolen cat… Or him. Brayden Foss. My sweet, quiet neighbor. Freshly eighteen. My landlord's son. Totally off-limits. But he's not a boy. He cooks for me, looks at me like I'm everything, and shows up when no one else does. Even when I push him away. It was never supposed to be more than a spark. But this thing between us? It's real. It's wild. It's ours.

My mom has always needed saving. And Reid Foss—the gruff, broody man who owns our townhouse complex—was the one who stepped up. He let us move into his house. Paid the bills. Kept the lights on when Mom couldn't. But I'm not my mother. I don't want to be rescued. I want him. Reid is my mom's boyfriend. Our landlord. Twice my age and completely forbidden. But every morning run, every heated glance, every accidental touch… It makes the line between wrong and right harder to see. Until we cross it and everything changes. I'm not just the girl he let move in.

Money's tight. Which is the only reason I agreed to take on a roommate. Enter Riko Valentine who's loud, messy, and half my age. The first time I saw him, he was limping through physical therapy with my ex's help. Now he's crashing in my spare bedroom, leaving dirty dishes everywhere, and...