When the one you let get away is back in town broken and alone, you stop at nothing to show her how you feel, even if your secret could break her all over again. See that girl over there sitting in my bar? That’s Savannah Turner. She was everything I ever thought I could want back in high school, but she never knew it. She was the one I let get away because I was too scared to pursue her. Now she’s back in town, alone and broken, trying to pick up the pieces of her life after enduring the worst tragedy of her existence. I would give anything to be the one by her side, holding her hand, helping her heal, but the guilt that consumes me when I see her is crippling. I can’t ever tell her why. I can’t tell anyone. If she found out, it could break her all over again. That’s a weight nobody ever imagines themselves needing to carry. Certainly not me. But fate can be cruel.

Sugar and spice and everything nice? No way. She’s sugar and sass and a pain in my...well...you know. It was just supposed to be a two-month leave from my cushy job in Chicago. Stabilize the family bakery business following the death of my father, and then get back to the city. It would have gone flawlessly had I not run smack dab into Hadley Hutton on my first night back. That spit-fire competitive girl was my college nemesis, always one-upping me, until she mysteriously didn’t return for our senior year. So, imagine my surprise when I’m introduced to the bakery’s newest manager and it’s her! Now I have to work closely with her nearly everyday. Words fly and tempers flare between us, just like they did in college, except something is different about her now. There’s more to Hadley Hutton than her sweet looks and salty attitude. Maybe if I can figure her out, she’ll see I’m not the jerk she thinks I am. Or maybe I’m just creating a recipe for disaster. This book is a full-length interconnected standalone! The books in the Bardstown series can be read in any order as each one features a different brother in the Fox family. These books are adult in nature and should only be read by those 18+ years old.

There's a choice in everything I do, and that one choice can change my life forever. Falling in love with Lacey Evans was a choice I didn’t even have to make four years ago. One look at her and she had my heart. I had the ring. I was ready for my forever, but when she was given the opportunity to chase a dream, she didn’t choose me. She left town without a word. I didn’t get a choice. I didn’t even get to say goodbye. After two years away, she shows up at my father’s funeral and tells me she’s back for good. Now I’m faced with the realization that although I’m hurt, confused, and frustrated seeing her again, I’m also still in love with her. All I want, all I’ve ever wanted is her, but there’s only so much heartache I can take before I break. And when Lacey fractures my heart with another crushing blow, I’m not sure I’m strong enough to withstand the pain this time. Leaving was once her choice. Will letting her go for good be mine?

Oh, my God, I kissed my best friend. And I liked it! Emily Chesney moved in a few years ago in place of her brother, and although I wasn’t excited about living with a woman I couldn’t have (her brother’s doing, not mine), we set a few ground rules and quickly became friends. Best friends. I tried to date after she moved in. I tried with just about every girl who works on my floor at one timeor another. I even hit on a few ladies in the bar, but I never felt anything with anybody. Zip. Zero. Zilch. No spark whatsoever. The day my father was diagnosed though, I had a moment of weakness and kissed Emily and I liked it. A lot. I felt it deep in my bones. It was the best kiss I’ve ever had. I know we made rules that should be respected and followed, but damn if I don’t want to break them all with her one by one. I might be shooting myself in the foot with cupid’s arrow, but I can’t help it. I think I’m falling for my best friend.

I’ve been crushing on a girl for months. After my dad passed away, I needed a change and out of the family bakery, so my brother helped me get a job where she works. Now that I’m working with her, and getting to know her, I want to ask her out. But she’s currently seeing someone else. Someone who doesn’t deserve her. Someone I know she doesn’t love. I’m not the kind of guy who would try to break up a relationship, but I am absolutely the type to show a girl what she’s missing, you know, in case her relationship status changes. This would be a lot easier though if she wasn’t my boss’s daughter.