My life was shattered when my sister and best friend, Sierra, was taken from me by a drunk driver. Now, months later, instead of worrying about finishing college, I'm ordering shot after shot trying to drown away her memory. A sexy but arrogant man steps in, takes my drink, steals my breath, and tries to save me from myself in one swoop. And I hate him for it. Realizing I'm on a downward spiral, I decide to get my life back on track. First step - get a job. Any job. Something to keep me busy and not thinking about Sierra. I nail my interview for the waitress position at the hottest club in town. I'm excited and ready to begin my new adventure until the jerk from the bar walks in. As it turns out, the jerk from the bar is the club owner. And my new boss. I want to hate him. I try to hate him. Problem is, the more I get to know him, the more I find he might just be too hard to hate.

On the verge of becoming a partner at the law firm I'm working at; my boss discovers a secret from my past that would destroy everything I've worked for. He uses that secret to blackmail me into being his fake girlfriend. Willing to do whatever it takes to make this go away and land my dream job; I agree without hesitation. Everything is going smoothly until Grayson West walks into my office. The man is sexy as hell and set every piece of me on fire. Wanting him isn't the issue. Trusting him is. Turns out, Grayson is not only my competition for the position as partner - he's also my boss' son. Knowing that doesn't change my undeniable draw to him or the connection that we share. When the chips fall, will Grayson prove he's got my back? Or will he show me just how hard to trust he is?

The company I work for offers me the opportunity of a lifetime. The downside? It's in a place I swore I would never step foot in again. Dayton is where I met Cooper. Where I fell in love with him. And where he broke my heart. If I never see him again, it will be too soon. But I can't turn this job down. When I return to Dayton, I do everything in my power to avoid the man I hate for breaking my heart. Fate has other plans for us. When we wind up working together, the connection we once shared is still there. As much as I want to hate him, his smile and boyish charm threatens to draw me right back in. Even though I find it hard to forgive him, the more time we spend together, the harder it is to deny this thing between us.

FREE Standalone novella part of the Hard to Love series. Ginger has had her eye on Hal for awhile. When he finally asks her out, their date goes better than either could expect. There's only one problem - Hal's powerful family has other plans for him. What happens next is hard to believe...