The decimation of my ten-year relationship leveled me, crushed my soul into a heap of dust. Time healed the bulk of my brokenness, but I refused to relinquish myself to another…until Ransome came dancing his way into my life. Wickedly sexy, all I needed was one night with him to douse my My job as a dancer didn’t inspire relationship hopes in the minds of any self-respecting woman. I wanted more, but drunken nights of sex and one-night stands summarized my unflattering relationship status. Finding a woman willing to give me a chance was as unattainable as picking winning lottery numbers…until my eyes gleamed the darkness and found Charlene.

He stole my heart and shattered it into pieces when he disappeared without a trace. Time allowed me to puzzle the broken parts back together. I was sure it would take an army to get me to surrender myself to another man…. until Trent Callie deserved better than me. That’s what I told myself when I walked out on the best thing to ever happened to me. All I had for a year were the whispers of what could have been…until the fate’s aligned and saw fit to give me another chance. However, the universe seemed determined to destroy the unraveling thread of hope that remained.

Love is an illusion and as easily forgotten as a song lyric. I didn’t believe in something that could be so easily dismissed… until Atlas walked into my life, lingered in my heart, and redefined the Love was a torturous mistress who ripped me to shreds one time too many. Now, all I needed was enough time to meet, have fun, and disappear before the drama showed up. I believed I had it all figured out…until Dayton entered my life. However, I soon found out that love wasn’t done tormenting me.