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Love Stings
Series · 4 books · 2016-2017

Books in series

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#1

Broken Love

2016

As a young woman, Abby Carmichael had it all—until the night a stranger tore it away…A year and a half after the brutal sexual assault, Abby is finally starting to feel like her old self. Teaching dance classes with enthusiastic kids is just the kind of job she needs—far away from probing eyes or vicious intentions of the opposite sex. When she connects with one of her students, Natalie, it isn’t long until she meets her father, Deputy Ben James. Ben James is just a regular guy, working to make a life for himself and his daughter… That’s what Abby tells herself when her sudden attraction for Ben catches her off guard. Abby has been steering clear of men for obvious reasons, and the idea of wanting that kind of relationship is more terrifying than intriguing. But with his doe-eyed daughter tugging at her dance uniform, Ben takes notice. He’s ready for love, but does her past hold too many secrets? After the assault, Abby coped by using heavy medication and fell into an ugly chain of one-night stands. But now that she’s out of rehab and finally on the right track, it’s only a matter of time before Ben finds out. Will Abby be the true love Ben has always wanted? Or is she a tangled challenge, leading to yet another… Broken Love?
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#2

Secret Love

2016

Competition is healthy. Except Carrington Carter can’t ever seem to win… Carrington has never been good enough, between competing with the ghost of a sister she never met and a brother who can do no wrong in their parents’ eyes. She’s convinced finishing nursing school will finally make her parents proud until she finds out she didn’t pass her boards. Now she needs money, more than she’d make working as a nurse’s aide. A secret life of late nights and fast cash may be the only way to keep the news of her most recent failure from her parents… While driving to the hospital, she spots a gentlemen’s club, the Thirsty Beaver, and decides to apply for a job as a dancer. She’s danced her whole life—how hard could it be? The only problem is it’ll have to be a secret because if her parents found out, it’d be one more thing for them to be disappointed with her about. David “Damien” Michaels loves his job with the DEA. Posing as a bouncer at a strip club is just another assignment… Damien lives the single life, scratching his itch one woman at a time while jumping his career up the ladder. The fact-finding case at the Thirsty Beaver goes perfectly until one gorgeous redhead complicates everything. She doesn’t belong there, and he knows it. One look leaves him mesmerized, and he realizes she’s gotten under his skin. He knows he should stay away from her. It could jeopardize her safety and his case, but when he can’t convince her to leave the club…rules no longer apply. Will the truth set them free, or will Carrington and Damien finally be consumed by their… Secret Love?
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#3

Forbidden Love

2017

Violet Carmichael knew her second year of college would be tough, but nothing could have prepared her for what was about to happen… Violet’s goal is clear—to finish college and work alongside her father and uncle at their family business—but she has one major problem. The dreaded Professor Torres, head of the Architectural Department at Tulane, has a reputation as one of the toughest teachers on campus. Violet has heard more than once that he can be a downright jerk, but she’s determined to not let him get in her way. He might be a successful professor, but his personal life is nothing short of a mess… Diego Torres has the worst track record when it comes to women—which is why when he first lays eyes on his new student, he assumes she’s like all the other superficial Barbie dolls he’s always been attracted to. But it only takes a few encounters for him to realize he couldn’t have been more wrong, and the more time he spends with Violet, the more he desires her in a way no professor should desire a student. Sometimes it’s impossible to walk away, even when there’s so much at stake… After desperately trying to avoid crossing that thin ethical line, Diego and Violet are no longer able to deny the sexual tension between them and risk everything, falling into an all-consuming, passionate relationship. But when outsiders threaten to destroy it all, Diego has no choice but to make a life-altering decision for himself and the woman he is forbidden to love. As lines between student and professor begin to blur, the consequences might end up destroying them both…
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#4

Unexpected Love

2017

It was supposed to be a one-time thing. Just one night. No attachments, no strings, and no expectations. Little did Chloe know it would change her life forever. In hindsight, that night with Joe never should have happened. But it did. He was one mistake she never should have made. But she did. Now Chloe is in way too deep, stuck in a very complicated situation that seems impossible to get out of. Too bad she can’t change the past. If she could do it all over again, she wouldn’t be so reckless, so weak. She wouldn’t succumb to temptation so easily… Or would she?

Author

Evan Grace
Evan Grace
Author · 43 books

https://www.authorevangrace.com A Midwesterner and self-proclaimed nerd, Evan has been an avid reader most of her life, but five years ago got bit by the writing bug, and it quickly became her addiction, passion and therapy. When the voices in her head give it a rest, she can always be found with her e-reader in her hand. Some of her favorites include, Shayla Black, Jaci Burton, Madeline Sheehan and Jamie Mcguire. Evan finds a lot of her inspiration in music, so if you see her wearing her headphones you know she means business and is in the zone. During the day Evan works for a large homecare agency and at night she’s superwoman. She’s a wife to Jim and a mom to Ethan and Evan, a cook, a tutor, a friend and a writer. How does she do it? She’ll never tell.

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