Sometimes the smallest wounds hurt the most. Ordinary. Mundane. Tedious. For Charlotte Sommers those were three words she could use to describe her life to a tee since moving down south to continue with her studies and escape her obsessed ex-boyfriend. Classes, work, and sleep were three more. Her life wasn’t exciting in the slightest. It never had been. All that was about to change. When a new tenant moves into the empty apartment down the hall, the mysterious stranger piques Charlie’s interest. Why did he always wear his hood up? What did he look like under there? Was it him playing the acoustic guitar she sometimes heard when she passed his door, or was it the stereo? Finally, with something to break the monotony of her life, Charlie makes it her mission to find out. When they are finally introduced to each other through less than desirable circumstances, they embark on an unlikely friendship. But Charlie begins to suspect Jake is hiding something. Her friend Cara is Jake isn’t an axe murderer, or a psychopath. But he will change the course of Charlie’s life forever. Book one in the Paper Cuts Trilogy, a steamy contemporary romance trilogy of standalone books. \* This book contains adult content including steamy scenes, and therefore is recommended for 18+

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙙. . . Since Hunter Collins made the decision to leave the family business, he’s never looked back. A successful nightclub owner, he’s kept his reputation clean despite his family name. All was going well. Until a dead man turns up in his office, and the woman detective investigating the case seems determined to destroy him. Life hasn’t always been easy for Detective Abigail Sloan, but over the years she has learned to not let her traumatic past define her. Her job is everything. But when Abbie is assigned to investigate a murder case in a local nightclub, she isn’t prepared to fall down the black hole to a past she’d long moved on from. Her main suspect is a Collins, part of the family who almost destroyed her all those years ago. Could this be her chance to get back at them? If she can prove Hunter Collins is guilty of murder, maybe seeing at least one of them behind bars will give her some closure. It was a good plan. Until it wasn’t. While they butt heads, Hunter and Abbie find themselves embroiled in a twisted game of revenge and soon the hostility between them begins to reshape into something neither of them want. But there’s no time for distractions. The clock is ticking. A mysterious letter sparks a game of cat and mouse that will ultimately lead to a future neither of them could have prepared for. \* Enemies to lovers \* Troubled past \* Dual POV \* Denied Attraction \* Ex Mob MMC \* Sexy Alpha \* The final instalment in the Paper Cuts trilogy of steamy standalone stories. Pre-order now! Read books 1 and 2 now. Available to buy or to read for Free in Kindle Unlimited. 1\. Paper Cuts 2\. Paper Chains