The Rebound (One Night Stand Series Book 2)
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“That’s it.” Cole’s ragged voice brought me back. His muscles strained, his movements growing erratic. “Fuck. Madison. Yes. I’m going to come.”
He buried himself as fully as he could, hips stuttering tight against me as his cock spasmed. The knowledge there was nothing between us—that Cole was truly the first—tipped me over the edge again and we lay, bodies quaking in the aftermath of pleasure.
Cole pulled me to him and I buried my hands in his hair, tilting his face to meet my gaze. Nothing could be more perfect than this moment. I wanted to cry. I wanted to laugh. But most of all, I wanted to…
“Stay. Like this. Forever.” I didn’t realize I’d murmured the words out loud until he answered.
“I’m here.” Cole dipped his head to indulge in another slow and thorough kiss.
I cupped his face, searching his expression. What I saw there made my heart beat faster.
I drew in a breath. “I love you. I didn’t want you to leave tonight without knowing. I may not be everything you want, but my love for you is real.”
It was as if every muscle in Cole’s body relaxed. He buried his face in my hair, breathing deep.
“You’re more than I could ever imagine. Please, don’t think you have to hide who you are. You are perfect. So fucking perfect. And I love you,” he whispered into my neck, above my heart. “You and me. This is real.”
“Forever,” I confirmed.
And proceeded to show Cole just how real it could be.
About the Author
Toni Strawn lives in the beautiful South Island of New Zealand, the adventurers’ playground. She fell in love with romance early, smuggling books from her mother’s forbidden bookshelf to read late into the night.
A self-confessed tomboy, Toni likes her heroes tough and her heroines tougher. While not trying to wreck her characters’ lives before finding them a happily ever after, Toni can be found feeding her addiction to paranormal romance novels.
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His Rules
Who will break first…
One Night Stand Series, Book 1
Abby Harkness believes sex is a full-contact sport to be played by the rules.
Rule #1? One night only.
That is, until she meets the one man who makes her body scream for more. Instinct tells her to run, but Abby is determined to exorcise the demons of her past and prove she can handle anything he has to give.
Marcus Brookhein is competitive to the core, and he will bend the rules to win Abby’s heart. Its all-out war . . . and it’s about to get dirty.
Her Release
No one cares who started it—only who finishes on top.
One Night Stand Series, Book 3
Jess Langford hates being told what to do, hates everything medical and hates that her brother thwarts any attempt she makes at independence.
When Jess moves out of the university dorms without telling her brother, she celebrates her newfound freedom with a one night stand with a man she thinks she recognizes as handsome Van Sheffield from the University, but it’s only after they’ve spent a night together that Jess finds out who Van really is. A visiting physiotherapy consultant who has already decided Jess is the perfect candidate for his next rehabilitation program.
Van knew exactly who Jess Langford was when he met her. Stubborn. Rebellious. Trouble with a capital T. All the reasons why Van knew he had to have her in his program and in his bed. He loves the spark of energy that makes Jess pick herself up every time she falls, especially when everyone else in his life has given up. Van will do whatever it takes to harness Jess’s strength of will, but he wasn’t betting on losing his own iron-clad control.