by Lauren Runow
“Can I hold her?” Benjamin asks.
We sit him down, and Carter picks April up, gently placing her in his arms.
There it is, my life is complete.
Other Books By Lauren Runow
Black Widow
Preston
I bury my pain in a sex club. I can be anonymous and still be faithful to my deceased wife's memory. At the club, I can give and receive pleasure without guilt or attachment. My mask hides the lies of my past.
Kamii
My marriage ended tragically. Since then, the only excitement in my lonely, pathetic, workaholic life is reading erotic novels. However, I now have the chance to be whoever I want to be, where no one knows my past and will never be my future.
When their worlds collide, fantasies become a reality by pushing boundaries. The anonymity of Bridge offers protection from painful pasts, cunning schemes and dangerous lies. But when the masks are removed, there are no safewords to protect hearts and lives from buried truths.
Gravity
Gravity is not your normal, sweet romance of childhood friends to lovers. Spanning over twenty years—it’s raw, it’s real, asking the question if soul mates really exist.
Lily
At eight years old, the boy next door changed my life. He was the force pulling me toward him despite our differences. It was like magic.
We understood each other, supported each other and in the process became everything to each other.
But in chasing Trevin’s dream, I lost myself along the way.
Trevin
Through tremendous heartache, she was there. Through fame and fortune, she was there. Loving Lily was the one thing I got right.
Eclipsing her in my shadow, I took from her until she was empty. Now I must do anything to prove I can be the man she wants, no, the man she deserves.
Unwritten
Charlie Ashley, or Mr. Ashley as his clients know him, is a high-end male escort who gets paid thousands for whatever services his clients require. He’s lived the last ten years alone, not letting anyone in, enjoying his success and provocative lifestyle.
Allison Hayes has no idea the man she is falling in love with is a male escort. She connects with Charlie through their love of music, playing a taunting game asking herself if she loves him, hates him or if she is going to save him.
After meeting Allison, Charlie enters a world where everything he knows no longer makes sense, leaving him too scared to move forward, yet making it impossible to look back.
But can he give up his entire life for love?
Rewritten
Charlie loves Allison more than life itself. But is his love strong enough to end a part of him?
Allison found the man of her dreams but fate keeps slapping them in the face with new challenges making her wonder if everything really does happen for a reason.
There are decisions to be made, relationships to mend and futures to be told all with one question; is their love strong enough to be rewritten?
*REWRITTEN is the conclusion of the Unwritten Series.
The High Road (a novella originally published in A Secret Affair and releasing as a solo soon)
I walk through these halls with my tight bun, form-fitting uniform and a fake smile plastered across my face. My career is everything I’ve planned. I’ve made Captain in the Air Force and, even though I’m a female, I’ve gained the respect and recognition from my peers both below and above me. On the outside, I look like I’ve got it all, but on the inside, I’m slowing dying inside.
I never knew after one staggering night out, Alex would change my perception on life. He opened my eyes and gave me a glimpse into a world of what I was missing.
More of what I yearned for.
More of what I needed.
But he forgot to mention one thing… he is my subordinate.
Acknowledgments
After I wrote Black Widow readers started asking for another Club Bridge book. The thought never occurred to me to write another one, and it wasn’t until my friend April Wells told me she wanted a book with a student and two teachers that the idea started rolling around in my head.
I knew that Angie from Black Widow would fit that roll and the two guys were introduced together already so the possibility was there. I just needed a song to guide me.
Music is my life and all of my books wrap around a song. One day I was delivering magazines with my “real” job and Falling Inside the Black by Skillet came on. As I listened to the song the entire book came to me, and Falling Into The Black was born. Though both guys weren’t teachers, I was able to make at least one of them a teacher just for April.
When I started writing this I honestly had no idea who I wanted Evangeline to end up with so I wanted the story to decide for me. It wasn’t until I was thinking about the cover that I remembered an amazing photo that my good friend, Lacy Pryde, had of her and her husband. I knew then exactly who Evangeline and Carter were and that they would be together. Originally the photo was going to be on the front but I ended up moving it to the back cover after I found the photo that you see now.
A huge thank you to Stefanie Pace, Kelli Mummert, April Wells, Jeannine Colette, Cole Robitaille & Stacey Spence —notice where the name Cole Spence came from ;-) —, Stephie Walls and Chelle Lagoski Northcutt for being my beta readers and helping get Falling Into The Black to what it is today.
I’ve been lucky enough to work with Indie Solutions, Designed with Grace, Itsy Bitsy Book Bits and Wordsmith Publicity and I can’t thank them all enough for their support.
With every book I release I love this indie world more and more. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of the blogs, readers and everyone who posts, leaves a review or tells a friend about my books. Thank you for making my hobby, with every late night, sore wrist and headache, worth it. Much love!
About the Author
Lauren Runow is the author of multiple Adult Contemporary Romance novels, some more dirty than others. When Lauren isn't writing, you'll find her listening to music, at her local CrossFit, reading, or at the baseball field with her boys. Her only vice is coffee, and she swears it makes her a better mom!
Lauren is a graduate from the Academy of Art in San Francisco and is the founder and co-owner of the community magazine she and her husband publish. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two sons.
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