- Wanting Ava (Lockridge Loves Book 1)
- Loving Ava (Lockridge Loves Book 2)
- Forever Ava (Lockridge Loves Book 3)
- Making Moves: A ‘Why Choose?’ Romance
"My boyfriend broke up with me the day before I was supposed to fly three thousand miles across the country to move in with him. He did it over the phone, completely out of nowhere, while I was sitting in Los Angeles traffic on the way to a wedding..."
JENN SILVIANA might look perfect on the outside: gorgeous, intelligent, ambitious. But her complicated family has taught her that love is the root of all dysfunction, and her most recent attempt at a relationship has only reinforced that belief. Men are a means to an end, nothing more!
Until Jenn meets ASH WHEATLEY, her longtime Hollywood crush fighting to stay relevant in a cutthroat industry.
Not to mention ROMAN NAVARRO, the devilishly handsome leader of her biggest business competitor—and now a partner on the biggest deal of her life.
And then there's LIAM KENNA, the too-hot-to-be-trusted best friend of Jenn's loathsome older brother. Surely assholes of a feather flock together? Liam also happens to be the groom at the aforementioned wedding, which should make him untouchable. Right? Right.
No matter what, Jenn vows that no man or obstacle will stand in her way as she strives for success. But these three wild cards might upset her careful plans...
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I stepped into the room, put my keycard in the slot to turn on the lights, and crowded Ash against the door.
I felt the heat of his mouth before it touched down, on-target and unhesitating. We immediately got down to business. Ash had excellent making out technique. The TV character he'd become famous for didn't usually kiss with tongue, but Ash in real life didn't have to worry about broadcast standards and practices. Thank the gods of sex for that.
Not to be outdone, I licked his bottom lip before dipping inside. A groan rumbled through his throat and he pulled me closer, bringing my hips into his with blatantly sexual confidence. Fuck, I'd missed that—just the sensation of being felt up, of someone touching me with such single-minded focus. The kiss with Liam had been so fleeting, finished before I'd fully processed it was happening. But now, with Ash...I hadn't felt this kind of urgency with Charlie in ages.
READ MOREA corner of my mind couldn't help focusing on the differences between the two of them. Charlie had always been good in bed, but over time our kisses had become more of a box to check, a signal that sex was happening rather than something inherently pleasurable. Like shifting to a certain gear and speeding to the finish rather than enjoying the journey. Then, this summer, our kisses dwindled to chaste pecks that never went anywhere.
Ash, on the other hand, brought all the excitement of the unknown and unfamiliar. Towering over me but holding me gently in his arms, he walked us deeper into the room, shedding his jacket along the way. His tongue slid against mine, hot and slick and searching. I licked him back, tasting the searing smokiness of the whiskey he'd been drinking.
"Bed," I panted. "Behind you."
He backed toward it and lowered himself onto the end, looking up at me with heated eyes. He was so tall that he barely had to tilt his head. "Fuck. You're sexy as hell, you know that?"
"Speak for yourself."
I took a second to kick off my heels, then stepped between his knees. I lifted Ash's hands to my ass, where his long fingers obligingly massaged me through the flimsy silk of my dress.
"Do you have a condom?" he asked.
I nodded. "In my suitcase. I'll get it." A whole box bought for Charlie's visit last month. None of them used.
My dress hit the floor, followed by Ash's shirt. I'd heard actors liked to have a lot of prep time to get shredded for topless work, but apparently Ash kept himself photoshoot-ready all the time. Lucky me.
I found myself straddling his lap, wearing only my bra and thong, grinding against his still-clothed erection. I wondered if he could feel how hot and wet I was even through the layers of material. I certainly wasn't making any secret of how ready I was to fuck.
At the same time, there was still a lingering question in the air. Is this really happening to me? Is this really my life? Instead of getting lost in the fantasy, I was able to distance myself a bit, to keep that corner of my mind detached enough to observe and remain in control. Just where I liked to be...
COLLAPSEThis book is a standalone story set in the same universe as the Lockridge Loves series. You do not need to read that series to understand this book, but there will be a few references for fans.
This book deals with characters on the rocky path of new adulthood, where missteps abound but everyone's just doing their best. It features the following types of content:
- multicultural and interracial romance
- toxic family
- emotional neglect from parents and siblings
- a married man kissing another woman on his wedding night
- social media comments of a sexual and sexist nature
- alcohol consumption before sex
- explicit language
- sexual situations between the female main character and multiple male partners (not at the same time)
Please keep these content warnings in mind for your own self-care and well-being. Mental health is health, and you deserve to be healthy.