Friction

Amber Wilson, supermodel, lingerie designer and UNICEF ambassador.

She is the quintessential standard of American beauty with cat eyes, thick auburn hair and a swimsuit bod. With each image, I feel more inadequate as a woman and as a human being. Who looks that good feeding orphans in South Sudan? Seriously?

Apparently, Mark and Amber are finito as a couple, but it doesn’t matter. For guys like Mark, there are always supermodels or actresses ready to pounce. Dorky, career-obsessed regular gals like me can’t compete. He probably doesn’t even remember me. At least, not like I remember him. My heart beats hard when I think of seeing him again, but then I remind myself that all I have to do is stay calm, focused, and professional—and he’ll no doubt do the same.

I just pray it’s not a repeat of high school.



Talk Dirty To Me comes out January 25! Add it to your TBR here!





Acknowledgments





I want to say a big thank you to the AMAZING team at HEA Press—Rebecca and Abby—my incredible copyeditor Christine Estevez, and Jenn and the rest of the kickass team at Social Butterfly PR. Seriously, you women are so wonderful and patient and I appreciate you so much. Thank you for guiding me along the way. Lucy, Jace and I are all so grateful to you.

To my “Your Toxic Sequel Support Group” on Facebook, thank you ladies so much for making me smile on a daily basis and supporting my books. Y’all rock!

Thank you to my INCREDIBLE beta readers: Stacy Kestwick, Michelle Valentine, Kandy Lute Butler, Yolanda March, and Lourdes Santin Sanchez. Lourdes … I bow down to your wonderful translation skills. Thank you for helping me with B’s naughty bits!

To Kellie Dennis, my cover designer—this cover is EVERYTHING! I also want to thank the amazing Wander Aguiar for such incredible photography and Jonny James for being the perfect “Jace.”

To all my amazing author friends—you guys kick ass. I’m so blessed to be a part of such a great, caring community. Lots of love to you all.

To the bloggers in the romance community—THANK YOU! Your support and love for my books mean so much to me. I appreciate you all more than you could ever imagine. Thank you for taking such good care of me and all the other indie authors.

And to my family—my husband and my wonderful children: I appreciate the hell out of you guys for putting up with me while I was deep in the world of Jace and Lucy. Thank you guys for eating McDonalds far too many times and leaving me in my cave to work. I will prepare a feast for you guys now that the book is out in the world, and it shall be amazing. Love you guys so much.

And last, but certainly not least, to you: Thank you so for being so amazing. Your enthusiasm and support for my books amaze me constantly, and I feel so blessed to have you. Thank you for all the emails, reviews, and messages! They always put a smile on my face.