Just the Way You Are

One year of marriage. No sex. No complications. No messy emotions.Stacey Parker laid out the rules for her temporary marriage to Harrison Duval, and Harrison plans to break every one. Ten years ago, Stacey disappeared from his life, and he's not about to let it happen again.Stacey has wanted Harrison for years, but giving in to the heat between them could mean exposing her secrets, secrets about family scars and choices young women shouldn't have to make alone. Secrets that could tear his world apart.Warning: This 16,000-word short novella contains explicit sex scenes, regret, forgiveness, and second chances. New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author Lexi Ryan's novels have been described as intense, emotional, and wickedly sexy. A former college professor, she now writes full-time from her home in Indiana, where she lives with her husband, two children, and a neurotic dog. Find her on Facebook or Twitter to chat about books, TV, and her children's latest antics.