Dumas University

One night.One night in the arms of a stranger in a nightclub I was warned to stay away from. A kiss so scorching hot I'm left aching for more. A bargain made.His proposal is indecent, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I accept his money, not realizing he is everything I don't want in my life again after my boyfriend's death. Bobby Bliss. Playboy. Bad boy. My best friend's older brother. My older brother's rival from their high school football days. He is also the man rumored to be responsible for my boyfriend's murder. Bobby knew who I was that night. He should have never put the business proposal out there, and I should never have accepted. We're a match that should never happen. In Bobby's world of ruthless men, he lives by the words never say never, and he'll jeopardize the solid line of loyalty to make me his. Bobby Bliss, bring it. I will never be yours. Ashlyn Mathews is a registered nurse with an overactive imagination. Her interests and activities include taking a lot of pictures of her golden retrievers and flowers and posting them on social media (occasionally she'll post pictures of her kids and hubby), binge-watching funny and romantic Netflix shows, reading books and magazines of various genres, eating a lot of carbs, and drinking A LOT of coffee. Hot, iced, blended… it doesn't matter as long as it has coffee.For more on her romance series, visit ashlynmathews.com.

SynTaron Vaughn. He's a guy from my past I never thought I'd see again. Star quarterback. King of the game. A cocky jerk that at one point in my life took up available space in my heart until a kiss destroyed us. Taron now plays ball at my college and is after more than a championship win. He wants to punish me for that kiss. Demand I serve up on a silver platter my pride, my body, and my absolute loyalty. Sorry, champ, but I didn't spend years drama-proofing my life for you to come barging in and dismantling it piece by piece. TaronOne chance, one listen, one wish. What Syn Winters promised me. I got none of those things. Instead, she ripped my heart out of my chest, then disappeared. Ghosted. She should know better than to ghost a hot-tempered bastard like me. I'm here to collect what is mine, and after I punish Syn for her sins against me, I'll walk away with my heart whole again. Except nothing with Syn is ever easy or what it seems.