Just (Neal)

From best-selling author Xavier Neal comes a slow-burn romance that's full of the unexpected...They say all the best things in life are free.I say all the best things in life are easy.That is until easy gets me put on house arrest where I'm stuck with an estranged aunt, a needy cat, and drinking lemonade instead of tequila.Easy suddenly becomes hard.I basically have to sweat to get paid.I finally realize that great cheesecake doesn't magically materialize.And I have to deal with a law-appointed babysitter constantly showing up to c-block my chance of proving to the drop-dead gorgeous neighbor - who I want screaming my name every night - that I'm more than just the crime I committed.All the best things in life may be easy, but I'm slowly learning that all the greatest require real work.Real effort.And most importantly, real sacrifice.

From best-selling author Xavier Neal comes a unique single-dad, second-chance romance.I've never cared much for the labels I was given.Criminal.Screw-up.Failure.But when I got a new one added to the list, it felt different from the others.It felt important.It felt life-changing.Father.And now that I'm fresh out of jail, honoring that one is the only thing that matters to me.Even if it means dealing with my overly dramatic bitter ex.Even if it means scrubbing toilets for piss pay - joke intended.Even if it means letting the nerdy know-it-all I never expected to see after high school taught me to rewrite all the others.I may not have cared much for the labels of my past, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to not ruin the new ones of my future.