Genre: Adult Contemporary Romantic Suspense
Series: Rough Edges standalone series #1
Release Date: October 1, 2015
~Synopsis~
Jetta Oliver was finally taking control of her own life. Daughter of rock legends who’d passed, former guardian of her now pop-princess sister – Jet could now focus on living only for herself. She sure as hell never expected a drug lord to emerge demanding a figure she had no way of paying. Swallowing her pride, Jet is forced to reach out to the one man who might be able to help her. The man who left her behind.
Paxton Elliot left Afghanistan broken. Years in the army had taken its toll, leaving Pax struggling to readjust. His hardest struggle was with the knowledge of what he’d missed. Ten years was a long time to keep radio silence from the girl he loved, no matter the reason. Yet the moment Jetta walks back into his life, Pax knows he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her there.
But intentions are one thing, actions another. Gun fights, drug lords and secrets are just the start. And their chemistry? It’s enough to put anyone On Edge.
Paxton Elliot left Afghanistan broken. Years in the army had taken its toll, leaving Pax struggling to readjust. His hardest struggle was with the knowledge of what he’d missed. Ten years was a long time to keep radio silence from the girl he loved, no matter the reason. Yet the moment Jetta walks back into his life, Pax knows he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her there.
But intentions are one thing, actions another. Gun fights, drug lords and secrets are just the start. And their chemistry? It’s enough to put anyone On Edge.
~Excerpt~
“You’re a drug dealer.” I said it bluntly, the words tumbled from my mouth in a rush. His lips smiled but his eyes remained cold.
“I am in the business of demand and supply.”
I stared back down at the papers in my hands, flicking through them. There was at least an inch of notes.
“How much?”
Simon Esso straightened. “Your father owed me just over two hundred and fifty thousand.”
“Two… Fuck!” I was startled. “How did I not know about this?”
Simon shrugged, turned then took another manila folder off his desk and handed it to me. I felt the fear grow.
“This is your sisters’.”
I caught his eye as my stomach clenched in protest. “Courtney?”
Esso nodded. “Your father was smart. He only snorted, smoked or shot his own. Your sister? Not so much. She’s only been in the game for three years. Already her debt is three times this amount. She has friends with expensive tastes. And she’s got a three-a-day habit.”
I slumped back in my seat, devastated. “She was doing this while I lived with her?” I whispered, not really expecting an answer. He didn’t offer one.
“How much do you want?”
“Including interest for the last ten years? We’re talking one million.”
Kim Cong is a transplant to Australia’s only inland city, Canberra. While most people curse it as the place of all things politics (and therefore evil), Kim loves the food, the weather, the mountains and even the roundabouts. She is a part-time aspiring writer, full-time worker bee and lover of all things romance. Kim lives with the hero of her own love story, their dachshund and their house full of books.
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