Falling in love with your best friend’s little sister is never a good idea. Getting caught kissing her, that’s even worse.
I watched Lizzie Donovan grow up – from pigtails and scraped knees to pouty lips and lush curves.
It wasn’t until one night nine years ago in the front seat of her car, with her lips on mine, that I realized what I was feeling was far more than friendship.
Of course, I felt her brother’s wicked left hook shortly after.
One promise was all it took to push her away.
Not anymore.
This is my chance.
I have three months to convince her that she’s the song in my heart and we’re more than just forbidden lyrics.
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No one should have their life planned out at the age of three. Yet that’s exactly what happened to Adrienne Carmichael. Paving the way as the “piano prodigy” was all her parents wanted… Only she didn’t.
All she wished for was to be normal, to be a regular teenager and everything that came with it–including the decisions that would shape her life.
Wish granted.
Ten years later, scarred and broken, she knows that being alone isn’t everything she imagined. The piano is finally everything, except nobody will ever hear her play again.
All that changes when a sexy-as-sin rock god blows into her life. Tall and tattooed with jet-black hair and a dangerous bad boy smile… he’s every girl’s fantasy.
To her, he’s a distraction, yet Kade Evans is everything she shouldn’t want.
Instinct tells her to run, but she can’t get him out of her mind.
But maybe, just maybe, he can be the one to pull her from the shadows before the darkness swallows her…for good.
Did you see Myles’s Love Note last year?
I love women.
And it’s easy to see why. Being the lead guitarist for the country’s hottest band, Lightning Strikes, has them practically jumping into my bed and walking out the door just as quick. Which is perfect for me. Emotions complicate things, and I don’t do complicated.
Not anymore.
Sure, I was in love once, and it was great. Then it was gone. That’s when I vowed never again. Life is better without empty, broken promises.
After five years of hard work, sacrifices, and determination, everything I’ve ever wanted is in my grasp: a successful career, touring city after city and being accountable to no one.
Then she starts appearing in the crowds. The girl I once loved, and who walked away.
Only, Tatum Mitchell wasn’t just any girl; she was my girl.
Will she be the wedge that drives the last part of my heart away, or will she break down the walls I’ve built? We’re connected through the lyrics of our heart and the notes of our past, but is that enough?
Downbeat |n|: The first beat in a measure, often the strongest.
Fame, fortune, traveling to different cities across the country…I’m living the dream. As the drummer for the Lightning Strikes, it’s my job to hook you in and keep you coming back for more. It’s my craft, my calling, what I’m a master at.
Even with all that, I’m still just a normal guy who wants to eat at food trucks and lounge on the couch, playing video games until I can’t see straight.
Everything was perfect.
At least I thought it was, until a blonde bombshell walked into my life and made me question everything I thought I knew.
I want her.
I need her.Only, she’s afraid of the spotlight, afraid of what it’ll do to her and the ones she loves. The wall around her heart is keeping me out, but I know before long I will break down her barriers.
She needs to know that there is more to us than what she sees, that this chemistry between us is our downbeat to forever.
All the guys in the band have their happily ever after. Maybe it’s time for mine.
Brecken’s Note is fantastic…I love it!
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Lizzie,
I think it’s time I confess my crimes. They’ve been weighing on my conscience for years. It’s time to lay it on the line, bring it out into the open. You have a right to know…
All those Valentine’s Days when you’d find a box of Sour Patch Kids and the cheesiest card in your locker at school? Those were from me. Since your dickhead brother wouldn’t let anyone get near you, you deserved a little something since your friends were getting showered with gifts all day long. The sad look on your face as they gushed over and over about their boyfriends broke my heart. But when you opened your locker and saw your surprise, I knew I’d done the right thing. Of course, you couldn’t see me. I was hiding around the corner since I didn’t have a good excuse for being in the freshman locker bay as a senior.
The first couple years, it was friendly – not to mention, sneaking back into the school was a thrill. Just something to make you smile because you were my best friend’s little sister. But then, your senior year, it changed. I saw you as more than Myles’ little sister. You were the most beautiful woman I ever laid eyes on. I wanted more than just your smile. And I wanted it all for me. The day we finally gave in to our feelings was the greatest day of my life. It was worth all the pain. I just wish we could make up for lost time.
So, on this romantic holiday, that’s what I’m going to do. In our bedroom, you’ll find nine boxes of Sour Patch Kids and nine of the cheesiest, corniest cards I could find. There’s also a little pink bag with a few pieces I’d love to see on the floor later. Though if you’re only wearing your smile when I come home, I’d consider myself the happiest man alive.
I love you more and more each day.
Yours always,
Brecken
Reading is a passion of mine. My love for the written word was rekindled a few years ago, and it’s been a blessing to discover everything that is out there. I love a good romantic book, one filled with swoon-worthy heroes and the women who drive them crazy. There aren’t too many genres I won’t read (sorry horror and scary stories, you still give me nightmares). As long as it drags me into the world to live alongside the characters, I want it!
I’ve been married since December 2000 to my best friend. Yes we were young, yes people thought I was crazy, but when you know, you know. We had one of those insta-love relationships where we fell hard and never looked back. We have 4 beautiful daughters who drive us a little batty but we still love them!
Ever since I was little, I dabbled in writing, starting with Fanfic of Sweet Valley High (Yes, Jessica and Elizabeth needed some new adventures). In Seventh Grade my teacher submitted a poem I wrote to a national contest and was published in an anthology. I was afraid to turn it in because I never thought I had a chance and yet, it was picked. Writing stories had always been an escape of mine, something to lose myself into or rewrite a bad experience I had to give it a better outcome. There’s a little bit of me put into my books so I’m always emotionally attached to them.
