Ashton hopes for solitude, but all bets are off when Eddie West, the town’s most eligible bachelor, moves in downstairs. The brawny auto mechanic loves his women and his cars shiny, sleek, and fast, and when he meets his new housemate, he wastes no time getting friendly. While Eddie is looking for a no-strings romance, though, he gets more than he bargained for in Ash, who sees through his bravado to the pain of a loss too fresh to mention.

Can two people from different worlds find common ground, a place to fall in love and build a future together? Or will Ashton’s past and Eddie’s scars keep them apart just as the summer heat brings them together? Is it possible to find your soul mate in the place you least expect to?

"...it was worth the listen. A very entertaining story to hear. I loved every second, minute and hour." Seriously Reviewed

Author: Allie Boniface

$9.99

Excerpt:

Ash opened the door, and Eddie stood on the other side, smiling.

A breeze kicked through the living room, one of those warm summer gusts that sweeps in from nowhere. It lifted the hair off her neck and blew a puff of dust across the doorstep. For an instant, the room seemed to widen, to swell with warmth, and sun flooded the space.

Wow. Maybe Jen is right. Maybe he is perfect . Eddie wasn't tall, but the faded green t-shirt he'd put on outlined every muscle she could see. Sweat lined the creases in his forehead, and brilliant blue eyes met hers. Their color startled her, so bright they made the summer sky seem shady and dull. The more she examined them and tried in vain to match them to a Crayola color that had never existed, the more she felt a strange tumbling in her stomach that she didn't like at all.

God, what's wrong with me? He's just a guy. Pull it together, Ash.

Taking a deep breath, she shifted her gaze to the doorjamb above him. "Hi, Eddie. Come on in."

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Dakota James and Ethan Meriweather have both given up on finding happiness in a relationship. When they meet in downtown Memphis, at a crowded nightclub, neither has romance on the brain. But as the evening unfolds, and small talk turns to the stuff of hopes, dreams, and shared loss, a kinship grows that surprises them.

Before the night is over, though, Dakota's past will catch up with her in the form of a violent ex-boyfriend. As dawn approaches, and tragedy threatens to tear Dakota and Ethan apart, both will have to make a decision that could change their lives forever. Is new love worth putting your life on the line for someone you've just met?

Length: 6 hours, 3 minutes

Author: Allie Boniface

Narrator: K. duPont

$7.99

Excerpt:

Memorial," the medic said. "The police will take your statement there."

You mean I'm not gonna be hauled away in handcuffs? Ethan closed his eyes. Cool.

"Is there someone we can call? Emergency contact? Someone who can meet you at the hospital?"

Lydia...

But Lydia was long gone, a stone marker in a cemetery on the other side of town the only physical proof she had ever existed in his life. He shook his head. Mike? Other than his best friend, Ethan couldn't think of a single person. "No one," he said. "I'll be fine."

The one medic, with a kind, wrinkled face, frowned. "You're sure?"

For a fleeting moment, Ethan thought of Dakota. Maybe she'll be at the hospital with Gunnar and Sarah, he thought. But the idea seemed absurd.

"There's no one to call. I’ll be fine."

I’ll be fine. How many times had he echoed those words in the last year? Ten? Fifty? Probably closer to a hundred. Yet they were always a lie. Always a cover for the pain that tightened his jaw, his chest, his life. Tonight, back at Piano Alley, had been the first time in forever that he'd glimpsed the possibility of remembering what fine truly felt like. And now it might as well be gone.

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