Broken Notes (Book One In The Bar Lies Series) - The Bar Lies Series, #1

Troy

I was the walking tragedy she couldn't even remember.

It had been almost fifteen years since I'd seen Alessa Crawford. The last time seared into my memory with the strongest pain and hatred a person could possess.

Seeing her again was  like a shot of adrenaline and made those previous feelings seem minor in comparison.

A plan took shape quickly when I saw her sitting at a table in my bar.

A plan that would finally give me peace.

Until I wasn't so sure anymore.

I fought against her being different from the girl who had become the villain of my story.

I refused to let her win that fight.

I had resolve.

Surprisingly, I also had second thoughts.

Hindsight's always 20/20.

And always too late.

Alessa

I was sleeping with an enemy I didn't even know I had.

After my marriage collapsed, I moved back in with my dad. Back to my childhood home, a place weighed down with sadness and loss.

I had work, my best friend, and my sister and her family.

And then Troy made me an offer I didn't want to refuse.

It was good timing. I was ready to move on.

So, for once in my life, I took the good offered to me.

My body came alive under his touch, and I saw a glimpse of a life I hadn't had the chance to live.

Troy was taking, too, and with sweet lies and a hard body, he took parts of me I never planned to give.

It's true what they say about there being a thin line between love and hate.

I just didn't know which one would save me.