Stolen Hearts
Standalones
Screw You
Between the Lines
The Scene Stealer
A Snowflake Wish
The Stone Trilogy
Make Me Yours
Make You Mine
Make Us More
Acknowledgements
Coming Alive was a very personal story to write and I felt emotionally drained after each chapter. It took a lot of unknown strength to get every word in, but I am extremely pleased with the outcome. There are so many people I want to thank while I was on this journey and if I missed anyone know that I appreciate everything you did for me.
I first and foremost want to thank my readers for their amazing support for the Welcome to Carson series. I have had an outpouring of love over the characters and that means more to me then you’ll ever know. I hope that you’ll find this series relatable and easy to read. I wanted to write a story where you could completely lose yourself in the plot.
To my husband: you have been my rock through this entire process. Always making sure I get some sort of word count in and checking out all my artistic work when I need reassurance. It’s not always easy to be married to a writer that would rather spend their free time huddled in a corner with a laptop, but you made sure I left the house…occasionally. I love you and it’s all about the sunglasses.
Emily, I couldn’t have done this without you. I am pleased to say you’re not just my editor, but my friend. I know you’re still mad at me for all the turmoil I put Avery through, but heck it made her stronger right? You keep doing what you do and silently correct everyone’s grammar. We will meet one day
, and Lord help everyone at that moment.
My betas, what can I say? Some of you hated that I made you cry and some of you threatened me for throwing the characters through the ringer, but in the end, you all had the most positive feedback and comments. Your reactions are what kept me pushing through and revising, and doing whatever I could to make this the best story that it could be. Thank you for taking time away from your lives to give me a little piece of yourself.
To my risqué readers: You all are the most supportive team of friends that I could ask for. You’re always working to pick each other up and support each other. Many of you I haven’t met, but that WILL change. Until then, cheers (as I hold my over-filled glass of wine toward you).
Thank you to Chance Promotions for guiding me through the marketing process for an indie author. Your knowledge and support have been more than valuable and I enjoyed every moment of the experience.
Finally to my kids: you are the reason I do this; why I’m chasing my dream. I want you to always know that you have that opportunity. You can do whatever you want in life and no one can tell you “No.” You’re worth more than someone else’s beliefs. I will always be here to fight for you. Love you both to the moon and back.
Coming Together
Renee Harless
Pregnancy wasn’t in the cards
until life sends them a surprise.
Nikki believed that she had found the perfect distraction in the town heartthrob, but had run at the first sign of the two pink lines. She hadn’t planned on having second thoughts, until fear and love have her crawling back with her heart exposed.
Austin can’t control his hurt and anger when Nikki returns after leaving him, but the pull and attraction becomes too much to ignore and he finds himself in her arms once again. He tries to push their past aside to focus on Nikki and the baby, but someone else wants to make sure that he isn’t around at all.
Chapter One
HE HAD RUSHED FROM his parents’ house the moment he realized that she was there. Of course, he should have known that she was near when his heart started beating erratically; she had always caused that effect in him. He had all but ignored his instincts, however, since he hadn’t seen or heard from her in a long, grueling four months.
Pregnant?
Of course, she was pregnant. She had all but lied to him from the beginning: why would she have been truthful about birth control? He couldn’t believe he had thought he was in love with her at one time.