Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

From <b>New York Times</b> Bestselling author <b>Penelope Douglas</b> comes a new forbidden love story... <div></div><div><b>JORDAN</b> </div><div>He took me in when I had nowhere else to go. </div><div></div><div>He doesn't use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He doesn't treat me like I'm nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe. </div><div></div><div>He remembers me, laughs with me, and looks at me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work. </div><div></div><div>I have to stop this. It can't happen. </div><div></div><div>My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable. </div><div></div><div>Only Pike Lawson isn't the unavailable one. </div><div></div><div>I am. </div><div></div><div><b>PIKE</b> </div><div>I took her in, because I thought I was helping. </div><div></div><div>She'd cook a few meals and clean up a little. It was an easy arrangement. </div><div></div><div>As the days go by, though, it's becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can't touch her, and I shouldn't want to. </div><div></div><div>The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she's becoming a part of me. </div><div></div><div>But we're not free to give into this. She's nineteen, and I'm thirty-eight. </div><div></div><div>And her boyfriend's father. </div><div></div><div>Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house. </div><div></div><div>*BIRTHDAY GIRL is a stand-alone, contemporary romance suitable for ages 18+. </div>