Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

From New York Times Bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a new forbidden love story…<br /><br />JORDAN<br /><br />He took me in when I had nowhere else to go.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />I have to stop this. It can’t happen. <br /><br />My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable. <br /><br />Only Pike Lawson isn’t the unavailable one. <br /><br />I am. <br /><br />PIKE<br /><br />I took her in, because I thought I was helping.<br /><br />She’d cook a few meals and clean up a little. It was an easy arrangement. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she’s becoming a part of me. <br /><br />But we’re not free to give into this. She’s nineteen, and I’m thirty-eight. <br /><br />And her boyfriend’s father. <br /><br />Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house. <br /><br />*BIRTHDAY GIRL is a stand-alone, contemporary romance suitable for ages 18+.