Bøger af Eden Butler

It began with a look. Just one, thrown my way. A mad, dizzying rush of desire cracking across the patio, bouncing around my friends, ignoring everything but the heat bubbling between his eyes and mine. That's when Quinn O'Malley came into my life. We were inevitable. We were senseless. He wrecked me. He saved me. I still haven't recovered. Sayo McIntyre didn't want the complications that came with Quinn O'Malley. But life doesn't care what we want. It gives us what we need. CATCHING SERENITY is the last full-length novel in the Serenity Series

All she wanted was a quiet Christmas with her baby.She wasn't expecting to get stuck in a snowstorm in a strange town with a gorgeous stranger and his family. ...But sometimes getting lost takes us exactly where we're supposed to be.

She isn't the girl Luka Hale loved.Gia Jilani killed the child she'd been, right along with the memory of his smile and the sting of his sweet kiss. But sometimes, against her will, Luka comes back to her- his smile, his laugh, the crooked twist of his lips just before he kissed her. He's a phantom that won't ever fade. He's a reminder of what happens if you love too deeply. Now Gia returns to the place where the past and the present converge. Where pain and pleasure threaten to consume her. Where she is forced to face a past that has never really left her and the memories that still haunt her and likely always will. This is a Saints and Sinners prequel novel set in the Thin Love timelineSAINTS AND SINNERS READING ORDERLast Love of Luka HaleRoughing the KickerOffsides (September 2019)

I am a liar.My words were poison and everything I touched got filthy.Except Iris.She was the best part of who I was. The only bright spark in my dull, gray world. But denial made me stupid and a cruel insult destroyed everything I hoped to have with the girl of my dreams.Now I will crawl on my knees and grovel because sometimes, even rock Gods have to beg.

Love isn't supposed to be an addiction. It isn't supposed to leave you bleeding. Kona pushed, Keira pulled, and in their wake, they left behind destruction. She sacrificed everything for him. It wasn't enough. But the wounds of the past can never be completely forgotten and still the flame remains, slumbers between the pleasure of yesterday and the thought of what might have been. Now, sixteen years later, Keira returns home to bury the mother who betrayed her, just as Kona tries to hold onto what remains of his NFL career with the New Orleans Steamers. Across the crowded bustle of a busy French Market, their paths collide, conjuring forgotten memories of a consuming touch, skin on skin, and the still smoldering fire that begs to be rekindled. When Kona realizes the trifecta of betrayal-his, Keira's and those lies told to keep them apart-his life is irrevocably changed and he once again takes Keira down with him into the fire that threatens to ignite them both.

Graduate student Autumn McShane has had her share of heartbreak. She's been abandoned and betrayed and she lost her beloved mother in a tragic car accident five months ago. That loss damaged her body and fractured her spirit but she's learning to recover, until her ex-boyfriend returns to town, intent on making her life miserable. Declan Fraser hates her ex as much as Autumn does, but the last thing she needs is to put her trust in the hands of another man, especially one like Declan: his hard body and lulling Irish accent makes more than a few girls weak-kneed. The talented rugby player is rude and sarcastic, with tattooed, muscular arms and a cocky attitude, but he's the only one who can help Autumn win an ill-advised bet that, if lost, could cost her more than she's willing to pay. The reluctant alliance between Declan and Autumn stirs up cravings she doesn't want to admit, but Declan is a hard man to resist. Just when Autumn starts letting down her carefully constructed walls to the sexy bad boy, he betrays her when she needs him most. Autumn suspects Declan has secrets, and she is determined to uncover what drove him away from her, even if that means fraternizing with the enemy. But will the truth return Declan to her arms or add to the scars on her heart?

Expat Irish rugby player Declan Fraser only wanted to play the sport he loves. He didn't want to be stuck in this middle-of-nowhere town at this all too quaint university. He didn't want his team captain to be an entitled jackass who switched Declan's position on the squad just to make himself look good. And he sure as hell didn't want to fall in love with graduate student Autumn McShane. Autumn is stubborn, but gorgeous; she bristles at any hint of dependency on anyone or anything, but she's also a survivor. She's everything Declan didn't know he wanted. When Autumn finds herself in the middle of a challenging bet with her ex-boyfriend - who just happens to be the arrogant team captain that Declan hates - he feels honor bound to help her out. But he didn't expect to fall for her in the process. "Behind the Pitch" reveals the most twisted and erotic thoughts in Declan's head as he navigates through his on again/off again, frustrating and deeply erotic relationship with Autumn McShane. And lordy, does he have a filthy mind.

A secret smile. A haunting kiss. Life - Interrupted. Keilen Rivers was the best Lily Campbell never had. He was the promise she didn't let herself keep. After all, nothing in life seems meant to last, and love is no exception. When Lily's life takes an unexpected and tragic turn, she leaves behind both her island home and the boy she could have loved to protect the only family she has left. But sometimes life takes without giving. Sometimes you cannot bend, only break. And when her career spirals out of her control, Lily can only watch as everything she worked for falls to ruin. But some lies are hard to come back from. And some promises are made to be broken. Sometimes going home again is the only thing that can save you. But first you have to break. First you have to fall.

My love was thick. Her faith was thin. Somewhere in the middle is where life found us. I claimed her when I was a boy. I held her until I was a man. She was my first thought every morning, my last smile at night, and a million memories in between. Then one night, with her warmth still lingering on the sheets, Aly King walked away from me, from us, from our life. They say time heals all wounds, but not for me. Not when my heart is empty. Not when there is nothing but a sea of meaningless faces wherever I go. It always comes back to her. Aly needs reminding of how drunk our love made us, before she forgets completely. Before we lose our chance. Before we are irrevocably broken.

Every day for twenty years, a Mills family woman has manned the goods trolley at the Pleasant Street train station. Every day since the Second World War began, Ada Mills has watched the passengers come and go, secretly wishing for an adventure, a way out of Legacy Falls. She never expected to find forever. Garreth McGinnis only wanted a pack of smokes and a fresh baked scone from the pretty girl selling wares on his stop over train ride through a place called Legacy Falls. A smoke and a bite led him to the girl who he couldn't keep from his thoughts as he lay awake at night fighting a war that shouldn't have been his. One letter becomes two. Two becomes ten and Garreth spent the whole of the war completely under Ada Mills's spell. Falling in love through lines of ink was one thing. Meeting the future that waits on platform four once the war ends, is something altogether different. Once the bombs have quieted and the soldiers return home, will the dreams of forever be all that Ada and Garreth's letters promised or will reality leave the couple wishing they'd never sworn to meet on platform four?

Mollie Malone's mom skipped out on her. Her biker dad, always loose and easy with the law, still was able to make her feel loved, and to keep her safe. But thirteen years ago, when his luck finally ran out and he landed in prison, Mollie found herself a new family - a group of friends in the sleepy little college town of Cavanagh, Tennessee, where now they all attend the local university. These girls know about the rotten roots of her family tree but accept her anyway, and the bond between them is so strong and supportive that Mollie is finally able to see past graduation to a future that is bright and secure. But sometimes the past doesn't stay buried. Suddenly, inexplicably, there's a shadow behind every step Mollie takes. Someone is lurking in that shadow, threatening not only Mollie, but also the new family she has claimed for herself. And it isn't just the past that has Mollie's life in upheaval. Hunky former Marine Vaughn Winchester - who Mollie really would like to get to know much better - thinks Mollie is just a kid; he's made it clear she wouldn't ever be able to understand the demons haunting him. But if that's what he believes, then why does he keep sticking his nose in her business? And if he thinks she's such a kid, why does he keep trying to kiss her? Vaughn's mind games are frustrating, especially since Mollie knows enough about secrets to be convinced that there's something he isn't telling her, something he's so far been able to keep hidden. But when that secret is revealed, Mollie is forced into a situation that tests her loyalty and threatens even her closest friendships - just when the shadow of her past returns, and she's going to need them the most. 'Finding Serenity' is book two in the Seeking Serenity series.

Keira Riley was the girl Kona Hale loved first, the woman he wants to love last. They've battled addiction, forgiven betrayal and healed from heartache, coming through it all bruised but hopeful that their future will be limitless.Kona Hale was a blinding flame that Keira Riley gladly burned inside-his touch, his kiss, his overwhelming love, all made her dizzy, desperate and desired, made her believe in a love worth bleeding for, a love that ignites the heart with an unquenchable flame. But when you fall in love with an NFL darling who can't seem to let go of the spotlight, sometimes even that flame can be gutted by the buffeting winds of opportunity, can be lost behind the brilliant flash of fame.As Keira and Kona get caught up in plans for an extravagant march down the aisle, the hard won sanctuary they've found in each other's arms begins to erode. Will they be able to see through all the beckoning glitz and glamour to what they have worked so hard to build together, or will their love be lost in the spotlight?MY BELOVED is a novella set prior to the THIN LOVE epilogue.

Raine Quinn was a huge disappointment to her haters. She wasn't supposed to make it out of Waco, TX. She wasn't supposed to land even one acting job. And she sure as hell wasn't supposed to fall in love with her best friend. Will Callahan liked to call himself the younger, hotter Shatner, minus the ham acting and distracting toupee. He loved everything comics, he loved playing the hero of the beloved, defunct space western, AURA and he loved his best damn friend, Raine Quinn. Raine and Will shot up the Hollyweird ranks together. They became stars, Geek legends and over the years, family. But one night, with the meddling of their dearly departed friend, too many shots and too much time reminiscing, Raine and Will cross a line...and it's one they can't jump back over.

She left glitter in his AC vents. He put green dye in her conditioner.She buttered his bathroom floor, and he kidnapped her precious puppy.Layla Mullens hates Donovan Donley. His crude language, his wide shoulders, his crystal blue eyes...she hates that she can't stop herself...from kissing him or landing in his bed.And Donovan Donley wants nothing more than to knock Layla off her princess pedestal. He hates her stuck up attitude and her soft, tempting lips. He especially hates that her father is his coach.But he's fine with their arrangement-act horrible to each other during the day, attack each other naked at night. It works.But one night changes everything. When Layla doesn't show, and Donovan's cold bed stays empty, the lies he tells himself to keep Layla out of his mind aren't enough to keep him from missing her. And needing her. Something he promised himself would never happen.The white flags in their prank war have been lowered but their high stakes battle has just begun.

I'd set flame to that perfect piece of art. Scorched it with a lie because I knew she was too perfect, too pure for me. Even now, all these years later, I saw the look on her face--the devastated expression that told me I'd crushed her. All that beauty fractured with one lie. It broke her. It destroyed me. The last time I saw her had unhinged me. It had been years, but Sammy had still managed to devastate me with a look. Then, she slapped me right across the face. But today, in this holy place, at this time, she should know I would find her. I was better prepared this time. I could wait. I could watch and see her pristine self. A perfect vision in her black dress and black hat, clutching her red rosary beads as she closed her eyes and prayed. Not for me. No. Never.

My job as a SEAL has always been to go in and save the day.But even heroes fall. Even heroes make mistakes.My only saving grace was Gin Sullivan.My knock out best friend who wasn’t afraid to tell me the truth even when it hurt.She’d pick me up when I was wallowing in my own stupidity.It wasn’t hard for me to fall for her.Any man would.She was beautiful, smart, and everything I’d ever wanted.I had plans to tell her that, but a bullet to the gut silenced me and Gin got tired of waiting.Now I have a new mission, one that I can’t fail:Do whatever it takes to make Gin mine forever.Other books in the standalone Nailed Down Series:Nailed Down - Book 1Tied Down - Book 2Kneel Down - Book 3