A Connor Family series prequel
This story was originally in the We Shall Rise, Vol 1 charity anthology. I now have the rights back to the story, and it will be released soon on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited as a novella. Even if you've already read it as part of the anthology, you won't want to miss this version! The short story had 20,000 words, while this extended version has 32,000.
Because of Amazon's updated pricing structure for short works, this novella will only be released as an e-book at this time.
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A tortured past. A chance meeting. And a love that can't be ignored.
Kelly
For years, Kelly Reilley was careful not to let anyone into her closely protected personal space. The last time she did so, against her own wishes, she came out battered and bruised. And then, Jim Connor walked into her life and breached those walls without her even noticing. Something that shocked her to her core...and made her want things she didn’t think she could ever have.
Now, she's happily in love with the man of her dreams, but the scars of the past can't be forgotten. Especially when they threaten to stop her from getting her happy ever after.
Jim
Jim Connor has two things in his life that are important to him: his family and his job. He works as an electrician for a construction company, but his goal is to build houses one day. A dream he always thought was the thing he wanted most...until he ran into Kelly Reilley at the grocery store.
Now, dinners at home with his parents no longer are no longer on the schedule. Instead, he wants to spend every minute he can with her.
And that goal of building a house? It's now turned into a home for her.
Tropes and other info:
- Contemporary small town romance
- Approx 32,000 words
- 124 pages
- Third-person dual POV
- Spicy open-door scenes
- Small town
- Found family
- Love at second sight
- Overcoming past trauma
- Soul mates
- Sworn off relationships
- He builds her a house
- Working class hero
- Hurt/comfort
- Golden retriever MMC
- Praise kink
- Breeding kink
- Dirty talk as a love language
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This novella is coming to Amazon and Kindle Unlimited on Oct 9th.
Content Warnings
On-page:
- Kidnapping (not between main characters)
- Sexual assault (not between main characters)
- Violence (not between the main characters)
- Parental abuse
- PTSD
- Talk of abortion
- Miscarriage
- Infertility
- Rainbow baby
- Talk of human trafficking (not between main characters)
Off-page:
- Hysterectomy
- C-section