A Tarnished Strength
(Pickleville #4)
Coming May 15th via
extasybooks
Contemporary Romance
Violence has always solved
most of his problems, but it can’t help him win over a man whose whole life is
surrounded by things that scare him.
Brad Flynn had a rough start
to life. With an abusive father and an addiction problem, his life hasn’t been
easy. He has always been the resident bad ass and the town drunk. Even when he
gets sober and becomes an upstanding member of the community it doesn’t seem to
change the towns mind about him. If it weren’t for his two brothers he would
have no one.
His past doesn’t make having
a love life easy either, but when he meets Kendrick Ashby, the local bar own,
he wants to give it a try. The only problem is Kendrick has his own problems,
ones that make having a violent boyfriend impossible. Both have to decide if dating
is even worth a try.
Excerpt
Kendrick didn’t even bother
to knock on the door. He just walked into the house like he owned the place.
Caden looked up at him from his seat on the couch with raised eyebrows, but
didn’t say a word about him barging into a house that wasn’t his. It was almost
as if Caden expected him just to walk in, which was weird.
“Oh good, you’re here. I
have some ribs I need you to show me how to cook,” Caden said.
“Okay. But where’s your
brother?”
“Luis isn’t home from work
yet.” Caden grinned at him.
Kendrick glared. “Smartass.
I meant you’re older brother.”
“Luis is my older brother.”
“Caden.” Kendrick took a
step closer to him.
Caden chuckled with delight.
“God, you’re so touchy. It’s going to be fun having you around.”
“Don’t forget. You need my
help with those ribs.”
“Fine. He’s in the shower.”
Kendrick walked down the
hall and knocked on the bathroom door when he came to it.
“Come in. Again. You pee
more than anyone I know, boy.”
Kendrick sat on the closed
toilet seat and gathered up his courage to speak. The fact that Brad was okay
was a relief. For some insane reason Kendrick couldn’t understand, he really
thought Brad was going to hurt himself. Beyond sounding annoyed with Caden—who
could blame Brad—he was unharmed. Kendrick sighed and silently thanked God for
that fact.
“I don’t like being hung up
on,” He finally said, because that was annoying. If this relationship was going
to work then he really needed to be more assertive.
Something crashed down on
the tub floor. It sounded like a shampoo or conditioner bottle. “Ouch. Shit.”
Brad said.
“Are you okay?”
“Fine. What are you doing
here?” Brad said, sounding even more irritated and surly.
“I wanted to make sure
you’re okay.”
“I’m just fine. Can I have a
shower by myself now?”
Okay that was it. Kendrick
had enough with the attitude. Kendrick quickly stripped off his clothes and
pulled back the shower curtain. He stepped in behind Brad. Brad whipped around
when Kendrick entered. “No. You can’t.”
“Jesus Christ, Kendrick.”
Series
Whispers
of Home, The Sum of Everything, Fixing What’s Bent
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