Birthday Girl
Penelope Douglas
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 639 ratings · 349 pages · Published: 15 Apr 2018
JORDAN
He took me in when I had nowhere else to go.
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.
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.
I have to stop this. It can't happen.
My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable.
Only Pike Lawson isn't the unavailable one.
I am.
PIKE
I took her in, because I thought I was helping.
She'd cook a few meals and clean up a little. It was an easy arrangement.
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.
The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she's becoming a part of me.
But we're not free to give into this. She's nineteen, and I'm thirty-eight.
And her boyfriend's father.
Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.
*BIRTHDAY GIRL is a stand-alone, contemporary romance suitable for ages 18+.
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.
I have to stop this. It can't happen.
My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable.
Only Pike Lawson isn't the unavailable one.
I am.
PIKE
I took her in, because I thought I was helping.
She'd cook a few meals and clean up a little. It was an easy arrangement.
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.
The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she's becoming a part of me.
But we're not free to give into this. She's nineteen, and I'm thirty-eight.
And her boyfriend's father.
Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.
*BIRTHDAY GIRL is a stand-alone, contemporary romance suitable for ages 18+.
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Tagged as:
- age gap 64
- forbidden love 54
- slow burn 43
- contemporary 41
- single father 33
- friends to lovers 32
- new adult 29
- angst 29
- alpha male 26
- poor heroine 26
- forced proximity 26
- secret relationship 26
- working class hero 24
- small town 22
- working class heroine 22
- grumpy & sunshine 20
- m-f romance 20
- take-charge heroine 19
- love triangle 18
- cheating 18
- sweet/gentle heroine 18
- independent heroine 16
- insta-love 15
- cheerful/happy heroine 14
- other man/woman 11
- grumpy/cold hero 10
- second chances 10
- sassy heroine 10
- caretaking 9
- height difference 9
- possessive hero 9
- competent heroine 7
- betrayal 7
- spanking 7
- praise kink 6
- tortured heroine 4
- age play 3
- tortured hero 3
- class difference 3
- sweet/gentle hero 3
- young adult 2
- bad boys 2
- best friend's parent 2
- dark romance 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- slut shaming 6
- alcoholism 5
- abuse 4
- substance abuse 4
- past child neglect 4
- past abuse 3
- mental trauma 3
- death / grief 3
- child death 3
- third party abuse 2
- geography
- north america 10
- usa 10
- california 4
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 29
- male pov 10
- first person pov 10
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