Birthday Girl
Penelope Douglas
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 548 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 57
- forbidden love 47
- slow burn 37
- contemporary 36
- friends to lovers 28
- angst 28
- single father 28
- new adult 26
- dual pov 25
- alpha male 23
- poor heroine 23
- secret relationship 23
- forced proximity 22
- working class hero 20
- small town 19
- working class heroine 19
- love triangle 18
- grumpy & sunshine 18
- take-charge heroine 17
- m-f romance 16
- cheating 15
- sweet/gentle heroine 15
- insta-love 14
- independent heroine 12
- cheerful/happy heroine 12
- male pov 10
- other man/woman 9
- grumpy/cold hero 8
- second chances 8
- caretaking 7
- first person pov 7
- sassy heroine 7
- height difference 6
- possessive hero 6
- competent heroine 4
- betrayal 4
- praise kink 4
- spanking 3
- tortured heroine 3
- age play 2
- tortured hero 2
- young adult 1
- bad boys 1
- best friend's parent 1
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- geography
- north america 8
- usa 7
- california 4
- content warnings
- slut shaming 5
- abuse 3
- alcoholism 3
- substance abuse 3
- past abuse 1
- mental trauma 1
- past child neglect 1
- third party abuse 1
- death / grief 1
- child death 1
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