Reach for Me Series by Katy Baker

Is it easy to start over? Can you really become someone new? Nancy Ryder hopes so. A small town girl from the wrong side of the tracks, she’s worked hard to win a scholarship to the best college in the state. Her new life starts here. What better way to kick if off than by attending the party of the year? But Nancy soon discovers it’s not as simple as she’d hoped. Surrounded by rich kids and football jocks, she feels like an outsider. She feels like a fraud... moreIs it easy to start over? Can you really become someone new? Nancy Ryder hopes so. A small town girl from the wrong side of the tracks, she’s worked hard to win a scholarship to the best college in the state. Her new life starts here. What better way to kick if off than by attending the party of the year? But Nancy soon discovers it’s not as simple as she’d hoped. Surrounded by rich kids and football jocks, she feels like an outsider. She feels like a fraud. Then into her life steps Connor Black. He’s popular, confident, rich - everything Nancy isn’t. But as their attraction grows and passions flare Nancy realizes she has a decision to make. Is she willing to pay the price of fitting in? less

This Beautiful Betrayal by Katy Baker Reach For Me Book 3 Sometimes life is a bitch. Sometimes it chews you up and spits you right back out again. But sometimes, just sometimes, it’s utterly amazing as well. Nancy Ryder never believed she could be this happy. Connor Black, the most eligible bachelor in college, is hers. He’s rich, confident, gorgeous and seems to feel exactly the same way about her... moreThis Beautiful Betrayal by Katy Baker Reach For Me Book 3 Sometimes life is a bitch. Sometimes it chews you up and spits you right back out again. But sometimes, just sometimes, it’s utterly amazing as well. Nancy Ryder never believed she could be this happy. Connor Black, the most eligible bachelor in college, is hers. He’s rich, confident, gorgeous and seems to feel exactly the same way about her. What more could she ask for? But as they embark on the next stage of their relationship, Nancy begins to realize things aren’t that simple. She’s about to meet Connor’s parents and that means stepping into Connor’s world, a world of power and politics, where people will stop at nothing to further their own ambitions. Will Nancy fit into this world? Or will her past finally catch up with her? And can Nancy and Connor’s relationship withstand its first test? This Beautiful Betrayal is an 11000 word New Adult Erotic Romance short story. It contains sexual content and is intended for mature audiences only. Read an excerpt: I love it when he’s like this. A little wild. On the edge of control. The fire in his eyes, the heat from his body, his desperate kisses tell me one thing. He’s crazy for me. And, oh god, that thought really gets me going. My body comes alive. A shiver of anticipation sends goose bumps riding up my skin. I kiss him back, clasping my hands around his back and pulling his hot, dripping body against my own. I want him. Lord help me, I always want him. I can’t seem to get enough of him. The way his smooth belly and contoured chest slide against my skin makes my nerves tingle. Connor’s kisses move along my jaw line and then he takes my earlobe in his mouth, biting just hard enough to make me gasp in a mix of pleasure and pain. less

Nancy Ryder thought she had it all. A scholarship to a great college. A fresh start where she could escape the past. But more than this, she had rich, handsome, Connor Black by her side. Her prince charming. How could she wish for more? But everyone knows fairytales aren’t real. She should have remembered that. So when it all comes crashing down, Nancy finds herself back where she started. Back in St Clare where her past stalks. Back where she’s Nerdy Nancy, the geek... moreNancy Ryder thought she had it all. A scholarship to a great college. A fresh start where she could escape the past. But more than this, she had rich, handsome, Connor Black by her side. Her prince charming. How could she wish for more? But everyone knows fairytales aren’t real. She should have remembered that. So when it all comes crashing down, Nancy finds herself back where she started. Back in St Clare where her past stalks. Back where she’s Nerdy Nancy, the geek. Back in the last place she wanted to be. And whatever it takes, she’s determined to forget him. But Connor’s not ready to give up yet. He’s Connor Black, used to getting what he wants. And what he wants is Nancy. Can he find a way back for them? Can he convince her that she is his beautiful forever? This Beautiful Forever is a 12000 word New Adult Erotic Romance short story. It contains sexual content and is intended for mature audiences only. Read an excerpt: My mom listens without interrupting. She sits in a chair opposite me at our little kitchen table and says not one word as everything comes spilling out. Once I start, I can’t stop. Words tumble from my lips, a barrage that makes little sense. Everything I’ve done, everything I’ve felt, everything that’s gone wrong, pours from me like water from a bottle. And of course, there are tears. I shouldn’t cry over him. I shouldn’t. But I can’t help it. It’s like a flood gate’s been opened and I can barely get my words out over the debilitating sobs. At some point my mom hands me a box of tissues and I pull them out in thick wads. The whole tale sounds ridiculous. It’s like some kind of Cinderella story and just as unbelievable. Nerdy Nancy, small town girl from a broken home, goes off to the bright lights of the city in search of fame and fortune. She meets her handsome prince, who against all odds, falls head over heels for her. Except, unlike the stories, there is no happy ending. We didn’t live happily ever after. Instead, the real world intruded and our little fairy tale came crashing down. Nerdy Nancy’s dreams all went to hell. She should have known better, shouldn’t she? less