Elements of Rapture Series by Swati M.H.

Nine years . . . That’s how long I’ve secretly loved my brother’s best friend. A man who fights fires for a living but sets me ablaze with nothing but a cocky grin. Dean Meyer has made it clear that we’re just friends–. best friends. . So when we get stranded in an epic snowstorm, sharing one bed in a roadside motel, what could go wrong? Everything. We may have blurred the lines over the past nine years, but we’d never crossed them. Not the way we did that night... moreNine years . . . That’s how long I’ve secretly loved my brother’s best friend. A man who fights fires for a living but sets me ablaze with nothing but a cocky grin. Dean Meyer has made it clear that we’re just friends–. best friends. . So when we get stranded in an epic snowstorm, sharing one bed in a roadside motel, what could go wrong? Everything. We may have blurred the lines over the past nine years, but we’d never crossed them. Not the way we did that night. He promised nothing would change. That he’d forget every kiss and every touch, every whimper and every moan. He promised we’d walk out the door and go back to the way things were. He promised . . . but he lied. And now, a year of missed calls and unanswered texts later, we find ourselves forced back together again. Will the fire still burn between us, or did that one night’s blaze leave us with nothing but ashes? less

There are many reasons I should have handed in my resignation the day I met my new boss, Hudson Case. First off, he’s the reason I lost my first waitressing job. Secondly, he’s gruff, grumpy, and another inconvenient g-word . . . gorgeous. And to top it off, he’s my good friend’s dad. Oh, and did I mention, he’s also my new roommate? Yeah, we’ll get to that in a sec... moreThere are many reasons I should have handed in my resignation the day I met my new boss, Hudson Case. First off, he’s the reason I lost my first waitressing job. Secondly, he’s gruff, grumpy, and another inconvenient g-word . . . gorgeous. And to top it off, he’s my good friend’s dad. Oh, and did I mention, he’s also my new roommate? Yeah, we’ll get to that in a sec. It all started when I begged my friend to get me a temp position working as her dad’s admin until my big move at the end of summer. Little did I know, her dad was the same jerk who callously fired me from my previous waitressing gig. He says I’m a walking migraine and a thorn in his side. So when I threaten to quit, why does his counteroffer include me moving in with him for business reasons? But before we know it, we’re mixing business with pleasure. A lot of pleasure. Suddenly nothing feels temporary anymore. But it has to be, right? Because one way or another, our time together is coming to an end. less