Blossom Beach Series by A. James, Ashley James

As a single mom with my hands and heart full, finding love is the last thing on my mind.Then Everett Windward comes along.My new neighbor is charming, handsome, and sexy—and before I know it, I have a new friend…with benefits.Fun and filthy benefits.There’s just one problem—He’s also my son’s teacher.That alone should have me pumping the brakes… except it doesn’t. I’m drawn to him and to the way he makes me feel... moreAs a single mom with my hands and heart full, finding love is the last thing on my mind.Then Everett Windward comes along.My new neighbor is charming, handsome, and sexy—and before I know it, I have a new friend…with benefits.Fun and filthy benefits.There’s just one problem—He’s also my son’s teacher.That alone should have me pumping the brakes… except it doesn’t. I’m drawn to him and to the way he makes me feel. Everett has a filthy side that has reignited something inside of me that I haven’t felt in years.Something I thought I lost.But there are rules…My son can’t know.No sleeping over.And absolutely no feelings involved.But as time goes on, it becomes impossible to ignore the butterflies in my stomach when I catch him looking at me, or when I watch him play ball with my son day after day.Before I know it, he’s so intertwined in our lives, and I can no longer deny the desire to break the very rules that I put into place to begin with.But it’s not just my feelings I have to consider.I can see how quickly my son is becoming attached to him. See the way he yearns for that father figure in his life.We have experienced enough hurt and loss to last a lifetime. Can I really open up our hearts, knowing the risk I’m taking? less

I’m pretty in pink dipped in sunshine and sweet Southern smiles.He’s blue collar wrapped up in a gruff summer storm with a scowl.He also happens to be my ex-boyfriend’s dad.Not only is Conway Levine grumpy, arrogant, and entirely too handsome for his own good, with the salt and pepper scruff lining his sharp jawline and his thick, corded arms, but he also had a front row seat fourteen years ago to a drunken night so mortifying I can’t look him in the eye without feeling the shame all over again... moreI’m pretty in pink dipped in sunshine and sweet Southern smiles.He’s blue collar wrapped up in a gruff summer storm with a scowl.He also happens to be my ex-boyfriend’s dad.Not only is Conway Levine grumpy, arrogant, and entirely too handsome for his own good, with the salt and pepper scruff lining his sharp jawline and his thick, corded arms, but he also had a front row seat fourteen years ago to a drunken night so mortifying I can’t look him in the eye without feeling the shame all over again.Living in a small town makes avoiding him impossible, even more when you add in the fact that his daughter is friends with mine.When a little tardiness and a whole lot of bad luck lands me partnering with him at our children’s school, I’m certain I won’t survive.Before I know it, the dread from having to work with him turns into a burning desire impossible to ignore when his once stone cold demeanor shifts into longing, heated stares, and somehow, he knows all the right things to whisper in my ear to get under my skin… and my dress.Between his filthy mouth and stifling need to devour me any chance he gets, the chemistry we share between the sheets quickly becomes something out of my wildest dreams.Except Conway doesn’t do relationships, and I’m not built for casual.But I couldn’t quit him even if I tried.When all is said and done, will I be able to protect my already tattered heart or will it end up shattered into a million beautiful, messy pieces? less