Pine Creek Duet Series by N. Thompson

Falling for my brother’s best friend was never the plan.Hayes Crawford was my teenage crush, but always off limits. Now he is a busy single father and business owner.Hayes does everything for his friends and family, never expecting anything in return. He doesn’t have time to date, and no one has tempted him to give love a chance.Until she comes back to town.Lennon Sumner has barely been back to the small town she was raised in... moreFalling for my brother’s best friend was never the plan.Hayes Crawford was my teenage crush, but always off limits. Now he is a busy single father and business owner.Hayes does everything for his friends and family, never expecting anything in return. He doesn’t have time to date, and no one has tempted him to give love a chance.Until she comes back to town.Lennon Sumner has barely been back to the small town she was raised in. Her arrival surprises her friends and family, but she knows this is where she needs to be to escape her old life. To her, there is nowhere like Pine Creek.She wasn’t expecting the adult version of her crush, or his five-year-old daughter, to sneak into her heart. Or that Hayes was going to be her new boss.Just when her life starts to go right, her past comes back for her, not wanting to let go.She should have known she couldn’t have something as good as Hayes. less

Being his secret behind closed doors wasn’t enough. Scottie Mercer is my brother’s best friend, and the person I have and will always be in love with. But, I refuse to be anyone’s secret. I know my self-worth.Now he’s begging for a second chance, but he’s not ready to tell his secrets and neither am I. How will we be able to make it work?I love Tessa Crawford, but I pushed her away when life became too much. Protecting her meant hurting her... moreBeing his secret behind closed doors wasn’t enough. Scottie Mercer is my brother’s best friend, and the person I have and will always be in love with. But, I refuse to be anyone’s secret. I know my self-worth.Now he’s begging for a second chance, but he’s not ready to tell his secrets and neither am I. How will we be able to make it work?I love Tessa Crawford, but I pushed her away when life became too much. Protecting her meant hurting her.I now have custody of my nephew, and I’m ready to fight to get her back.Just when I think we are going to get our happily ever after, someone starts terrorizing our small town.Who have they put in their sights?Tessa.They can’t have her, she’s mine. less