Hard Spot Saloon Series by Raleigh Ruebins

I’m not attracted to men.But I’ll break all my own rules for my best friend.One thing is true about Ori he hates small town Tennessee. We were always I played football, he was in art class. I was straight, he was gay. I was popular in school, he never fit in. He fled to the city the moment we graduated.It ain’t perfect here, but I love our country home. I missed Ori like hell, but now he’s back, living in my guest room after years apart.Best friends reunited, right? …Like hell... moreI’m not attracted to men.But I’ll break all my own rules for my best friend.One thing is true about Ori he hates small town Tennessee. We were always I played football, he was in art class. I was straight, he was gay. I was popular in school, he never fit in. He fled to the city the moment we graduated.It ain’t perfect here, but I love our country home. I missed Ori like hell, but now he’s back, living in my guest room after years apart.Best friends reunited, right? …Like hell.He says I’m too Tennessee for him now. So what if I love the local saloon, volunteer with horses, and wear a Stetson hat? I want a white-picket-fence life, and he wants all things casual. When I try to show him how good it can be here, he tells me to back off.But I’ll check his cocky attitude when he calls me stubborn. He pushes? I push back.I’ve got him up against the wall within 24 hours.It’s a full-on fight, but it turns into… something else. A craving. Some twisted need to be close to him.Being physical with him was what I missed most, but we were never physical like this before.…He sure doesn’t mind how country I am when he’s in my bed.Now I can’t get enough. But if he won’t commit to anyone, why would he with me? And how can I show him exactly how deep I’m willing to go? less

A hockey hotshot has me wrapped around his finger…Even after I learn his dirty secret.Jesse is cocky, charming, tattooed, and even more possessive off the ice.…He’s also my friend’s younger brother—which I found out like a puck to the face.He’s too young, too popular, and he knows he has my attention. He’s a college dreamboat, with frat bros riding his jock every day. My world’s different... moreA hockey hotshot has me wrapped around his finger…Even after I learn his dirty secret.Jesse is cocky, charming, tattooed, and even more possessive off the ice.…He’s also my friend’s younger brother—which I found out like a puck to the face.He’s too young, too popular, and he knows he has my attention. He’s a college dreamboat, with frat bros riding his jock every day. My world’s different. I spend my days outside on my ranch riding horses, and my nights at the local saloon, looking for something or someone fun.Jesse’s more than just fun, though. I’ve been a lonely, hot mess, but my first time with a hockey player lit a fire in me I haven’t felt in too long. I got a taste, and I don’t want to stop.I’m addicted. To his lips, his mouth, his skin on mine.He should be off-limits, but when he gets all possessive, telling me that I’m his?Only one word comes out of my mouth.Yours. less

He’s not just a cowboy. He’s a monster, with his sights on me.He’s also my sister's boyfriend.Until they break up on the first night he’s in town……And suddenly I’m the one with a very bad, very wrong cowboy on my hands.Draven Lyons is the heir to the wealthiest Montana ranch dynasty.He’s also a walking red flag, carrying a violent past filled with blood.Letting him touch me was the first mistake.Enjoying it was even worse.I’m straight, but now he’s making me want things... moreHe’s not just a cowboy. He’s a monster, with his sights on me.He’s also my sister's boyfriend.Until they break up on the first night he’s in town……And suddenly I’m the one with a very bad, very wrong cowboy on my hands.Draven Lyons is the heir to the wealthiest Montana ranch dynasty.He’s also a walking red flag, carrying a violent past filled with blood.Letting him touch me was the first mistake.Enjoying it was even worse.I’m straight, but now he’s making me want things.And it ends up with me pinned against a wall. My lips up against his ear. Begging him for more, especially when it hurts.Telling Draven about my online stalker was the next mistake.So what if my online videos make men want me? It’s just business.Now Draven’s following me in the name of protection.But his own dark secrets torment me. What happened back in Montana? Why is he still here in Tennessee, hiding out in my small town? And why does he want a frat boy bartender like me? less

The goal? Get close to the college football star.The assignment? Write an article for the college paper about him, just in time for homecoming.The problem? I slept with the egotistical jock on day one… and I hate how good he was.I’m a college senior with a darker past than most people will ever endure.I don’t like anybody. I don’t trust them, either.I write articles that bite, and get the best interviews out of people that the TNU college paper has ever seen.Cocky? No... moreThe goal? Get close to the college football star.The assignment? Write an article for the college paper about him, just in time for homecoming.The problem? I slept with the egotistical jock on day one… and I hate how good he was.I’m a college senior with a darker past than most people will ever endure.I don’t like anybody. I don’t trust them, either.I write articles that bite, and get the best interviews out of people that the TNU college paper has ever seen.Cocky? No. I just know what I’m good at.Andrew Peachel is out and proud, and he knows he's a college football god.But there’s more behind his golden-boy, dimples-and-muscles, himbo perfect image.I have an all-access pass to follow him anywhere.Everywhere.And I bring him to his knees on night one.In public, he acts like I’m the enemy.In bed, he demands I give him more.He’s bossy. Cockier than me. A problem.But when he responds by becoming obsessed with me, how can I resist? less