Hard (28 page)
Authors: Kathryn Thomas
“Bridget? You ready?” the wedding director asked, pulling her from her thoughts.
Bridget nodded and stepped into the foyer of the church, standing next to her father. The doors into the sanctuary were closed, but she could see the groomsmen and bridesmaids filing into position.
“I have something for you,” Henry said, taking his daughter’s arm and tucking it through his own. He couldn’t understand, may never understand, why she did what she did, but Bridget was his daughter and always would be. He reached into his inside pocket and pulled two tickets out just enough that Bridget could see them before tucking them away again.
“I bought them from Terry. They’re your mother’s and my gift to you and Stiles.”
Bridget struggled to not cry. “Thank you, Daddy. I love you so much.”
“I love you, too, baby girl.” The music began to swell and Henry stood up straight and proud, licking his lips as he struggled to not cry. The doors opened and the entire room of people turned to look at them.
“When you two get back from Italy, I expect you to bring Stiles by for dinner,” Henry said as he began to slowly escort his daughter down the aisle to give her hand to another man.
As they passed between the doors she watched as Stiles beamed at her. “I will, Daddy. I will.”
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She thought she put the past behind her for good.
After she started her own motorcycle manufacturing business and made it the most successful one on the west coast, Kat Dellison thought she’d finally left behind her dark past as the member of a 1% motorcycle club.
She could not have been more wrong…
A name she never thought she’d hear again. A folder full of buried secrets. And suddenly Kat finds herself facing a demand that she has no choice but to obey... or else risk letting her past dictate her future.
That’s just the beginning of her problems…
But when Christopher Banely comes to her office—fierce brown eyes flashing, and cool poise threatening to hypnotize her if she even thinks about letting her guard down—to make the same demands, Kat knows that she's in a dangerous escalating game of tug-of-war between two rival clubs.
But there’s something in Banely's eyes telling Kat that this deal
isn’t the only thing he’s after.
Full standalone novel with guaranteed HEA ending and NO CLIFFHANGERS.
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BOOK 1 of the SONS OF JUDAH MC trilogy
She has always known how everything in her life will be, until now.
For as long as she can remember, Stacy Alexander has always kept her life together, never once doing anything to jeopardize it. But that was before she found her husband Ned in bed with another woman when she came home early from work.
The furthest in the future for him has always been tomorrow
One of the six chiefs of the Sons of Judah and who’s had more hot women than hot meals, Marco Fernandez doesn’t do long term—not with women, not with shakedowns, not with anything. More of an unstoppable force, he does what needs to be done with no thought for what tomorrow may bring. Nothing more, nothing less.
A chance meeting that never should have happened.
When Marco is told to retrieve money from one of the Sons’ longtime clients, Ned Alexander, he thinks nothing of it. It’s a simple shakedown job: get in, get the money, and then get out. But if so, then why is he suddenly alone with Stacy? Why are her clothes pooling on the floor? And why can’t he shake her from his head, no matter how hard he tries?
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BOOK 1 of the NIGHT RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB trilogy
Lauren Nichols’ life will never be the same again.
Twenty-two year old Lauren Nichols is celebrating her college graduation with a two month long cross-country road trip. But things take a wrong turn when she finds herself in the back of a van, hooded and headed to God knows where in the middle of the Nevada desert.
To them, she’s nothing but another piece of meat.
When the hood is pulled off and she realizes she’s on an auction block, Lauren knows that things won't ever be the same. Sold like cattle at the fair, Lauren finds herself the property of Blake Bell, the President of the Night Riders MC.
There are no gods in the desert, only devils. And they will have their due.
Blake is everything that Lauren is afraid of: a man who either gets his way or makes one, a man with blood on his hands—a man whose hard tatted body is matched only by the ruthless he shows his enemies.
… and Lauren can’t get enough of him.
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BOOK 1 of the
Heartless Devils Motorcycle Club
trilogy
Jenny Carter doesn't want protection, she wants revenge.
When twenty-two year old law school student Jenny Carter learns from her father John--the president of the Heartless Devils MC--that her mother's recent death was not an accident but a pre-meditated murder, she vows to seek revenge against her mother's killers. But instead, all she gets is a bodyguard from the club assigned by her father and a stern warning to keep her nose out of it all.
Asher Lowe isn't a fan of babysitting jobs.
Sergeant-at-arms for the Heartless Devils MC, Asher is a rough criminal and a stone-cold outlaw--an amalgamation of nothing but hard muscles, tattoos and testosterone that Jenny can't tear her gaze from. Devilishly handsome and a man of action, he is exactly what Jenny is looking for: the opportunity for revenge.
He is the best thing that's ever happened to her.
As Jenny picks up things that a biker's daughter ought to know--ride, shoot, and watch her back--under the watchful eyes of Asher, she suddenly finds herself with the stark realization that she's falling for the hard man guiding her through her new life. She can't afford any distractions right now, but as she spends more and more time around Asher, it'll become harder and harder to keep him out of her mind and her bed.
***
BOOK 1 of the DESERT SONS MC trilogy
Jack Carter is in the fast lane
A devilishly handsome man of many talents, Jack manages the Desert Sons clubhouse as its Vice-President and plays it fast and loose. With a different woman in his bed every week and none of them able to tie him down, Jack couldn’t be happier with his life.
Tina Harris likes to play dirty.
A troubled youth since her days at foster care, Tina is a delinquent who’s seen her fair of trouble. Within days of violating her parole, she’s on the run from the police again. Wanted for armed robbery and multiple counts of grand theft auto, she needs a getaway ride--and fast.
When a theft goes wrong, the two find themselves in an unexpected position.
When she tries and fails to steal a vintage Harley Davidson from an unmarked warehouse, things seem to go from bad to worse. Instead of dealing out vigilante justice, Jack recruits the young crook for a high stakes heist where failure is not an option...
The only thing is… he never expected Tina to steal something else from him—something he never thought she'd ever be able to steal.
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BOOK 1 of the HELLHOUNDS MOTORCYCLE CLUB trilogy
A single night of sensuality
Alexandra Berndhart was happy with her life, and proud of her difficult, hard-working journey to get to where she was: bartending at one of the most exclusive clubs in the city. It led to a lot of fun, and Alex was always looking forward to what was coming next. That was, until the club is booked one night by a motorcycle club she’s only heard rumors about: the Hellhounds.
Cain’s prerogative is to work hard, and play harder
Cain Rodgers led a life of hedonism and luxury, just how he wanted it. Moving weapons to high-profile clients in the area tended to leave one with more money than they knew what to do with, but he seemed to be doing just fine spending it on all the girls, drugs, and alcohol he could dream of. But what was supposed to be just another reckless night out on the town with the boys ends up with more consequences than he could have ever imagined.
Sometimes the right mistake is the sweetest sin
A drunken, passionate evening is the norm for Cain, but everything still felt different with Alex. Without the time to find her before the Hellhounds move on out, he reluctantly leaves their encounter as a one night stand. Alex, however, has a whole new set of problems to deal with, and a pregnancy test is just the beginning of it…
