Exposé Series by Mandi Beck, Adriana Locke, Mia Asher, Ava Harrison

One night. No names.No commitment.That was our agreement.But Spencer Lancaster was addictive.And I was high.High off his taste, starved for his kiss, and desperate for his touch.So when he asked me to stay, to enjoy his company for more nights than I knew I should, I wasn’t in the right mind to say no.Everything was perfect. A dream come true.But half a world away there were secrets.Lies.Insecurities.All of the truths that could tear us apart.

***SUGAR IS A FULL LENGTH STANDALONE ROMANCE*** Country’s hottest bad boy. That’s what they call me. My label ate it up until I became “too bad” for the good folks of country music. That’s when Hard Candy Records picked me up and took a chance on me. Probably not their smartest move, but I won’t tell them that. Especially when they’ve assigned me a babysitter to try and keep my ass out of trouble. One smart-mouthed, unimpressed, sexy as homegrown sin, Addy Mae Masterson... more***SUGAR IS A FULL LENGTH STANDALONE ROMANCE*** Country’s hottest bad boy. That’s what they call me. My label ate it up until I became “too bad” for the good folks of country music. That’s when Hard Candy Records picked me up and took a chance on me. Probably not their smartest move, but I won’t tell them that. Especially when they’ve assigned me a babysitter to try and keep my ass out of trouble. One smart-mouthed, unimpressed, sexy as homegrown sin, Addy Mae Masterson. She likes to pretend that she doesn’t like me and I like to let her. I may have a past that haunts me and she may have a habit of getting attached, but damn if I don’t want to show her just how good this bad boy can be. less

I’ve always been the person that does whatever someone tells me I can’t. Can’t graduate with a four-point-oh? Check.Can’t win a modeling contract without trying? Did it. Check.Can’t make it in the pro football league? Triple check with an MVP Award on top.When my best friend told me to stay away from his little sister, Layla, it didn’t sound like a challenge. Then again, I’d never seen her before.He obviously wasn’t thinking about who he was talking to if he believed I could ignore her... moreI’ve always been the person that does whatever someone tells me I can’t. Can’t graduate with a four-point-oh? Check.Can’t win a modeling contract without trying? Did it. Check.Can’t make it in the pro football league? Triple check with an MVP Award on top.When my best friend told me to stay away from his little sister, Layla, it didn’t sound like a challenge. Then again, I’d never seen her before.He obviously wasn’t thinking about who he was talking to if he believed I could ignore her. I obviously wasn’t thinking of him at all when I fell in love with her either. Fact of the matter is: I not only fell harder than a quarterback sack on a Sunday night game, but I did us one better. Kind of like that MVP award, only not so shiny. Sort of like my Player of the Year title, except the only thing I’m walking away with is an ex-best friend and a woman that hates my guts. It’s okay. Just tell me I can’t win her back. I’m Branch “Lucky” Best and today’s my lucky day. *This is a STANDALONE ROMANCE. less

Once upon a time, I had everything.Wealth. Status. Power. A woman I loved. But it was all taken away from me.His punishment.Her fickle heart.Years later, the prodigal son has returned to the place where it all started ... And I want vengeance.An eye for an eye. A heart for a heart. Two cruel ex-lovers, one innocent pawn, and a vicious game of lust and revenge that could destroy everything. And in this game, the most dangerous move is to fall in love.