The Relationship Quo Series by Nicole Strycharz

Chloe: Moses has been my best friend since kindergarten. We met when I shoved him face first in the dirt and took his action figures. Ever since, we’ve been tighter than blood, but we’re not blood, and my body knows that. My heart has known that for years. The fact that being a pole dancer has interfered with my relationship status is an understatement. Moses is literally the longest I’ve been with a man, except I’m not really ‘with’ him... moreChloe: Moses has been my best friend since kindergarten. We met when I shoved him face first in the dirt and took his action figures. Ever since, we’ve been tighter than blood, but we’re not blood, and my body knows that. My heart has known that for years. The fact that being a pole dancer has interfered with my relationship status is an understatement. Moses is literally the longest I’ve been with a man, except I’m not really ‘with’ him. Now I’m approaching a place where I’m curious enough to tell him about my feelings. I’ve gotten close, but a man as hot as my bestie has had really small gaps between girlfriends. I know it could be a big mistake, and he’s never seen me that way, but I won’t know for sure unless I act right? Only problem is, I might be too late again.Moses: I’m not blind to the fact that my best friend is dangerously hot. She’s basically every man’s dream but she’s not mine. I’m the one that protects her, councils her, and encourages her, knowing she will do the same for me. She’s my girl. But now something is different, and I can’t put a name to it. Something feels changed, but I’m putting all that on the back burner because I think I found my perfect girlfriend. Still, Chloe is in my head; I’m not sure she would handle knowing that. After all, I’m in the friend zone… less

From the Author of The Divorce and The Friend ZoneIncludes a Q&A with the author Lydia: That is not lipstick, it’s a ketchup stain or a smudge of jelly from a jelly doughnut. Why do I know this? One, I do not wear lipstick and two, my husband loves jelly doughnuts.Boom. Mystery solved. My gut started to whisper. It was that little voice. Not paranoia. Paranoia is loud and frantic, and it screams suspicion. This was different... moreFrom the Author of The Divorce and The Friend ZoneIncludes a Q&A with the author Lydia: That is not lipstick, it’s a ketchup stain or a smudge of jelly from a jelly doughnut. Why do I know this? One, I do not wear lipstick and two, my husband loves jelly doughnuts.Boom. Mystery solved. My gut started to whisper. It was that little voice. Not paranoia. Paranoia is loud and frantic, and it screams suspicion. This was different. This was so softly spoken in the back of my mind that I almost didn’t hear it. It was intuition. Lorenzo: Sometimes I wonder if she would even enjoy these affairs if she didn’t have a husband. I wonder if she lays under whosever the man is and just imagines me sitting here knowing and hurting. Maybe it pushes her over the edge. My pain, her pleasure. Now, I’m looking at this woman, who says she understands. She wants to be friends. Like some broken hearts club. But there’s a fine line between what constitutes a friendship or an affair. Between what separates us, from them.That line is called a lie. less

Includes a bonus chapter and a Q&A with the author at the end of the story! Josefina: My story isn’t sweet or easy to hear. It’s the truth. A brutal truth anyone you know could be living through right now. I’m the person people talk about, asking, “Why does she stay?” My story will tell you why. It will tell you how it starts, where it leads. When does it end or will it ever? This is a different side of love, a darker, and deadly side that isn’t always discussed... moreIncludes a bonus chapter and a Q&A with the author at the end of the story! Josefina: My story isn’t sweet or easy to hear. It’s the truth. A brutal truth anyone you know could be living through right now. I’m the person people talk about, asking, “Why does she stay?” My story will tell you why. It will tell you how it starts, where it leads. When does it end or will it ever? This is a different side of love, a darker, and deadly side that isn’t always discussed. People think it can’t be love, that it starts with pain. Trust me, it starts with love. A love that hurts. Ridge: Because if love doesn’t hurt, it can’t be real. *This book contains strong language, violence, and graphic descriptions of domestic abuse. Please read with caution. Only for readers 18 years and up. less