Back in the Country by Alexandra Hale

“We’ve been hot and heavy, but this kiss is filled with a carnal need that is consuming every ounce of my being.”
Marlee Mackey thinks I didn’t want her but I could never forget the taste of her on my lips.
She was the girl next door.
A wild spirit with a heart of gold and a body made for sin.
And sin we did.
I was consumed by her.
For one night she was mine, then I had to let her go.
Now she’s back, and I’ll do anything to make her mine again.
Waylon Thayer wasn’t just my older brother’s best friend – he was my everything.
Until he wasn’t.
I knew the rules but he still broke my heart without a backward glance.
That was three years ago.
Being back home stirs up all those unrequited feelings I tried to put behind me.
Waylon may still have a smile that makes my knees weak but I’m different now.
I’m putting me first.
That was my plan but one kiss, one night in his arms ignites a fire inside me I can’t deny.
I can’t say no to Waylon Thayer but I’ll have to if he wont ask me to stay.