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My husband died two days ago.
He was my college sweetheart. When we recited our wedding vows three years ago, he called me the love of his life and I called him my soulmate.
Now I’m listening as a police detective tells me they’ve discovered evidence that my husband betrayed me. He was cheating on me. He was stealing from me. He was drugging me. He was gaslighting me.
The pain is almost too much to bear.
I must call on my inner strength – and a darkness I never knew I had – to deal with his shocking web of lies and get revenge on those who wronged me. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and I need to unleash my fury so I can move on with my life.
Author’s Note: This book is not a traditional romance. This is a dark psychological suspense story with a non-traditional Happy For Now ending. Please read the trigger warnings inside the book, as some material may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.
Allie:
When my husband died three years ago, I had to pick up the shattered pieces of my life and carry on. I had no choice, our baby girl needed me. Alex’s last request was that I open myself up to love again. How can I do that, when the only other man I could ever imagine falling in love with sees me as only a friend? Nico is a rock star who dates actresses and supermodels. I’m short and curvy – not his type at all – yet he’s always there for me and my daughter. He calls me his Sunshine, but do I dare hope he wants more? I don’t want to lose him, but being friends just isn’t enough anymore. Maybe it’s time I give up on that dream, and just move on?
Nico:
Allie is my Sunshine. She’s been the brightest spot in my life since she came to work for our band. She was strictly a friend then, happily married with a baby on the way. Things have changed, though. Her strength, her fierce love for her daughter, and her determination to heal and be happy again have made me realize just how much I need her in my life. Her gorgeous smile and luscious curves have made me realize just how much I want her in my bed. But if she’s not ready to move on, I’ll lose her and the little girl I’ve come to love as my own. Do I dare risk it? I don’t think I have a choice. She’s my best friend, but I want more. I want everything.
Author’s Note: This is not your typical rock star romance. You won’t find drugs, wild parties or drunken orgies with groupies backstage. As Allie’s heart heals, she returns to her sassy, snarky self, with an adorable kid and a collection of funny mugs and T-shirts. Nico is famous, a little cocky, and half scared of his feisty Italian grandmother. There are F-bombs galore, dirty talk, and explicit sexy times, so this is intended for readers 18+. Don’t worry, there’s no cheating, and **spoiler alert** they do get their happily ever after.
Jagger:
I never expected to meet someone like Molly. I don’t do relationships, and she is very much a relationship kind of woman. She’s a good girl, better than I deserve. She’s also hot as sin, sweet as honey, and probably way too smart to fall for the likes of me. Do you know what else she is? She’s mine, and I’m not letting her go without a fight.
Molly:
I was just trying to do a good deed and save a hot biker from getting a parking ticket. Do you know what I got for my trouble? A crash course in the biker lifestyle that left me reeling, since I’m a kindergarten teacher who doesn’t normally walk on the wild side. Do you know what else I got? Sexy times in the back room of his bar a few hours after we met, and a dirty-talking, possessive biker who calls me Angel and tells me that I’m his. It’s too bad I can’t claim him in return, but it seems he’s already taken.
Author’s Note: The 5th Circle Guardians aren’t a hard-core, 1% club, but they do have their own code of conduct that they live by. They live hard, love harder, and know that rules, laws, and hearts are bound to be broken along the way.
This is the first book in the series, with each book following a different couple in the club. Although there are some common threads that weave all the books together, this is a standalone with an HEA and no cliffhanger. There is no cheating between our hero and heroine. It is intended for mature audiences due to foul language, explicit scenes, and some violence. Please note there are brief mentions of off-page abuse and neglect of a child, drug abuse, and infidelity.
Rome:
I fell in love with Abby when I was sixteen years old. Now, ten years later, I have a wife I love more than life itself, a five-year-old son, plus a baby on the way. I also have a drinking problem and one night I pass out after a party at the clubhouse…and wake up next to another woman. I’m horrified by what I’ve done. Abby tries to forgive me, but it’s just too much for her to bear. I can’t blame her for leaving me. I broke her heart. I broke us. I destroyed the best part of me, and now I have to watch the love of my life starting over…with someone else.
Abby:
I fell in love with Rome when I was fourteen years old. Now, ten years later, I have a husband I love more than life itself, a five-year-old son, plus a baby on the way. I also have a problem…my husband had a drunken one-night stand. He’s horrified by what he’s done. I try to forgive him, but it’s just too much for me to bear. I have no choice but to leave. He broke my heart. He broke us. He destroyed our family, and now I have to figure out how to start over…without the love of my life.
Author’s Note:
I know some readers may not enjoy storylines involving infidelity between the main characters. For that reason, this book was written as a complete standalone story and can be skipped, if desired, without missing any of the underlying story arcs that will be woven through the rest of the series. Your mental well-being is important, so if infidelity or alcohol abuse are topics which are disturbing for you, please skip this story, and pick up with the 5th Circle Guardians in the next book.
Book 1 in this series featured Rome’s twin brother, Jagger. While it is not strictly necessary to read Jagger first, it would make for a more enjoyable reading experience, as you will get a more complete sense of who Rome and Abby are as a couple, and how happy and committed they were until it all ended.
The 5th Circle Guardians aren’t a hard-core, 1% club, but they do have their own code of conduct that they live by. They live hard, love harder, and know that rules, laws, and hearts are bound to be broken along the way. This book is intended for mature audiences due to language, explicit scenes, and some violence.
King:
I’m the president of the 5th Circle Guardians MC, with two grown sons and a couple of grandkids running around. Not much surprises me, and I rarely second-guess myself. But, if I had known that my day would include a brunette bombshell threatening me with a knife, I probably would have done a few things differently. Of course, then I would have missed out on a woman so sweet that I crave her, kisses that make my knees weak, and enough heat in the bedroom to burn up my sheets.
I also would have avoided her deadbeat ex, an arrest for murder, and stupid mistakes that hurt the woman I love. I never dreamed I would meet a woman like her. Now, I just have to figure out how to keep her.
Ella:
I’m a divorced, single mom trying to raise two teenagers. I’ve had to toughen up and become more self-reliant. But, if I had known that my day would include pulling a knife on a badboy biker, I probably would have stayed in bed. Of course, then I would have missed out on a man so hot that I crave him, kisses that melt my panties, and enough heat in the bedroom to start a three-alarm fire.
I also would have avoided his crazy ex, a police interrogation, and more heartache than I’ve ever known. I never dreamed I would meet a man like him. Now, I just have to figure out how to live without him.
Author’s Note: The 5th Circle Guardians aren’t a hard-core, 1% club, but they do have their own code of conduct that they live by. They live hard, love harder, and know that rules, laws, and hearts are bound to be broken along the way.
This is the third book in the series, with each book following a different couple in the club. Although there are some underlying story arcs woven throughout the series, this is a standalone story with an HEA and no cliffhanger. There is no cheating between our hero and heroine. It is intended for mature audiences due to language, explicit scenes, violence, murder, and mentions of illegal activity including drug abuse by others.
Author E.K. Hart 