
Because beneath it all lies regrets, unspoken tender words of love and ignored soul deep belonging. It's not because deep down they don't feel the chemistry, the pull and the intense lust they have for one another but the anger, animosity and pain towards each other over their break-up masks the heartbreak, the raw feelings of loss and the what might have beens. Luke is a gorgeous, sexy, cocky, arrogant, moody, brooding Alpha Cop and Tessa is loud, sassy, loving and funny and, for the past year, they have tried to stay away from each other. no emotions, no tender feelings and definitely no ties - simple, just slot A into B and wait for C and never repeat. With this book, it's been a year since the break-up and Luke's 'dipped his wick' into oh so many eager and willing females but never the same woman twice.

but unfortunately for her that road led to relationship suicide. So, for those three months, he shared his body but not his secrets however Tessa wanted to know and trust the man she was crazy about. So, for Luke, it's best never to fall into that trap and he should know because his world fell apart when tragedy struck many years ago in his young life and he was still living with the consequences. And Tessa judged and kept something back from Luke. Their break-up was because Luke wouldn't let Tessa, or love, in because of the heartbreak, anguish, destruction and pain loving someone does to a person when they leave. Luke and Tessa's three months turbulent sex only relationship, and their inevitable break-up was captured, scene by emotional scene, in book 1 of the Alabama Summer series but it's painfully and briefly revisited from Chapters in this book so you don't necessarily need to have listened to Where I Belong first (but sadly you'd be missing a great book). Warning: This book contains adult themes.Ī BITTER-SWEET ROMANCE THAT WAS SIMPLY YUMMY Love is for people who have hope, and I have none.

What we had was perfect, real, and all I would ever want. When she sets her sights on you, she doesn't just consume your heart: She goes for your soul. Love is a ruthless bitch, and I'm her latest victim. I was naive when I wished for more, when I hoped he wanted the same things I did.

Handing my heart over to Luke was the easiest thing I've ever done. I would've fallen in love with him at a distance. He gave me enough, just enough to make me fall in love with him.

The second book in the Alabama Summer series. From New York Times and USA Today best-selling author J.
