Thinly Veiled

★★★★★ "To say the least I was invested. I couldn't put down the book (I might of pulled an all nighter just to finish) TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!"

The past haunts her, the present beguiles her…and the future is ready to bring her full circle.

Claire Branson just moved across state lines into Salem, Virginia, and she wants her life to go right for once, please and thank you. Having freshly escaped from a criminal past and the ex-boyfriend associated with it, she needs routine. Monotony. A happiness that could feel...simple.

Luke Turner is simple - sexy, sarcastically sweet, and, above all, radiating innocence. He could be her simplicity, there's no doubt about that. But with Claire's past festering under the gauze of her quick runaway, could he keep his innocence?

And, more importantly, will they get out of everything alive?

Author's Note for Tropes & Themes:

•Small town
•Spicy
•Escaped criminal past
•Fresh start
•Newfound family
•Workplace romance
•Strangers to friends to lovers
•Banter, banter, banter
•Plot twists that zoom from zero to sixty
•"Bad" girl x good boy
•Strong female friendship
•The love child of romantic comedy and romantic suspense