Like his brothers Zach and Zane, Trey Barnes thought he found the love of his life. But fate has a way of changing things and now a widower raising his five-year-old son. The boy had been his strength. Having put his sole attention on the needs of his son he had not allowed himself to be with another woman. Then one day he is BUSTED when he meets Ressa Bliss, a children's librarian.
Ressa is in charge of the children's program and she is wonderful with young Clay, but Trey's guilt stops him from ever asking her out. Once again fate changes things. When they meet up at a conference the attraction is too powerful to resist. Can their connection and the passion that flames beyond control be strong enough to survive Trey's deep inner torment and Ressa's tangled past?
BUSTED is filled with a lot of heart touching moments that will make you believe nothing can stop love. Ressa has not had an easy life but she is a warm hearted woman who falls for Trey and his little boy despite the fact that she doesn't have a place for them in her life. Trey had been nearly as dead as his late wife until meeting Ressa but the timing is wrong until fate takes a hand. Secrets and trust are an issue but not between them and I found that fantastic. I have a personal dislike with trust issues come up ... how can you love someone and immediately believe they would do something to hurt you? Thank you author Shiloh Walker for not using that as a plot twist. It was great that Trey immediately knew that Ressa was not involved in the blog that outed him. (You will have to read the book to find out what that means.) I laughed out loud when Ressa got her chance to defend herself and her man, it was great.
Ms. Shiloh always writes about real life with a good hit of steaming hot hookups that will keep you glued to the pages. BUSTED is no exception to her usual fantastic reads, and who could pass up the chance to read more of the crazy and amazing Barnes brothers?
From the national bestselling author of Wrecked and Razed comes an emotionally charged story of undeniable passion and life-affirming love… Like his brothers Zach and Zane, Trey Barnes thought he had found the love of his life. But fate had other plans. A widower who’s had to raise his five-year-old son on his own, Trey has not allowed himself to be with another woman. Until he meets Ressa Bliss at—of all places—a children’s library program. The beautiful librarian is wonderful with his son, Clay, but every time Trey even considers asking her out, he is tortured by guilt.Fate is indeed fickle. When the two meet again at a conference, this time the attraction is too powerful to resist. But is their connection and passion strong enough to survive Trey’s deep inner torment?
His hands were shaking. To hide it, he shoved them into his back pockets as they waited for their turn to shuffle onto the elevator. Finally, they managed to wedge themselves in and then more people wedged themselves in after that. Trey found himself so close, he could have turned his head and he’d be able to bury his face in her hair. Soft, wild twists of curls…what would she do— “Oh! Sorry!” There was a giggle, a squeal…and then like a bunch of dominos, people half fell, half crashed into others as the woman in the front continued to giggle. “Oopsie! Too marny—ah, too many marnis—too many martinis!” A couple of snorts, a couple of snickers and more than a few curses. Trey barely heard any of them. Ressa had ended up crushed against his chest and he was pinned to the wall. Her hip was pressed snug to his crotch and even as he tried to ease her away, her gaze shifted, lifted… His cock started to pulse, throb. Her gaze dropped to his mouth. Her hand fisted in the material of his shirt as she licked the full, ripe curve of her lower lip. If he didn’t at least taste that mouth— The elevator dinged and bodies spilled out. As the person next to them escaped the press, Ressa eased back. Dusky color rode along her cheekbones as she slid her eyes up to meet his. Tearing his gaze away, he looked at the lights flickering above the elevator door. It hit her floor and as she turned away, she slid her hand down, caught his. Sweat beaded at the nape of his neck and he had one brief moment of lucidity. Trey Barnes was a man who liked order. He liked to be in control. But he had absolutely no idea what in the hell he was doing. And he was absolutely fine with that.
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