Riley's Pond - Paperback

by Harley Brooks (Author)

Is it love, or lust? Or a dangerous combination?- Riley: "Finding a girl who believes you can do...be anything, rocks your world. Of course, this is from a guy who told Taylor Wilson 'I love you' over the phone, from inside a closet filled with dirty socks and underwear."- Taylor: "Any guy can pull off 'lust', but it takes someone willing to risk everything for one person, to make it 'love'. A superhero strong enough to take off their cape and wrap it around you. Riley Martin." When his older brother commits an unforgivable betrayal, Riley Martin escapes to his private swimming hole for refuge. There, he discovers a beautiful stranger already swimming in the dark waters. By Summer's end, Riley's broken heart might be a memory, but left behind, will become his worst nightmare.Taylor Wilson's hope of escaping the drama she left thousands of miles behind, takes a sudden twist when she climbs out of Riley's pond and into his life. Her dream for a happy-ever-after seems almost tangible, until the monster from her past, rolls into town to collect his prized possession.

Author Biography

A hopeless romantic and serious chocoholic, Harley Brooks creates edgy, romantic tales filled with emotionally-charged characters who can't seem to get out of their own way. She untangles superheroes from their capes. Inspired by memories of a time when passion ruled common sense, her stories revolve around all the "first times" youth experience while morphing into adults. If Brooks isn't writing or reading, she's playing with her muse while exploring scenic byways on her Harley Davidson.