Evergreen Grove

He's living a lie. Dante Ramos: Champion. Ladies' man. Party animal. Women want him, and men either want to be him or put his lights out for sleeping with their girlfriends. It's all an act. Inside, he's so full of self-loathing he's on a fast-track to self-destruction. She's living in the shadows. Meeting Michelle at a support group for assault survivors shows Dante a new world of possibilities. Finally, someone in his life might understand him, and she creates in him a fierce need to protect. Trouble is, Dante lives his life in the spotlight, and the only thing Michelle wants is a place to hide.

7 full novels, plus a bonus novella.Book 1 - At the StarsFor the last eight years, all I can think about is the day I ended another man's life. Then I manage to save Cassie's, and I feel like maybe I've got some kind of second chance. To do what I couldn't before, or maybe even for something bigger. Something like love. If only I could feel like I deserve her...Book 2 - Acts of Creation Dante Ramos: Champion. Ladies' man. Party animal. Women want him, and men either want to be him or put his lights out for sleeping with their girlfriends. It's all an act. Inside, he's so full of self-loathing he's on a fast-track to self-destruction.Book 3 - By the RulesNo liars. No suits. Absolutely no straight guys…AJ Fabin's list of rules keeps him safe. Since getting kicked out of his parents' home and attacked by a former escorting client, his rules and his life in the tiny town of Evergreen Grove provide a quiet haven. He may be lonely, and he may stick out like a sore thumb, but the folks like him well enough. When he's not dodging his old pimp, things are peaceful and he intends to keep them that way.Book 4 - Piece by PieceSo I caught my dad in bed with my ex-girlfriend.My best friend cancelled our plans to celebrate my birthday.Decided to drink away the betrayal.Made out with a cardboard cutout of a celebrity in front of my new roommates.Got in a bar fight.Hooked up with that pretty bartender whose sad smile I've secretly been painting pictures of since forever, but she shoved me out the door with hardly a word.Did I mention the tattoo I don't exactly remember getting?And that's only Saturday.Book 4.5 - Marry Me, BabyDante Ramos will win at love if it's the last thing he does...Since I retired from boxing, I'm fighting to keep my life off the damn ropes.Lately, one thing after another's falling apart. First there's the road-trip on Valentine's weekend that coulda gotten me and my girl both killed. Then came the unspoken secrets that keep putting so much distance between us.My love for Michelle is everything that keeps me human. I can feel her slipping away. I've got one last shot. A desperate proposal. And it's all about to go wrong.Book 5 - Losing the FightTyler Thacker threw away his MMA title. When his brother died and he lost the girl he loved, getting his career back seemed impossible. Now that girl is in the picture again and so is his chance to set things right.Book 6 - Don't Let GoLeft behind by everyone he's ever loved, Alonzo Grover lives as if there's no future. The discovery of a letter from his deceased boyfriend breaks him out of his rut and spurs him to right an old wrong, but the local stick-in-the-mud sheriff's lieutenant seems determined to ruin his plans.Together, they wind up on an unexpected road trip. When they hit one setback after another, it looks like they might kill each other before they make it back home. Unless they find something better to do than fight. (Get it? Nudge, wink? Okay, you get it.)