Half Cocked

If there was one thing I knew for sure, it was that good guys finished last. But smart women? We finished on top.

It made for a quick climax and an even quicker escape. Especially when you left ¿em zip tied to the headboard with a wink and a wave of the middle finger.

Mine wasn't a love story. It was a cautionary tale. A field guide for exactly what not to do if you ever found yourself in my size six riding shoes. A reminder in case you needed another reason you sure as f*ck shouldn't fall for the bad boy who promised you the world and left you with a bullet in your skull instead. Or the glorified bodyguard who thought catching a knife to a gut meant he deserved a ring. And how to not use sex and adrenaline to cope with either. Both?

Yup, my life wasn't just complicated. It was fcked. And so was the pretty boy with the green eyes and the greener complexion. The same one with a limp in his step and a slightly tender set of balls because he was dumb enough to stand between me and my next paycheck. Which left me to wonder how the dumb fck still thought I was girlfriend material.

Someone was about to learn a hard lesson. I could only hope that someone wasn't me...

*This is a full-length, enemies-to-lovers, forbidden, dark, standalone romance written in first-person dual POV. Think modern Romeo and Juliet with a dark, comedic twist.
*Trigger Warning: Please check the full list at the beginning of the book. Recommended for readers 18 and older. If you have any concerns as a reader, please reach out to the author directly. This book has a contemporary setting; however, there are strong themes involving the criminal underground.