Bentwood Series by Tammy L. Gray

Nine years to win her. Three years to love her. And one decision that destroyed it all. April Duncan was raised with three clear truths: the family name is absolute, ambition and success rule over every emotion, and love always comes with strings attached. Image was everything in her carefully crafted world... until the mirror cracked. Sean Taylor was April's best friend, the one man who taught her it was okay to let her guard down and to rely on someone. She trusted him. She loved him... moreNine years to win her. Three years to love her. And one decision that destroyed it all. April Duncan was raised with three clear truths: the family name is absolute, ambition and success rule over every emotion, and love always comes with strings attached. Image was everything in her carefully crafted world... until the mirror cracked. Sean Taylor was April's best friend, the one man who taught her it was okay to let her guard down and to rely on someone. She trusted him. She loved him. Which made his deception the darkest kind of cruelty. Now, nearly a year later, she’s ready to leave her failed engagement in the past and get back her life and her estranged family, even if it means dating a man solely for his connections. She’ll never again choose love over loyalty. Sean has spent his entire life breaking barriers, facing challenges, and never giving up. Until one impossible choice destroyed his future and left him no option but to flee from the woman who annihilated his heart. Now he’s back in Bentwood and determined to make her hear the truth and rebuild the trust he shattered. But April has become a mere shell of the woman who claimed his heart long ago. Winning her back is more than just seizing a victory, because if he fails… the girl he’s loved for a lifetime will disappear forever. The Truth Between Us is the second book in the Bentwood series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but it is recommended that you begin with book one to get the full experience among this tight group of family and friends. less

The chilling conclusion of the Bentwood Series will leave you breathless…Caroline Crawford has spent the last five months rebuilding her life in Bentwood, Texas. Surrounded by a group of unexpected friends and potential new love she can’t seem to walk away from, Caroline starts to believe she may have truly escaped the man who’s terrorized her for years. That is until small, inexplicable things have Caroline questioning her own sanity... moreThe chilling conclusion of the Bentwood Series will leave you breathless…Caroline Crawford has spent the last five months rebuilding her life in Bentwood, Texas. Surrounded by a group of unexpected friends and potential new love she can’t seem to walk away from, Caroline starts to believe she may have truly escaped the man who’s terrorized her for years. That is until small, inexplicable things have Caroline questioning her own sanity.Beckham Kinder has spent a lifetime being judged by his last name and family’s wealth, and while it’s brought great advantages, he wants nothing more than to stand on his own in business and in his personal life. When a new business partner gives him an opportunity to strike out on his own without his family ties, Beckham jumps at the chance. For the first time in his adult life, he sees a wide open future, not just with this venture, but with the woman he has secretly adored since childhood.But traps are often most effective when two people want a prize so much they ignore the obvious, and Jeremiah Ellison is counting on that very thing. He is a man who always gets what he wants… and he will stop at nothing to get her… less