The Empire Records Series by Heather Lauren

Celebrity Chef, Lyla Turner escapes Chicago for her hometown, in sunny California, and the comfort of her two best friends. Running from the ashes of her career, destroyed by someone she trusted, she finds herself making more trouble when she meets the handsome and alluring, Cole. A tall sexy lumberjack of a man who just so happens to be her new roommate and strictly forbidden... moreCelebrity Chef, Lyla Turner escapes Chicago for her hometown, in sunny California, and the comfort of her two best friends. Running from the ashes of her career, destroyed by someone she trusted, she finds herself making more trouble when she meets the handsome and alluring, Cole. A tall sexy lumberjack of a man who just so happens to be her new roommate and strictly forbidden. Unable to fight the sheet burning chemistry the two fall hard, his kindness and understanding melt her heart but at the expense of losing a long time friendship. When trouble comes to her front door, will the two be able to survive the fallout? less

GraceA long time ago I fell so deeply in love with a man that it consumed me. Every kiss, each touch, everything was new and intense and at seventeen I made Marcus my whole world. Our love grew over the next year and It was such a true and strong love that it created life. Harmony.With new pressures on his shoulders, my love dove into his career and we grew apart. Always a great father we stayed friends, but it's amazing how easy it is to co-parent when your still in love with that someone... moreGraceA long time ago I fell so deeply in love with a man that it consumed me. Every kiss, each touch, everything was new and intense and at seventeen I made Marcus my whole world. Our love grew over the next year and It was such a true and strong love that it created life. Harmony.With new pressures on his shoulders, my love dove into his career and we grew apart. Always a great father we stayed friends, but it's amazing how easy it is to co-parent when your still in love with that someone. Marcus is a man larger than life. Rich, famous, and sexy AF. It’s been years since he kissed me and yet every time we’re in the same room I feel claimed by him. It's his eyes, that tell me I'm meant to be his.When my car rolls and I end up with a broken leg, he is the last man I expect to see but the first one at my side. He barrels into my life and routine demanding to take care of me and Harmony. The man moves himself into my apartment and deeper into my heart in less than a week… and when our constant chemistry overpowers our better judgment, that white-hot, electrifying connection is back and stronger than ever.But when the world starts calling will everything go back to the way things used to be or will we get a second chance after all this time… less