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Hope is a dangerous thing. It holds you close like a lover, whispering promises it never intends to keep, and just as soon as you relax into its arms, it lets you go. Sending you spinning into an abyss of nothingness. When I sent him away four years ago, he promised he would come back to me, and even as I asked him not to, I hoped that he would. Hope. I tucked it deep inside of me, underneath the scars of our before, beside the dreams of our after. Hidden like contraband. Guarded like a treasure. Broken like every promise that ever fell from his lips and hit my ears. Eventually, I got tired of hoping, of waiting for him, and I plunged my hands inside my own heart, ripping past scar tissue and muscle, veins and arteries to root it out. Hope. He conspired with it to make a fool of me, and when I freed myself from it, exorcised that pointless dream, I promised myself that no one would get the chance to do that to me again. Then, and only then, did he appear. My promise, a spell that conjured him. My determination, a challenge. My heart, the only prize he hopes to win.

Christopher

Life without Mallory Kent has taught me that time doesn’t heal wounds. It turns them into scars. Jagged tissue that grows around your pain, covering it with raised skin that will never again be smooth to the touch. My first scar formed when I was just a child. Too young to fully understand what my mother’s loss would mean for my life but old enough to remember the echo of the pain inside my empty chest. It was a unique agony. One I never expected to feel again. But that was before I loved her. Before I let things that had nothing to do with us cost me everything. It’s been four years since I decided to honor her request to stay away. To move on with my life and give her a chance to move on with hers. And she might not agree, but it was more than enough time for us to try and do the impossible. The only thing our time apart has done is remind me that wherever she is, is where I’m supposed to be. Now I just have to make her believe it.","spice","series_order",4,"average_rating","reviews_count","editions_count","bookmarked","muted","contributors",[],[214],"Revive Me, Part 3: The Apology","edition_id","424a7aad-689a-477c-886e-ada625f8477f","series",{"_21":211,"_164":212,"_213":169},"year",2023,"first_published","Jan 2023","likes_count","collections_count","slug","9-revive-me-part-3-the-apology","format",{"_164":169,"_33":77,"_208":209,"_210":66},"page_count","duration","published_date","January 1, 2023","isbn","9798874794767","asin","B0D1S5189C","hex_code","#58585c","language","English","cover","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/9i/424a7aad-689a-477c-886e-ada625f8477f.jpg","user_review","type","print","audio","New Haven","58c7823f-15c1-4a33-9dc7-74033f7d4c18","order",{"_164":215,"_33":144,"_189":216,"_217":-5,"_218":-5,"_219":38,"_220":221},"6b6856b4-de1e-4154-a33b-ec5c542d14a2","2-jl-seegars","biography","image","books_count","roles",[222],"author","46c22f4d-cf81-427b-98f4-5b931de980c1","RaeLoving someone with demons is hard but leaving them is harder.

That’s a lesson I learned roughly a decade ago when I left the love of my life behind. Choosing the child we made but weren’t ready for over any hope for what could be. Trading in potential for reality, my dreams for motherhood and the warmth of his embrace for a cold, lonely world.

Despite how tragic it all sounds, everything turned out okay. I made peace with my decisions, soothed the ache in my heart with harsh truths that have remained firmly in tact until...well, until now.

Now, I’m back in New Haven and nothing is the way it should be. The man I left behind is not the one I keep running into around town. He’s steady, dependable, stable, ready to be a father to our daughter and desperate to do more than co-parent with me.

Hunter

couldn’t stop wanting Rachel Prince if I tried. Not that I ever have. Tried, that is. Why would I when she’s the only good thing I’ve ever craved, the only addiction I’ve had that didn’t try to destroy me?

When she left me, I wasn’t mad. I didn’t want her to go, but I think by the end we both knew she couldn’t stay. There was too much darkness around us, and it was all emanating from me.

My addiction. My pain. My grief overshadowing hers.

I wasn’t the man she needed or the partner she deserved. She did the right thing, getting out, taking our kid with her. But knowing that doesn’t make it hurt any less.

It does, however, make me determined.

To keep my decade long sobriety streak going.
To make up for every day I missed of my daughter’s life.
To win back the love of my life and never let her go again.",[],[239],"Reclaim Me","4172ee4f-4ac9-478d-aaf3-4d2a8f8bc077",{"_21":211,"_164":212,"_213":133},2024,"Aug 2024","11-reclaim-me",{"_164":70,"_33":79,"_208":209,"_210":66},414,"August 31, 2024","B0D98Z2FDP","#130b19","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/11i/4172ee4f-4ac9-478d-aaf3-4d2a8f8bc077.jpg",{"_164":215,"_33":144,"_189":216,"_217":-5,"_218":-5,"_219":38,"_220":240},[222],"ac55a09b-07b4-4fc9-8cbb-8ba9eb5d0b53","Ava and Preston grew up together in the rough streets of Sleighton, both doing everything they needed to survive. Over time, their childhood friendship evolved into a fiery love story. Their flames are suddenly extinguished when Ava left without a word, leaving Preston to wonder where they went wrong.

Never quite getting over her. He used his pain as fuel to achieve success that he never thought possible.

At the same time, Ava used her passion and natural talents to climb her way to superstardom.

For Preston's very first birthday in The Oval Office he only wants one gift, a special performance from his favorite artist of all time–the one he affectionately calls His Songbird. As much as Ava wants to turn him down, she finds herself on a flight to D.C. to look into the eyes of the only man to ever hold her heart.

They can't have forever, but one night couldn't hurt… Right?",[],[256],"Happy Birthday, Mr. President","82676cfc-330b-4b1f-b3a1-457af5194cc2",2025,"Nov 2025","42-happy-birthday-mr-president",{"_164":70,"_33":79,"_208":209,"_210":66},80,"November 28, 2025","B0G3N1823B","#1e2f30","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/42i/82676cfc-330b-4b1f-b3a1-457af5194cc2.jpg",{"_164":257,"_33":143,"_189":258,"_217":-5,"_218":-5,"_219":169,"_220":259},"8bda3b9e-fc65-43de-bc3d-398db95a3bf1","7-shay-dawn",[222],"3d189b62-7ce3-47ac-bd2f-955c8fc7e125","Who says you can’t have it all? Love, that’s who. Being dumped three weeks before Christmas by my fiancé was enough for a girl like me to take a chance and risk it all. Wait! I’ve never been the adventurous type. In fact, I’m the lame type. Until my cousin comes up with a non-brilliant idea to have me bid on a 3-day singles Christmas cruise.

Problem is, I hate water, boats and there’s a whole list. Which is enough reason to send me running in the opposite direction when I find out I won. However, cruising is on my bucket list and a fear I’d love to conquer before my aching heart takes me out.

The other issue is —the boat leaves from my hometown — a place I vowed to never step foot in again due to a person who shall remain nameless. Yet, I need this vacation and my mind needs the release. Maybe I can sneak into town without being noticed? Then I see him and... damn, aging has only made him sexier!",[],[277],"Three Sexy Elves: Baes of Christmas","de8d623e-5393-4246-a497-f40fa3da869c",{"_21":275,"_164":276,"_213":70},2021,"Dec 2021","100-three-sexy-elves-baes-of-christmas",{"_164":70,"_33":79,"_208":209,"_210":66},119,"December 22, 2021","B09KQVF81Y","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/100i/de8d623e-5393-4246-a497-f40fa3da869c.jpg","Baes of Christmas","00cee227-f4a7-4dba-a0b8-c8c92e2ff5e0",{"_164":278,"_33":141,"_189":279,"_217":-5,"_218":-5,"_219":280,"_220":281},"37cfda2c-f1bf-4ce4-9327-b649cd54bb12","17-angela-seals",22,[222],"a2048768-4667-4a70-8b36-9683669dd819","What is Love? Some say it’s as pure as water or fiery as whiskey. Somehow, under love’s favor, Tahli and Dalvin managed both. Yet still, it wasn’t enough.
What happens when lies and deceits soil the water of love?
What happens when secrets chase the whiskey, extinguishing the burning fire?

Tahli and Dalvin have come to an end…or have they?
Over 15 years, they have lived life up in the clouds away from calamity with the safety of parachutes keeping them from crashing. Tahli was sure she had the perfect life…until she discovered the one that her husband lived without her. Now, as the strong-willed perfectionist of a flowerchild and razor-sharp lawyer, she has declared war. Divorce lingers and a new beau can even the playing field, proving to Vin, she hasn’t lost her maneater touch.
But does one heartbreak cancel out another?
All that was left in the clouds can’t remain there, especially when the parachute is depleted.
We have watched them fall. We have watched them glide. Now…we must all brace for impact, as we conclude the Parachutes trilogy and finally find out where, when, and how these two land.

THIS IS THE FINAL BOOK IN THE PARACHUTES SERIES.",[],[299],"Parachutes Book Three: The Impact","b6850cef-d8ed-4065-a738-81a0ce33b8b1",{"_21":297,"_164":298,"_213":70},"Jul 2025","133-parachutes-book-three-the-impact",{"_164":70,"_33":79,"_208":209,"_210":66},"July 22, 2025","9780998441191","B0FJPG6GG7","#978772","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/133i/b6850cef-d8ed-4065-a738-81a0ce33b8b1.jpg","Parachutes","31020744-3792-49fc-802b-6ed8aa8a9575",{"_164":300,"_33":140,"_189":301,"_217":-5,"_218":-5,"_219":280,"_220":302},"e2b88e31-18b1-442f-876f-a3072495e629","20-takerra-allen",[222],"6deb9bd7-0f31-4fae-b82f-12f8c7de6b30","Audrey Pilar is a master in the art of breaking up. Her friends have dubbed her ritual of leaving men as “The Expiration Date”. Hurt from her past has caused Audrey to protect her heart at all costs, even if it means self sabotage. She’s developed the habit of looking for red flags and it seemed to work for her. That is until she meets Sullivan Santiago. The confident, thirty-three year old owner of Sullivan’s Coffee Tavern is unlike anyone she’s ever met and for Audrey, if it’s too good to be true, it usually is.

Sullivan “Sully” Santiago is a man that says what he means and means what he says. His honesty, though sometime brutal, has never been a problem for him until he meets the beautiful Audrey Pilar. The twenty-seven year old professional crafter caught his eye after witnessing several of her gentle let downs in his establishment. Where as most people would see it as a turn off, Sully is intrigued.

When Audrey agrees to a date with him, Sully soon learns that his own expiration date will come sooner than he thought. Unfortunately they are left with a special parting gift that doesn’t make letting go as easy as Audrey would have liked.",[],[316],"The Expiration Date","c90a72c7-e1ab-418f-96d7-019d207bfe3b","Aug 2023","159-the-expiration-date",{"_164":70,"_33":79,"_208":209,"_210":66},230,"August 24, 2023","B0CGMR15Y1","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/159i/c90a72c7-e1ab-418f-96d7-019d207bfe3b.jpg",{"_164":317,"_33":146,"_189":318,"_217":-5,"_218":-5,"_219":319,"_220":320},"d6f6c3a4-50c6-48ac-a95f-b5a2f43ef860","22-kimberly-brown",30,[222],"968bd5e0-01fd-477d-a6f8-4f86b1e742a9","“Of all human weaknesses, obsession is the most dangerous.”

Evenie Lewis knows this all too well. A case of mistaken identity has stolen ten years of her life. When the opportunity arises, Evenie jumps at the chance to escape once and for all. Clueless to her surroundings, she sets out to find her way back home with dreams of reuniting with her family being her motivation. Unbeknownst to her, life as she knew it has changed.

Tyrion Lewis has lost the love of his life. A routine trip to the grocery store left him a heartbroken, single father to a six-month-old little girl. The hope that his wife would be returned to him slowly begins to die. Ten years later, he’s found new hope for a happy future. That is, until he gets the call that his beloved has been found. High off emotions, Tyrion races to bring his wife home. In all the excitement, he forgets one very crucial detail.

Familiar spaces breed familiar feelings, though life for them is anything but what it used to be. What happens when a happy homecoming is thwarted by forces meant to keep the once loving couple apart for good? Will Evenie and Tyrion get their happy ending, or was she better off never being found?",[],[334],"If You Love Me","949147f4-3a5f-4a0e-96bf-960a512d1423","Jan 2025","163-if-you-love-me",{"_164":70,"_33":79,"_208":209,"_210":66},318,"January 2, 2025","B0DS6H6DV1","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/163i/949147f4-3a5f-4a0e-96bf-960a512d1423.jpg",{"_164":317,"_33":146,"_189":318,"_217":-5,"_218":-5,"_219":319,"_220":335},[222],"54b7818c-8322-4919-8950-822995650ed3","Alanis Kapri is living the American Dream. As the star quarterback of the Carolina Hurricanes, life is luxury. Unfortunately for Alanis, he’s considered the NFL’s problem child. One too many negative press runs have landed his head on the chopping block. He’s been given an clean up his act or be cut from the team. Reluctantly, Alanis agrees to the terms. However, when the team hires him a reputation management consultant, the last person he expected to see was her.

My’Elli Love is the best at what she does. The boss attitude and confidence she possesses came after many years of taunting and whispers. Repairing tarnished images comes with ease when you’ve had to repair your own. As the top consultant of Elite Persona Management, difficult clients are her specialty. However, nothing could have prepared her for the moment Alanis Kapri walked into her office. Face to face with a painful part of her past, My’Elli must come to terms with the old feelings that have resurfaced right along with that pain. As she peels back the layers of Alanis's carefully crafted persona, My'Elli finds herself drawn to the man beneath the headline-grabbing antics.

Alanis is faced with the challenge of changing his image all while seeking forgiveness from the woman he hurt, and dealing with trauma from many years ago. Beneath the cocky exterior lies a man haunted by his past and struggling to find the true meaning of his success. As Alanis and My'Elli navigate the treacherous waters of love, career, and family trauma, they must learn to trust in themselves and each other. Can they overcome the ghosts of their past and the obstacles in their path to build a future together?",[],[349],"Under the Influence","eee785b1-31c5-403f-9aac-d7dddee936ee","Oct 2024","168-under-the-influence",{"_164":70,"_33":79,"_208":209,"_210":66},293,"October 25, 2024","B0DL3J5XKP","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/168i/eee785b1-31c5-403f-9aac-d7dddee936ee.jpg",{"_164":317,"_33":146,"_189":318,"_217":-5,"_218":-5,"_219":319,"_220":350},[222],"15060f88-2012-49a8-83e5-ccd2320f6c9a","Alexis Monroe and Jaceon Palmer were college sweethearts. They’d planned their lives and were set to get married until Jaceon reveals a change in the plans they had for the future. Hit with the devastating blow that he no longer wants children, Alexis breaks things off.

Years later, she is married with a beautiful daughter and pregnant with her son. Tragedy strikes when her husband is killed in an unsolved hit and run accident. After struggling through her pregnancy and dealing with her grief for a year, Alexis realizes she needs help. She, her four-year-old daughter, and six-month-old son have returned home to live with her parents while Alexis gets herself together. For Alexis, the move to heal current wounds leads to the opening of old ones.

When Jaceon crosses paths with the once love of his life, every feeling he thought he buried comes right back to the surface. Realizing that he made a grave mistake has him jumping through hoops to rekindle what he’d foolishly lost. Still fresh with heartbreak, Alexis is forced to deal with the feelings she ran from all those years ago when close proximity continuously lands her and Jaceon in familiar spaces.

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Idris Bailey has always had a soft spot for Zenni Calloway. Spending summers with his grandparents introduced him to the woman he’s never been able to let go of since childhood. When he moves back to town to care for his ailing grandmother, he comes face to face with the plus-sized beauty that stole his heart all those years ago. Determined not to miss his shot this time, Idris sets out to be everything Ms. Zenni never knew she needed.

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