Salome Veder – författare

Hannah:I've known Thierry Carter since, well, forever. We've been next door neighbors since babies. Growing up, we'd been total opposites and have only tolerated each other's presence throughout our teenaged years.As adults, we couldn't be more different. I teach at a private Catholic school in Nassau County. Thierry? Football star and golden boy--until his fall from grace. When he finally comes back from hiding out, he hasn't changed. Despite our differences, we're both invested in his two kids, who mean the world to me. For them, I'll tolerate their father's presence but one thing is for sure, I will not become another notch in his bedpost.Thierry:I've made a lot of mistakes, more than I'd like to admit. But my two kids, Sophie and Josh, aren't one of them. Without them, I'd be nothing.Which is something my long-time neighbor, Hannah Vaughn, constantly likes to remind me of. Growing up, she was the bookworm and I was the jock, two elements that rarely go together in high school. But she's always had a special place in my heart, the one true person who tells me the truth, no matter what. And I've decided I need someone like that.

GRIFFINI'm tired of apologizing for my life. Of the life I like plenty fine, thanks. I'm tired of saying things I don't mean and no longer pretend things I don't feel. F*ck all that, and to anyone that says otherwise.So yeah, I'm a little lost and trying to figure myself out. Nothing wrong with that. My job sucks and hopefully not forever. (Still figuring that out.) I have no idea what I'm doing but why is that bad? My relationship status is set at fail, but I'm okay with that, too. Really.When I meet Wade, I can't wait to forget him. And he feels the same way. At last, someone who gets me. Go figure.WADEI don't need help getting dates or getting laid. Got that covered. Thanks. I don't want a wife or kids or 2.5 whatever.Why is focusing on my career over having a family considered the worst thing ever? It's perfectly normal--why does everyone act like it's not? It's what I want and give zero f*cks if people disapprove. Screw them.Meeting Griffin was one of those moments I never wanted but it happened and so be it. I don't care to know her. And the feeling is mutual. Honestly, it's refreshing. And very unexpected.***Unconventional romance. Expect the unexpected.

Time will explain...But but for me, I've wasted time.On him.On trying to get over him.On trying to get my life back together.I had it all. Once. And then it all fell apart when I met Colton Fitzgerald. He ruined my life. He betrayed me.But I suppose I deserve what I get, because I'm no innocent in all of this. I cheated on my husband. I fell in love with Colt. And after the fall out, I ran away like a coward, left to lick my wounds and pick the shards of a shattered life.I know what I've done is unforgivable. My reputation is in ruins. A laughing stock and social pariah amongst Chicago's elite. So when I'm forced to return to the Windy City, it's like going back to Hell. And a little bit of Heaven at the same time.Because Colt is still there, but untouched by what he's done.And me?I'm nothing but damaged goods.Now and forever.*********************WARNING:This is intended for those 18+ and includes taboo (adultery) and mental health themes (such as suicide/self harm) that may be triggering and/or offensive to some.Please do not continue if you are sensitive to these topics or do not care to read stories that includes taboo/mental health themes.You have been fairly warned.

Maggie Hendrix loves her life. She has a great job as a paralegal, and a sister who always has her back.While taking care of her niece and nephew for the summer while her sister focuses on presiding over an important federal court case, Maggie is re-acquainted with her neighbor, Gabriel Remington.Er. Well. Sorta.He's taken over his grandmother's old house during the pandemic--but rarely does she see him. Having only known him as a kid on and off through the years, all grown up, he's bit standoffish. But whatever. Maggie's perfectly okay with having a simple, uncomplicated life--but Gabe is far from uncomplicated as he suddenly starts appearing in her life.Despite her reservations, she allows it since her nephew takes to her new neighbor. But the more Gabe is around, the more complex things get between them. While she wants to trust him, she discovers that her neighbor's sudden neighborly appearance is no mere accident.The one thing that Maggie has learned from past relationships that have left her hurting bad is that repeating past mistakes will get her burned. And she has no intention of creating new scars.

"e;I'm just his secretary... He's just my boss."e;My name is Sedona Mathison.A year ago, my heart was broken. My soul, shattered into a million pieces.I want to not feel. To not want anything. Or anyone.The safe position of neutral is sublime.I don't need the fairy tale. I'm over it. I don't need fantasy. It's overrated.I want to be like my boss, Kyle Lock. He's guarded and unemotional.We see each other, and we don't.I'm just his secretary.He's just my boss.There's nothing else to it... Or so I thought.But a business trip to Greece changes everything.I both hate it and welcome it but I live in the real.And in the real, it will have to be enough.NB: Originally published in 2016 under a pen name. This is a trilogy with a cliffhanger in Book I & II and concluded in Book III in the genre of slow-burn, steamy romance with a mix of mystery and suspense.

"e;Love, is a fiery thing. And when two souls collide that shouldn't, it burns…"e;Sebastian St. Claire is nothing but the consummate professional. His job is to protect the daughter of a VIP client but instead, he finds himself intrigued by her fiery personality and innocent beauty.Marisa Rothman is studying for her master's degree at a small, private college in Illinois. As the daughter of a FBI agent whose life has been threatened, for her safety, she has been put under the protection of Sevren Securities––and under the eagle eye of Sebastian.He is an enigma, a man colder than ice; and yet, smolders from within. Marisa senses something deeper in Sebastian that she can't ignore, and it draws her toward him, like a moth to the forbidden flame.However, the circumstances of the situation puts Sebastian in a precarious position, for his deepening attraction to Marisa threatens to dismantle the carefully constructed walls he's built in his heart, and possibly violate the oath of his duties to protect her with his body. And nothing more.But pure existence is never black and white, and when two souls find each other, and ignite, there is no turning back. No matter if the danger that still lingers threatens to return, and with devastating consequences.

LINKLove is a death sentence.It can rob you blind.Make you fall to your knees.Baths your world in darkness.ODETTELove has a way of finding you.It can make all your wishes come true.Make you whole again, alive.Send the shadows away, to let in the light.***For Lincoln 'Link' Kress, member of the Desert Demons MC in Las Vegas, the ghosts of his past continue to haunt him. He is existing without living and he can't find a way out of the cycle.Then, on a no-nothing night at the MC's nightclub, he sees her–a woman that draws him out of his own head. It should be nothing, he knows it, but he can't stop looking at her, mesmerized. He can't stop thinking about her, obsessed.Odette Somerville is nursing the end of a breakup and swearing off men. She's not looking for anything or anyone–especially a bad boy biker in the shape and form of Link. He's big, bad and wears the scars of his past on his body that scares her, but also excites her, despite it all.Neither want or are looking for a life changing anything but as the two draw closer together, when the heat and passion overcomes their doubts, fears and the shadows of the past, both realize that what's between them isn't just mere infatuation and lust–but possibly something more...Something deeply profound.

Gigi Linden has been burdened with an awful childhood.As an adult, she'd shed that part of herself, forgetting the rotten mother who hadn't cared about her, or even loved her, and forced her to fend for herself.She'd tried to forget the kindness of a young deputy that tried to save her, but only left her hollow and lost.She realized she had no one but herself...But when her past catches up to her, all her ghosts come back with force--and for once, Gigi can't run away.She has to face her demons, the ones that haunt her still but especially the ones that torment her dreams...Warning: 18+. Content may make some uncomfortable but nothing explicit. This is not your typical romance...(Disclaimer: This book was originally published in 2016 under a pen name.)

Vida Nilsson is at rock bottom. She's recently divorced, still pining for her old life, and can't seem to move on.Not that she gets to wallow very often. In fact, she's got her own cheerleader constantly reminding her to 'get over it already'.Dirks Eagon is her brother's BFF. He's big, tattooed, and she's known him her whole life. They've grown up together and are like family, whether either of them likes it or not.Truthfully, Vida hasn't given Dirks much thought as anything more then an annoyance; but as her downward spiral continues, it seems that he's the only one to catch her when she falls.Thing is, Dirks doesn't think about her, not even like a sister.It's worse. He doesn't think about her at all...Problem is, he's all she can think about.​(Disclaimer: This book was originally published in 2016 under a pen name.)

Eight years is long enough to forget a person…Right?Eight years to move on with my life and become the woman I am now—Without the influence of the past. Without his ghost always there, looming...haunting me.I wish.For me, I'm not that lucky. Never have been. I've accepted my fate. Has he?