Nicole Reed

Marriage is hard, it has always been hard but perhaps in today's world with all the distractions and overall acceptance of divorce it is even harder to stay married that in years or generations past. How do you stay connected, how do you stop accusing and start fixing? Do you feel lonely and hurt? Do you blame your spouse or do they blame you for how they feel? Why can we not be happy and stay connected like we where when we were first married?" What are the things you do that contribute to the unhappiness in your marriage?""Do you blame your spouse or do they blame you for past transgressions?" "How can we move past the blame and start the healing process?""What makes a happy marriage?"

In this brotherhood you live or die by the three-piece patch. For Hold Dawson, vice-president of the Hell's Highwaymen Motorcycle Club, it's not just black ink tattooed on his body, but the religion he worships, and the law that governs his life. Nothing else matters. Family by choice and not by blood. More sacred than a shared name. Bound by respect. Loyal to death. Unity. Respect. Love. Devotion. Forever. But there's another side to this life. One the president, Hold's own father, lives and regulates by. Merciless. Wrathful. Murderous. Dishonest. Lethal. It's blood in and blood out and only one man gets to be king.

This novel is not a cliffhanger and can be read as a stand-alone. WARNING: This book is real, beautifully raw, and not for the faint of heart. It is the story of a young girl's loss of innocence while growing up around a motorcycle club. It is not suitable for children under the age of seventeen due to language, sexual content, and intense subject matter. Based on true events. Family. I have tattooed that single word on more skin than I care to count. It elicits powerful thoughts and emotions for most people. Loving. Caring. Supportive. Togetherness. Forever. But not for me. The word family means so much more. Vicious. Harmful. Dangerous. Corrupt. Deadly. You can't run forever from the ones who love you.

Recommended for readers 17+ due to sexual situations, violence, and language. "Who are you?" I quietly ask myself. The image in the mirror that stares back at me, feigns disinterest. Rock star? Recovering addict? Murderer? How can you explain to someone what it's like not to care. Not about yourself or the person standing next to you. I've lost that inside of me, the ability to feel and show affection. I have a heart. Sometimes when I chase the dragon, it thunders through my head like a drum, reminding me that it still beats. It's still there. Just...hollow. Empty. Wasted. My agent says I have one more shot. A single solitary chance to stay in the music biz; however, there is one massive problem. HER.

Eighteen year old Jay Stevenson is living a horrible nightmare. Two years ago, she had the world in the palm of her hand, but in one moment, it was ruined. Secrets, lies, and the worst imaginable betrayal haunt her new reality. Burying her problems under a cold fa ade seems to be the only way to cope until it all catches up with her. Soon, she loses control of the lonely world she built around her, and the past, present, and future collide. Three guys are there when it all comes crashing down: JT, the perfect boyfriend she never wanted to give up; Rhye, the local bad boy "rock star" who made her forget the past; and Kane, the funny and sweet tattooed bartender who wants her future. Secrets must be kept. Choices must be made. Is it possible to move forward while still chained to the wicked vices of the past?