Synopsis
Rivers Edge Series – Book 1
After all of the devastating betrayals by the one she loved, Twenty-two year old Avery Stevens has spent three years raising her daughter alone, with her family and best friend as a support system, never leaving her small hometown of Rivers Edge, Missouri. Though Rivers Edge holds the pain of her past, it also holds the one person she wants but can’t have – her brother’s best friend, Maddox Jackson. When she learns the attraction might not be one-sided, will Avery be able to trust Maddox with the one thing she’s held onto tightly for the past few years?
Police officer Maddox Jackson is a ladies’ man with one foot out the door. Never planning to settle down, Maddox fights the attraction he feels for his best friend’s little sister, Avery. But can he continue to fight it when his body and his heart are leading him to the one woman he shouldn’t want?
When secrets are finally exposed, can Avery and Maddox trust each other enough to overcome the past, handle the present, and preserve their future? Can Avery trust Maddox with her heart? Will Maddox be able to convince Avery to take the chance?
**This book is intended for an audience of 18 or older due to graphic sex scenes and language.
Amanda's 5 Star Review
Lacey Black is amazing with her debut novel!!! She tells a story of an amazing little town that makes you wish you could be apart of! We have Avery who has been screwed over by a man she thought she loved and is scared to fall again, especially for her brothers best friend Maddox also known as a ladies man... When they both can't deny their attraction anymore will they end up allowing the other to trust? This book is surrounded by amazing supporting characters and I can't wait for what's more to come from the amazing Lacey Black... Pick this book up today don't delay!
Nikki's 5 Star Review
Trust Me is book 1 in the Rivers Edge Series and it's a fabulous read. Avery hasn't had much luck with relationships over the last few year's she has a 3 year old daughter Brooklyn, who's father cheated on her and left her when she was pregnant but Avery loves her little girl more than anything. For many years Avery has secretly crushed on her eldest brothers best friend Maddox. Maddox feels the same about Avery but they are both worried about the repercussions a relationship between them will cause. This is a lovely story of finding your one true love the, person you can spend your whole life with. Brooklyn is such a sweet little girl too and some of the scenes with her and Maddox are just heart melting.
This book is definitely a five star read and I can't wait to read Jake's story next
Amber's 4.5 Star Review
Trust Me was a great read. It made me laugh & it made me cry. I'm pretty sure that in itself qualifies it as worth reading. I enjoyed experiencing the characters grow and come to love each other. It's heart warming watching Maddox interact with Brooklyn and come to realize that he needs both mother and child in his life. He found a love worth risking everything for and it wasn't an easy road to go down. Pick up this one and see for yourself! It also appears this will be the first installment and we will get to experience at least one more of the Stevens brood falling in love. I can't wait!!
The only reason I docked it half a star is the grammatical errors. It's a pet peeve of mine even though it doesn't take away from the story in any way!
Way to go Mrs.Black! I can't wait to see what happens next in River's Edge!
Trust Me was a great read. It made me laugh & it made me cry. I'm pretty sure that in itself qualifies it as worth reading. I enjoyed experiencing the characters grow and come to love each other. It's heart warming watching Maddox interact with Brooklyn and come to realize that he needs both mother and child in his life. He found a love worth risking everything for and it wasn't an easy road to go down. Pick up this one and see for yourself! It also appears this will be the first installment and we will get to experience at least one more of the Stevens brood falling in love. I can't wait!!
The only reason I docked it half a star is the grammatical errors. It's a pet peeve of mine even though it doesn't take away from the story in any way!
Way to go Mrs.Black! I can't wait to see what happens next in River's Edge!
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Excerpt
Maddox
I drive home in comfortable silence. I don’t think I’ve ever been content with comfortable silence with a woman before which is just another reminder of how Avery is different from everyone else. She doesn’t feel the need to talk all the time for the sake of talking.
As we start to approach the city limits of Rivers Edge, I start to wonder what I should do next. If this was any other girl, I’d drive back to her house with no hesitation whatsoever and take her inside. But this is Avery, and like I said, she’s different.
“So, I thought maybe we’d stop by my house for a bit if that’s okay with you. This way, someone like Jake doesn’t see my truck parked in your drive and make trouble.” Even to my own ears, I sounded a little nervous as I said it. What the hell? It’s not like it’s my first time taking a girl home. Then it hits me. It is the first time I’m taking a girl home; to my house. I always go to their place. But the thought of Avery in my house, my bed, just feels right.
“That sounds good,” she says with another shy smile. I love that smile; it’s filled with happiness and innocence. I turn off Main Street and head down Lincoln towards my house. When I reach my house, I pull into the drive and kill the engine. I hop out and walk around to her door. When I open it, she seems slightly hesitant, maybe even nervous.
“I can take you home if you want.”
“No,” she quickly throws out there. “I want to be here…with you.” There’s that damn smile again. I extend my hand to her and help her down from the truck and head inside.
When we step inside the dark recesses of my living room, I start to walk towards the lamp but she catches me by the arm, stopping me. I turn to look at her. The only light in the room is what moonlight is filtering through the window. Standing there in my darkened living room, light glowing off her blond hair, she looks stunning. She extends her hand up to cradle my cheek, her other hand runs up my abdomen from my stomach to rest on my chest. I step closer to her, looking deep into her eyes. She must have realized she was holding her breath because she lets out a big breath which comes out a little shaky. I look deep into her crystal blue eyes, and that’s when I see it. Lust. Desire. Trust.
My resolve shatters like a glass vase with that one look as I push her back against my front door. Our lips are urging each other on as our desire for each other completely takes over. She runs her tongue down my neck, and I almost come completely undone in my pants like a teenage boy by that one simple move. I cradle her ass in my hands and lift her up. She threads her legs around my waist, her hands diving into my hair. I lean against her, pushing her back into the door, and she moans. It’s the sexiest fucking sound I’ve ever heard and all I can think about is being deep inside her, making her moan over and over and over again.
I press hot kisses along her chin, down her delectable neck and lick the spot where her pulse is rapidly beating. “Tell me to stop, Avery. Tell me to stop right now and I will. But if you say nothing, I’m taking you back to my room and burying myself deep inside you. I’m going to make you come and scream my name. All. Night. Long. Tell me you want this as much as I do.”
“I want this,” she whispers without hesitation and that’s all I need to hear.
Author Bio:
Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and a chocolate lab. Lacey loves watching NASCAR races and should only consume one mixed drink because she’s a lightweight.
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