Abby Millsaps

Victoria Thompson knows exactly what she wants in life: to finish her graphic design degree so she can land a full-time job with benefits, to spend her free time painting when she’s not working alongside her best friends at Clinton’s Family Restaurant, and to continue sleeping with her ex-boyfriend without letting him get too close. She knows that loving Rhett-- her favorite person, her best friend since childhood, her steady and devoted golden boy-- means letting him go eventually. But she’s not ready to let him go yet. Her proposed arrangement is simple. They can be friends-with-benefits when he’s home in Hampton, Ohio as long as he promises to date other people when he’s back at school. Everhett Wheeler is a man with a detailed plan: graduate with his MBA, then move to Virginia to take his rightful place in the executive suite at his grandad’s company. He’s calculated, confident, and self-assured. The one thing he can’t predict is what happens to his relationship with Tori once he moves away for good. He has always wanted more, and she knows it. But in a battle of wills, she always wins. After an unplanned weekend together, Tori and Rhett start to question whether the arrangement they’ve relied on for the last three years is too much or just not enough. Is it time to go their separate ways? Do they have the courage to commit to a real relationship? Or will a series of surprise visits, soul-crushing lies, and unexpected news tear them apart before they can even try? When You’re Home is a steamy new adult romance that includes mature themes, offensive language, substance abuse, and infidelity. It can be read as a standalone book with a happily ever after ending, but Tori and Rhett’s story will continue in a follow up sequel available later this year.

A Best Friends-To-Lovers Second Chance Romance

When You're Home

Maddie I’ll admit it: I knew exactly who he was when I walked into The Oak that night. I probably should have just left him alone. But I was bored. And he’s gorgeous, just like his brother. How was I supposed to resist? The kiss we shared was scorching hot. But it was nothing compared to the intensity of his anger when he realized who I was, and who I’m related to. His hostility fuels me. His resistance makes me push harder. He made this into a game I’m determined to win. Whether he likes it or not, I’ve officially set my sights on Dempsey Haas. Dempsey He called her Fourth Wheel. There was a familiarity between them that should have told me she was off limits. But there was just something about that girl. Something familiar. Something forbidden. Something so damn tempting. Her timing is impeccable. I’ve never felt more lonely or listless in my life. I’m not looking for a relationship, or even a fling. Especially not with someone seven years younger who happens to be related to the two people my brother hates most. But the way my entire body responded to her when she pushed me against that clock tower and kissed me? That’s a moment that’ll stay with me forever. I had my fun. Now I have to lock it down. Whether she likes it or not, I’ve officially declared Maddie Wheeler off limits.

Fourth Wheel

Mr. Brightside

**Reading this blurb may reveal spoilers to the story introduced in book one of the Hampton Hearts Series, When You’re Home. ** Everhett Wheeler got the girl. And not just any girl, his girl. The love of his life. The counterpart of his soul. The woman he’s been pursuing for the last ten years. Loving Tori comes as naturally as breathing, and he knows that marrying her will be the privilege of a lifetime. Victoria Thompson is giving herself permission to be loved. After years of resisting her undeniable connection to her best friend, she’s finally ready to surrender. Accepting Rhett’s proposal of forever is easier than she expected and more fulfilling than she ever dreamed. Now that she’s done trying to keep him at arm’s length, she knows that his arms are the only place she was ever meant to be. But Rhett and Tori made harrowing, destructive choices on their unconventional path to happily ever after, and choices always have consequences. With more than just physical distance threatening to tear them apart, they must trust in their newly rekindled love to navigate what comes next. Can Rhett uphold all the hastily made promises that now seem so hard to keep? Can Tori muster the strength to support her man while she faces the reality of her own greatest fears? Not even forever would be long enough for this love—but what if forever isn’t an option anymore?

While You're There

He never thought they’d get forever. She never thought it would feel like this. Victoria Thompson has so much to be grateful for. She finally got the risk-reducing surgeries that granted her a new lease on life. Now she gets to spend the rest of forever loving the man who has always been by her side. Against all the odds, it all worked out. But despite clearing every health hurdle and emotional hang-up, nothing feels like she thought it would. Everhett Wheeler knows his priorities these days: taking care of his wife, maintaining his sobriety, and proving himself at work. He hates that they’re still living apart and playing the long-distance game, but he promised Tori he could be patient. If this is what it takes to guarantee forever, he’s all in. When Tori and Rhett each receive life-altering news on the same weekend, it feels like the ground shifts beneath their feet in different directions. Tori doesn’t have it in her to make the sacrifices that need to be made. Rhett doesn’t know what to do when he asks for help and she refuses him. After everything they endured to get to this place, happily ever after wasn’t supposed to feel like this. Tori’s deepest fears are behind her, and Rhett’s biggest dreams are within his grasp. Can their once-in-a-lifetime love be enough to propel them into the future, together? They had forever once. What if that version of forever is all they get? Content Warning: When You’re Gone is a steamy new adult romance that includes mature themes, mental health issues, references to infidelity, and language that some may find offensive. This is the last book in the Hampton Hearts Series, which should be read in order. It ends with a happily ever after.

A Best Friends-to-Lovers Last Chance Romance

When You're Gone

Never let them get you to the second location. Even if that location happens to be a lakeside mansion home to four hot-as-sin men. After years of living in survival mode, I'm finally hitting rewind on the story of my life. There's nothing standing in the way of my bright future at Lake Chapel University. Or so I thought. Being ambushed by four devastatingly attractive football players wasn't on my bingo card. Ironically, they seem just as stupefied by me as I am of them. There's Decker: the brooding, scowling leader. Then Kylian: the iPad-wielding nerd. Next is Kendrick: the gruff, gorgeous jock. And finally, Locke: the huge, tattooed emo boy. It's the last one that catches my eye. As the recipient of the Crusade Scholarship, I'm here on a full ride, and I intend to make the most of my education. But a girl's allowed to have a little fun, right? That's how I find myself hooking up with the right guard of the Lake Chapel Crusaders at the first party of the school year. My plan for a casual fling is derailed a few days later when I unexpectedly run in to a couple of the guys outside of school. Now Decker Crusade thinks I saw something I shouldn't have, and he's decided the only way to control the narrative is to control me. There's nowhere to run, considering Decker and his boys live in a lakeside mansion that can only be accessed by boat. Apparently, I live here now, too. They think they can keep me captive indefinitely, but there's something about me they've sorely underestimated: my will to finally live.

Too Safe

’Twas the week before Christmas, And all through the cabin. Little Penny was barking, Jake and Fielding were laughin’. And though not without worry, Tori kept it together. For she knew Rhett would be there, Despite the harsh weather. Then finally he arrived, Amidst all of the strife. To enjoy their first Christmas, As husband and wife. And celebrate they did, In ways naughty and nice. For it wasn’t just Santa, Coming that Christmas Eve Night. All your Hampton favorites, Shacked up in one place. To spend quality time, And slow down their pace. A spicy novella, That’s heartfelt and tender, When You’re Home for the Holidays Will be one to remember! When You're Home for the Holidays is a 28,000 word novella in the Hampton Hearts series. It takes place between books two and three in the series. It is a steamy new adult romance that contains offensive language and mature themes. It can be read as a standalone, but doing so will uncover spoilers from When You're Home and While You're There.

A Hampton Hearts Novella

When You're Home for the Holidays

So Wrong

Lake Chapel was supposed to be my fresh start: an opportunity to reinvent myself; my chance to finally live. Now I'm grappling with the demons of my past... and losing. To survive this setback, I'll need the support of the four possessive, domineering men who think I belong to them. But can my captors really be my salvation? Worlds are bound to collide. Friendships will be tested, and rivalries are revving up. I can't slip back into the dark-not now that I know what it's like to live in the light. For the first time in my life, it's more than just me I'm fighting for. It's them. Kylian. Locke. Decker. Even Kendrick. It's all of them, and all of us together. ﻿My name is Josephine Meyer. But that hasn't always been my name. What will the boys of Lake Chapel think when they finally learn the truth?

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