Cirrus@Austlit

'He was gorgeous, older and guarded.

'I knew he was trouble from the moment we locked eyes.

'We met at work, on my first day as a barista.

'He smiled, I melted …. then he tasted my coffee and threw it away.

'Again, the next day, and the next.

'He hated the coffee, yet still came back.

'I knew his game.

'He called my coffee death in a cup.

'I called him god’s gift to women.

'I wasn’t lying.

'Then we ran into each other outside of the coffee house, and that’s when things got interesting.

'No longer suave and sweet with impeccable manners.

'Mr Garcia had a darker side, his appetite, thick and heavy.

'He set me on fire.

'Unable to help it, we fell hopelessly in love.

'The highest of highs.

'But his demons are dark, as are mine.

'I’m not sure if we can make it and I know that I have two choices.

'Walk away now to save myself.

'Or try and hold on and let love be the light.

'I choose option two.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Nathan Mercer, the only man in my life.

'Loving him was never an option.

'We met ten years ago, when we started at the same company on the same day. Both new in town and with nobody else to rely on, we quickly became friends. And while Nathan went on to rule San Francisco, I’m still doing the same job with the same people.

'We finish each other’s sentences, we spend Christmas together and he sleeps at my house more than his.

'He’s beautiful.... beyond belief.

'In another life, he’s probably my soul mate.

'However, lately things have changed.

'He’s started looking at me differently.

'His eyes drop to my lips as I speak.

'His hugs are tighter…. longer. Our fights are more passionate, his jealousy insane.

'I know it’s all in my head….it has to be.

'They say to never love someone who treats you like you’re ordinary.

'I don't. To him I'm a queen.

'But our story is complicated.

'And as much as I love Nathan Mercer with all of my heart. . .

'He’s the one man I can never have.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.