Lee Jacquot

Everyone’s heard the story.

Two best friends grow up together, fall in love, get married, and live happily ever after. But what about the one where the girl gets friend-zoned after an awkward attempt at making a move on her best friend?

That’s my story.

More than a decade has passed, and while our platonic relationship somehow survived, I still cringe when I think about it.

Like now.

I’m supposed to be getting my hotel ready for all the guests from the St.Patrick's Day parades, but instead, I’m staring at my best friend while he repairs one of my sinks. The memory and sting of his polite rejection years ago usually helps get my head on straight, but it’s not working this time. Not when there’s been an obvious shift in the air.

And definitely not when he just grabbed onto my hips, growled in my ear, and told me to run.

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The Four Leaf is a standalone novella in the Holinight Series, featuring strong language, explicit scenes, and mature situations. Reader discretion is advised.

Holinight #2

The Four Leaf

Queen of Madness

My boss, Mr. Chen... sucks.

He’s the biggest grinch that’s ever plagued the earth, and not even his pretty face or his Black card can make up for his crap personality.

I can write a book about all the ways I hate him and his alluring dominance that somehow attracts everyone, including me. But instead, I’ll settle for being a pain and continuing to defy him in any way possible while still keeping my job.

The only problem is that he likes to ruffle my feathers as much as I do his, so he’s forcing me to attend the annual Christmas party.

It was on the tip of my tongue to deny his demands, but instead, I found myself enjoying his order. I also like the way his eyes lock on me, following my every move.

They say it’s the season of giving… perhaps I should see what my boss has to offer.

Holinight  #1

Christmas on the Thirteenth Floor

Kameron Ford can lick the bottom of my shoe.

No, really, I’d pay almost anything to see my childhood rival on his knees, ankle in hand, with my foot dangling in his smug little face.

And I’m pretty sure if you asked him, he wouldn’t mind me tasting his boots.

Sounds a little much, but it’s been like this since we were old enough to talk, and even then I’m sure it was a race as to who spoke first. I’m pretty sure we were born to be this way, and in the three decades since, nothing has changed.

For those reasons alone it shouldn’t surprise me when Kam pulls one of his classic moves and forces us to compete in yet another bet. Only this time, the winner isn’t subjected to something like our usual Designated Driver duty or eating a lime off the floor.

This time, it’s for each other. It’s to end the undertones of tension that neither of us can deny, and put the neverending torment to rest.

But in the end, the real question still remains…

Is this just another bet, or are we playing for keeps? 

Holinight #3

Liberty Falls

The Masks We Wear

My best friend’s brother is the most infuriating person to walk this planet.

Since the day I met him, he’s made it his mission in life to make mine hell. If he’s not hiding behind the nearest dark corner, he's plotting his next trick.

That’s Dorian Davis, and nothing about him has changed in the two decades that I’ve known him.

I should be used to it by now. Immune to his antics. I even considered myself prepared when his sister coerced us into helping her host a Halloween party for her company.

I wasn’t.

Turns out, Dorian didn’t want to scare me. He wanted to hear me scream.

To hear me beg.

He wanted to show me that everything I thought I knew was wrong, and that everything I thought I wanted wasn’t enough.

Maybe if I weren’t wearing a maid outfit, playing a real-life murder mystery game, and running through a hedge maze for my life, I’d appreciate the sentiment. But I’m currently doing all of those things, and if he catches me, I don’t think I’ll survive.

Because as he said... this isn’t a game anymore. 

Holinight #4

Hollows Grove

King of Ruin

Holinight 5

Cupid’s peak

Chances

Mother's Day Inn

The Wicked Wonderland Duet

Midnight Drop

Home for the Holidays

?????It's the most fragile concept ever created. Built over time. Shown through actions. Tested with loyalty. And broken when hit with the smallest pebble.My family trusted him. ? trusted him, despite something deep in my core knowing he would be my downfall.??? ??????????? ?? ??????????.Now, I'm at his mercy. Forced on a bent knee and made to listen to the side of a story I don't want to hear. Because despite our past, despite what we believe or what we want, there's only one throne, one crown-and even through the looking glass, ? ??? ??? ????? ???'? ???? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??.

Wicked Wonderland Duet Book Two

The greatest weakness any man can ever have is a woman. The inherent need to protect them can become overwhelming and all consuming. It makes us think irrationally and do stupid things. In my case, falling down a rabbit hole.My sister made a mistake. One that put us in debt with the Italian mob who owns half the state, and as payment they've enlisted me to work for them. Only it isn't them I'll be working for. It's for her. Onyx Embros. She's a ghost, a legend, the head of their rival mafia family, and the queen of Wonderland. In order to save my family, I have to act as her guard so they can find a way to kill her. But the longer I stay, the more I realize Onyx isn't who I thought she was, and neither am I.Turns out, I'm just as mad.

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