Melissa Toppen

Alex Grayson

Senior year was not going how I planned. It was supposed to be an amazing year-the perfect year. And it started out that way... until my mom remarried, and I found myself in a new town, at a new school, and living with quite possibly the most conniving person I had ever met. But my horrible stepbrother wasn't even the worst part. It was his best friend.Zayden Michaels.Gorgeous. Unpredictable. Treacherous. The kind of guy who sends most sane people running in the opposite direction.He hated me from the first moment he saw me.He made it his mission to make sure I knew it too.I became the target-the bullied. Until suddenly I wasn't anymore.But in a world of rumors, games, and deceit, you never really know who you can trust. Sometimes the best deceptions are the ones you never see coming.

Treacherous

Force of Gravity

Pink Ink Designs

It's not always about how we fall- it's about where we end up once we land. I remember the very first time I laid eyes on Cole Lincoln. It still feels like yesterday when he stumbled into my life with his messy brown hair and dark eyes. Even though I was only ten years old at the time, I knew right then and there that he was going to change everything. From that point on Cole and I were always together-inseparable-and I naively believed we'd be best friends forever. But forever didn't last nearly as long as I expected. We grew up and grew apart, life driving the distance between us, but my love for Cole never faltered. Even long after he moved away, leaving me and our little town behind, I still carried a piece of him with me every single day. Because Cole wasn't just my childhood best friend- the boy who knew me better than anyone else in the whole world. He was also my first love- a part of my very core. When a tragic death brings us face to face again after six years, every single memory comes rushing to the surface. Only this is not the boy I fell in love with all those years ago. The man before me is hardened, intimidating, and so damn sexy I practically melt when those dark eyes meet mine for the first time in six years. And like the first time he walked into my life, I know with complete certainty that everything is about to change. How We Fall is a STANDALONE Romance Novel.

How We Fall

From USA Today Bestselling Author Melissa Toppen, comes a brand-new, enemies to lovers, new adult romance that will take you on an intoxicating journey of friendship, betrayal, self-discovery, and the cost of risking it all for the person you love. I remember the first time I saw Sutton Barnett in perfect detail- like a fragment of time suspended in front of my eyes. I remember his shirt- faded blue against tanned skin that had seen countless hours of the summer sun. Wet droplets peppered his shoulders from where his still wet hair had dripped onto the fabric. He rounded the bottom of the stairs, our eyes meeting for only a fraction of a second before he looked away, but it was long enough for me to know right then and there that nothing would ever be the same again. And I was right. At thirteen years old, I had predicted exactly what was to come. Some things you just know are an absolute inevitability, and Sutton was that for me. The one thing I couldn't escape no matter how far or fast I ran. But the distance only made me want him more. Time intensifying the deep ache that I could not outrun no matter how hard I tried. I loved him so much it hurt. But I also hated him almost as intensely. Over the years I found comfort there- in the space between love and hate. But even I knew I couldn't stay there forever- that one day I'd be forced to face Sutton again. I just wish I was a hell of a lot more prepared when that day finally came... The Space Between Love & Hate is the first book in The Space Between Duet. It is not a standalone.

The Space Between Love & Hate

Alec Murray. He was the one. From the first moment I saw him, I knew. I had never been more certain of anything in my sixteen years on this earth. But Alec didn't notice me. At least not in the way that I wanted him to. He noticed my best friend instead. I stood by and watched their relationship blossom. An outsider looking in, wishing things were different. Torn between my loyalty to my best friend and the boy who had unknowingly stolen my heart. Weighted by feelings I could never express out loud, I wrote them all down. Every thought. Every feeling. I poured them all into a letter. A letter he was never meant to read. Only that's exactly what he did. He read it. Every single word. But by then it was too late. Even if he was no longer dating my best friend. Even if I was more in love with him than ever. He was leaving. I was leaving. And there was nothing either of us could do to change it. Alec Murray was my almost fairytale. The happy ending I swore I'd never get. But our story is far from over...

Almost Never

It's funny how differently we view life when we're young. Everything feels possible- limitless. If only things could stay that way forever. Then maybe life wouldn't be so complicated. Maybe Jace would still be the same ten-year-old boy I fell in love with. Maybe I'd still be that same girl too. The girl who believed that there wasn't anything we couldn't overcome. But I'm not that girl anymore. Time has beaten me down, broken me, taken everything from me. And it's taken even more from Jace. I naively believed that I could save him... From his dad. From his anger. From his addiction. And I nearly died trying. It's taken me four years to rebuild my life. To piece my shattered heart back together. But it all goes up in flames the moment I find myself face to face with the one person I never thought I'd see again. He's determined to prove he's changed. I'm terrified to let him try. Because no matter how sweet it tastes, with Jace Matthews you never truly know if what you're drinking is poison or wine, until it's already too late. Poison & Wine is a complete standalone, second chance romance.

Poison & Wine

The Games We Play

Book One in the Two Hearts Series. Grace Morgan is just like any other new college graduate; driven, head strong and full of life, or so that's what she lets everyone think. But Grace is not the girl everyone believes her to be and she hasn't been for years. After losing her high school sweetheart in a tragic cliff diving accident her junior year of high school, Grace becomes a shadow of her former self. She hides behind her fake smile and her carefree attitude, not allowing even her closest friends and family to see the broken girl she has become. Crippled by loss and heartache, she doesn't believe in love anymore, not in the way a normal twenty-two year old girl should. But all of that is about to change..... Zayne Evans is the one man that holds the power to bring Grace to her knees. Her older brother's best friend, a successful entrepreneur and a known womanizer, Zayne may be beautiful and charming as hell, but he also has bad news written all over him. But that doesn't stop Grace from wondering what it would be like to spend just one night with a man like Zayne. A man who is just as good as she is at hiding the real person beneath the mask. What starts out as a rocky week vacation at her families Lake House, turns into the beginning of something neither of them is prepared for. After an intense week under the same roof, Grace is determined to walk away and never see Zayne again. But fate has a different plan..... Zayne is the one person that can see through Grace's facade. Grace is the one woman who is not blinded by Zayne's looks, money, or his untouchable persona. They challenge each other in a way that neither has been challenged before. But what happens when the one person you know you need to resist is the only person that makes you feel alive? And what would you sacrifice to feel that way always?"

Collide

Sham. Fraud. Hoax. All words that describe my relationship with Callum Hanson. It didn't start out that way. We used to be friends. That is until high school, when Callum decided he was too cool to be seen with his less than popular next-door neighbor. So, imagine my surprise when out of the blue, after nearly four years of pretending like I don't exist, he offers to swoop in and save the day by promising to help me catch the eye of the boy I've been pining after for nearly two years. The only catch... I have to lie. To everyone. Pretending to be his girlfriend turned out to be a lot easier than I thought it would. I was surprised by how well I fit into his world, and how well he fit into mine. Before long though, the lines between fake and real started to blur. I began to see Callum as more than just Norwood High's star football player and manwhore extraordinaire. And the more time I spent with him, the more I wanted it all to be real. But that's the problem with telling lies. No matter how pretty they sound, at the end of the day they're still lies. I just wish someone would explain that to my heart.

All the Pretty Lies

Everything in Between: An Everything After Rocker Romance Gabe Preston. The man who wrecked me; who tore through my life leaving no stone unturned and then simply walked away. It took me two years to piece my life back together in the aftermath of his storm. Two years and still even the mention of his name causes my chest to constrict. I hate him. I hate everything about him. I hate how he thinks that he can walk back into my life after all this time and I'm just going to melt at his feet. If he thinks his newly found ROCKSTAR status holds any power over me at all, he couldn't be more wrong. If anything, it makes me hate him more. Only I don't hate him. Not even a little. One smile and the last two years all but vanish. But I know what loving a man like Gabe Preston will do to a girl. I've lived it firsthand. I won't make the same mistake twice. Not knowing what I know. He may be used to having all the power, but I'm the one with the secret that will change everything. Everything in Between is a standalone rocker romance novel that can read by itself or following Killian and Nora's story in Everything After.

A Rocker Romance

Everything in Between

Released The Breathless Series Book Three Addison Grant had no way of knowing that a chance meeting with a sexy bartender would have the power to alter her entire existence. In one word, one touch, he consumed her. But can something this good really last forever? Liam Mason was everything Addison Grant shouldn't want but he was everything she needed. Sweeping her off her feet and showing her a world she had only ever dreamed of, he was her fairytale, her happily ever after, or so she thought. But Liam is a man of many secrets and what's worse than a man with secrets? One who refuses to share them. But secrets always have a way of coming out in the end..... Can Addison push past the deceit and lies and see the man Liam truly is? And if she can, will Liam turn out being the man she fell in love with or a man she no longer recognizes? When the past and future collide, how far would you go to save the only thing that you can't live without? Released is the irresistibly addictive third and final installment in The Breathless Series. Consumed, Taken, Released

Released

Taken The Breathless Series Part two Addison Grant had no way of knowing that a chance meeting with a sexy bartender would have the power to alter her entire existence. In one word, one touch, he consumed her. But can something this good really last forever? Now that Addison knows the truth about Liam Mason, will she be able to forgive the betrayal or will she have the strength to walk away from the one man that she can't live without? Liam is determined to show Addison that he is the man she fell in love with but she quickly learns that loving a man like Liam is not as easy as it seems. He has a past, but then again who doesn't? But when the past collides with the future, it not only threatens everything she has built for herself but it also threatens the one thing she has fought so hard to protect; her heart. Taken is the irresistibly addictive second part of The Breathless Series. Consumed, Taken, Released

Taken

An intoxicating journey of friendship, betrayal, self-discovery, and the cost of risking it all for the person you love. The Space Between Now & Forever is the final installment in the Space Between Duet. Praise for The Space Between Love & Hate: "5 STARS... I haven't read a book this damn good in such a long time" - Brittany's Book Blog "Hands down, my favorite book written by Melissa Toppen... There was sexual tension, witty banter, a family dynamic that is unique, and so much angst." - Goodreads reviewer I absolutely ADORED this book so much! The characters just got my attention from the get-go and I absolutely could NOT put it down! - Amazon Reviewer WOW! What a ride!! My all-time favorites are a love triangle, and this book gave me all that I crave in a great love triangle. I knew from the first page that I was going to love this book. - Amazon Reviewer I fell in love with Sutton Barnett the first time I saw him. I couldn't explain it, or rationalize it, but in some weird way it's like I knew he was the one that would change everything. And he did. Just not the way I expected. I blamed him for my pain. Let it fester in my chest until it had ripped apart any shred of the girl I once was. But he wasn't the first to break me. No, that came before Sutton. Before his bright blue eyes made me believe in something more. Before his touch made me forget. And now he's here, after six long years, trying to piece together something that isn't his responsibility to fix. Being with Sutton is like being brought back to life. He ignites something in me I didn't even know was there. A fight I thought I had long since lost. But Sutton isn't the only man in my life. And while I could so easily give him my heart, there's another that I loved first. Maybe not in the same way, but just as completely. His brother Remi. Torn between the brother I love and the one I can't live without; I find myself in the midst of an impossible decision. But when the truth of my past is finally revealed, I realize the decision may no longer be mine to make. And what happens next will determine not just the present, but every day that follows from now until forever. The Space Between Now & Forever is book two in the Space Between Duet. You MUST read The Space Between Love & Hate before reading this book. **Contains content dealing with sexual abuse.

The Space Between Now & Forever

Twenty-one year old Anna Blake has lived her life by one simple rule; never get attached. When she accepts a job as a dancer at one of the most secretive and exclusive clubs in the country, she has no idea just how much her world is about to change. Enter Bentley Reed. Rich. Powerful. Playboy. A former soccer star turned business mogul, Bentley is used to getting what he wants. But he has never met a girl like Anna before. Their attraction is undeniable. Their chemistry palpable. What happens when two people who operate by the same rules, find themselves breaking them all for the chance to spend just one night in each other's arms?*You and I- the three part trilogy- now all together in one book! Features an exclusive bonus spin-off novel- Taming Lo.

The Complete Trilogy

You and I

You and I Alone

When Dawn Breaks

Oliver Conley....The most infuriating man I've ever met.He's crass, selfish, malicious. The worst kind of person.From our very first encounter we were at odds. Standing on opposite ends of the battlefield preparing for war.He didn't care for me.I despised him.Until one day things started to change....I didn't want to want him. Hell, I hated myself for it.And yet, there I was, falling hard for a man I had sworn as my mortal enemy.But as time passed, I started to see him differently.I started to see beyond the perfect exterior he exuded.I started to see him.But how can you truly know someone who's spent their entire life hiding behind a façade?Lines are drawn.Secrets are revealed.And when the dust finally settles, nothing will ever be the same again.

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