Hold The Line

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Deacon Slater was my high school crush-the bad boy with haunted eyes that made my heart skip a beat. But in our small town the Slater name is synonymous with trouble and Deke lived up to it when he landed in prison a few years after graduation.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He served his time and now he's back living in the apartment above mine covered in ink and even more intriguing than before.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As the owner of Sugar Rush bakery I'm used to building bridges with my muffins and cookies. I've seen cowboys nearly come to blows over the last lemon bar. But Deke wants nothing to do with my treats...or me. He keeps his distance barely speaking when I knock on his door.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Until the day he doesn't have a choice.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He's there when I need him stepping in to protect me showing me the caring man beneath his rough edges.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>We couldn't be more different. I'm </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>a curvy ray of sunshine in a pink apron </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>and he's </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>a stoic tattooed carpenter in work boots</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. But the more walls we tear down the closer we get. And piece by piece we discover how well we fit.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But when darkness from his past comes looking for him what we're building could all fall apart. Because this time trouble isn't just circling Deacon Slater.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It's coming for us both.</span></p><p></p>