Home the Hard Way by Z.A. Maxfield ISBN 9781626491458, 1626491453 instant download

Home the Hard Way by Z.A. Maxfield ISBN 9781626491458, 1626491453 instant download

Dare Buckley has come home — or at least, he’s come back to Palladian, the small town he left as a teenager. After a major lapse in judgment forced him to resign from the Seattle PD, Palladian is the only place that’ll hire him. There’s one benefit to hitting rock bottom, though: the chance to investigate the mystery of his father’s suicide.

Dare also gets to reacquaint himself with Finn Fowler, whose childhood hero worship ended in uncomfortable silence when Dare moved away. But Finn isn’t the same little kid Dare once protected. He’s grown into an attractive, enigmatic stranger who neither wants nor needs what Dare has to offer.

In fact, Dare soon realizes that Finn’s keeping secrets — his own and the town’s. And he doesn’t seem to care that Dare needs answers. The atmosphere in Palladian, like its namesake river, appears placid, but dark currents churn underneath. When danger closes in, Dare must pit his ingenuity against his heart, and find his way home the hard way.

Word count: 94,100; page count: 374

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"Pain and pleasure vie for dominance in this erotic suspense romance when a wayward son comes home only to find the fragile boy who worshipped him as a child is now a strong, attractive man with whom he wants far more than just friendship. Fast pacing, tragic characters and a solid multi-plot storyline keeps readers on their toes as Maxfield build and explores an intriguing romance that might be thwarted by lies, secrets and murder." 

RT Book Reviews, 4 stars

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Z. A. Maxfield started writing in 2007 on a dare from her children and never looked back. Pathologically disorganized, and perennially optimistic, she writes as much as she can, reads as much as she dares, and enjoys her time with family and friends. If anyone asks her how a wife and mother of four manages to find time for a writing career, she’ll answer, “It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you give up housework.”