Lauralyn

Dax Ellis returns to Colton, Mississippi, a changed man. He traveled the world, earned a fortune, and made a lifetime of memories, but now he longs to put down roots. Time hasn't been kind to his hometown, and Dax wants to help - if only he can convince everyone he's not the same petulant boy he used to be. Especially the one woman who has every reason not to trust him.

Sometimes losing is the best thing that can happen to a guy. When a hot, sexy gamer geek obsessed with winning meets his match in a sassy, take-no-crap "cook", sparks fly and a game served spicy begins.

Diamond Ennis is a woman who knows what she wants. She wants a life that is filled with happiness. Her life in the meantime has begun to spiral downhill. Life is not how she expected. After a day from hell she meets Brian Montgomery. He is a breath of fresh air until she finds out who he is. He is the one man she has been cursing. After he saves her from a mountain of trouble she feels indebted to him and finds out things she would never have imagined possible.