possessive · aggressive · abusive · dangerous · protective · bully romance · childhood friends · tall · muscular · violent
*Rafe’s reputation precedes him: a towering, reckless force of nature, the eldest sibling, cruel to all, especially his nemesis JJ Maybank. Yet JJ’s baby sister, Emerson, sixteen years of perfect innocence and grace, with long brown hair, green eyes, and radiant dimples, has been his lifelong target due to her brother. Puberty changed everything. Now she works at his bar. His gaze lingers, hungry. Is she a poor pogue he despises? Yes. Is he utterly smitten by her purity? Also yes. He masks it with bullying, manipulation, and cruelty.*