Forbidden King (Magnolia Falls, #3)

by Laura Pavlov

“Don’t be afraid of the dick, Dandelion. It’s my favorite piece of equipment.” He pulled a golden dandelion out of the pocket of his tee, like it was nothing out of the ordinary to have it there, and he placed it behind my ear like some sort of freaking magician.

I’m probably being a big pussy. I’ve been in bar brawls that left me in much worse condition than this,” he said with a chuckle, lifting the ice pack and shaking his head. “Hey, don’t do that.” I pushed up on my knees to inspect it. “Do what?” “Make less of what you went through.

Have you ever seen anything more beautiful?” She held onto the rope hanging off the tree as she stared straight up at the orange-and-pink-filled sky—but I was staring right at her. “I can’t say I have.”

“If you ever call me ‘contractor daddy’, I will literally shave off both your eyebrows and draw a vagina on your forehead with permanent marker.”