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    Hard
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    Hard

    By Skye Warren

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    “It’s so well written that you feel like you are watching this story as it’s playing out, which considering the content is quite an emotional, scary and thought provoking ride!!" ~ TotallyBooked Blog

    What Colin doesn’t know can’t hurt him.

    At least that’s what I tell myself about the secrets I keep. I don’t have a choice, not if I want to keep my daughter safe. And keep him Colin safe too. There are enemies in the shadows waiting to strike from all sides. I’m holding them out with my bare hands, but it’s hard not to get crushed in the process.

    And the truth has a way of coming out.

    If I’m not careful, the past I’ve been working so hard to hide, the pain I’ve been fighting so long to outrun, will wipe out the man I love.

    "At once gritty and tender, stark and hopeful." ~ Cara McKenna, author of Hard Time

    Author’s Note: HARD is a dark new adult romantic suspense novella in the Chicago Underground series. This part was previously published in Giving It Up by Amber Lin.

    Books in the Chicago Underground series:
    1. Rough
    2. Hard
    3. Fierce

    Or you can get the bundled versions:
    Rough Hard Fierce

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkye Warren
    Release dateMay 29, 2015
    ISBN9781940518282
    Hard
    Author

    Skye Warren

    Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of dangerous romance.

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