All I Need (Spirits of Laken #1)

By Eden Ashe

When she inherits the ancestral manor she’d grown up in from her wily grandmother, Jilly is ready to settle down. Only problem—the manor has been willed to Luke Bannon as well.

The bane of her existence, Luke is the one guy who can threaten her carefully erected walls. But not a man to be ignored, he has loved her forever. He just wishes he didn’t have to share the house with her.

Once they’re alone in the old manor, it’s clear something isn’t right.... Doors locked tight, windows won’t budge... something—or someone—won’t let them leave. At least not until they admit they’re meant to be together.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Decadent Publishing
• Release date: Oct 20, 2015
• ISBN: 9781613339190

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All I Need

Copyright 2015 by Eden Ashe

ISBN: 978-1-61333-919-0

Cover art by Mina Carter

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Dear Reader,

Jilly and Luke were the first couple in my head. I’d never wanted to be a writer, or even thought I’d be able to do it if I did. But after years of devouring romance novels, I woke up one morning to find a tiny, spunky, slightly-damaged Jilly already madly in love with Luke. He was the small-town good boy, and after one meeting with Jilly, he knew she was meant to be his.

The first draft of their story was 170,000 words. 600+ pages. It was like once I started writing—and writing them—they didn’t want me to ever quit. But finally, I was able to get them to their much deserved happy ending.

After that, they sat on my hard drive through five new computers, patiently waiting while I worked on other couples. Then, out of the blue, Luke spoke up. All he said was Now. I thought about pretending I didn’t know what he was talking about, but I figured these two had waited long enough. Only when I started on them, they decided they’d gotten the majority of their issues worked out in their first draft all those years ago, so this time, they wanted to have fun.

I love this story. I love these characters. They’re everything I love to write, and they love each other so much.

I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them. Feel free to contact me at [e-mail].

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All I Need

When she inherits the ancestral manor she’d grown up in from her wily grandmother, Jilly is ready to settle down. Only problem—the manor has been willed to Luke Bannon as well.

The bane of her existence, Luke is the one guy who can threaten her carefully erected walls. But not a man to be ignored, he has loved her forever. He just wishes he didn’t have to share the house with her.

Once they’re alone in the old manor, it’s clear something isn’t right.... Doors locked tight, windows won’t budge...something—or someone—won’t let them leave. At least not until they admit they’re meant to be together.

Dedication

To Mary, thank you for being you. Loves ya, my friend.

All I Need

A Spirit of Laken Story

By

Eden Ashe

Chapter One

The high-pitched squeal blasted her eardrums the second Jilly opened her car door. Bracing for the coming impact, she’d barely slid out from behind the wheel when the tall, willowy body of her best friend hit her. Losing her balance, Jilly landed on her butt in the dirt, Megan Bannon wrapped around her, a grin lighting up her flawless, beautiful face.

You’re here! Megan squealed again. She cupped Jilly’s face in her hands and gave her a huge, smacking kiss on the mouth. I was starting to think you’d changed your mind about coming.

Jilly grimaced. And risk my grandmother coming back to haunt me? No thank you. She tried to shove her off, but it got her nowhere. Megan had six inches on her. Instead, Jilly dug her finger into the woman’s rib cage, her one ticklish spot. Would you get off me, you oaf?

Snickering, Megan leapt to her feet with the casual grace of a born