Birthday Girl Author:Penelope Douglas From New York Times Bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a new forbidden love story...�JORDAN�He took me in when I had nowhere else to go.�He doesn't use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He doesn't treat me like I'm nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe.�He remembers me, laughs with me, and looks at me. He listens to me, prot... more »ects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work.�I have to stop this. It can't happen.�My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable.�Only Pike Lawson isn't the unavailable one.�I am.�PIKE�I took her in, because I thought I was helping.�She'd cook a few meals and clean up a little. It was an easy arrangement.�As the days go by, though, it's becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can't touch her, and I shouldn't want to.�The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she's becoming a part of me.�But we're not free to give into this. She's nineteen, and I'm thirty-eight.�And her boyfriend's father.�Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.�*BIRTHDAY GIRL is a stand-alone, contemporary romance suitable for ages 18+.« less