Obsessed
The Locke Brothers Book 1
by Twi J Bryant
Genre: Contemporary Fiction Love Story
When Vanessa loses Sebastian to rehab once again, she finds passion in the most unexpected person.
Vanessa and Sebastian have been best friends forever, but they're not just friends, they're friends with benefits. This arrangement has never been a problem, but Vanessa starts to long for more. How much longer can she stand the empty bed and a note on the bedside table the morning after?
When Sebastian, a sexy drummer with a bad boy attitude, falls back into his bad habits, Vanessa watches him go to rehab with a broken heart, again. But the lead singer of Sebastian's band, Jessie, is ready to cheer her up. Vanessa needed a shoulder to cry on; instead, she found a dom she can't help but want to please. Jessie ignites her body in ways she's never imagined and slowly inches his way into her heart.
Vanessa didn't want to fall in love, especially with a man so different from Sebastian, but sometimes the heart wants what it wants.
The only problem is, Jessie is Sebastian's younger brother.
Devoted
The Locke Brothers Book 2
Jessie and Vanessa are happy and in love. Finally, she's with the brother that is ready to commit, or so she thinks.
Sebastian is back from rehab and although he wants Vanessa to be happy, it's hard to be just a friend while his brother steals her heart. Regrets follow him daily; but if he reveals his true feelings now, he won't only lose a brother, he might lose Vanessa for good.
An awkward situation becomes impossible when Jessie asks Vanessa the unthinkable.
Faced with a life or death decision while Jessie is already running for the hills, she turns to the one friend who has always been there for her, Sebastian.
The rift between Jessie and Vanessa puts Sebastian in the middle; a hard place to be when you're trying to balance on a thin line between a devastated brother and the girl you've always loved.
Will Jessie realize what he's giving up? Can Sebastian finally be the man Vanessa needs him to be? How will Vanessa choose and will it be the right choice?
Beloved
The Locke Brothers Book 3
For the Locke brothers loving the same woman has always been a challenge, but nothing compared to the challenge they're yet to faceā¦
Finally able to pursue her happily ever after with Sebastian, Vanessa is overwhelmed and excited for the future. With Jessie's blessing, they move from dating to being engaged in a matter of weeks. She can't wait to spend the rest of her life with Sebastian and doesn't want to waste another second.
But something is lurking in the background, something neither the brothers nor Vanessa could see coming. Something more dangerous than love, more threatening than heartache. When the news strikes, the turbulent love triangle is shaken to the core.
Out of desperation to change her story, Vanessa, who was ready to say I do to one brother, ends up proposing to the other. The Locke brothers are at a crossroads. Faced with impossible decisions, heart-wrenching revelations and a love strong enough to tear them all apart. They both know that in the end, they'll do anything to please the woman they love.
Love, heartache, regret, and passion all converge in this final novel of the Locke Brothers Series. Twi J. Bryant turns this love triangle on its head but in the end only one thing matters; their memories of her.
OBSESSED
Vanessa drags herself out of bed, leaving her blanket behind and
scooping up the leather jacket he left behind off the floor instead, wrapping
herself in his scent as she makes her way downstairs to make coffee. While
sheās waiting for the coffee to brew, she checks her phone, clearing messages
and emails. On a whim, she clicks into the camera and poses, shuffling the
jacket off one shoulder and positioning the leather to cover her nipples,
letting her messy hair fall over her shoulder. āNothing I love more than coffee
and leather,ā she captions the photo, sending it to him.
Jessie happens to be scrolling through an article on Sebastianās cell
when the text comes through from Vanessa. āFuck! How did you... she... fuck.
Can I have her for just one night?ā Jessie teases, waving the photo in front of
Sebastian's face.
āGive me that!ā Sebastian hurriedly orders, reaching for his phone.
Jessie holds his arm out, refusing to allow Sebastian to reach. Jessie forwards
the photo to himself to use later while keeping his brother at bay. āDon't look
at her like that. You know she's off-limits.ā
āOff limits,ā Jessie mocks Sebastian. āShe's not your property. You
can't just order every man that looks at her away. Eventually, one isn't going
to listen to you.ā
āIāll deal with that if it ever happens. In the meantime, back off,ā
Sebastian mutters.
āShe deserves better. Give it to her or walk away,ā Jessie insists
seriously.
āYou think I donāt know she deserves better?ā Sebastian shouts, his
anger rising.
āDo you love her?ā Jessie asks, a little taken aback by Sebastianās
response.
āI always have,ā Sebastian answer honestly. āItās just not enough.ā
āWhat do you mean it's not enough?ā Jessie asks, tracking Sebastianās
movements as he paces the room. āShe's not exactly a high maintenance type of
girl, and she loves you.ā
āMaybe Iām the high maintenance one,ā Sebastian muses.
DEVOTED
Jessie looks remorseful for the first time in the conversation, but a
cloud of anger comes over his face only a moment later. āYou put these ideas in
her head about marriage and kids and all along you knew thereād be no way out
for me.ā
āI may have had a moment of weakness after Anna, but not Nessa. She
was certain you would give her everything. She slapped me so hard for telling
her that you wouldnāt. She had absolute faith in you. There was nothing I could
have said to change her mind,ā Sebastian explains plaintively. āShe was
absolutely certain you wouldnāt ask her to go through that again.ā
āWhy didnāt you ever tell me? Why hasnāt she told me? We tell each
other everything,ā Jessie rambles.
āI didnāt tell you because I was ashamed and after a while, she wanted
to block it out. We vowed to never discuss it, pretend it didnāt happen. I
pushed her away, and she pushed me but neither of us wanted to break our
promise, so we just pretended; we were just friends. The jealousy, the nights
together followed by me sabotaging any chance we may have had together with the
other girls... It all stems from my absolute certainty that I didnāt deserve
her love because of what I asked her to do. She absolutely refuses to discuss
it... or she did, until recently. Itās a very difficult topic for her. We
managed for a long while, but it was always hanging over our heads in the
background.ā
āShe forgave you,ā Jessie mutters, the reality of the situation
starting to sink in.
āShe always said there was nothing to forgive. We were young and
stupid, and we agreed, and it still crushed her,ā Sebastian clarifies.
āSheās not going to forgive me for this, is she?ā Jessie asks, looking
to his big brother for assurance.
āAre you going to change your mind?ā Sebastian asks with a pleading
tone.
Jessie takes a moment to try to reconsider it. In the silence, tears
fall down his cheeks, and he knows he canāt give Sebastian the answer he wants.
āIām not.ā
āWell then, no, I donāt think she will,ā Sebastian tells him
point-blank. āHow can you let her go so easily?ā
āDoes this look easy to you? But I canāt, Seb. I donāt know how. I
just canāt.ā
BELOVED
āI never stopped loving you, not for one moment. I said things to you
and to my brother, things I didnāt mean, just to hurt you, to try to make
myself feel better for how I was treating you. Iām so sorry. If I could take it
all back, I would. I donāt expect you to forgive me for that, Nessa, and I need
you to know that Iām thankful every single day that you were stronger than I
was,ā Jessie pours his heart out to her.
āI do forgive you,ā Vanessa tells him, bringing her hands around his
neck. āI asked you to walk with me so I could tell you that. You werenāt
supposed to make me cry,ā Vanessa says, wiping his tears from his cheeks and
looking into his eyes.
Jessie leans into Vanessa, pressing his lips gently to hers. āSorry I
made you cry, but you made me cry, so weāre even,ā he teases, hovering there,
their eyes locked on each other. Vanessa stands on her toes and pulls him
closer, pressing her lips against his gently. Jessie is quick to respond,
pulling her tightly against his body, his arms holding her close as their
tongues dance.
For a moment, theyāre reminded of what was, the love they shared,
flashes of their memories together overwhelming them until they pull away,
breathless. Jessieās hand holds hers, fiddling with the ring on her finger.
āIām sorry. I know your heart belongs to Sebastian. Weāre alone, and I just
wanted to taste your lips one more time. I promise Iāll never do that in front
of Sebastian.ā Vanessa tries to speak but is unable to form a single sound,
much less a sentence and settles for a nod of her head. āYou okay?ā Jessie
asks, not quite ready to release her from his grip. Again, Vanessa nods. āYou
ready to go home?ā he asks but this time, Vanessa shakes her head no.
Finding her voice, she clears her throat and takes a breath. āCan we
watch the sun set, please? Like we used to?ā
Jessie smiles, placing one of their kisses on her forehead and leads
her to a boulder where they used to sit. He climbs up and helps her up. They
sit in the exact position they used to, her back against his chest, her head on
his shoulder, with his arms wrapped around her. When the sun dips out of sight
and the stars appear Jessie breaks the silence. āI love you, Nessa. I always
will.ā
āHow come the sky never looks as beautiful as it does from right
here?ā Vanessa asks him quietly, not ready to leave this spot.
āAre you asking me that?ā Jessie asks, leaning back on his hands to
see it better. āI think itās because this is our sky. This rock is our rock.
All those nights we spent here, itās familiar, and itās where I fell in love
with you.ā
āBring Violet here one day, when sheās old enough to appreciate the
view. Promise me,ā she says, tilting her head back to look up at him.
āI will,ā he vows, leaning down for a last kiss on her lips before
they break the spell and head home.
This is actually two authors writing together!
J. Bryant lives in a zoo. Not really, but come over at dinner time and you'll think you've stepped right into one between the teenagers and twins. She started writing as a creative way of getting her frustrations out and never expected anyone to read the madness that she jotted down. Then she partnered with Twi, who encouraged her to start a tumblr account and post the stories she'd written. HUGE MISTAKE! Now, we're sitting by the phone waiting on Ellen's call to invite us on her show. In the meantime she'll be cheering on her beloved Saints (ehhhm. Ellen, we're practically family) football team from where she resides in Louisiana!
Twi is a devoted mother and wife who wasn't that good at cooking to begin with so she doesn't feel guilty when she orders dinner in so she has time to write. Her love of sticky notes and all office supplies keeps her organized while her house slowly dissolves into madness during writing jags with her lobster, J. Bryant. (It's a Friends reference. Look it up.) She lives in Phoenix, AZ, where it is too hot to do anything outside, so she spends most of her free time on her computer or playing Destiny 2 with friends. Writing is her favorite creative outlet.
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