Love Games Series by Abby Knox

A road trip is just what I need to avoid my problems.For today, I’m going to have some fun in a new town.Diner food, retail therapy, and a massive distraction in the form of a six-foot-four gamer nerd named Dean? Yes please.I know I should go home and tell my parents the truth.But they don't want to hear it. And I need time to formulate a life plan.And, there’s one more teensy my parents are really not going to love the idea of me spending time with an older, protective guy I barely know... moreA road trip is just what I need to avoid my problems.For today, I’m going to have some fun in a new town.Diner food, retail therapy, and a massive distraction in the form of a six-foot-four gamer nerd named Dean? Yes please.I know I should go home and tell my parents the truth.But they don't want to hear it. And I need time to formulate a life plan.And, there’s one more teensy my parents are really not going to love the idea of me spending time with an older, protective guy I barely know.But those hard conversations can wait until tomorrow. For now, I have a hard body to tend to.Roll For Initiative is the first in a series of three stories about three friends who own a tabletop gamer store in the small town of Fate. Think twenty-sided dice, dragons, wizards, and all-night gaming sessions. Get your dice bag and cosplay gear ready, because the heroines are fierce, the heroes are nerdy but protective, and the instalove is HOT. less

So, I'm minding my own business at this gaming convention when all of a sudden... ...this hot cosplayer starts climbing all over me. This could get awkward. But when I look into Rebel's eyes, I realize she needs my help. Oh, I’ll do more than pretend to be her boyfriend. Those eyes, those curves — not to mention her wit — have me under their spell. But when the real world turns both our lives upside down, the beautiful Rebel is ripped from my life... moreSo, I'm minding my own business at this gaming convention when all of a sudden... ...this hot cosplayer starts climbing all over me. This could get awkward. But when I look into Rebel's eyes, I realize she needs my help. Oh, I’ll do more than pretend to be her boyfriend. Those eyes, those curves — not to mention her wit — have me under their spell. But when the real world turns both our lives upside down, the beautiful Rebel is ripped from my life. When the dust settles, she may continue to think what we had was only a temporary hookup, but I’m in this for the long haul. less

LoreEvery day, I set out piles of junk in front of my late great-grandmother’s house.And every night, a mystery man leaves me food and takes away that pile of junk. If he wants to dig through my trash, fine by I’m focused on cleaning out the hoarded clutter and selling this house... moreLoreEvery day, I set out piles of junk in front of my late great-grandmother’s house.And every night, a mystery man leaves me food and takes away that pile of junk. If he wants to dig through my trash, fine by I’m focused on cleaning out the hoarded clutter and selling this house. So what if the mystery man never shows his face or talks to me?So why do I keep obsessing? Who is the big, bearded man with the beat-up pickup truck, and why is he so interested in everything I'm trying to throw out?ForrestThis woman has no idea what she has.Ever since Lore showed up to clean out her late relative’s house, I’ve been on a mission to collect most of the stuff she’s throwing away. Some of it I use for Love Games — the gaming store I own with my three best friends. Mostly I’ve been keeping my intentions with Lore a secret.You see, I don’t know how to approach a woman who’s grieving when all I can think about is her sweet curves and wry smile. I need to keep myself in check. I need to respect her grieving process. But it kills me to watch her toil alone, unaware of all the valuable things she could be using or selling.That woman has no idea what she has. But most of all, she doesn’t realize she has my heart. less