Cover of Talk Me Down (Tumble Creek, #1)

Talk Me Down

Victoria Dahl

Tumble Creek #1

contemporary romance(11k)

A secret erotica author moves home and finds her muse — and maybe love — in the straitlaced chief of police.

Content Warnings
stalking

Description

Molly Jennings has one naughty little secret: her job as a bestselling erotic fiction author. Until her inspiration runs dry—thanks to a creepy ex—and it's time to skip town and move back to tiny Tumble Creek, Colorado.One look at former high school hunk chief of police Ben Lawson and Molly is back in business. The town gossip is buzzing at her door and, worse still, a stalker seems to be watching her every move. Thankfully, her very own lawman has taken to coming over, often. The only problem now is that Molly may have to let the cat out of the bag about her chosen profession, and straitlaced Ben will definitely not approve.…

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