R D Schou

Quarreling Pasts R D Schou

Violet Hutchinson is a young woman living life the best she can. She works hard and tries to be a good person, just like her parents raised her. Her parents adopted her when she was four years old and are the only parents she's ever known. They're also the only people who know the truth of where she came from. Her life before them is unknown to her due to a traumatic event in her childhood. Repressed memories surface attemtping to disrupt her life. Violet meets a handsome stranger named Jeremy Ryker. There's something about him that resonates with her. Even though she barely knows him, her skeptical nature subsides allowing him in. Violet finds herself falling in love with Jeremy, a man who's past is just as obscured as her own. She finds an undeniable connection with him. One she has yet to fully understand. There are truths about Jeremy Ryker she knows nothing about. Jeremy Ryker is a charming man whose good looks get him all the ladies. By all appearances, he is a prominent consultant in business management, but his skills and talents extend beyond his day job. Growing up in an abusive home hasn't hindered him. In fact, he uses it to propel him further into the work he's most proud of... killing. Jeremy is focused, calculating, and doesn't allow anything or anyone to distract him. Until he comes across Violet, a woman who reminds him of an unforgettable time from his past. She becomes the allegory wrench thrown into his professed life plan. His curiosity for Violet causes him to make exceptions to his standard rules, which could be condemning for him. What is it about her that makes him defy his own personal edict? Why does she bring about feelings that have long since been dead in him? Can loving Violet cause him to change and defy his true nature before he gives into it and ends her?