Because of You
by Mari Carr

Sometimes what you're looking for is closer than you think.

Jessie's life is a mess. In the eight hellish months since her husband died in a freak accident, she's been mugged, her house has been trashed, and now she's receiving frightening pranks calls. She resists a friend's offer of a weekend getaway—her grief is still too fresh to consider meeting anyone new.

Then again, since it's a party for gay men, there won't be any pressure, right?

ER doctor Caleb James feels perfectly at ease among his gay brother's friends, but one look at Jessie sparks a sexual tension that's impossible to ignore. A few drinks and a few hours of conversation later, things move a lot faster than either of them expect. Jessie is left confused and Caleb aches with regret—and love for a woman who is still guarding her heart.

Pressure is the last thing she needs. But as it becomes apparent that her string of misfortunes trace back to her husband's death, help is what she's going to get. Caleb's help...ready or not.

Other Books by Mari Carr

Sweet Seduction
13 Brand New Stories!

Love, Laughter, and Merrily Ever Afters
Ten Holiday Novellas by Ten NYT & USA Today Bestselling Auth

Learning Curves

Mari Carr's Bio

Some people fall apart on their 30th birthday, others on their 40th. For Mari Carr, 34 was the year that took her down. After she spent the day crying and saying, "I haven't done anything I thought I would," her husband finally asked what she'd left undone. Her answer was simple—she hadn't written a book or decorated her house. "So do it," he said.

Four years later, the house is sparkling with fresh paint and new furniture and her computer is jammed full of stories—novels, novellas, short stories, and dead-ends. The lesson: it's never too late to achieve a goal or two!

Librarian by day and mother of two busy middle schoolers, Mari Carr found her time for writing by squeezing it into the hours between 3 a.m. and daybreak when her family is asleep and the house is quiet.

With the publication of her first book, Erotic Research, her latest goal—publishing before 40—has been achieved with a couple of years to spare. Phew!