Seth Hudsonโs relationship with the teenage son is hanging on by a thread. Guidance counselor Ainsley Coren is ready to help the father and son reconnect. Will Seth and his son be able to move forward and with Ainsley by their side, or will this minor trouble become too much? Readers will swoon for this redeemed hero romance featuring a sexy but lovable bad boy dad. Fall in love with your next book boyfriend with Minor Trouble by Julie Archer, the last book in the Single Dadโs Romance series.
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Minor Trouble
a redeemed hero romance
Single Dad’s Romance series
by Julie Archer
Blurb:
Seth Hudson has a reputation for being the โbad boyโ. Trouble in his teen years led him down the wrong path but now, at almost thirty, heโs gotten his life together and things are going well. Until the fateful phone call that changes everything.ย
Thirteen years ago, Seth fathered a child and was all but forced out of the boyโs life. With Noahโs mother passing away, itโs up to Seth to step up to the plate and raise the son he barely knows. But what does he know about parenting a teenager?ย
Ainsley Coren has just moved to Cali Cross and is starting over as the high school guidance counselor. It doesnโt take long for her to encounter the troubled teen and his single father who are holding on by a thread.ย
Making it her mission to help save this broken family, Ainsley steps in and goes above and beyond with the father and son duo. The more time she spends helping them, the more she slowly finds herself falling for the reformed bad boy/single dad.ย
Can they make things work or will Ainsley bolt at the first sign of minor trouble?
Minor Trouble is an angsty contemporary romance featuring a redeemed hero and the guidance counselor who steals his heart. Download today and get ready to fall in love with your next favorite book boyfriend.
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Excerpt:
โI know itโs a lot to take in, Seth. You can contact me any time if youโve got any questions.โ
Numb, I swallowed hard and nodded. Then, realizing that Carol from Child Protective Services couldnโt see me, I found my voice. โSure, of course I will. Thank you.โ
โIโll be in touch again so we can finalize everything.โ
I almost nodded again. โThank you. Talk soon.โ
The line went dead.
It had been a Thursday just like any other.
Fixing cars, making plans for the weekend, chatting shit with Maddox.
Until the call that spun everything off its axis, turned the world upside down, and any other clichรฉ youโd care to toss in for good measure.
My vision swam, legs trembling as I walked out of the office and back into the main part of the garage and over to the car Iโd been working on. I grabbed the wrench to pick up where Iโd left off, but it tumbled out of my grip clattering on the concrete floor with an almighty crash.
โSeth? You okay, buddy?โ Maddox Riley called from the other side of the garage.
I tried to dislodge the huge lump in my throat, anything but okay. โYeah, all good,โ I managed.
โShit, you look as if youโve seen a ghost. Youโve gone really pale.โ
Ha, she was haunting me already. I raked a hand through my hair. If I didnโt tell Maddox what was going on, heโd find out soon enough. I had to hope he was as flexible a landlord as he was a boss.
โYou got a minute? Thereโs something you should know.โ
He glanced up from the engine heโd been looking over. โSure, gimme a sec.โ
I headed towards the open door, inhaling a lungful of fresh air.
After a couple of minutes, Maddox joined me. โWhatโs up? Who was on the phone?โ
โChild Protective Services needed to talk to me about Noah.โ
Noah was my thirteen-year-old son: the result of an illicit relationship when I was sixteen with a cheerleader two years older than me.
โIs he okay?โ
Slowly, I nodded.
He was fine.
He hadnโt been in the truck with his mother, her boyfriend, and her parents. Heโd been hanging out with one of his buddies playing video games. For once, I thanked God for Noahโs Fortnite obsession.
โThen why did CPS need to talk to you?โ Maddox rubbed at an oil mark on his wrist, eyes focused on trying to remove it.
โThere was a car accident.โ The lump grew even larger, making it increasingly difficult for me to get the words out. โHannah, her mom and dad, her boyfriendโโ My voice cracked. โDidnโt make it out. Theyโre gone.โ Saying it out loud took some of the burden off of me, and I could at least share it with Maddox.
His eyes grew wide, staring silently at me.
Disbelief, confusion, anger, grief.
Without another word, he pushed me out of the way and pulled on the chains to shut the doors to the garage.
โWeโre closing,โ he stated. โI canโt let you go through this on your own.โ
Once Maddox had made a few calls to let customers know about the unexpected early finish, we headed upstairs to the tiny apartment above the garage. After Iโd come out of jailโa six-month stint for petty theftโMaddox had been my lifeline. Heโd offered me a job through an offendersโ rehabilitation program, which had come with the apartment. Its one caveat was I could never be late for work.
Taking charge, Maddox got two bottles of beer out of the refrigerator, popped the caps, and handed one to me. We went over to the sofa and sat down at each end.
โHave you spoken to Noah?โ
I shook my head, gulping down the beer. โNot yet.โ
โWhatโs going to happen to him?โ
I chewed on my lips, fingernails scratching at the label on the beer bottle. โIโm his biological father and the only living relative he has. I have to step up. There isnโt anyone else.โ
Copyright 2021 Julie Archer
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Author Info:
Julie Archer is the author of contemporary romance featuring rock stars, small towns, a healthy dose of angst, some steamy times and always a happy ever after!
โWhen not writing, she can usually be found binge watching teen drama series on Netflix, or supporting Spurs (the English Premier League football team, not the American basketball team!) from my armchair, and running around after her two feline children, Corey and Elsa.
Real angst. Real romance.
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