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  Cherry Hill 7: Love Will Find You York has her new life in Cherry Hill. She is focused on happiness and not dealing with the past or the abusive, negative childhood she had. It's all going well, until her mother calls, and her father is back to his old games. She only has Harper and Isla to confide in, and to top the chaos off, she is attempting to avoid an attraction to two deputies in town who aren't making it easy on her at all. Their make-out sessions have powerful, lasting effects. When their other two brothers, retired Marines, get a hold of her, it's near combustion and there is no way she can resist them. She had avoided them for so long out of guilt for the crimes she committed and got away with. When she finally confides in them, they are understanding and supportive. The past is the past, or so they thought. When she is forced to commit a crime again to save her friend Isla and her men, she never expects the double-crossing going on, or her father's ulterior motive. It costs her everything.

  Genres: Contemporary, Ménage a Trois/Quatre, Romantic Suspense Length: 41,167

  CHERRY HILL 7:

  LOVE WILL FIND YOU

  Dixie Lynn Dwyer

  

  Siren Publishing, Inc.

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  A SIREN PUBLISHING BOOK

  Cherry Hill 7: Love Will Find You Copyright © 2019 by Dixie Lynn Dwyer

  ISBN: 978-1-64243-689-1

  First Publication: March 2019

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  TABLE OF CONTENTS

  CHERRY HILL 7:

  LOVE WILL FIND YOU

  Prologue

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Epilogue

  CHERRY HILL 7:

  LOVE WILL FIND YOU

  DIXIE LYNN DWYER

  Copyright © 2019

  Prologue

  Y ork Fayer met Isla Everest at the library in town. Isla was studying for the CPA exam so she could get her certification as an accountant. Currently, she was waitressing at Harper’s, doing some bookkeeping, and trying to get her life back together. York smiled at her. She looked happy, and York couldn’t help but to be envious. It seemed to York that she pondered over her past so much, that it was getting in the way of her life. Especially her social life. With that though came thoughts of four specific men she needed to ignore no matter how strongly she was drawn to them.

  “So, another couple of weeks and then the big testing day. How do you feel?” York asked Isla as they walked down the main street in Cherry Hill. York had parked her car outside of the café so they could grab lunch afterward.

  “I feel pretty good. You and Harper have been such motivators. Before the abduction, I wasn’t sure I would want to live in America. I loved the university in New York, and I felt safe then.”

  “You’ve gone through a lot. Have lost a lot, too, but know you aren’t alone here in Cherry Hill. We’ve shared some things, Isla. I get the fears, but you have a home here in Cherry Hill now, a new start, a new life to do with it as you please. We would love for you to stick around here and maybe open up your own accounting firm.”

  “It’s a definite possibility. I need to pass the CPA exam first,” she said, and widened her eyes, then exhaled as if very nervous.

  York gave her a nudge. “You’ll pass it.” Just then, York’s attention went to the sound of a whistle and then right to Deputy Finn McCuen, who was standing outside of the café talking to two men and a woman York didn’t recognize. He was pointing to the café and then down the block. The men smiled and then thanked him, and York looked away.

  “There’s your friend Finn,” Isla teased York. York gave her the evil eye. Isla laughed. “You’ve got it so bad for him and his brother Lotus. I don’t know why you don’t accept their invites of dates.”

  “I don’t want to be in a relationship. We went over this.”

  “Yeah, and I know enough to know that you’re scared for some reason. You get all embarrassed and you can’t look them in the eyes when they talk to you.”

  “I look them in the eyes. I don’t have a problem with that,” York said, and crossed her arms in front of her chest in a defensive position.

  Isla laughed and teased her some more. “I’ve seen you, and when the conversation gets deeper, and they press closer, you look down or away.”

  “They’re older than me, Isla. By a lot of years.”

  “I get the intimidation with that, and all their muscles, and sort of mean attitudes.”

  York looked at Isla. “Mean attitudes?” York asked.

  “Yeah, that seems to be the common disposition with men around Cherry Hill,” Isla said, and raised both her eyebrows up.

  “You got that straight. Most men around the town and even in Central Valley are hardcore military or law enforcement. Their experiences in life were different than the average civilian, and the men can come across as superior, and experienced,” York said

  “Oh God,” Isla said, and grabbed York’s arm to turn away. “Look at those beautiful flowers blossoming on that tree over there. Want to go look closer?” Isla pointed that way and really held onto her arm tight as she started forcing York to walk.

  York wondered why the sudden change of subject, but then saw the deputy police cruiser pull up along the sidewalk and Deputy Montana O’Rourke get out. He looked directly toward them, and York turned away as she saw Finn give a wave. “Ahh, so I’m not the only one avoiding a man,” York teased, and they started to walk toward the path that led to the blossoming trees. They were beautiful, but she couldn’t really focus as she felt a tingling sensation travel along her spine and knew that Deputy Finn McCuen spotted her and Isla.

  “York, Isla!” They heard their names and both of them paused. “Crap,” York whispered.

  “Oh God, he’s so intimidating. What do we do?”

  “We have to turn around. We can do this together,” York said, and then they turned around and both Finn and Montana were there.

  “Hi.” York smiled softly, giving a wave, and then she and Isla walked back toward the deputies. The closer York got, the tighter her chest felt. It was a combination of Finn’s good looks, the attraction she felt for him, and the intimidation of his capabilities in uniform. She didn’t know why that when she saw him in uniform it made her feel like a criminal. What she did years ago was forced upon her and she never got caught. No one needed to know, and she had to get those thoughts out of her head and just act normal, not guilty.

  She took a deep breath and released it. Both men eyed them over. Finn looked at her with hunger and appreciation. She felt it all over her body, remembering their make-out session only a few weeks ago. It had been torture no
t to give in, and then to push, to deny it even happened. Montana looked down at Isla who gulped. Isla was a stunning young woman with long blonde hair and baby blue eyes. She got a lot of attention at Harper’s, and that German accent grabbed the men’s attention immediately.

  “Didn’t you see us?” Montana asked, resting his hand on the butt of his gun and the other on his hip. He was just as tall as Finn, just as commanding and bossy, but Finn had light blonde hair and Montana’s was dark brown, and short.

  “Oh, no, we didn’t. Our attention went to the beautiful trees blossoming by the entrance to the park,” York said, and then turned around to look.

  “How was the library, Isla? Getting ready for that exam in a couple of weeks?” Montana asked her, and as York looked that way and Montana stepped closer to Isla and started talking to her quietly, York felt Finn’s hand on her hip, then he pulled her closer. She gasped and grabbed onto his forearm.

  “You’re working tonight, right?” he asked her, and caressed her hip.

  “Of course. You know I work every night.” The warmth of his hand, the heaviness of it, affected her deeply. She felt her breath hitch, her heart race, and her pussy clench. For crying out loud she needed to get a grip here.

  “Except for Sunday nights and Mondays,” he said, and caressed along her back pulling her closer. She used her other hand to press against his chest and stop him from doing something so intimate.

  “Finn.”

  He licked his lips, held her gaze with that firm expression of his. He stroked her lower back nearly to her ass with the tips of his fingers. It was intimate, possessive, and she should push him away and pretend she didn’t like it. She didn’t move. Couldn’t move, she enjoyed it too much.

  A military man, now deputy, he was damn intimidating. She knew his body was steel hard, with all those muscles, and capabilities. Things had gotten pretty damn wild in her cottage that night, and she let her guard down and now was totally on his radar. As much as she wanted, lusted for more of him, she knew nothing would come of such a relationship. Once he found out about her past, about her family, he would look at her differently and so would his brothers.

  “We need to go.” She pushed from his hold and glanced toward Isla who was staring straight up into Montana’s eyes as Montana stroked her jaw. “Ready Isla?” York asked, and Isla looked away and stepped from Montana and his hold on her.

  “Have a great day,” York said, and then grabbed onto Isla’s arm and they headed toward the café.

  As Isla went to turn and look, York reprimanded her. “Don’t turn back to look. I know you want to. I do, too, but if we’re going to stay in charge and not get sideswiped by these men, then we need to be strong.”

  “Oh God, it’s so hard. Montana is intimidating, and he smelled really good, too. His hand on my cheek was soothing, yet he’s so fierce and much older than I am. I don’t have any experience with men but those horrible men that abducted me. Montana is big, and strong, and he has those seasoned wrinkles by his eyes, he could hurt me so easily.”

  “Hurt you? No, not Montana. He might be rough around the edges, and totally authoritative like Finn, but the men wouldn’t hurt you, us,” she said, and raised her eyebrows up. Isla snickered as they entered the café.

  “We are in serious trouble, you do realize that?” Isla said to her.

  “I have been avoiding trouble for two years now. I think I can handle these men.”

  “Not so sure I can handle men like that.”

  York chuckled. “Together. We’re in this together and will keep one another sane.”

  “It’s not my sanity I’m worried about,” Isla said, and before York could ask what she meant, they were greeted by the café owner, Molly Forester.

  “Good afternoon, York and Isla. How are you ladies today?” Molly asked.

  “Doing well, Molly. How are you?” York asked.

  “Fine, fine. Are we dining alone or are the deputies joining you?” Molly winked.

  York chuckled. “Alone.”

  Molly pursed her lips. “Maybe another time. Can I get you something to drink while you look at the menu and the specials?”

  “Club soda and lemon please,” York said.

  “Same for me,” Isla added.

  Molly walked away and both of them looked at the specials and then at one another. York noticed several men looking in their direction. They were both single, both had blonde hair and blue eyes, and basically the same figure. York was only maybe a half an inch taller than Isla. She looked at her and whispered, “What did you mean by your comment about not worrying about losing your sanity?”

  “Nothing,” Isla said and got quiet.

  “Nothing? I don’t think so, missy. Come on now, we’ve been sharing things with one another and you know I have your back like I know you have mine. We handle all those flirty men at Harper’s together and on the streets,” York teased.

  Isla exhaled. She looked around them and then leaned closer. “The intimacy thing. I’m not ready for that. Charlie’s been helpful with the counseling and stuff, but I still have nightmares as you know, and trust issues doesn’t really cover the depth of my fears.”

  York swallowed hard. “Of course it doesn’t. It will take time to recover from the whole experience, but you lived.”

  “Thanks to Harper and her gung-ho never give up attitude. She amazes me. How strong she was during her captivity, and her will to live, and fight to the end.”

  “You had that will to live and fight to the end, as well, from my understanding.”

  “I guess so, but I’m still stressing. Things were bad, and the men that took me did things.”

  York held her gaze. “You don’t have to tell me or give details.”

  “I wasn’t sexually assaulted.” Tears filled Isla’s eyes. She shook her head. “Came very close. Too close. There were things they did that scarred me I think, but like I said, I’m trying to push through all that.”

  “It isn’t easy to. You probably think about how close it came to that, and the circumstances that placed you into a position that had nothing to do with your actions, your way of life, yet you suffered the consequences,” York said to her. Molly came over with the drinks and placed them down. They both ordered salads with grilled chicken.

  Isla gulped and looked at York. “You had a bad experience like mine, too? Where a man, men tried to rape you?” she whispered.

  This time tears stung York’s eyes. She looked away and exhaled. Then turned back and gave Isla a small smile. “Just know you aren’t alone, and that I understand the fears, about the intimacy.”

  “Oh God, York. We’re so much alike. I’m so glad that Harper helped save me, and that I came to Cherry Hill for a new life, a new start, and I’m glad to have made such a great, trustworthy friend like you.”

  York smiled. “Same here, Isla.”

  “Why are they so resistant when the attraction is there and it’s obvious? I don’t fucking get it,” Montana said to Finn.

  “I don’t know Montana, but I’m losing my patience. Lotus is, as well.”

  Montana exhaled. “What about Marco and Cab? Have they had any success with getting closer to York and uncovering her resistance?”

  “Nope. What about you and your brothers?”