Control by Tracie Delaney

Life has a way of kicking you in the nuts right when you’re riding an unstoppable wave.
I know, because it happened to me.
In one split second, my entire existence came crashing down. Setting up a school to teach underprivileged kids the art of motor racing is just the distraction I need from the darkness that haunts my every waking moment.
And it worked, until she arrived with her sea-blue eyes, her soft smile, and her determination to fix me.
My advice, sweetheart? Take your altruistic attitude and shove it. I’m broken beyond repair.

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Life has a way of presenting the solution to an unsolvable problem when you least expect it.
Yet in my wildest dreams, I never imagined the beautiful but damaged Nico Palmer would offer the answer to all my prayers.
The way he is with my son—patient, kind, understanding—tells me he’s salvageable. Somewhere deep inside his black heart there’s a chink of light. All I have to do is find a way to smash through the barriers he’s erected.
He’s not making it easy, but I’ve never run from a challenge.
And I don’t intend to start now.