The Southern Gods Vol. Two

The Southern Thirst Trap

I knew his rules going into our arrangement. Don’t get attached. When our tropical vacation changed my life forever, I thought it changed him, too. Instead, he told me forever was a lie. He could have forgotten about me, but now he wants to know all my carefully guarded secrets, including the one I hold closest—his son.

The Southern Submission

I don’t crave the pretty wife or perfect life my family wants for me. The bachelor lifestyle suits me. A chance encounter with a struggling journalist and her broken laptop presents the ultimate opportunity for us to both get what we want: She pretends to be my girlfriend to get my family off my back, and I give her the story she needs to make her career. Only, our charade becomes too real, and secrets from her past threaten to ruin us. But the truth could turn out to be even worse than our lies.