Asa

Asa
Jay Crownover

The sixth book in the scorching hot NEW YORK TIMES bestselling MARKED MEN New Adult seriesRoyal Hastings has been a cop, first and foremost, for most of her adult life. So when a call-out goes wrong and her partner ends up in hospital, she finds herself suspended from the job, indefinitely. With too much time on her hands and a heavy load of guilt weighing her down, she seeks solace in oblivion – otherwise known as a golden-eyed bartender with a rap sheet as long as her arm.Asa Cross has spent his live on the wrong side of the law, but a near death experience has left him rebuilding his life and relationships. But being good is tougher than it seems – especially when being bad looks as good as Royal does.On paper, the cop and the con seemed doomed to heartbreak – but when love has stolen your heart, how can you walk away?

JAY CROWNOVER

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First published in Great Britain by Harper 2015

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—Walt Whitman

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Contents

Cover (#u8402ae5c-2c8c-5297-a7e8-36399961f8d6)

Title Page (#ub12fd177-890d-52db-bcb6-0ecd520c58f5)

Copyright (#u0dccc955-066f-5b2a-a3c4-fa018ad80466)

Dedication (#u4127e396-cbf8-5fc0-bb99-41be6ed39b16)

Epigraph (#u74802edd-affb-5c69-9ce2-9ba488dddd28)

INTRODUCTION (#u1ac5dc34-e758-56c0-90cc-c7735bfa4016)

CHAPTER 1: Asa (#u50d9c997-e3ad-556c-9375-8477f68a69a4)

CHAPTER 2: Royal (#u3b7aefcc-c6c5-5098-bc70-180abec69be2)

CHAPTER 3: Asa (#u50615053-216e-54d8-83d9-32006760beac)

CHAPTER 4: Royal (#u2be325d8-0c5e-5b30-b549-cf7215b991ec)

CHAPTER 5: Asa (#uceb8d731-e1cd-5e4f-a9da-c9cc44dc3ba3)

CHAPTER 6: Royal (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 7: Asa (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 8: Royal (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 9: Asa (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 10: Royal (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 11: Asa (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 12: Royal (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 13: Asa (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 14: Royal (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 15: Asa (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 16: Royal (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 17: Asa (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 18: Royal (#litres_trial_promo)