Rowdy

Rowdy
Jay Crownover

It’s not about your first love, but the first love you fight for… The fifth book in the scorching hot NEW YORK TIMES bestselling MARKED MEN New Adult series.After his first broken heart, Rowdy St. James decided he was going to do everything in his power to live up to his nickname:life was all about the good times. But when a ghost from the past appears, she makes him question everything he thought he knew about love.Salem Cruz grew up in a house with too many rules – and no fun allowed. She left it all behind as soon as she could, but she never forgot the sweet, blue-eyed boy next door who’d been in love with her little sister. Now, Salem is determined to show Rowdy he picked the wrong sister all those years ago.As their relationship heats up, Rowdy starts to let his heart go – until the one person who could drive them apart shows up again.

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First published in Great Britain by Harper 2014

Copyright © Jennifer M Voorhees 2014

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Source ISBN: 9780007579075

Ebook Edition © October 2014 ISBN: 9780007579082

Version 2014-09-12

Dedicated to anyone who is trying to figure out where they are supposed to be. Don’t worry, friends, the universe has a plan for you; you just need to listen to what it’s trying to tell you and you’ll eventually end up exactly where you were always meant to be.

Contents

Title Page (#ub1e4b6c4-ea42-5928-a77e-6a5130d43b81)

Copyright (#u31befb3d-c381-553b-9217-f1a8bfa6cbf6)

Dedication (#u01a7832d-7cec-57a7-8bf5-96b11bb8157a)

Introduction

Prologue . . .: Salem

Chapter 1: Rowdy

Chapter 2: Salem

Chapter 3: Rowdy

Chapter 4: Salem

Chapter 5: Rowdy

Chapter 6: Salem

Chapter 7: Rowdy

Chapter 8: Salem

Chapter 9: Rowdy

Chapter 10: Salem

Chapter 11: Rowdy

Chapter 12: Salem

Chapter 13: Rowdy

Chapter 14: Salem

Chapter 15: Rowdy

Chapter 16: Salem

Chapter 17: Rowdy

Chapter 18: Salem

Chapter 19: Rowdy

Chapter 20: Salem

Epilogue

Author’s Note

Rowdy and Salem’s Playlist

Acknowledgments

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About the Author