For lovers of the Fall Away series, this is the third installment of the next generation!
Quinn and Lucas are finally home…
𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐧
I’ve always had too many men in my life. My overbearing father. My domineering older brothers. My invasive nephews. The Trents and Caruthers run this town, and although I’ve never given them a reason to worry, they treat me like I’m made of glass.
They’re wrong, though. At twenty-one, I finished college in record time, I own my own business, I pay taxes, I don’t party, and I’ve never broken a law.
But I have one secret: I raced to grow up in case he ever came back home.
Lucas Morrow grew up with my brothers and my family, but he left when I was thirteen. I’ve waited to see him again, making sure everything is perfect.
But I’ve realized I’m waiting my life away. It’s time to move on. Maybe get my own place.
And I think I’m going to make some new friends, too.
It’s summer. Cookouts, Fourth of July, the Night Ride… I want freedom.
I mean, I am my brothers’ sister. Did they really think the apple fell that far?
𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬
She thinks her family are the only men watching her. So innocent.
And I want to keep her that way. Even though I’m twelve years older, we were always the odd ones out around her family. She gravitated to me, and I always made sure she wasn’t alone. When I left, I told myself she’d be fine without me. They all would.
But really, it was just an excuse to escape the guilt.
I only meant to come back for a few days, but I never entertained the thought that she’d grown up. Her brothers are distracted, and one bad decision after another is circling her.
A motocross racer who can’t stop whispering in her ear.
A criminal from across the tracks who can’t stop looking.
Old ghosts.
And old enemies.
She doesn’t want a babysitter anymore, and if she ever finds out why I left town, she’ll know why I’m not the best role model.
But I’m still the older one.
And she still needs supervision.
*Quiet Ones is suitable for readers 18+.
Author’s Note
The Hellbent series is a spin-off of the Fall Away series. These are the kids’ stories.
Reading the Fall Away series is helpful but not necessary. The parents do appear a lot, as well as references to their past storylines, so if you wish to read those first, the order is BULLY, UNTIL YOU, RIVAL, FALLING AWAY, AFLAME, and NEXT TO NEVER. (The Next Flame is simply Aflame and Next to Never in paperback form together.)
If you don’t want to read the Fall Away series, but you do want to read all the times the characters in Quiet Ones appeared before this book starts, go here.
FALLS BOYS (Hellbent #1) and PIRATE GIRLS (Hellbent #2) are also strongly encouraged before you read QUIET ONES (Hellbent #3). There is an ongoing mystery playing out in the background. I do try to bring you up to speed in this story, but you’ll have the best experience reading both previous installments first.
Enjoy!
