romance author tara gallina
NEW ADULT ROMANCE
THE FOREVER SERIES
**Volumes 1 - 3 are written and published as a serial romance. They are meant to be read in sequential order but are available as a complete story in The Forever Series, serial romance collection.
Is it wrong to want what you can't have?
I don’t take risks. I can’t afford to. Yet, here I am, desperate for a job with the college senior surrounded by mafia rumors.
Sebastian Gianni is my best friend’s ongoing obsession.
She wants him. And what Harper wants Harper gets.
I just want to get out of this town and transfer to a university far away, where I can follow my own dreams and not the ones planned for me.
Sebastian is the financial key, but slowly he’s becoming more. A friend, a mystery, a temptation. I want to know his secrets and soothe the sadness I sense beneath his cool facade.
I want him, even though I shouldn't. And sometimes, I think he wants me, too.
*The first book in the serial romance, The Forever Series. (short story with cliffhanger)
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The steamy, suspense-filled sequel to Risking Forever: vol 1.
The alcohol didn’t make me do it. The attack by a drunk party guest didn't make me, either.
I can't even blame it on the flirty dare Sebastian gave me the moment before I claimed his lips with a kiss. While each contributed to the incident, I did it because I’m selfish.
For once in my life, I didn't think about anyone else. I let desire rule me and gave into temptation. The rest is on Sebastian.
I figured he'd be a good kisser. I just didn't know how good, or how much I’d grow to crave it—to crave him.
No one can find out about us. If they do, I could end up homeless, friendless, or, worse, in danger. It's not like what we do in secret changes anything other than my feelings for him. Sebastian is and always will be unattainable.
At least now, I know the truth about his family and why his life isn't his own.
*short story with cliffhanger
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The sizzling, heartbreaking conclusion to Ainsley and Sebastian's story—for now.
It happened. I knew it would. I fell in love with Sebastian, and I told him.
His response was silence and a look of utter horror.
What did I expect, for him to love me back? He's made it clear from the beginning that can't happen.
Walking away would be the smart choice. I have dreams to follow, and a new life to start far away.
But then Sebastian springs an offer on me that’s as terrifying as it is tempting. It’ll change everything between us and everything in my life.
Do I want to do it? Yes. Am I going to? I don’t know.
When I finally decide to take the leap and follow my heart, tragedy strikes, leaving me shattered, filled with regret, and with memories of the love I had but lost.
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Wanting him is a risk. Kissing him is a dare. Loving him is NOT an option.
Sebastian Gianni is bad news—mafia bad, according to the rumors at our private college.
My best friend thinks it makes him sexier than he already is. She wants in his pants.
I just want a job from him. He’s told me “no” more than once, but I’m desperate. I need money, so I can move far away and follow my own dreams—not the ones planned for me.
I don’t want to like Sebastian. I don’t want to know the secrets behind his dark eyes or why he stares at me like I'm a gift made just for him. I don’t want to know about his tattoos, his private life, his business, why he smells good enough to eat, or what his lips would feel like against mine. I don’t!
He’s off limits. Dangerous, too. Maybe.
My best friend would hate me if I touched him. His psychotic ex-girlfriend would skin me alive. And I’d regret doing anything because what scares me most are the feelings blooming inside me, making me want to taste the forbidden fruit. To explore the desires Sebastian stirs within me, and to risk my heart for a moment—moments—that can never lead to a forever.
♥Serial romance. 1 story. 4 novellas. Read it from start to finish in this short story collection, and the bonus novella to Risking Forever told from Sebastian's darker perspective.
Collection includes
Risking Forever: vol 1
Daring Forever: vol 2
Claiming Forever: vol 3
Sebastian - Risking Forever: vol 4
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Rule 1 - Resist who I am.
Rule 2 - Resist the urge to escape.
Rule 3 - Resist the innocent beauty who takes all the wrong in my world and makes it right.
Hiring Ainsley was a mistake but firing the little beauty when she's broke seems unfair. Besides, I like being around her.
She doesn't want anything from me like everyone else. She's not aggressive or forceful. She's sweet, unexpected, and, damn, if she isn't getting under my skin.
If I’m not careful, I'll drag her into my arms, my bed, and into the dark pit of my world—a place she doesn't belong. A place I don't belong, but a place I might be able to withstand if she's with me.
*The tortured thoughts of Sebastian in Risking Forever from his point of view. (Short story with cliffhanger.)
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How do you resist the person you're meant to be with?
Nathan
Life used to be fun. College, parties, close friends, girls—one in particular, who I can’t let go no matter how hard I try.
I’m not talking about my girlfriend. That relationship lost its momentum months ago. The girl who haunts my dreams and memories from my childhood hates me. I blew her off twice for her own good. Now she’s coming to live with me.
It’ll be torture having her so close and not be able to touch her. I’m supposed to protect her from guys with bad intentions, but who’s going to protect her from me?
Kensington
I’ve adored Nathan my entire life. He was supposed to be my first everything, my forever. But after multiple rejections from him, those days are gone, along with my innocence.
I got myself into trouble, and now I need a safe place to stay until life calms down. Until my parents can forgive me, and I can forgive myself.
The last thing I want to do is move in with Nathan. He’s made it clear with his distance, he’s not interested in my life. But after what happened back home, he’s my only escape from the hateful rumors and betrayals of so-called friends.
As much as I don’t want Nathan to be my safe haven, everything about him still feels like home. I need to be careful, keep my distance, and never let him find out what happened to me.
*Standalone that follows, Nathan, (from the first 4 novels of The Forever Series) and newcomer, Kensington.
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Healing doesn’t happen overnight. Neither does falling in love.
Braylee
Frankenstein has nothing on this twenty-year-old. Okay. Maybe a few more stitches in a few more places but we both were sewn back together.
A year and a half ago, I lost my family in an accident that left me scarred inside and out and with a sizable inheritance I refuse to spend. Money can’t bring me happiness. No touch can bring me comfort, and desire—forget it. Who’s going to want me like this?
That’s what I thought until Grayson came into my life.
The ex-baseball star has a list of home runs on the field and off. He’s all wrong for me, possibly broken beyond repair. I can’t help him. I’m still trying to fix myself.
But when he’s near, parts of me spark back to life. And when he looks at me, I feel like my old self or a version of her.
How wrong would it be to pursue this thing between us? Could I handle it? Should I bother finding out?
Grayson
Damaged? Me? Maybe a little. Fine,a lot. But I’ve been through some shit.
It’s not every day you find out your dad’s a liar and a criminal who launders money for the mafia. Trust issues are only one of my problems. Trouble has a way of finding me or maybe I create it. I turned down an offer to play in MLB and quit the game.
At twenty-two, I’m a walking disaster, which is fine as long as I keep my guard up and don’t bring anyone into my mess.
That was the plan until Braylee entered my life.
How can someone who’s lost so much face the world with more strength than I have in my batting arm? I want to devour her and shelter her at the same time.
I’m trying to be good. But that’s never worked for me in the past, especially when all I want to do is tear down her walls, her clothes, and anything else she’s hiding behind.
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