Big Sexy
Mercy Springs Heroes Series Book 1
Bliss Carter
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For Cade and Kresley...
"It wasn't love at first sight. It took a full five minutes."
~Lucille Ball~
Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Epigraph
Introduction
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Epilogue
About The Author
Follow Bliss Carter
Introduction
Mercy Springs is a sweet, southern town in Georgia that is full of secrets, sass, laugh out loud moments and unique towns folk that you will love. In this first installment (Book 1) of the Mercy Springs Heroes Series, we meet our heroine Kresley and hero Cade, who don't start things off on the right foot when meeting for the first time. But soon sparks fly between then, murder happens, and Cade is introduced to the crazy world of the Anderson girls and Grace.
Kresley Anderson - a fiery red head who can slay someone with her sarcastic mouth and woo them with her southern charm. Kresley is next to the oldest member of the Anderson sisters, a group of four amazing, feisty, southern women. Along with their best friend Grace, they deal with life one sarcastic moment at a time. Kresley works as a wedding planner in her family’s event planning business, which caters to both small town folks and the big city of Atlanta. Yet she hasn't found her own version of Prince Charming to walk down the aisle toward. She isn’t really looking anyway. Her life is full of loving sisters, an amazing best friend, and work. She thought she had a full life, although boring, and didn’t think she was interested in a man sharing her time and energy. Then an ex-boyfriend dies at her business’ back door and life brings dark and dangerous looking Detective Cade Grantham to her rescue. But being a true red head, Kresley can't give up her feisty nature and truly plans to give Cade a run for his money.
Detective Cade Grantham - aka Big Sexy, a nickname given to him by Kresley’s sisters, has moved to Mercy Springs to escape from the highly stressful life he was living as a law enforcement officer in the larger city of Nashville. He needed a change for his stress level, but wasn’t in the market to change his status on social media from single to in a relationship. Then Kresley abruptly came into his life and now he can’t think of anything but her, in his bed, and in his heart. But can Kresley and Cade overcome the obstacles this southern town and their own internal issues, have put in their way? And can Cade protect Kresley when it matters the most?
*Big Sexy is the first book in the Mercy Springs Heroes Series. Each book is a stand-lone story, with no cliff hanger and a HEA.
Prologue
He was in serious denial. He knew it was a totally horrible idea. But knowing it and accepting it were two different things altogether. Maybe his brother Braxton was right. But don’t tell Mr. Captain that. He’d never let his big brother live that shit down. Ever. Maybe a fresh start outside of his hometown of Mercy Springs was what he needed. Get away from the past and especially the present. Claudia. Lord. What a mess. Why didn't he notice how much of an ice queen she was when they were dating? He didn't have an answer. He just needed to get away from the small-town gossips, where everyone knows your business and they don’t mind speaking their opinion. Even when you didn’t ask for it. He stops and snorts at that thought. He never asks for anyone else’s opinion on who, what or how he does things. Because ultimately, it’s only important what he wants and needs. That’s it. And what he wanted was freedom. Freedom to choose what he wants to do with his life and who he wants to “do” it with. Yeah, he meant “do” like you’re thinking.
He knew he could be an ass. Some called him a sexist pig. He didn't deny it. But he would be kicking himself if he didn't at least try to grab back what he lost. Braxton told him to give it up, let it go and move on. But he couldn't move on without attempting the impossible. And the impossible was named Kresley Anderson. His sweet, red haired, first love. Red hair that was so many different shades twisted into flowing curls down her back that it often reminded him of a river of flames. Eyes so green that they made him think of fresh, summer grass still wet with morning dew. And lips. Hell, just like sweet berries, her lips were ripe, plump and delectable. Lips that you just want to smother in kisses and nibble on forever. She had three smokin’ hot sisters, as well as that blonde feme fatale Grace. He’d done his fair share of looking at all of them over the years, with Grace being the recent addition. He never acted on his impulse to try to score with
