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    Designing The Love
    Designing The Love
    Designing The Love
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    Designing The Love

    By Crystal Perkins

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    The boy she loved has now become the man she despises...

    Fashion designer Quinn Daniels has been in love with tattoo artist Zane Wilson for over half her life. When they were younger he only had eyes for one girl, and it wasn’t her. But for the last seven years he’s been hers, and it’s been perfect. Two months ago that all changed. His girl from the past showed up, and he left with her. Now he’s back, and wants another chance, but trusting him almost destroyed her once. She’s not ready to make the same mistake again.

    His heart’s been broken, and only one woman can put it back together again...

    Zane Wilson loves Quinn Daniels more than life itself. Yeah he was a stupid teenager, and thought he was in love with the wrong girl, but that all changed seven years ago. He let Quinn go once so she could pursue her dreams, and again when he thought he was doing the right thing. But he’s done making mistakes, and letting his past interfere with the present and future he wants with her. Now he just needs to convince her that she’s the only woman he’s ever truly loved, and that he’s never going to leave her again.

    A secret heartache could break them up for good—or make them stronger than ever...

    Just when it looks like they may have a second chance at love, the other woman comes to town again, and this time she’s not alone. Zane’s going to need help this time, because it’s not just Quinn he’s fighting for. Can she help him heal while still protecting herself?

    This is a novella and not a full length book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrystal Perkins
    Release dateNov 5, 2014
    ISBN9781311451316
    Designing The Love
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    Crystal Perkins

    Crystal Perkins has always been a big reader, but she never thought she would write her own book, until she sat down and did it. She lives in Las Vegas, where you can find her running author events when she isn’t reading, buying too many Sherlock t-shirts online or watching the Vegas Gokden Knights. A mac and cheese connoisseur, she travels the country looking for the perfect version, while attending book conventions and signings as a cover for her research. She writes Romantic Suspense, New Adult, Romantic Comedy, Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, and even a little Horror!

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      Designing The Love - Crystal Perkins

      Designing The Love

      Book #5 of The Griffin Brothers

      by Crystal Perkins

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright (c) 2014 by Crystal Perkins

      Cover Design by Helen Williams

      http://www.allbookedout.com/

      Ebook formatting by Jesse Gordon

      All trademarks are owned by their respective companies and are denoted by the use of proper capitalization of the company and/or brand.

      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. This contemporary erotic romance is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners. This ebook is licensed for your personal use only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with, especially if you enjoy sexy, emotional, romance novels with alpha males. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return it and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author’s work.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      About Designing The Love

      Other Books by Crystal Perkins

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Epilogue

      Acknowledgements

      About the Author

      About Designing The Love

      The boy she loved has now

      become the man she despises...

      Fashion designer Quinn Daniels has been in love with tattoo artist Zane Wilson for over half her life. When they were younger he only had eyes for one girl, and it wasn’t her. But for the last seven years he’s been hers, and it’s been perfect. Two months ago that all changed. His girl from the past showed up, and he left with her. Now he’s back, and wants another chance, but trusting him almost destroyed her once. She’s not ready to make the same mistake again.

      His heart’s been broken, and only one

      woman can put it back together again...

      Zane Wilson loves Quinn Daniels more than life itself. Yeah he was a stupid teenager, and thought he was in love with the wrong girl, but that all changed seven years ago. He let Quinn go once so she could pursue her dreams, and again when he thought he was doing the right thing. But he’s done making mistakes, and letting his past interfere with the present and future he wants with her. Now he just needs to convince her that she’s the only woman he’s ever truly loved, and that he’s never going to leave her again.

      A secret heartache could break them up

      for good—or make them stronger than ever...

      Just when it looks like they may have a second chance at love, the other woman comes to town again, and this time she’s not alone. Zane’s going to need help this time, because it’s not just Quinn he’s fighting for. Can she help him heal while still protecting herself?

      Other Books by Crystal Perkins

      Gaming For Love (The Griffin Brothers #1)

      Building Our Love (The Griffin Brothers #2)

      Creating A Love (The Griffin Brothers #3)

      Learning To Love (The Griffin Brothers #4)

      For Ally, thanks for helping me get my

      first tattoo and for being awesome in general!

      For Wacky, thanks for being so nice

      when I got that tattoo (it barely hurt) and

      hugging me after because I was alone!

      Chapter 1

      Zane

      I made the biggest mistake of my life two months ago. I knew the choice I was making was wrong, but I did it anyway. I thought I had to leave Quinn at the wedding and go with Whitney. I felt that if I didn’t, I’d always be wondering, what if. Then I found out the real reason Whit needed me, and I couldn’t just abandon her. So, I spent these past months with the girl I once thought I’d love forever. In the process, I lost the woman I know I love.

      I’m going to get her back, though. Quinn is everything to me. That’s why I’m here in Las Vegas. I left my manager in charge of my tattoo shop, telling him I have no clue when I’ll be back. He can handle it. My clients may be pissed, but I can’t worry about that now. I have to come up with a plan.

      I need my buddy, Scott, to help me. He’s not speaking to me at the moment. He came to Chicago with his brothers a few times to try and talk some sense into me. I didn’t listen to him, and now he won’t listen to me. I deserve it. I know that. But I’m not giving up.

      Quinn is with his family. She could be with him and his wife Yasmin, or with any of his brothers. Maybe even his parents. The Griffins are awesome, and will help their friends and family any time they need it. Quinn definitely needed it, and I’m grateful to them, but now I need to find her.

      I saw her at Luke Griffin’s wedding, but she told me to leave. The Griffins weren’t going to let me anywhere near her, so I left. I’m not leaving Vegas, though. Not without Quinn. I won’t force her or stalk her or any crazy shit like that. I’m going to prove that I love her and that I’m sorry. Then she’ll take me back and we’ll live happily ever after—if only it was that easy. I know it’s not, but what I described is the only acceptable outcome for me.

      * * *

      Quinn

      I’ve been in Las Vegas for two months now. I thank God every day for the Griffin family and how they’ve helped me. I have a great place to stay, and I love working with Chloe. It’s not fashion, but it is design, and she makes it fun for both of us. She does the major design work but lets me contribute my ideas, and then we work together to bring her vision to life.

      The first building I worked on is almost ready. We just need to go in and put the finishing touches on it. It’s a building for a non-profit in Tucson. We’ll be going there next week to check on the progress. I can’t wait! After Zane showed up here last week, I need to get out of town. If he pursues me, I’m going to go back to him. I won’t be able to help it. I have been in love with him since we were twelve. We’re twenty-five now and if anything, I love him even more.

      We grew up together in the same Chicago neighborhood, but our lives changed right before we started middle school. After years of struggling, my dad finally landed a good job. Actually, it was a great job. We ended up moving across town into a big house. Zane had been raised by a single mom, who was a chef at a local restaurant. Around the same time that my dad got his job, his mom recognized for her cooking in a local newspaper. After that, an investor offered her money to open a string of restaurants around Chicago and the suburbs. They moved in down the street from us and the Griffins, who had also grown up with us.

      Zane and I were always good friends, but things changed for me that summer. My heart decided to get involved, and I saw him as more. Unfortunately, he could only see Whitney. The perfect girl who always wore dresses and looked like she’d stepped out of the TV or a magazine. How could I compete with that when most days I was in funky dresses, or jeans and combat boots? The answer is simple. I couldn’t.

      It only got worse in high school. They weren’t the golden couple—they couldn’t be. Zane wasn’t interested in being part of the popular crowd, or trying to fit in. But they were inseparable. He still defended me against the bullies who tormented me for not dressing like everyone else and gave me a friendly hug when he saw me, but that was it. I didn’t think he’d ever see me differently. Eventually he started drifting away from me and fell more into her orbit.

      I would still text him once a week or so to see how he was doing,

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