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    Heath

    By Chelsea Camaron

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    “One day, I will be more than an item to be bought or sold, won or lost.”

    At fifteen, she was helpless. At eighteen, she was ruined. LoraLeigh Riffel fights every day to hold on to herself as she is tossed from the loser to the next winner, time and again.

    Heath ‘Hitman’ Thomas works hard and plays even harder. From tripping pipes to winning fights, his world is in his hands.
    When a battered and unstable woman is left at his doorstep for payment on a fight, every-thing changes in an instant.

    She is the prize, but is he willing to accept the payment?

    This book contains mature content not suitable for those under the age of 18. Involves strong language and sexual situations. This book contains some elements of violence that may be a trigger for some readers.

    This is a stand alone novella with a HEA. NO Cliffhanger! Each book in this series can be read on its own and out of order. The Roughneck Series are a set of stand-alone, interconnected novellas that feature bad boy oil riggers who know how to work hard and play harder. These stories are full of suspense, romance, and men who aren’t afraid to get a little dirty. If a fast paced story with a little edge and a lot of love aren’t your thing, then these aren’t the books for you.

    Roughneck Shorts Order
    Maverick
    Heath
    Lance
    Wendol
    Reese

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChelsea Camaron
    Release dateDec 30, 2017
    ISBN9781370422456
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    Chelsea Camaron

    USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Chelsea Camaron is a small town Carolina girl with a big imagination. She’s a wife and mom, chasing her dreams. She writes contemporary romance, erotic suspense, and psychological thrillers. She loves to write about blue-collar men who have real problems with a fictional twist. From mechanics to bikers to oil riggers to smokejumpers, bar owners, and beyond she loves a strong hero who works hard and plays harder.

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      Heath - Chelsea Camaron

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      ROUGHNECK SERIES BOOK 2

      CHELSEA CAMARON

      Carolina Dreams Publishing

      Contents

      Heath

      Content Warning

      Production Acknowledgements

      Stay up to Date

      Also in this series

      Heath

      LoraLeigh

      Prologue

      1. Heath

      2. LoraLeigh

      3. Heath

      4. LoraLeigh

      5. Heath

      6. LoraLeigh

      7. Heath

      8. LoraLeigh

      9. Heath

      10. LoraLeigh

      11. Heath

      12. LoraLeigh

      Epilogue

      Author Note

      About the Author

      Also by Chelsea Camaron

      Lance

      Prologue

      Lance

      Heath

      ROUGHNECK SERIES BOOK 2

      Written by

      USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author

      Chelsea Camaron

      Copyright © Chelsea Camaron 2019, 2018, 2015

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or electronic or mechanical methods, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of Chelsea Camaron, except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976.

      This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Thank you for downloading/purchasing this eBook. This eBook and its contents are the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied, and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download/purchase their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      First edition published March 2015

      Carolina Dreams Publishing

      PO Box 527

      Hubert, NC 28539

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      Content Warning

      This book contains mature content not suitable for those under the age of 18. Involves strong language and sexual situations. All parties portrayed in sexual situations are adults over the age of 18.

      Production Acknowledgements

      1 st Edition Published: March 2015 as part of the Blue Collar Make Ya Holla Anthology

      Published Independently by Chelsea Camaron 2015

      Editing by: Asli Fratarcangeli, and C&D Editing

      Formatting by: IndieVention Designs

      Original Cover Design by: IndieVention Designs Cover picture: Shutterstock

      2017 Updated Cover picture: Shutterstock

      2017 Updated Version edits by: Emma Mack - Ultra Editing

      2019 Updated Cover Photo Credits: Deposit Photos

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      PROPERTY - POSSESSION

      ONE DAY, I WILL BE MORE THAN AN ITEM TO BE BOUGHT OR SOLD, WON OR LOST. LORALEIGH

      At fifteen, she was helpless. At eighteen, she was ruined. LoraLeigh Riffel fights every day to hold on to herself as she is tossed from the loser to the next winner, time and again.

      Heath Hitman Thomas works hard and plays even harder. From tripping pipes to winning fights, his world is in his hands.

      When a battered and unstable woman is left at his doorstep for payment on a fight, everything changes in an instant.

      She is the prize, but is he willing to accept the payment?

      Dedication

      For everyone who still believes in fairy tales…

      LoraLeigh

      Welcome to my secrets …

      Welcome to my Hell …

      Welcome to what somehow might just be my happily-ever-after.

      Prologue

      LORALEIGH

      Once upon a time… my mom begins reading. The softness in her voice is a lullaby all on its own. Sweet memories of a moment in time, these small blips in my existence are a silent torture all of their own. In the blink of an eye it changes, she changes. She isn’t reading to me this time. No, she’s screeching the words of her own made up story that won’t end with a happily ever after for me. This woman isn’t my mother anymore. I don’t know who she is. She looks like my mother, sounds like my mother, but she’s not kind like my mother once was.

      Scrambling, I scurry from the bed and into the darkest corner of my closet. There I pull down the access to the attic and make my way up into the crawl space.

      Lora— She stops abruptly, most likely pulling her own hair out at the roots. Fucking twat, where are you? I listen as she continues to screech. I know you took them. You took my candy, you little cunt. When I find you, I’m gonna claw your eyes out!

      Did I imagine the sweet bedtime stories from my younger years? Is my subconscious playing evil tricks on me? Is this all some game, played only in my mind? Where is the mom I had in my little girl dreams? Was she ever real? Is anything actually what I think in the recesses of my mind?

      The woman who once braided my hair and read me stories about castles and princes on white horses now lives to torment me. The last time she thought I hid her stash, she pulled my hair so hard it came out in a big chunk in her hand. My scalp was sensitive for months after while I would silently pray for it to regrow.

      Absently, I run my fingers over the still healing scratches on my face. Two days ago as she was tweaked out on God knows what, she attacked me, saying I was a zombie trying to eat her flesh. One of us definitely looked like the walking dead, but it wasn’t me. This has become our new normal.

      It wasn’t always like this. Only the more time

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