Exquisite Innocence — Ann Mayburn

Lyric
I've spent my entire life on my parent's isolated religious compound, sheltered and cut off from the rest of the world. It left me ill prepared to face the evil that invaded my home, and after a horrific encounter with demons masquerading as men, I fled. Some might say that my refuge is even worse than the prison I grew up in, but the men and women of the Iron Horse MC have been better to me than my own family. Unfortunately, the trouble I thought I left behind is still hunting me for reasons I don't understand. Hustler has been assigned to be my guardian, but to my foolish heart he may be the biggest threat of all. Everything inside of me tells me we belong together, that I've been put on this earth to be his, but he insists we'll never be anything more than friends.

Hustler
For as long as I can remember the Iron Horse MC has been my family. I've fought, bled, and sacrificed a piece of my soul for my brothers, but I've been set up, labeled a traitor by those I trusted most. My only hope comes in the form of a naive young girl I've been tasked with protecting, a woman who's haunted both my heart and dreams. She's everything good and beautiful in this world, and while I'll never allow her to tarnish herself by loving me, I'll do everything I can to make sure she survives.

Exquisite Innocence is a 55,000 word short novel and book 1 of 2 for Hustler and Lyric's duet. Exquisite Sin, Book 2, is available for pre order NOW! (This unconventional MC series is one that SHOULD be read in order, starting with Exquisite Trouble)