North — Kathi S. Barton

The Wilkerson DynastyMarsdenNorthWatsonBookerShawnBrandonAmy Hamilton never had much of a home life growing up. Her sister Phoenix and her mother demanded all the attention, so much so that she and her father didn't have a relationship at all. Now that her father was filing for a divorce, he felt guilty for not being a part of her life and wanted to make up for it, but Amy wasn't sure she was ready for that.North Wilkerson had a similar upbringing. Although his mother was dead now, before her death, she was an awful person and an even worse mother. After having sworn off family ties to his parents, he was just now allowing his father back into his life.Amy and Booker Wilkerson were close friends in college. Amy was only supposed to be in town for a few days, and when Booker called inviting her to dinner, she couldn't pass up the opportunity to catch up on old times. When Booker's cousin North and his uncle joined them for dinner, they all had a blast.But when North just showed up at her father's house and took over, Amy wasn't sure what to think of him. What did he think he was doing? She barely knew him. Amy needed to nip this in the bud before it went much further. She was perfectly capable of taking care of herself. She didn't need a man now, or would she ever need a man, any man....