Strays
He's a hot single dad with a troubled past and a chip on his shoulder.
She's a sassy grad student who has always lived a charmed life.
They are more than opposites.
They are a collision of fates...
Years ago on a Texas high school football field my nickname was ‘Killer’.
Because I was born into a family of murderers.
Before age sixteen I was kicked to the streets, condemned for a crime I didn’t commit.
Since then I’ve done nothing to be proud of.
Which is why a man like me isn’t cut out to be a dad.
And if this kid had another option I wouldn’t try to be one now.
But for once I’m going to step up.
I’ll pretend this last name of mine is something decent.
I’ll try to be better than I am for the sake of my son.
I don’t know if I’ll ever be free of my sins.
I do know it’s not wise to get close enough to find out.
Into this chaos walks Isabella Gentry.
She was warned to keep her distance.
I was the one who warned her.
She’s beautiful. She’s headstrong. She’s spoiled and pushy.
And, thanks to a weird chain of events, she’s my freaking roommate.
A part of me wants to turn her world upside down in the cruelest way imaginable.
The rest of me wants to worship the ground she walks on.
This can go one of two ways.
Either I’ll decide be the worst version of myself.
Or I’ll surrender the past in order to build a family and a future.
And just maybe I’ll prove something.
That the guy everyone loves to hate might be redeemable yet…
**STRAYS is a complete stand alone from NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Brent.**