Table of Contents
Title Page
COPYRIGHT © 2013 VIOLET DUKE
OTHER BOOKS BY VIOLET DUKE
A NOTE ON “SERIAL” ROMANCES
BOOK DESCRIPTION
DEDICATION
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
Also by Violet Duke
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
R E S I S T I N G
THE BAD BOY
BOOK ONE
of the
Sullivan Brothers
“Nice Girl” Serial Trilogy
(THE CAN’T RESIST SERIES)
VIOLET DUKE
COPYRIGHT © 2013 VIOLET DUKE
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Ebook ISBN-10: 098916330X
Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-9891633-0-9
Praise for NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author
VIOLET DUKE
"Violet Duke made me laugh and cry in this incredible romance. One of the best I've read this year. Emotionally charged with wonderful characters, I just couldn't stop reading until the very last page!"
--New York Times Bestselling Author J.S. Scott
“A fast-paced, heartfelt, and fun read!"
-- New York Times Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely
"Heart-melting and guaranteed to make you laugh and cry before you finish the last page."
-- New York Times Bestselling Author Sawyer Bennett
"A unique trilogy and spin-off that will take you on a roller coaster of emotions. I couldn't put these books down!"
--New York Times Bestselling Author Carly Phillips
OTHER BOOKS BY VIOLET DUKE
The CAN’T RESIST Series
RESISTING THE BAD BOY *
FALLING FOR THE GOOD GUY *
CHOOSING THE RIGHT MAN *
FINDING THE RIGHT GIRL
*Serial trilogy, also available in the NICE GIRL box set
The CACTUS CREEK Series
LOVE, CHOCOLATE, AND BEER
LOVE, DIAMONDS, AND SPADES
LOVE, TUSSLES, AND TAKEDOWNS
LOVE, EXES, AND OHS
The UNFINISHED LOVE Series
Book 1 & 2: Caine & Addison (Summer 2015)
Book 3 & 4: Gabe & Hannah (Fall 2015)
Book 5 & 6: Drew & Skylar (Winter 2015)
Book 7 & 8: Max & Kennedy (Spring 2016)
-- Coming in 2016 from Penguin Random House --
The FOURTH DOWN Series
JACKSON’S TRUST (March 2016)
BENNETT’S CHANCE (July 2016)
DONOVAN’S HEART (September 2016)
A NOTE ON “SERIAL” ROMANCES
To reiterate again, just in case you missed it from the online product description, this is NOT a standalone novel. This is the first book in a THREE-BOOK SERIAL ROMANCE.
A serial is different from a series. While books in a series can each standalone, books in a SERIAL do not. They are like episodes in a TV season that build on the episode prior. As a SERIAL trilogy, Abby’s story will continue in Book Two: Falling for the Good Guy and then come to a complete end in the finale, Book Three: Choosing the Right Man.
In contrast, Books 4, 5, and 6 in this series are not serial books--they are standalone novels that follow different couples in this series.
Note that all three books are also available together in a boxed set (Nice Girl Trilogy Boxed Set) for readers who are not a fan of separate serial books with cliffhangers and would rather have all three books bundled as one piece. Thanks for reading!
BOOK DESCRIPTION
“A fast-paced, heartfelt, and fun read!"
-- New York Times Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely
The book that started it all. Book One of the Sullivan Brothers “Nice Girl” trilogy, the acclaimed three-book serial that began the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling CAN'T RESIST series.
Abby Bartlett is the quintessential nice girl. Between teaching, volunteering, completing her PhD, and helping her best friend raise his daughter, Abby never gets the chance to be anything but nice. That is, until the all-wrong-for-her man she's only ever known from afar starts daring her to simply take that chance for herself. His sage advice? Try something wild and fast.
Preferably him.
An unbridled, hotshot attorney with a not-so-little black book, Connor Sullivan has earned himself quite the bad boy reputation. But in his defense, he's a very conscientious one. He knows far too well that sometimes in life, love isn't enough...or worse, not even a factor at all. To avoid that misery—and repel the drama—Connor always makes his one and only rule crystal clear right from the start. Absolutely nothing more than a month.
Turns out, a whole lot can happen in one month.
DEDICATION
To my wonderful husband and two amazing kids.
CHAPTER ONE
GLANCING ACROSS THE ROOM at his guests, Connor Sullivan was pleasantly shocked to see his brother Brian arrive at the party with a date on his arm.