Haunted

Ink and art are in Jaylene Charles' blood. When her overbearing father dies unexpectedly, Jaylene quits her internship with a prominent Berkeley therapist and follows her heart to New Orleans. Finding kindred spirits there, she returns to her tattooing roots and realizes her dream of owning her own tattoo shop. Jaylene has everything she thinks she wants when five tattooed, pierced, and broken-hearted rock 'n’ roll boys challenge her to put her skills—and her heart—to the test.

Maggie’s Bones were Metal’s next big thing when tragedy struck, leaving them devastated and at each others' throats. Their label demands a follow-up to their latest insanely successful album, and they are running out of time. Hiding out in Louisiana to salvage their career, they seek Jaylene’s help. She immediately feels a connection with D, the broken man with sorrowful eyes and a missing smile. However, under the circumstances, she feels it necessary to set boundaries to protect him. Can Jaylene trust that D's feelings are more than gratitude? Can the man with the sad eyes make her accept that sometimes love really can cure the haunted?

FOR 18+ READERS: ADULT THEMES AND SEXUAL SITUATIONS.

Once upon a time... A teacher, tattoo collector, mom, and rock 'n' roll kinda gal opened up a doc and starting purging her demons. Ten self-published stories later, with more tucked away in her evil lair, R.L. Merrill is still striving to find that perfect balance between real-life and happily ever after. You can find her lurking on social media, being a mom taxi, or head banging at a rock show in her native East San Francisco Bay Area!