


And losing himself in Sarah is the perfect way to do just that. But Chris discovers that sometimes the best way to deal with failure is to find a way to forget about it. Chris and Hayden return to Chicago empty handed, and Chris is left feeling as if he’s let down all the people who matter, especially Sarah. The two men run into unforeseen roadblocks, proving even the best intentions don’t guarantee results. Worried about his friend, Chris sets out on a rescue road trip, first to get Hayden, and then to bring back Tenley. Add in a speeding ticket and an impounded car, and Hayden is balanced on the precipice of a total meltdown. Unexpected revelations and the sudden departure of his girlfriend, Tenley, has nearly sent Hayden over the edge. Just as things are finally going his way, Chris receives a troubled phone call in the middle of the night from Hayden Stryker, his best friend and business partner. It takes months of persistent attention before she finally agrees to date him, and he's determined not to mess it up. Chris has lost interest in casual flings as he finds himself wrapped up in Sarah Adamson, a waitress at the local strip club he frequents. Tattooist Chris Zelter doesn’t always make the best decisions when it comes to the people he cares about, or the women he gets involved with. Sometimes, the people with the roughest edges have the biggest hearts. But Chris isn’t like her usual clientele: despite his hard exterior, he’s almost…sweet. So when brawny, tatted up Chris begins hanging out at the club, she rebuffs his advances. Then she won’t have to rely on anyone to take care of her. The job is a means to an end-finish her MBA, pay off the tuition loans, and get a good job. A grad student waitressing at the local strip club, Sarah is used to propositions and crude comments. For him, it’s enough-until he meets Sarah Adamson. Kicked out at sixteen, Chris has had to fend for himself for the last twelve years, making his Inked Armor crew as much family as they are business partners. He might look the part of the typical jacked-up, inked-up bad-boy, but underneath is a fiercely loyal, complicated man. Part owner of the Chicago tattoo shop Inked Armor, Chris Zelter is a talented artist who decorates skin with gorgeous designs. Chris, a sexy tattoo artist, tries to win the heart of Sarah, a grad student with little interest in him, in this second e-short and follow-up to Helena Hunting’s gripping love story, Clipped Wings-“twisted, dark, incredibly erotic…a love story like no other” (USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton).
