Slack and Taut
JA Huss
Series: Rook and Ronin Spinoff
Genres: Adult, Adult Suspense, Contemporary, Erotic Romance, New Adult, Romance, Romantic Suspense
ALL THIS WEEK I'm celebrating the characters in all my past books. Almost all of them make an appearance in my upcoming book, Wasted Lust (A 321 Spin-off) which releases next week. So I thought it would be a good time to check in and see how that Happily Ever After is going.
Each day I'll have a new Soulmates Couple and give a little glimpse into their lives -- and get you ready for the special HEA Rook and Ronin BOOK that will release just before Christmas this year.
If you have not read the Rook & Ronin series yet, why not start now? The FORD Omnibus Edition (Slack and taut in one book) is now on sale for $4.99. All together, these books have hundreds of FIVE STAR reviews on Amazon. Click the links to check them out.
WASTED LUST a story about Sasha Cherlin who appears in Slack, Come Back, Coming For You, 321 (unnamed at the very end), and Meet Me In The Dark. It CAN be read as a standalone, but readers should be aware that this book is meant to be “The End” for Sasha and her life in the Company. Wasted Lust occurs ten years after Coming For You, two years after Meet Me In The Dark and AT THE SAME TIME as 321, so it is a parallel book, and although there are no real spoilers for 321 (I was very careful to avoid them) the plots converge in the middle of Wasted Lust. I would consider this to be a traditional romantic suspense and it is not dark.
BE SURE TO ENTER yesterday’s After The HEA Giveaway about Rook & Ronin!
WANT TO VIEW the Ford and Ashleigh Pinterest Board? CLICK HERE. Wow, Ford Aston blew into the world of Rook & Ronin and never looked back. He appeared in the second book, Manic, as some sort of potential girlfriend stealer. Ronin hated him, Spencer ignored him. But Rook was utterly transfixed by his mere presence in the room. Sure, he wanted Rook for himself, but Ford has principles. And Ford is loyal to a fault.
And that led him to heartbreak. He wanted nothing more than to drive off into the sunset and never look back. Unfortunately for Ford, it was snowing that night he left town and he ended up stuck in his childhood neighborhood of Vail, Colorado as he waited out a blizzard.
He meets Ashleigh that night too. Alone in her broken down car, Ashleigh is broken to the core. Her three month old baby is the only joy in her life, but at that point—that might not be enough to save her from a deep depression.
Enter Ford, a man who wants to be a hero so bad, he is willing to break all his rules. Taut: The Ford Book has all the details of that relationship, but today we’re here to talk about the happily ever after. What are they doing? Where are they working? How many kids do they have now?
It’s still Kate and Five. No more kids for Ford Aston. He’s always felt that he was playing the lottery when it comes to genetic reproduction. He’s never gotten over the fact that he was a “damaged” kid. Kate is Ashleigh’s daughter, so he never had to worry about her genetics. But Five is Ford’s mini me. Luckily, Five is one hundred percent social and accepting of relationships, even if his ultra-genius IQ has his parents planning their summers around college campuses. Fort Collins is too small of a place for such a highly ambitious kid.
But Five is smitten with Spencer and Veronica’s daughter, Princess Rory. He’s not supposed to call her that, but he does anyway. He’s staying in Fort Collins as long as he can to be near her, even if that means he has to flunk all his IQ tests on purpose.
Ashleigh is a working mom now that the kids are older. She has her own private practice as a child therapist and specializes in kids with Asperger’s and Autism. She likes to garden and shop for groceries at a local farmer’s market. She gets together with Rook and Veronica every morning at Rook’s coffee shop theater, but her favorite thing to do it help Kate and Five with their homework each night as Ford tinkers with his gadgets.
Ford has been working in the TV and film industry for all ten years he and Ash have been married. His science fiction show had a good long run, but it was retired last spring. Now he’s getting ready to start another new reality show. His hobbies include training his face-eating German shepherds, military grade robots, and playing computer games with Five and Kate.
Kate is BFF’s with Princess Rory. The two are inseparable and ride horses together at the local stable three times a week. Sparrow Flynn tags along sometimes too. Kate might not be a super genius like her little brother, Five, but she’s a social butterfly like no other. She is a member of every club at St. Joseph’s School and heads up the junior newspaper and the yearbook.
WANT TO VIEW the Ford and Ashleigh Pinterest Board? CLICK HERE.
If you have not yet read Slack and Taut, both books featuring Ford (and Slack has Sasha from Wasted Lust) then why not pick them up now? The omnibus of both books is on sale for $4.99 this week and these two books have HUNDREDS of five star reviews already.
Wasted Lust is not part of this series, but it revisits Rook, Veronica, and Ashleigh when Sasha goes home for Sparrow Flynn’s 8th birthday party.
You can see more pics of Ford and Ash’s life on Pinterest here. And I am throwing Sparrow Flynn a SUPER BIKER PRINCESS BIRTHDAY PARTY on Facebook, Sunday June 28th. Join the event here. There will be a TON of awesome prizes from me and my friends.
About JA Huss
JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.
You can chat with her on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AuthorJAHuss), Twitter (@jahuss), and her kick-ass romance blog, New Adult Addiction (www.newadultaddiction.com).
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Jules
Love Ford’s and Ashleigh’s house, the photo of the baby on top of Ford, and the portrayal of the happy family of four. Ford deserves a tight-knit, stable family unit.
Staci Pope
The baby on top of daddy Ford is awesome. I love daddy and baby pictures.
Melissa Jones
Love all the pics and hearing about the kids
Artemis Giote
My favorite couple. I love that they live happily ever after.
My favorite part:Five is smitten with Spencer and Veronica’s daughter, Princess Rory.
angelina
love the baby pics .. ford is an amazing dad
Renee Henson
Loved hearing about the kids and the pic of baby on daddy’s back made my ovaries hurt and want Then I remembered how old I am
Kristy Petree
I liked it all, but the house and white picket fence are awesome. Thanks!
Alana Daniels
Love hearing about the kids
Kissa Shari
I loved the picture of Ford with his baby on his back. I am really liking the Five is infatuated with Princess Rory..gives me hope for more Ford and Family in the future. Good to know that Ford is happy.
Rhiannon
I loved the updates! Thank you!
Rhiannon
I loved to see the connection between Five and Princess Rory. I hope that we’l see them in the future as adults!
Scarlett
I love that Five is a super genius and that he’s failing IQ tests just to stay close to Rory! *sigh
Barbara Evans
me too Scarlett
Barbara Evans
me too Scarlett
Barbara Evans
me too Scarlett
Barbara Evans
me too Scarlett
Ginelle Blanch
Lol! I love the part about Ford’s hobbies!
Irene
I haven’t read Ford yet. It is on my TBR and I do have the book.
Cynthia
Reading about the kiddos. Especially Five & Princess Rory
Jackie Narvaez
Loved hearing about the kids!
Mary Preston
I loved all of the pictures.
Sheila Howell
how Five was failing his IQ test to stay with princess Rory
Judy
Julie: You just made my day. So looking forward to this book. Love, love, love Ford and Five melted my heart at the end of Guns. Any updates that you provide on the men of Fort Collins are much appreciated. I definitely second the suggestion of reading about Five as an adult.
Alexandra A
EVERYTHING!!!! 😀
Diana Freeman
Their house is just how I imagined it look. Love Fucking Ford!
Marina
I feel so spoiled to get another dose of Ford!! Absolutely love the HEA and photos! Teared up when I read that Ashleigh is working with spectrum kids (I have one).
Clare Flack
I haven’t had the chance to read there story yet but i do have them on my kindle. Thank you so much for the chance xxx
Sarah
The fact that Five is calling Rory “Princess Rory” <3 Also all the face eating dog n kid pics on the Pinterest site. Btw, I just heard you're writing another Ford book so ya just made my whole week! Can't wait!
Trisha Hudson (@TrishaHudson)
I loved the updates on their lives now and the small personal glimpses (pictures) of their day to day life. I loved their house and the photos of both Five and Kate.
Michelle Tan
Anything that has to do with Ford and Ashleigh makes me so happy!!! Love love this couple so much <3
brittney
I liked the pictures
Kristi
I love that Ashleigh is a school teacher and works with kids with autism and special needs!! <3
RichGirl Booklover (Carmen)
I love all things Ford but Five and Princess Rory is just too cute. He wants to flunk his IQ tests to stay close.
terra mays
i love ford as a daddy and all the baby pics!!
Irma Jurejevčič
I loved hearing about the kids.
KellyMae Helfrich
Kids and jobs! Crazy that they’ve been married for 10 years already!!
Amy Pollard Woolard
Definitely the baby pic!! Oh so cute!!
Heather E
I loved the updates about the kids. And I’m glad that Ashleigh is using her degree to help kids like Ford. Ford will always be my favorite.
Betty
Haven’t read the books yet, but I’d love to! <3
Liz Murach
My fave part of the update was the ENTIRE freaking thing! LOL!! After reading Ford’s book, I fell in love with him…..especially his quirks and the uniqueness of him as a character. I loved being reminded of that, and I loved hearing about Ashleigh and the kids. Their family makes me happy
sandra stroh
I just love them all… Can’t wait for more…
lea
The baby picks!!!
lea
pics
Diana Doan
I loved the baby pictures.
Betul E.
EVERYTHING!!!