Manipulated

My name is Owen Blackstone, and I'm currently in recovery.

Not from what you think, though I do enjoy a bit of whiskey.



No, my issue is that I fell foolishly in love with my best friend. Oh, and she's getting married.



So, in my eternal stupidity, I hooked up with a woman at our annual masquerade ball. You know what they say—the best way to get over a woman is to get under another.



Who is this woman, you ask? Calliope Templeton. She's unlike any other I've ever met. And believe me, as the guitarist for Hammered—only the biggest selling rock band out there right now—I've met quite a few.



Now I have to figure out how to convince her we're more than just a one-night stand. She's supposed to be my happily ever after.



And if necessary, I'm willing to show her just how resourceful one determined Irishman can be...