Manipulated — Cari Quinn; Taryn Elliott

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...