Ivory Irons is young, wealthy, and utterly gorgeous. As the only child of one of the richest men in the country, firearm mogul and manufacturer Henry Irons, she has every advantage as well as every male eye that comes her way.

Joshua Barker has never enjoyed coming to town, but must do so regularly to engage in whatever work he can find.

The two are brought together cruelly one night as Joshua halts a vicious attack which pits Ivory as the victim, and despite his best efforts, Ms. Irons proclaims to be in his debt.

What starts out as basic assistance and harmless company turns into a deep, personal, and lustful connection which neither Irons nor Barker knew they could feel.

It isn't long before her father learns of the relationship and demands she cut ties immediately, but her heart does not allow it and the two are cloaked in shame and exile and forced to risk all they know for the love they share…

To Love and War is created by G.M. Enright, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

To Love and War

The dinner had concluded and the guests had been gone for the better part of an hour, and the cleanup had only just begun.  Brody sent the others away on the grounds of “not being worth a shit,” and Joshua couldn’t have agreed more as they were nowhere to be found when it came to do what they were brought along for.  Even Maybella thanked Brody for doing his duty as a boss with customers. 


Joshua could feel the electricity between he and Ivory, multiple times they’d been interrupted by one person or another when they found themselves in near proximity.  The thought of finally getting to speak with her left him aching as she was so close and yet seemingly another world away.  Brody had asked him a number of times what he thought of Ivory and he did his best to play his attraction off to a “no big deal.”  


Chapter 22