Furious

One moment.

That’s all it took to destroy Chase’s life, and now, he was forced to fight his way back in this contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author R.L. Mathewson.

Was it wrong to hate your patient? Probably. This was just supposed to be another job for Sloane, but somewhere along the line, everything changed, and she found herself risking everything for the one man that could break her heart.

In the blink of an eye, Chase’s entire world was destroyed, taking away everything that he loved and leaving him struggling to find the will to go on. He hates who he’s become, hates the memories that keep him up at night, and he hates knowing that the life that should have been his was gone forever. The only thing that gives him hope is the one woman that he could never have.

Because he would never survive losing her.

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Reviews for Furious

Chase was a firefighter until a horrible accident almost cost him his life. Sloane is I guess home health care worker and is applying for the job of being Chase’s caregiver. He’s a miserable, grumpy man and without Sloane’s help, he’ll stay that way. But Sloane is made of tougher stuff and won’t let his hatefulness to scare her away. Slowly they start to tolerate each other and Chase begins to heal. Sloane knows better than to cross the line between caregiver and patient but can’t help herself. Will they realize what they mean to each other and live happily ever after?
You’ll laugh, cry, and need a cold shower. Enemies to lovers. High jinx and romance. I absolutely loved it.

–WFTM (cntryrox)

Totally worth the wait. The story line flows. The sass is there. The evil sarcasm is present.
Chase had a terrible trauma that turned him into a grumpy person. First the terrible injury and then to wake up and find his fiance is with his bestfriend, harsh. He dodge a bullet with that hot mess psycho.
Sloane has your classic “take no BS” attitude that really makes you fall in love with her. In fact her personality is a combo of blunt, sassy, and caring.
The banter between Chase and Sloane is so funny and flawless. She never gives up on him and then suddenly BAM they are both falling.
Great job! I highly recommend all R.L.’s books.

–Kellee

I stumbled across this author a couple of years ago with her Neighbor From Hell series and have since devoured nearly every single book she has written and look forward to my newsletter with chronicles of what the NFH characters are getting up to. She writes in a way that makes me fall in love with her characters and literally laugh out loud at their antics. Her big strong men falling hard for the quirky gal just gets me every time. The characters have sarcasm and wit for days and their banter is sure to bring a smile to my face every time.

–J.C.

Anytime I read a new Mathewson book I have this compulsion to reread them all, to visit old friends and watch as they fall in love and overcome tragedies knowing that the new characters are added to the lineup. One of the things I love about these books is the truth behind them, some real world heaviness that is conveyed through narration and hits you right in the feels. You might not know what will happen in these books, but you know that it will always end in and HEA.

–Lady BANG

R.L. Mathewson has done it again. If you like the ‘Neighbors from Hell’ series, then you’ll love the ‘Anger Management’ series. I just can’t get enough!

–Tina Miller

So I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again R.L. Mathewson is one of the best writers ever I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!

–Christy Edwards

I truly enjoy her “Neighbor from hell” series…makes me laugh so much…takes me on a super fun journey. These books however, I can not say enough good things about. Not exactly light and fluffy entertainment, but not exactly raw brutal triggers either. Good people who have hard terrible things happen to them and overcome with, strength, grace and humor…gotta have the HEA…so heartwarming…LOVE this series and will definitely buy more of whatever she chooses to write…never disappointed! Awesome job!

–Paprika

I can’t help it. Try as I might, when this author releases a book I attempt to draw it out, to delay the gratification but alas, I can not. Just like every book before this one, I devoured it ravenously within a couple of hours and am left desperately wanting more. Congratulations, R L Mathewson, you’ve done it again. I absolutely loved this book and I’ll be waiting with bated breath for the next work of art you release.

–N B

I loved this 2nd book in the series. The story was great and hit me right in the heart. It was a roller coaster of emotion from laughter to tears. I hope the author continues with this series.

–M. Marie

Absolutely love this book. Grabbed me from page one till the end. Heartwarming and exciting and just plain a good read that I’ll probably read again lol

–SHIRLEYFORE

Print Excerpt

“You know what I’m in the mood to do?” the epitome of evil asked while Sloane sat there, glaring at the man whose wheelchair she wanted to shove in front of an oncoming train.

“No, no, I don’t,” Sloane said evenly as she slowly sipped from her water bottle, seriously contemplating suggesting a ride to the train station to work out some of the uncontrollable rage leftover from her time spent in the linen closet.

Smiling, Chase reached over and plucked the bottle of water out of her hand and took a sip. “I could really go for a walk, couldn’t you?” he suggested, sighing long and loud as she shifted her glare from him to the kitchen window that she could barely see out of thanks to all that rain beating against the glass.

“It’s raining,” Sloane said as though she really thought that would make a difference.

“Perfect weather for a walk,” Chase said brightly while she sat there, staring at the window and wondering where she’d gone wrong. One minute, she’d been reaching for a blanket on the top shelf and the next, she found herself pressed up against the shelves, trying to negotiate with a mad man for her release.

“It’s raining,” Sloane found herself repeating, because really, what else was there to say?

“It will be refreshing,” Chase said, looking happier than she’d ever seen him, which of course, scared the hell out of her because she honestly wasn’t sure how much more of this she could take.

She could deal with asshole patients, depressed patients, belligerent patients, grouchy patients, demanding patients, but she drew the line with patients that started exhibiting the signs of the devil. He was still an asshole, but now he was an asshole who was going out of his way to torture her for his own sick, twisted pleasure and she really wasn’t sure that she was going to survive this without giving in to the urge to slap the bastard.

“No way in hell,” Sloane said evenly, barely aware that she’d started rubbing her temples to alleviate the tension.

A heavy sigh immediately followed, sending a chill up her spine. “I guess I could go for a walk by myself,” the manipulative bastard said with a heartfelt sigh as he reached down, released the brakes on his wheelchair and pushed away from the table.

When she just sat there, rubbing her temples and glaring, he shrugged and released another sigh, this one smaller but no less effective as he slowly rolled his way toward the front door. She should just let him go, Sloane thought, rubbing her temples a little faster. He wasn’t really going, she told herself as she watched him disappear around the corner. If anything, he was just trying to screw with her head and even if he wasn’t, he’d be fine.

Just fine…

In a wheelchair, in the freezing rain with muscle loss, no real physical therapy since his accident, which meant that he probably wouldn’t make it far before he had to give up, but with his muscles spent and locked up from the cold he would probably be stuck out there where he would catch pneumonia and die a miserable bastard. It would serve him right, Sloane told herself even as she pushed her chair back, grumbled about cranky assholes, and headed toward the open front door, noting that he was nowhere in sight.

Great.

She should be happy that he wanted to do something besides sitting in front of the television all day, Sloane reminded herself as she stepped outside and found herself immediately drenched. She just wished that his sudden need to leave the confines of the living room didn’t involve her developing pneumonia.

She also wished that she’d made sure that he was outside before she’d stepped outside, Sloane thought when she heard the telltale sound of the front door clicking shut behind her, followed by the sounds of the deadbolt being thrown.

“I really hate that asshole,” Sloane said, nodding to herself as she crossed her arms over her chest and leaned back against the front door to wait out the storm, deciding that perhaps sleeping in a room full of boyband memorabilia wouldn’t be so bad after all.

New York Times Bestselling author, R.L. Mathewson was born in Massachusetts. She’s known for her humor, quick wit and ability to write relatable characters. She currently has several paranormal and contemporary romance series published including the Neighbor from Hell series.

Growing up, R.L. Mathewson was a painfully shy bookworm. After high school, she attended college, worked as a bellhop, fast food cook, and a museum worker until she decided to take an EMT course. Working as an EMT helped her get over her shyness as well as left her with some fond memories and some rather disturbing ones that from time to time show up in one of her books.

Today, R.L. Mathewson is the single mother of two children that keep her on her toes. She has a bit of a romance novel addiction as well as a major hot chocolate addiction and on a perfect day, she combines the two.

In 2019/2020, R.L. Mathewson will be publishing Devastated, the first Anger Management novel, Tall, Dark & Furious, the 6th installment to the Pyte/Sentinel series, Irresistible, the long anticipated novel for the Neighbor from Hell Series as well as many more books throughout the year, paranormals, contemporaries, and YAs.

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