Opal


 
 
 
 
 OPAL
 GEMS OF WOLFE ISLAND FIVE
 
 WOLFES OF MANHATTAN TEN
 
 
 
 
 HELEN HARDT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Opal
 
 
 Also by Helen Hardt
 
 
 Praise for Helen Hardt
 
 
 Warning
 
 
 
 
 Prologue
 
 
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 2. Kelly
 
 
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 Bonus Content
 
 
 Excerpt from Rebel
 
 
 A Note from Helen
 
 
 Acknowledgments
 
 
 About the Author
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 OPAL
 
 GEMS OF WOLFE ISLAND FIVE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Helen Hardt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This book is an original publication of Helen Hardt
 
 
 
 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not assume any responsibility for third-party websites or their content.
 
 
 
 The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work that have been used without permission.The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized by, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners.
 
 
 
 Copyright © 2023 Helen Hardt, LLC dba Hardt & Sons
 Cover Design: The Killion Group, Inc.
 Edited by Eric J. McConnell
 
 
 
 Print ISBN: 978-1-952841-21-7
 
 
 
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 For my amazing beta readers—Karen Aguilera, Serena Drummond, Linda Pantlin Dunn, and Angela Tyler.
 
 
 
 You ladies rock!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ALSO BY HELEN HARDT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Follow Me Series:
 Follow Me Darkly
 Follow Me Under
 Follow Me Always
 Darkly
 
 
 
 Black Rose Series
 Blush
 
 
 
 Wolfes of Manhattan
 Rebel
 Recluse
 Runaway
 Rake
 Reckoning
 
 
 
 Billionaire Island (Wolfes continuation)
 Escape
 
 
 
 Gems of Wolfe Island (Wolfes continuation)
 Moonstone
 Raven
 Garnet
 Buck
 Opal
 Phoenix
 
 
 
 Steel Brothers Saga:
 Trilogy One—Talon and Jade
 Craving
 Obsession
 Possession
 Trilogy Two—Jonah and Melanie
 Melt
 Burn
 Surrender
 Trilogy Three—Ryan and Ruby
 Shattered
 Twisted
 Unraveled
 Trilogy Four—Bryce and Marjorie
 Breathless
 Ravenous
 Insatiable
 Trilogy Five—Brad and Daphne
 Fate
 Legacy
 Descent
 Trilogy Six—Dale and Ashley
 Awakened
 Cherished
 Freed
 Trilogy Seven—Donny and Callie
 Spark
 Flame
 Blaze
 Trilogy Eight—Brock and Rory
 Smolder
 Flare
 Scorch
 Trilogy Nine—Brendan and Ava
 Chance
 Fortune
 Destiny
 
 
 
 Blood Bond Saga:
 Unchained
 Unhinged
 Undaunted
 Unmasked
 Undefeated
 
 
 
 Sex and the Season:
 Lily and the Duke
 Rose in Bloom
 Lady Alexandra’s Lover
 Sophie’s Voice
 
 
 
 Temptation Saga:
 Tempting Dusty
 Teasing Annie
 Taking Catie
 Taming Angelina
 Treasuring Amber
 Trusting Sydney
 Tantalizing Maria
 
 
 
 Standalone Novels and Novellas
 Reunited
 
 
 
 Misadventures:
 Misadventures of a Good Wife (with Meredith Wild)
 Misadventures with a Rockstar
 
 
 
 The Cougar Chronicles:
 The Cowboy and the Cougar
 Calendar Boy
 
 
 
 Daughters of the Prairie:
 The Outlaw’s Angel
 Lessons of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 PRAISE FOR HELEN HARDT
 
 
 
 
 
 WOLFES OF MANHATTAN
 
 “It's hot, it's intense, and the plot starts off thick and had me completely spellbound from page one.”
 ~The Sassy Nerd Blog
 
 “Helen Hardt…is a master at her craft.”
 ~K. Ogburn, Amazon
 
 “Move over Steel brothers… Rock is everything!”
 ~Barbara Conklin-Jaros, Amazon
 
 “Helen has done it again. She winds you up and weaves a web of intrigue.”
 ~Vicki Smith, Amazon
 
 FOLLOW ME SERIES
 
 “Hardt spins erotic gold...”
 ~Publishers Weekly
 
 “22 Best Erotic Novels to Read”
 ~Marie Claire Magazine
 
 “Intensely erotic and wildly emotional...”
 ~New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones
 
 “With an edgy, enigmatic hero and loads of sexual tension, Helen Hardt's fast-paced Follow Me Darkly had me turning pages late into the night!”
 ~New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner
 
 “Christian, Gideon, and now...Braden Black.”
 ~Books, Wine, and Besties
 
 “A tour de force where the reader will be pulled in as if they're being seduced by Braden Black, taken for a wild ride, and left wanting more.”
 ~USA Today Bestselling Author Julie Morgan
 
 “Hot. Sexy. Intriguing. Page-Turner. Helen Hardt checks all the boxes with Follow Me Darkly!”
 ~International Bestselling Author Victoria Blue
 
 STEEL BROTHERS SAGA
 
 “Craving is the jaw-dropping book you need to read!”
 ~New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones
 
 "Completely