Lost in Confusion: Lost in Confusion, #1

By Lauren Marie

What would you do if you woke up one morning, a strange man in your bed says you'd dropped your prior boyfriend one year ago, married him six months before and you had no memory of any of it?

Maggie Smith woke up one morning and found her life turned upside down. A strange man lying in the bed next to her and a whole year passed. She doesn't remember anything from that year. Plus she loves another and is told by the strange man that she dumped her old boyfriend.

Jax Volkov can't find his girlfriend. He'd gone to pick her up for work, but she disappeared and her apartment was cleaned out. The only sign of her is a '69 Corvette parked in the lot next to the apartment building. She loved that car and wouldn't have left it behind. And he didn't think she'd leave him behind.

Maggie is trying to understand the last year and Jax just wants to find her. Will they be able to reconnect and get the confusion straightened out?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books To Go Now
• Release date: Aug 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223551201

Book preview

Excerpt from Lost in Confusion

M aggie, he said. 

No reply. Jax felt his eyebrows come together and couldn’t figure out what happened to his woman. He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and hit number one. He’d programmed her number in years ago. A voice said the number your trying to reach is not available. Try again later. Pushing number two, he started to walk out of the apartment.

Shimmy-Trick Tattoo. This is Kit, how can I help you?

Hey sis. Is Mags there?

No. Aren’t you picking her up?

Did she say anything to you about moving?

No. Jax, what’s going on? You sound funny.

Kit, do me a favor, he said and went to his motorcycle throwing his leg over the seat. Call Marcus over at the cop-shop and tell him to meet me in the parlor.

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Lost in Confusion

Copyright © Lauren Marie

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First Edition March 2021

Second Edition August 2023

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Other Books by Lauren Marie

Lost in Confusion

Golden Ribbon

Lie in Our Grave

Going to Another Place - revised edition released 2018

One Touch at Cobb’s Bar and Grill - Montana Ranch series, short story

Loves Touch - Then and Now

Love’s Embers - Canon City series book 1

Love on Ice - Canon City series book 2

I’m Not What You Think - short story

Golden Ribbons - The Miss Demeanor Detective Agency series - short story

Big Mike, Little Mike - short story

The Haller Lake series - A Demon Scheme

The Haller Lake series 2 - Magick’s Pathway

The Haller Lake series 3 - Portal Hop

Secrets Beyond Dreams

BOOKS AVAILABLE IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK, AUDIOBOOK, and FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDITIONS

Dedication:

This one is for Grace Augustine – a true friend. I love all your help and know one day we will meet in person. Love the pictures from Montana

Thank you to Books to Go, Now publisher, editors and cover artists for all their support.

Chapter One

The air around Maggie felt heavy, and even the bed, sheets, and pillow didn’t feel right. The pajamas she wore were wrong as she never wore anything to bed. Opening her eyes, she glanced around the room and didn’t recognize anything. Something was definitely wrong.

Sitting up, she swung her feet over the side of the bed and looked over her shoulder. A man with blond hair lay on his side sleeping. She jumped up and tumbled onto the floor.

What the fuck is going on? She thought. She didn’t know who the man was or why he slept so soundly.

Maggie looked at her hand and her left ring-finger wore a strange band that she didn’t recognize. She walked to the window and looked out. There was nothing familiar—a house next to this one, the yard below was well-kept, lawn furniture and a grill were on the patio.

Turning around, she looked down at her body. The tank top she wore had hearts all over it and the only thing she recognized was her black panties. Those she knew.

Hey. Hey you. Wake up. She pushed the mattress on the bed with her bare foot.

The man rolled onto his back and yawned. Hey, sweetheart. What’s the matter?

What’s the matter? Who the hell are you? she snarled.

That’s funny. Did you have a nightmare? He sat up and stretched. Putting his hands on his lap, he smiled at her.

No, I’m serious. I don’t know you nor do I know where I am. What is this place?

He frowned at her. Are you joking?

Crossing her arms, she leaned on one foot and tried to keep from screaming. No. Who are you?

Sweetheart, I’m your husband and you’re in our house. What’s happening? He stood, wearing only boxer briefs.

Maggie pushed past him when he started moving toward her and went to what looked like a closet.

Husband? That’s impossible. I’ve never seen you. Opening the door, she looked at the clothes hanging in the dark and started to feel sick. She didn’t recognize anything. Where were her jeans and boots? Her Arizona T-shirts were missing, too. She was pissed. I need my clothes. She turned and looked at him.

"Those are your clothes. Did you hit your head or something? He took a step toward her, again, and put his hand out. Sweetheart, I don’t understand."

"Since when