Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Publisher: L.B. Simmons Publication Date: 1/9/13
I had the perfect life.
Beautiful and loving husband.Three gorgeous little girls.
Successful career.
The only thing missing was the white picket fence. I really wanted that fence.
Three years ago, I lost that life. I lost my husband. And I lost myself. But, eventually, I found my way through the darkness. I’ve made peace with my new life. I have my girls, and that’s all that matters. They are my world. I have no illusions of ever falling in love again or getting whisked away on a white horse.
But then he came back into my life. On a freakin’ motorcycle.
There’s no way I’ll let him turn my life completely upside down. Absolutely no way.
The question is…
How long can I keep pretending that I’m happy with my life being right-side up?
EXCERPT
I turn my hand over and stroke his cheek. He puts his head down and I force him to look
at me again.
“Shh, Blake.
That’s enough. I don’t want to
hear any of that right now. Derek’s
death was tragic. It was heartbreaking. It was too much for me some days. But you listen to me. There is nothing you could have done if you
were here that would have protected me from that pain. You need to know that. You need to believe that. I’m not going
to waste time rehashing this crap, especially now that I finally have you back
in my life. It happened. It’s over.
I’m fine. End of story. I refuse to listen to you tear yourself up
over something you had no control over.”
He says nothing more. He just grabs my wrist and pulls my body into
his, being careful not to hurt my hand.
He rests his cheek on top of mine and whispers solemnly into my ear,
“Never again, Alex. Never. Again.”
He leaves his cheek against mine and I feel his
breath in my ear. He wraps his big arms
around me and we stay like that for some time.
The warmth from the closeness of our bodies and the heat of his breath
in my ear cause my heart rate to triple.
Yet, with my heart beating a million miles a minute, I feel a strange
calm. I want to let go of
everything. I want to sink my body into
his and let him be strong for me. I want
to let him take my pain, my sadness, my exhaustion…everything that keeps me
from being truly happy. I want his arms
to stay around me… his warmth and protection.
But as a familiar lump forms in my throat, I know this will never
happen.
I can’t allow
it.
I won’t
allow it.
Blake is more right than he could possibly know.
Never. Again.
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About the author:
L.B. Simmons is a graduate of Texas A&M University
and holds a degree in Biomedical Science. She has been a practicing Chemist for the last
11 years. She lives with her husband and
three daughters in Texas and writes every chance she gets.
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