Release date: May 10th
What would happen if you lost
everything? If the people who were
supposed to love you unconditionally were no longer there for you, how would
your world change?
That’s exactly what happened to
Madeleine Becker when her parents died when she was ten years old. Ripped from her home and everything that she
has ever loved, she is forced to start all over again. The only way for her to move on is to build
walls around her heart and keep everyone at a safe distance. Her logic: she
can't get hurt if she doesn't fall in love.
That theory is blown to pieces when she
meets Reid Connely during her freshman year at college. He is gorgeous and
darkly mysterious. He understands Maddy's pain all too well, but sharing his
pain would mean breaking down the walls he put up around his own heart.
Conflicted between loving Maddy and hiding his dark past, Reid starts to
reevaluate his world. Maddy's inner
strength, snarky personality and breath taking beauty help Reid to make peace
with his past.
Together they find out what happens
when they let love in.
There was a group playing
quarters on the island and another group lining up shots on the breakfast bar –
so not my scene. I just shrugged my shoulders, opened the door, pulled
out a bottle of water and, when I turned around to walk back outside, I
face-planted into a wall of solid muscle.
“Hand me one?” His voice was
smooth and... gruff at the same time. Red-faced, I turned back around and
got him his water, glad for the cool respite that the opened refrigerator door
offered.
“Here you go.” I could not
peel my eyes away from his mouth as he moved the bottle to his lips. They
were perfect - beautiful and full in a completely masculine way. I
watched, completely fascinated, as his throat moved, downing the water in three
or four large gulps. He wiped his mouth with his forearm and I couldn’t help
but let my eyes travel up the rest of his arm to his biceps and shoulders –
those were the same as his lips – perfect. Amazingly, gorgeously,
utterly, divinely perfect. Muscled and tanned, his arms were
mouthwatering.
My knees wobbled. My
heart thudded. Thousands of butterflies spread their wings in my
belly.
“Thanks…” he stared blankly
at my face for a minute and I couldn't help but wondering if he liked what he
saw. He cleared his throat and roused me from my little daydream where
the gorgeous boy is mesmerized by the maybe-a-little-above-average looking
girl. That’s when I realized he was asking for my name.
“Maddy. Sorry, my
name’s Maddy." I nearly choked on my tongue to get my freaking name out.
I’ve always been an avid reader. Majoring in English Literature was a no
brainer. Becoming a teacher and
instilling my love for reading into my students was also a no brainer. I’ve spent the last ten years teaching and
I’ve loved (mostly) every minute of it.
When I was home on maternity leave for my third son, I discovered a new
genre that sparked my creativity. My
passion for writing sprang from my love of reading and once I knew I had a
story to tell, I couldn’t wait to get it out there. I only hope that my readers enjoy reading my
story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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