I finally get to toot my own horn! Yay!!
The day has come when I am able to post a book cover and shout from the rooftops, "I did it!!"
Cass is shy and Bryan is depressed, but the two college students push themselves to help each other. Their relationship builds slowly – a half step back for every step forward – but is forged strong.
Both have suffered losses that they feel they are to blame for. No man (or woman) is an island, but help is difficult to accept. Along the way they rekindle old friendships and cultivate new ones. Month by month their attraction grows, along with their accomplishments on campus and in life.
But Bryan's past is haunting him, eating him up, and Cass is forced to turn away from him for his own good.
Please enjoy this excerpt from the book:
Finally she stepped to him and wrapped her arms around. She shook and a lump formed in Bryan’s throat. The scent of strawberries filled his nostrils. God, how he missed her! It felt like it had been months, not days. The ache in his heart spread and intensified. He wanted to beg her forgiveness. Plead with her to bring her things back to his apartment that very day. Maybe even officially move in with him. But he had work to do first. He needed to get farther along and he couldn’t allow himself to get sidetracked and avoid doing what he needed to do.
So he just held on for dear life for this moment in time. He allowed himself to caress her smooth auburn hair with his cheek for just a few seconds, then lifted his head and lightened the pressure of his hand on her back, letting it slide down to her waist.
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But Cass wasn’t quite ready to relinquish him. She pressed her cheek into the warm, firm planes of his chest and continued to hold on for dear life. It was all she could do to maintain control. She wanted to beg his forgiveness. Take her things back to his apartment, maybe even officially move in. But she couldn’t allow him to get sidetracked and avoid the work he needed to do.
Mark your calendars!!!
Through Fire comes out November 6, 2017!!!
