Heart Recaptured - Tillie Cole

"Happy release day to Tillie Cole. Heart Recaptured (Hades Hangmen #2) is LIVE and available from all good e-book retailers NOW! 

Title: Heart Recaptured

Series: Hades Hangmen #2

Author: Tillie Cole

Age group: Mature new adult

Genre: MC dark contemporary romance

Release date: 14th December 2014

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22107044-heart-recaptured?from_search=true

Even salvation can be delivered through the love of the damned…

Beauty can be a curse.

Faith can be a cage.

Only love can set you free.

A few long weeks after being reluctantly ripped from the comforting embrace of her sacred prophet’s religious commune—the only life she has ever known—a terrified Delilah is thrust into a world enveloped by evil and swimming in sin.

Steadfastly devout in her faith, and retaining the deep belief that her soul is innately tarnished as a branded ‘Cursed woman of Eve,’ Delilah is determined to find her way home to her people in The Order and away from the corrupt and damned outlaw motorcycle club—The Hades Hangmen—who hold her at their secluded compound for her protection—a 'protection' she strongly resents.

Delilah yearns to return home, convinced that only amongst her own people, and under the holy guidance of the Lord’s revealed prophet, can her Satan-spawned soul be truly saved. Conditioned her entire life to believe she is a witch... a life-long temptress… the devil’s whore... Delilah increasingly resents her beautiful face, her shapely body and her sensuous effect on men. But when a man of the motorcycle club—a deeply sinful yet stunningly beautiful man—is charged with her care, Delilah begins to see that this dangerous and moralless sinner from the 'outside' may offer her something she did not know could truly exist: unconditional love.

Kyler ‘Ky’ Willis loves his life: a daily abundance of brotherhood, liquor, the freedom of the open-road and—best of all—his pick of hot women. Raised a biker brat and now VP of the most notorious MC in the States, Ky has no shortage of club sluts warming his bed; a situation he takes full advantage of… until a certain blonde enters his life… a gorgeous pilgrim-blonde he can’t get out of his head… a pilgrim-blonde he and his club recently-rescued from some backward religious cult… and a pilgrim-blonde he’s been ordered to keep the hell away from and his whorish hands off.

When yet another in a lengthy line of drunken blunders forces Ky to reluctantly take charge of the pilgrim-blonde’s care, he realizes that there could be more to this woman than just supermodel looks and a stacked set of tits. He begins to see that she could be the woman who could do the impossible—tame his wild ways and capture his reluctant heart.

But the unyielding bonds of Lilah’s past are strong, her ‘people’ determined and, with a new Prophet in charge and hell bent on revenge, they are mightily reluctant to let her go...

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Another tear trailed down Mae’s cheek. “I have no idea how to make her and Maddie want this life. There is no more commune, no more Order. I am unable to help her… them. What will happen to them if they cannot adjust?” Her huge wolf eyes focused on me as Styx wiped at her cheeks with his thumb, his nose flaring with protectiveness. “I need your help, Ky. Not for you to make this even more difficult. If they left me, I do not know… I do not know…”

Styx turned Mae in his arms and she cried into his chest. His jaw clenched and he glanced in my direction.

Great. He wanted to murder me again.

Running my hands down my face, I jumped to my feet, and Mae lifted her head in surprise.

“I’ll keep the fuck away from Lilah. I swear,” I vowed.

Mae nodded, though her face remained blank. “Thank you.”

But Styx was still looking at me… and I knew that look. He was plotting something. I went to leave the room, when Styx cleared his throat, his infamous take-no-shit look on his face. Styx’s hands lifted to sign behind Mae’s back while her face was still tucked against his chest, her arms wrapped tightly around his waist.

“Go find Lilah. She’ll be down by the river or in the apartment. It’s the only two places she ever goes. Tell her you’re fuckin’ sorry for practically assaulting her tonight. Right?”

I nodded my agreement rather than say it out loud. He obviously didn’t want Mae to overhear our “conversation.” A lift of his finger made me pause again, and I watched a smirk curl on his lips.

“I’m putting you in charge of her and I ain’t telling Mae. Let’s call it your… atonement for being a whore-assed fuck-up.”

I rolled my eyes at his shit attempt at a joke, but I could tell my brother wasn’t fuckin’ around.

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Amazon & USA Today Best Selling Author, Tillie Cole is a Northern girl through and through. She originates from a place called Teesside on that little but awesomely sunny (okay I exaggerate) Isle called Great Britain. She was brought up surrounded by her English rose mother — a farmer’s daughter, her crazy Scottish father, a savagely sarcastic sister and a multitude of rescue animals and horses.

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Blogger League! Intervista del blog della settimana

Because Italian Blogger should stick together!!!!

Il mondo dei blogger italiani, incentrati sui libri, è un mondo di una competizione  inaspettata e spietata. Qualche anima buona ha fondato questo gruppo su facebook. L'idea è quella di farci conoscere, in totale solidarietà e apprezzamento reciproco. Ci sarà un'interista a scadenza settimanale che ogni blogger condividerà sul rispettivo sito. Il passaparola ci renderà forti e unite. Dietro a un blog, c'è una o più persone che ci mette l'anima e sacrifica il suo tempo per qualcosa che considera un hobby o qualcosa di molto più importante, in questo modo avete l'occasione di conoscere la persona che rappresenta il  nome del blog! Non è un'idea semplicemente incredibile????
Per chi volesse aggregarsi, perché c'è spazio per tutte, ecco il link! Questa League vale per tutti i blogger, non solo per quelli di libri :-)

Blog della settimana: 

Romance and Fantasy for Cosmopolitan Girls

• Oltre ad essere una blogger chi sei nella vita di tutti i giorni?

Io mi chiamo Federica, ma preferisco Fidi ( il nickname che mio padre mi ha dato quando ero molto piccola ), sono segretaria in uno studio di commercialisti. Non mi piace il mio lavoro, vorrei tanto dire che lo odio ma non voglio offendere chi di lavoro non ne ha e lo sta cercando per sopravvivere. Sono sposata da quasi 2 anni ma stiamo insieme da 14 anni. Mio marito mi è sempre vicino e lo è stato splendidamente anche quando ho deciso di aprire un blog. Ma Romance and Fantasy for Cosmopolitan Girls non sono solo io, c'è anche Terry, la mia amica della Florida, Lezanda, la mia amica sudafricana, Heather e A.J., anche loro straniere, Enrica ( una new entry recentissima), Micaela, Alicina e Ketty. Le mie Cosmo Girls, compatibilmente con la loro vita, mi danno una grande mano con le recensioni.

• Come mai hai deciso di ritagliarti il tuo angolo virtuale? Parlaci del tuo rifugio, quali sono gli argomenti che tratti?

Come detto nella domanda precedente, il mio lavoro è del tutto insoddisfacente. Avevo bisogno di qualcosa che appagasse il  mio bisogno di creatività e nel blog l'ho trovato. Dopo una lunga pausa dalla lettura, ho ripreso ma leggendo libri in inglesi e inediti in Italia, a quel tempo. Dico così perché uno dei primi è stato Beautiful Disaster, finalmente tradotto in italiano la cui autrice ha fatto visita in Italia ormai due volte ( in una l'ho anche vista di persona! ) e quasi tutti i suoi libri sono gettonatissimi dalle teenager italiane. Ne sono molto contenta, il libro meritava di essere conosciuto anche nel nostro paese. Diciamo che quando li leggo io sono inediti, ma con il tempo ( molto tempo ) capita che vengano tradotti in italiano!!

Quando ho deciso di aprire un blog, non avevo pensato a quale enorme problema fosse sceglierne il nome!! Ne ho scelto uno un pò lungo ( con l'aiuto preziosissimo della mia amica - da poco diventata scrittrice pubblicata - australiana Lyn), avevo anche pensato di cambiarlo ma poi mi ci sono affezionata. Io sono così, contorta e complicata....non è il massimo, ma sono io!!

Mi concentro principalmente in libri scritti in inglese ( per questo ho inserito "Cosmopolitan" ), con un HEA, possibilmente no cliffhanger ma, considerato come vanno le cose nel mercato letterario indie oltre oceano, le serie sono all'ordine del giorno, e non ci si può fare molto a riguardo. Le altre Cosmo Girls italiane, leggono New Adult o quello che più preferiscono, non metto loro nessun paletto, lo stesso vale per le ragazze straniere...anche se a loro piace di più il dark romance e l'erotica.

• Perché le persone dovrebbero diventare tuoi lettori fissi?

Bella domanda! Vorrei che seguissero il mio blog perché abbiamo gli stessi interessi e desiderano trovare nuove ispirazioni per i libri da leggere alla sera prima di coricarsi o nel tempo libero. Mi piacerebbe tanto intavolare interminabili discussioni su ogni libro recensito, non c'è niente di meglio di una bella chiacchierata su un libro che si è amato particolarmente.

Io sono sempre pronta e interessata a conoscere i commenti dei miei lettori e così vale anche per le critiche. Ogni consiglio è sempre ben accetto.

• Quali sono i tuoi sogni nel cassetto?

Diventare una talent scout per le case editrici, sperando di fare conoscere alle lettrici italiane fantastiche autrici straniere che hanno scritto libri meravigliosi. Ne avrei una "carrettata" da consigliare!! 

• Vuoi fare un augurio speciale agli altri membri della League?

Vorrei augurare loro di trovare la forza di non farsi mettere mai i piedi in testa da nessuno, essere coerenti con il loro progetto e andare avanti a dispetto dei blog Colossi che sembrano voler soffocare quelli più piccoli, non lasciandoci lo spazio di esprimerci.

L'importante è restare unite, commentarci a vicenda e darci una mano nel momento del bisogno!!!
Fantastiche ragazze mi hanno aiutato a comprendere meglio come funzionano le cose in questo mondo per non parlare a livello grafico. Sono stata davvero fortunata e ne approfitto per ringraziarle nuovamente. 

Grazie per l'opportunità :-)  e Buon  Natale a tuttI!!!!!

Fidi per Romance and Fantasy for Cosmopolitan Girls

All I Want Anthology

These 9 fabulous bestselling authors are giving you 9 HOT novellas to brighten your December. 

Snowflakes
& Fire Escapes by J.M Darhower - Cody Moran and Gracie
Callaghan wanted nothing more than to escape the life they'd been born into,
but it's the kind of life that doesn't like to let go. A story of love and
heartache spanning the streets of Hell's Kitchen to far, far away, where it
doesn't snow.

Winter
Kiss: Ryley and Ash by L.P. Dover - Now that his time for
revenge is over, Ryley wants to make the season special for the woman he loves.
Not only will you hear the sound of Christmas bells during the holiday, but
maybe another type of bell followed by the pitter patter of little feet.

A
Merry Mitchell Affair by Jennifer Foor - Come join the entire
Mitchell clan for a very merry Christmas and a surprise wedding.

Hit or Mistletoe by HJ Harley - London and her
twin brother Trent are headed home for the holidays. This year Trent has
brought home his hockey teammate and friend Pratt Montgomery. Who if wasn’t for
Trent, would have spent them alone. London is convinced Pratt is just another
beer drinking jock, until she sees a completely different side of him when he
opens up to her.

Stranded
by BJ Harvey - Stranded in Chicago just
two days before the holidays, Porter Daniels and Harlow Wilson have to clear
the air. Can they finally stop circling each other and get what they really
want for Christmas?

12
Days of Forever by
Heidi McLaughlin - A Beaumont Novella - The Christmas trees
are trimmed and the bells are ringing. For one lucky couple in Beaumont,
Christmas has a whole new meaning.

Adam
by K.A. Robinson: A
Torn Series Novella - In Tamed, you heard Amber's side of the story. Now,
it's Adam's turn. What happened after Tamed? What was going through Adam's mind
in key scenes of Tamed? It's time Adam had his say.

Lost in Translation by S. L. Scott - When two opposites
attract in Paris, can the language of love bring them together or will they be
Lost in Translation?

Fighter
by Tijan - Jax Cutler is one bail jumper Dale doesn't
want to help her family catch, but he soon becomes the one she can't let go.

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BLURRED LINES - Jen McLaughlin

Today we are revealing the cover for BLURRED LINES by Jen McLaughlin. This is the highly-anticipated adult standalone novel that is part of the New York Times Bestselling OUT OF LINE series. The book will be released on January 26, 2015.

Once burned...

Finding my fiancée naked on my couch might’ve been a good thing, if her ex-boyfriend hadn’t been with her. For the past eight years I’ve been a witness to the power of true love, but after getting burned I’d decided there wasn’t any hope for me finding it for myself. Until I met Noelle Brandt in a hotel bar. Maybe it wasn’t the most romantic meeting, but the moment I met her I knew I had to have her. The more I learn about her, the more I know I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her.

Twice shy...

I’d already found the love of my life, but I’d lost that love forever. And I’d been lost ever since. But one night a wounded man makes all of that go away. He makes me laugh, live, and feel alive. When he tells me he has no intention of letting me go, I finally begin to believe in the power of true love again. That is, until I find out who he really is…and by then, it’s far too late to correct the mistakes we’ve already made. By the time we both know the truth, the lines have already been blurred beyond recognition.

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Her eyes drifted shut. Warning bells went off in my head. I wasn’t supposed to start anything with her, damn it. She’d been kind, and she deserved kindness in return.

That’s all I had been trying to do. Be kind.

But then she closed her eyes, and lifted up on her toes…and all my good intentions flew out the window. Lowering my head slowly, giving her plenty of time to push me away or turn her head aside, I moved closer until my lips were almost touching hers. “Tell me to stop if you don’t want this.”

“Riley…” She inhaled a shaky breath, her fists tightening on my shirt. “Don’t feel like you have to do this as a thank you.”

“I shouldn’t be doing this, because you deserve better.” I tightened my grip on her and caught her behind her waist, hauling her closer. Her large breasts pushed against my chest, and I groaned. “Never mistake this for what it is: the greedy actions of a greedy man. I want you. I know I shouldn’t take you, but yet…”

“You want to?” she asked, her wet lips begging to be kissed. “I want to, too.”

I dropped my forehead to hers. “Why?”

“I don’t know,” she admitted. She undid another button. “But I do.”

“Noelle…”

“I didn’t bring you up here for this,” she said breathlessly. “I don’t mind that it’s happening, but I didn’t bring you up here to seduce you.”

“And I didn’t come here to seduce you.” I brushed my lips across hers, barely touching. “Which is why I should stop.”

“Or not.”

She tipped her face up, and I kissed her fully, without overthinking it. The second our lips touched, the world as I knew it changed all around me. Yeah, it sounded corny as shit coming from a guy, but it was true.

So fucking true.

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Jen McLaughlin is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sexy New Adult books. Under her pen name Diane Alberts, she is a multi-published, bestselling author of Contemporary Romance with Entangled Publishing. Her first release as Jen McLaughlin, Out of Line, released September 6 2013, and hit the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal lists. She was mentioned in Forbes alongside E. L. James as one of the breakout independent authors to dominate the bestselling lists. She is represented by Louise Fury at The Bent Agency.

Though she lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal-clear water. Though she lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal-clear water. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her four kids, a husband, a schnauzer mutt, and a cat. Her goal is to write so many well-crafted romance books that even a non-romance reader will know her name.

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The Normal Kind of Crazy - L.J.Voss

What else can Imogen Jones want in her life? She owns her own business, has two amazing best friends, and an eccentric senior citizen who raised her when her mom died. She even has her very own Mr. Darcy, even if he happens to come in the form of her pet pig. There’s even something brewing with a local coffee roaster.

But when Imogen is threatened as blackmail against the father she never knew, she’ll have to trust a handsome and frustrating FBI agent to keep her safe.

As they try to stay one step ahead of the threat, can they keep things strictly professional? Can he keep her safe until the threat passes?

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Title: The Normal Kind of Crazy

Author: L.J. Voss

Publication date: Jan. 2015

Photographer: Ashlee Brooke Photography

Model: Megan Van Leeuwen

Cover Design: Bearhive

L.J. Voss lives in Utah with her husband, son, and dog. When she isn’t writing she is either curled up with a good book or spending time with her family. She enjoys DIY projects, baking, sewing, and the outdoors.

The Loner - Kate Moore

The Loner is

the first book in Kate Moore's newest series, The Canyon Club.  

Gatsby meets Persuasion in

a story of sex and money in L.A. as a self-sufficient loner, new billionaire

Will Sloan, dares to cross the divide of privilege to claim his lost love.

                                

             PRIDE

Loner Will Sloan, son of a waitress and a dead rodeo cowboy, former scholarship student, new billionaire, is back in L.A., land of palm-lined drives and fiery sunsets. His friends urge him to jump into the hot city dating scene, but a chance encounter at a school reunion revives a powerful past love. He’s never forgotten Annie James…and this time around, he swears he’ll do the walking out.

AND PERSUASION

Widowed young, Annie James believes she’s recovered from the early heartbreaks that left her single and jobless at 24. Ten years later, she’s got a job, a house, and a personal passion helping at-risk kids. Then she steps up to do a favor for a friend and help a poor boy win a scholarship to the Canyon School. Doing so unlocks the door to the past, and to the one man who could break her heart again. This time, though, love will conquer all.

“Moore is a talent to
remember.” —RT Book Reviews

e mezzo 

Will Sloan, un ricco proprietario di una azienda di computer, ha fatto i soldoni e adesso si può godere i frutti del suo meritato lavoro e dare alla madre una casa confortevole dove vivere. 

Lui e sua madre sono sempre stati soli e si sono arrangiati come meglio hanno potuto. Will, già da bambino, aveva dimostrato quanto fosse intelligente e la borsa di studio alla scuola privata Canyon è stata ben meritata. 

Non la pensava così il preside, attaccato ai soldi e interessato al prestigio della scuola, la maggior parte degli allievi erano figli di persone facoltose e ricche, tutto quello che Will non era. Messo in imbarazzo più di una volta dai suoi stessi compagni e dal preside, colui il quale aveva il compito di proteggerlo, riceve fortunatamente una piccola dose di attenzione dalla segretaria del preside: Annie James. 

Il ragazzo aveva a malapena 18 anni, lei ne aveva 22, quasi coetanea, ma certi limiti non si possono mai superare, dovevano stare molto attenti a non destare sospetti. Grazie ai sorrisi di Annie, lo scambio di risate e pomeriggi passati a guardare il tramonto, Will si sente meno solo e in un impeto di euforia chiede a Annie James di sposarlo. La ragazza, rimasta vedova da poco, rifiuta e Will ne rimane ferito enormemente.

Quasi 10 anni, dopo in occasione di una raccolta fondi per la Canyon, i nostri protagonisti si rincontrano e mentre Will prova odio e risentimento per Anni, la donna non sa come gestire l'uomo che si trova davanti a lei. E' consapevole che lui desideri solo vendicarsi per il dolore che gli ha causato, pur fatto nell'interesse di un giovane adulto con il mondo aperto davanti a lui pieno di opportunità.

Mentre Will e Annie cercano di trovare un accordo tra passione e odio, abbiamo un misterioso contesto che rende il tutto più interessante, relativamente allo stato finanziario della famigerata scuola provata. Come mai la Canyon ha bisogno di soldi? E perché il preside è andato personalmente a trovare Will a chiedere una donazione? Potrà mai dimenticare un'adolescenza piena di sopprusi e abusi in favore di una scuola che può fare ancora molto per ragazzi che potranno studiare solo con borse di studio ? Ma soprattutto, lui e Annie, adesso che sono entrambi lontani da quella scuola e lei non è sposata con figli, avranno finalmente i loro lieto fine o sarà troppo tardi? 

Will, l'ho trovato simpatico e divertente, in alcuni punti, passionale e intrigante in altri. Uomo decisamente capace, si è alzato con dignità dalla pozzanghera dove lo avevano gettato e ha creato dal nulla una ditta di computer, venduta ad una cifra astronomica . Può donare a sua madre una vecchiaia serena e una vita tranquilla dopo tutto quello che ha fatto per farlo studiare. Il suo rapporto con Annie è conflittuale ma tenero. Ci si ritrova a tifare per lui perchè riesca nell'intento di conquistare il cuore della sua amata.

La solitudine gli ha permesso di sotterrare le umiliazioni e brutti ricordi da studente, ma adesso che è diventato adulto. non è possibile andare oltre e forse creare un rapporto di amicizia con quei ragazzi che avevano esagerato con lui? 

Annie James, è rimasta vedova molto presto e il lavoro alla scuola Canyon le ha concesso di riprendere un pò di stabilità nella sua vita. Conoscere Will ma anche gli altri ragazzi, (è diventata membro onorario della classe 2005), è stato terapeutico e ha posto le basi per quello che sarebbe stato il suo futuro. Aiutare i ragazzi in difficoltà, timidi e associali è la sua vocazione. Ha cominciato alla Canyon e ha proseguito con un centro di accoglienza, dove fa la volontaria. Anche se il suo attuale lavoro è la giornalista in un giornale locale, lei vuole poter fare di più, raccontando le storie vere di questi ragazzi dotati, ma senza opportunità di studiare.

Rincontrare Will apre una ferita mai del tutto chiusa. Il suo rifiuto a quella tenera proposta di matrimonio è stata la cosa più sensata che potesse fare. E se invece si fosse sbagliata ?

Un pò lento in alcuni punti, ma tutto sommato è stata una lettura gradevole e appassionante. 

Lo stile, non mi è sembrato particolarmente scorrevole perché l'inglese l'ho trovato alquanto difficile da seguire. Ma questo è una valutazione puramente personale. 

Al di là della difficoltà di comprensione e scorrevolezza dell'inglese, il romanzo mi è piaciuto. L'aspetto misterioso/economico alla Grisham è stato un tocco di classe, una novità gradita in un romanzo con una trama già ampiamente conosciuta.

Si tratta di una serie ma ogni libro è uno stand alone, grazie mille Sig.ra Moore!! 

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“Whatever committee I’m on. She has to be on it.”

“It can be arranged.”

“Arrange it.” Will turned and walked away before he did anything else stupid. He headed for the short hallway off the main patio. He hadn’t made his revenge speech yet.

He leaned against the wall opposite the door marked “Women,” tipped his head back against the stucco surface, and drew a steadying breath. He could count the number of times he’d seen her without a jacket. The lavender dress she wore offered revealing views of her person. From thin straps the neckline dipped in a simple lace-edged V. While Chambers spoke, Will’s eyes kept wandering back to that dipping V. He imagined hooking his fingers in those straps and pushing them down over her shoulders. And then telling her how over her he was. That was the plan, right?

When the door opened, he shifted, flattening a palm against each wall, blocking her way. She halted in front of him and squared her shoulders.

“Nice lace.”

She blushed instantly, and her response sent a hot flash to his groin.

She recovered quicker than he did. “Do you know why Josh Huntington threw us together tonight?”

“His deep devotion to Canyon.”

A look of disgust crossed her face. “Josh doesn’t do anything that isn’t purely in his own self-interest.”

He was glad to hear her say it. At least she wasn’t taken in by the guy. His own questions were pressing on him again. “Why did you leave Canyon?”

“Why did you come here tonight?”

He kept his palms flat against each wall. “Are you kidding? New Directions for Canyon? I’m the only guy who doesn’t see the place as a holy shrine. You want to hear my idea for Canyon? Sell it to developers, bring in the wrecking ball and the backhoes, and give hundreds of poor kids a full college ride.”

“An excellent plan. Hostile, but practical.” She tried to slip by him, and he leaned forward, bringing his face within inches of hers.

“Make me less hostile.” He reached out a hand and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. Her whole body shivered at the touch, and he felt gut-punched. He forced himself to press for the answers he wanted. “Why didn’t you answer that letter?”

He caught a puzzled look in her eyes, but the men’s room door opened.

“This is not the time or the place for this conversation.”

“Come with me. You can explain it.”

Voices intruded. Two men stepped into the hallway and halted. Will took his hands from the walls. Deep brown eyes pleaded with him. He took her arm, leading her down the hall.

“You were eighteen,” she said in a low voice.

“I knew my mind. You pretended not to know yours.”

“You had an amazing college opportunity ahead of you.”

“You didn’t believe in me. You believed in guys like Moreland, but not in me. You thought I wouldn’t make it.”

“You had not even begun to live. I was a widow. My husband had been dead barely a year. A year.”

“You saw where I lived,” he said quietly. “You were afraid to take a chance on a nobody like me.”

“I did what I had to do, what I thought was right. And look at you. You’ve done well. Without me. You can’t deny it.” She slipped out of his hold and headed across the patio.

A smart man would let her go. He decided to be smart.

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Kate has lived most of her life along the California coast. That experience has made her a jeans-wearing, toes in wet-sand, married to a surfer, fog-loving weather wimp, with a hint of East Coast polish from spending her college years in Boston. Family history connects her to Irish and English immigrants, Cornish miners, gold prospectors, and adventurers who sailed around Cape Horn bound for San Francisco.

When she's not reading, writing or brainstorming, Kate walks in the redwoods, feed birds, collect books, apples and leaves; she watches tele-novellas on Spanish-language TV and immerses herself in all things English. Her favorite food groups are butter, brown sugar, dark chocolate, and red wine. Kate's early literary influences were The Little Engine That Could, The Little Red Hen, and Winnie the Pooh. Austen, Heyer, Chaucer, and Homer came later and inspired her to put that first plot on paper.

Kate's heroes are honorable, virile outsiders with some grand ambition; her heroines are practical princesses, who drive those edgy loners into love with good sense and good sex.

Her family and friends offer endless support and humor. Kate says her children are her best works, and her husband is her favorite hero.

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