The only had each other…
Until one forbidden night ruined everything.
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Blurb
STEPSISTER. He hated that f*cking word.
When their parents got married, the only
thing Caleb Luxan had in common with Wren Brashill was that they both hated
their parents. When he was sixteen, Caleb discovered Wren's closely guarded
secret and vowed to protect her: from that day forward she became the reason
for every decision he made.
Jealousy and long-suppressed desire
overpowered Caleb's fierce protectiveness and they spent one forbidden and
unforgettable night in each other arms, but the aftermath left Caleb panicked,
Wren heartbroken, and their relationship in shambles. In the time since that
fateful night, he’d only seen her once and had only managed to make the
situation even worse.
The sudden death of his estranged father
calls Caleb home and face-to-face with Wren for first time in years. He is
presented with a choice that forces him to confront the painful memories of his
youth and his many regrets with Wren.
Like it or not, his father's last, hard
lesson, will demand Caleb deal with his long denied emotions for Wren, or let
go of her forever.
A little note: this book is a slow burn and I'm currently writing a review, which I will be posting soon. I love Caleb and Wren, I love their story. Pick it up now, you won't be disappointed.
Excerpt
Caleb’s muscled frame was rigid and as Wren looked at him,
she studied his profile, and could feel his coiled tension. The fingers in his right hand curled into a
fist. “I was so mad. So many times, I wished he’d been the one to
die.” His voice was full of pain, as the
words tore from him. “I fucking hated
him with every breath I took. You saw
how much.”
Wren nodded, though he didn’t see her acquiescence. She knew what he went through growing up when
they had formed an affable alliance against their parents. She hated her mother at least as much as
Caleb hated his father and she understood his anger and pain; then the apathy
that became a welcome alternative.
They’d been unlikely allies against a common enemy.
“Maybe I deserved his indifference.”
Wren got up and went to Caleb, standing behind him as he
stood still as stone, and staring out the window. Her heart ached with love and grief for
Caleb. She wanted to touch him; to offer reassurance, to take away the ache in
his voice and heart. Without considering
her actions, her arms slipped around his waist and she pressed up against his
strong back and leaned her head against him, between his shoulder blades.
Caleb was massive in comparison to her, and she was like a
flower curling around him. Her hands
fanned out against his hard stomach, her fingers finding the definition of his
abs beneath his shirt. “Stop,
Cale. I won’t let you do this to
yourself. Your dad wouldn’t want
that. None of it was your fault.” Her arms slid fully around him and held him
tight against her body. “I can’t bear it.
You’ve had enough pain. Enough.”
Caleb sucked in a deep breath, the action bringing her
even closer. He could feel every curve
of her body pressed so closely against his back. He could feel her breathing, could feel how
she shared his pain. His hand came up
and he ran the flat of his hand from her elbow down to her hand, and then
wrapped his fingers around hers.
“When did you turn into the strong one?”
Wren’s arms tightened around him. “When I met you. ”
“Oh, Wren.” Should he just spill his guts? Would it fix
everything? “I’ve got so much to say to
you. How long can you stay?”
She nodded against him, unwilling to end the contact
between their bodies; needing the closeness as much as he did.
He wanted to apologize for how he acted the last time he’d
seen her, he wanted to say a hundred things… he needed her forgiveness.
“How long do you need me?”
In that moment a miracle happened; a sort of beautiful
irony that taunted Caleb with it’s fragileness.
It was as if he’d never screwed everything up between them. But would it stay this way?
How long do I need you? Caleb thought. His heart raced to the point of exploding, and
he wondered if Wren could feel it.
Forever.
About the
Author:
I'm a
single mother of one daughter, Olivia. She's amazing in every way.
I was born
in the Midwestern United States and educated at a private university where I
received a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Business Administration.
I've
always been creative with art, music, theater and writing. I decided to write a
story as a way to build a network for a business venture. The reader support of
my stories and my overwhelming desire to find out where my characters would
take me, soon had the writing morphing the business. No one was more shocked
than I. When readers began nominating my work for online awards, it took my
breath away and only made me love it more. It soon became clear that writing
was, and should be, my focus.
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