BLURB:
Forty-two- year- old single mother Laura
Harris devoted more than half her life to raising her son. She remembered the
concept of having sex but it had been aeons since she’s actually been a participant
- especially with a real flesh-and-blood partner. But it’s time to reclaim her
life. Her son is a man now. And the rising star of the Jets rugby league team.
Their future is brighter than ever and, for the first time, financially secure.
But Laura is starting to think agreeing to have dinner with Trevor Hughes could
be biting off more than she can chew. Not that she can’t see herself taking a
nice big chunk from the absolutely gorgeous thirty-four-year-old sports
commentator’s rump, he’s one prime piece of masculinity! She just isn’t sure
how or when the whole sex thing will become an issue. She can’t even get past
the what-to-wear step. Let alone the when-to-take-it-off stage…
Trevor
Hughes usually avoids the woman with substance - he has enough of his own
demons to deal without trying to care for anyone else. But there’s something
about the upbeat, sexy, one-woman-dynamo Laura Harris. The woman is pure
sunshine and happiness. And that’s surprising when you look at what life has
handed her. Nothing seemed to dampen Laura’s spirits and she quickly becomes
someone Trevor needs in his life…Until misunderstandings come between them. Can
Trevor put things right?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EXCERPT:
“I
didn’t mean to fall asleep. I’m sorry… I should have left hours ago. This isn’t
what is supposed to happen these days, I suspect.” Laura caught sight of the
light shining from the corner of the closed drapes.
“The
sun is up! I have no idea what time it is. What on earth is Mitchell going to
think?” Laura started to struggle in an attempt to free herself from Trevor’s
hold, tried to remove herself from his arms, his bed. Then, realising she was
naked, she froze. How the hell was she going to make a gracious exit when she
would have to hunt, completely naked in front of him, for her clothing? Any
chance of her maturing body’s flaws remaining hidden in the room’s darkness was
now fading as the sun rose. Not to mention the walk of shame she was facing,
going home in the probably now rumpled clothing that she’d left home in last
night. Laura groaned.
“Oh,
this is so embarrassing. I’m not really up on the etiquette this sort of thing
involves. You know, the morning after the night before. What the hell was I
thinking?” Laura buried her face into the pillow, thinking that hiding from the
world might magically make all her uncertainty and embarrassment go away.
She
heard Trevor chuckling next to her, and anger was the first emotion to take
hold.
“This
might seem funny to you, but I’m not some young bunny that hops from bed to
bed. This is my first one-night stand and I’m a mother, for goodness’ sake.
What will I tell my son? ‘Yes, Mitchell, it’s okay for me to stay out all night
without letting you know, but heaven help you if you do the same to me—I’m the
only one allowed to worry in this family.’ Not to mention the fact I’ve never
stayed away from home before. No, I’m sure Mitchell is feeling just fine that
his accusations proved correct, that we did end up in bed together. My God,
what must he think of me?” And if the embarrassment of admitting her lack of a
sex life hadn’t been enough to completely humiliate her, then bursting into
tears left her in no doubt.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Leaving home at 15 she
supported herself through her teen years.
In her twenties she married
a professional sportsman, her love of sport -- especially rugby league --
probably overriding her good sense.
The seven-year marriage was
an adventure. There were the emotional ups and downs of having a husband with a
public profile in a sometimes glamorous but always high-pressure field. There
were always interesting characters to meet and observe and even the opportunity
to live for a time in the UK.
Eventually Donna returned
home a single woman, but she never lost her passion for watching sport, as well
as the people in and around it.
Now happily re-married and
with three sons Donna loves coffee mornings with her female friends, sorting
through problems from the personal to the international. But she's on even
footing with the keenest man when it comes to watching and talking rugby
league.
Donna considers herself
something of a black sheep in a family of high achievers. Her brother has a
doctorate in mathematics and her sister is a well-known sports journalist.
An avid reader, especially
of romance, Donna finally found she couldn't stop the characters residing in
her imagination from spilling onto paper. Naturally rugby league is the
backdrop to her League of Love Series, published through UK publisher
Total-E-Bound, spicy tales of hunky heroes and spunky heroines overcoming
adversity to eventually find true love.
GIVEAWAY:
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commenter during the tour.
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