BLURB:
Dr. Alex Campbell has an agenda—finish his contract to provide
medical services in Maine, pay off his medical school debt, and head back to
his real life in San Diego. But when he meets Julia, all his carefully laid
plans are put in jeopardy.
Julia Stewart, Lobster Cove’s high school principal, swears she’ll
never let another man drag her away from the home she loves. Her aging parents
need her, and the Cove is where she wants to raise her daughter. When her
mother’s illness brings her and the big city doctor closer together, panic sets
in. Her marriage taught her men don’t stay.
Can she put aside the heartaches of the past and trust Alex enough
to accept the love he’s offering? Or will her fear of abandonment mean she’ll
send him away forever?
EXCERPT:
“You’re not leaving already, are you? It looks like
the party’s just getting started.”
She turned toward the familiar voice, her heart in
her throat. Alex smiled down at her, his dark eyes warm and full of an emotion
she was afraid to name. The last words he’d said to her came immediately to
mind: I’m not going to give up on you, on us. She clasped her hands together,
disconcerted to find they were shaking.
“I’m not really much of a dancer,” she said. Her
voice sounded husky, as if it came from someone else.
He tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear, his
fingers brushing against her sensitive skin and making her shiver.
“I don’t believe that for a minute. Not someone who
plays ball with the grace and athleticism you do.”
“It’s true. I have two left feet when it comes to
dancing.”
“Prove it. Dance with me.”
He extended his hand. Julia stared at it for a
moment, warring with herself. If she danced with him, here in public, the whole
town would know. They’d talk about her, about them. Once more she’d be the
subject of gossip.
But when she looked into Alex’s eyes, she
discovered she didn’t care. She hoped she wouldn’t regret her decision tomorrow.
She took Alex’s hand and let him lead her out onto
the dance floor. The band was playing a slow waltz. He linked his fingers with
hers and drew her hips against his. They moved slowly, swaying seductively to
the music, their gazes locked. Julia simply couldn’t look away. She was lost in
a turbulent sea of desire and longing.
“Where’s Ava tonight?”
“With the Stewarts. She’s staying the night.”
The slow song ended, and the band played an upbeat
tune that had everyone on their feet. They crowded onto the dance floor. Julia
and Alex remained in the middle of the street, staring into each other’s eyes
as people danced around them. Then he lowered his head and whispered in her
ear.
“Come home with me, Julia. Please.”
He rested his forehead against hers, waiting. Alex
was the first man, the only man, she’d wanted since the end of her marriage.
Their one night together had been magical. She didn’t know what to make of his
assertion that he loved her. Her feelings for him were too confused to make sense
of them. All she knew was that in this moment, she wanted him, needed him.
“Yes.”
AUTHOR Bio and
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When
Jana Richards read her first romance novel, she immediately knew two things:
she had to commit the stories running through her head to paper, and they had
to end with a happily ever after. She also knew she’d found what she was meant
to do. Since then she’s never met a romance genre she didn’t like. She writes
contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and historical romance set in World
War Two, in lengths ranging from short story to full length novel. Just for
fun, she throws in generous helpings of humor, and the occasional dash of the
paranormal. Her paranormal romantic suspense “Seeing Things” was a 2008 EPPIE
finalist.
In
her life away from writing, Jana is an accountant/admin assistant, a mother to
two grown daughters, and a wife to her husband Warren. She enjoys golf, yoga,
movies, concerts, travel and reading, not necessarily in that order. She and
her husband live in Winnipeg, Canada with their Pug/Terrier cross Lou and
several unnamed goldfish. She loves to hear from readers and can be reached
through her website at www.janarichards.com
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ReplyDeleteI liked the excerpt. Sounds like a great read.
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