The Other Sister (Sister Series, #1) (32 page)

Notorious Book Two
– Due out by the end of 2013

Luke Tyler wants peace from the grief that has ruled his life in the three years since his wife's death. Instead he is forced to share a house with Kelly Reeves as they care for their shared nephew. He dislikes everything about Kelly until he begins to glimpse the true woman hiding beneath the notorious reputation that Kelly has carefully created.

Kelly thought her trip to the small town of Seaclusion, Washington, would be nothing but a forgettable two-week vacation. Then she accidentally witnesses Luke's staggering grief and suddenly reevaluates what is truly important. Soon, Luke becomes the only person she trusts past the facade she has cultivated.

Kelly believes their love can conquer all, but Luke isn't convinced. Kelly is forced back to her life of fame and fortune, making Luke question which is riskier...letting her walk away or running after her?

Excerpt:

“You’re not that guy in those pictures anymore, are you?” Kelly asked. “It’s all an act to make everyone leave you the hell alone.”

“If you’re so sure about this, why don’t you leave me the hell alone.”

“Because it’s no way to live.”

Luke blew out a long breath. “Look, I get it. You’d probably buy my family from me to have a family. You and Cassie grew up so isolated that you can’t understand how anyone wouldn’t relish having a large close family. But for this, nothing helps. I can’t make anyone really understand what this is like. There is nothing they can do for me. The pain it would cause them isn’t worth the little benefits I’d get. There’s nothing you or anyone else can do for me.”

“I can sit here with you.”

He cocked his head and frowned. “Why? What do you think that will do?”

“Maybe give you twenty minutes where you don’t feel as if you’ve fallen to the dark side of the moon and no one’s noticed.”

His mouth flattened. He stared long and hard at her before he turned towards the water.

She waited. And waited.

Finally he said, “All right, you can sit here with me.”

She nodded in satisfaction and looked at him from the corners of her eyes. “I am sorry.”

“You’re not sorry, so quit saying you are.”

She smiled at Luke’s profile as he glared out at the ocean waves. Something big had shifted between.

Secret Book Three-
Release to be determined for 2014

When Sarah Langston catches teenager, Angie Peters, shoplifting a maternity shirt from her store the last thing she intends is to become involved with Angie or her family.
But something tugs at her heart and she finds herself struggling to help Angie deal with the pregnancy she has hidden for months.

Scott Delano, Angie's uncle, has taken care of Angie and her mother since his father died six years ago.
Despite his efforts he doesn't seem able to reach his niece and is thankful when Sarah steps in.

Sarah becomes the victim of anonymous pranks that start out small but quickly grow more disturbing.
Her relationship with Scott grows when she turns to him for protection and support. But when Angie's baby is born and the father is revealed, the police cast their eyes upon Scott as the stalker. And Sarah soon realizes there are secrets that could change everything…

Excerpt:

He smiled, his tone soft and taunting as he said, “You’re too afraid to ask me, aren’t you?”

“Maybe.” Of course she really wanted to know if he went home and slept with that evil-bitch of a roommate he so cared about. But, of course, she couldn’t ask that.

“You sure? You don’t want to ask?”

Sarah looked away. She knew he was baiting her. To ask about Vanessa and him. To ask about the stuff Vanessa had said in the truck. But she couldn’t do it. She didn’t want any of it to be true and she didn’t want to listen to Scott confirm what she knew was true, yet didn’t want to be true.

“I don’t need to know.”

Scott suddenly smiled at her and her heart beat increased to double time. Had she ever really seen him smile like that? No way. His face was lit up, his eyes flirted with her, and lord help her if she didn’t feel hot in areas that his smile should not have the ability to make her feel anything in.

“I gotta get back to Angie.”

“She’s lucky to have you,” Sarah said as she walked towards the door to let him out. He’d already crossed the threshold when he turned back and said, “Thanks for coming today.”

She was six inches from him. Her head was tilted back to listen to him and suddenly there they were staring at each other, the moment perfect and heated. Finally, he seemed to notice her. He leaned in, and those soft looking lips that had set her heart to racing were close to hers.

Without warning, he stepped away, bent down and back up, handing her an envelope as casually as if the moment hadn’t happened. Sarah looked down at the stupid envelope someone had left on her stoop. Embarrassment shot through her like a shot of alcohol, stinging and potent. She had misjudged his sudden leaning.

“Good night, Sarah,” he said, after a moment.

“Goodnight,” she mumbled as her cheeks turned hot. Did he realize what she’d thought? What she’d about done? She closed her eyes in horror. She’d been a second from puckering up to kiss him.

She slammed the door with perverse delight, now relishing that he was gone.

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