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Blurb – Can friends become lovers? Even after the age of forty?
He’s wife is dead. She’s divorce with adult children.
For two years, Daniel and Karen have consoled each other
during the trails of losing their spouses. Now, they are ready to turn their friendship
into a loving relationship. After sharing a night of passion, all appears
golden for a bright future for Karen and Daniel until she receives a call from
her children saying her ex has had a heart attack.
Torn between, her need to support her children and her
desire to be with Daniel, Karen leaves him and flees to the hospital. Coming
face to face with her ex-husband’s new,
trophy wife, Karen begins to question exactly why her marriage fell apart. Was
she to blame, and if so, should she try again?
On the outside looking in, Daniel must now convince Karen to
let go of her past mistake and share a future with him?
Excerpt:
“Damn, Daniel, where are you?”
Karen Barr glanced at her cell phone, hoping to see a message from him. She’d
called him before she left her apartment, texted him from the station where she
stopped for gas, and had even pulled off the highway a time or two in her
attempt to reach him.
Nothing.
Had he changed his mind about this
weekend?
Or was the bad weather interfering
with his cell phone signal?
As if in answer to her question,
the pounding rain increased, pouring water from the sky like an overflowing
faucet. The windshield wipers worked in a quick pulsating rhythm. Nevertheless,
they still didn’t achieve the task of improving visibility.
Karen flipped the switch to
increase the speed and stared at the road ahead. The weatherman had predicted a
storm tonight, and for once when she wanted him to be wrong, he was right.
How much farther did she have to
go?
The turn off for Daniel’s cabin
couldn’t be too far away. She’d caught sight of the old, red barn off to the
left a few miles back, so the dirt lane to Daniel’s place had to be close.
She slowed the car, crawling along
at a snail’s pace so as not to miss the path. Her headlights reflected off
something metallic. She read the weathered sign. Happy.
The outdated tune of “Happy Trails
to You” played through her head. Daniel had sung the song the first time he’d
brought her here. He said it’d help her remember the way back.
Right, and where the hell was he?
Karen checked her cell phone
again, and silently prayed he wasn’t lying in a muddy ditch somewhere.
Hopefully, he had simply forgotten to recharge his phone, a particularly
annoying habit he seemed to have.
“Damn it, Daniel, when I find you
I...”
She didn’t exactly know what she’d
do... kiss him?
Pictures of him flashed in her
head... his sexy smile, his curly, dark hair with a touch of gray at his
temples... the broad width of his shoulders, his trim physique... the round
curve of his ass.
“Shit, why do I put myself through
this? The man doesn’t see me as anything other than a friend,” Karen grumbled
and flipped her blinker on out of habit.
She steered the car onto Happy
Trails. The huge trees resembled mighty sentinels. Standing guard along the
edge of the road, they blocked the rain with their large limbs. Slowing to
avoid the abundant potholes on the gravel path, she tightened her grip on the
steering wheel and searched for the end of Daniel’s driveway.
The storm and lack of
communication from him had stretched her patience to the breaking point. She
longed to be at her final destination and out of the car. “I should’ve never
accepted his invitation to spend the weekend with him at his cabin. He can’t
let go of the past,” she muttered angrily.
Hell, after her divorce, she gave up
everything, her husband of twenty-plus-years, her beautiful country manor home,
her cushy job, and her high-society friends. All she’d wanted was a new start—freedom
from the endless upper crust parties and social climbing leeches. Thankfully
now, her individual concerns were merely for her kids and herself. The infinite
hours spent on creating a prominent public image for Carl was in her
ex-husband’s trophy wife’s hands.
Unfortunately, Daniel’s world had
changed for a different reason. His wife’s death had hit him extremely hard.
He’d barely been able to cope and had turned to Karen. They’d worked together
for years, and he had no else. His family lived out of the state. She’d tried
to help, and they’d grown closer. Now, she wanted even more from him. Could
they bridge the gap from friends and become lovers?
The dim light shining up ahead
drew her attention. She figured Daniel must have left the porch light on for
her. Then why didn’t he return her calls?
Was it his way of keeping her from
backing out?
Here's some of the reviews.
Sam Destiny
This was a sweet story and an easy read. I am actually a fan of Daniel because he seems to be a truly amazing man. You need distraction? Something that you can drown in and yet won't need weeks to get through This book absolutely is it! The steam is well written and amazing, the love scenes ultimately cute. Nice read, really.
Cloretta Daniels
Sweet story about new love with a widow and divorcee. I loved the development and implementation of their love and how it effects their life. Just because they are adults their new relationship is interrupted by life.
Sounds like a hot read,
Thanks for sharing,
Anita
