Author: Patty Maximini
Publication: November 2nd 2013
Genres: Adult, Contemporary,
Synopsis:
When all hope for moving on from a life filled with pain and abuse was gone, Emily Watson closed herself off to the world, packed her bags, and moved across the country in search of a new life. What she found was a career she adored and friends she loved. It wasn’t a full and complete life, but it was definitely better than what she knew before.
When all hope for being loved and accepted for who he was instead of what he had was gone, Taylor Carter decided that trusting people outside of his family wasn’t really smart and would only lead to disappointment. With his world turned upside down, his life became about his work, and every new relationship was meaningless and superficial. He was safe and definitely content but never truly happy.
When all hope for staying awake during a long day was gone, Emily and Taylor found themselves at the same coffee cart. Little did they know then that the worst coffee they’d ever had would forever change their lives.
When hopeless people are blinded by an endless pain, when contentment and safety feel like the best options, and when love seems impossible, they may just find an exception.
Excerpt:
Fisting his hand in the fabric, he tugged it down
hard, and this time Emily didn't object. She didn't think she could. He was
staring so deeply into her eyes, she thought he could see her soul. “This is
mine Emily, you understand me? It’s all mine.”
Before she could answer, he moved and pulled her down
so she was flat on her back, her entire body exposed and her hair tossed around
the bed in a silky black fan. Fucking
hell, she’s sexy, he thought.
“I’m done fighting now,” her raspy admission was
followed by clawed hands, snaking through his midsection and pulling him down.
“I’m yours, Tay, every tiny, little bit of me.”
Taylor was hardly ever speechless, but that was how he
felt hearing her words and knowing, deep down that it was his cue. Working
through the unfamiliar knot in his throat and the uncomfortable feeling of
butterflies flying in his gut, he lightly kissed her lips, trying to even his
breath out and fighting the stinging in his eyes.
“Well babe, that’s good, because I want to claim all
of those tiny bits as mine.” The wicked smile that spread on her perfect, lush
lips, made him snicker. “Not only in that way, perv,” he teased, allowing their
friendly banter to shine once more.
Smoothing
her hair down, he looked her deep in the eyes, connecting with her in a most
intimate manner and spoke in his most serious and honest tone. “I want to spend
my whole life loving every bit of you, in every sense of the word, through
whatever life throws our way. I want to make every piece of you a piece of me,
and give you all the titles I offered when I asked you to be my girlfriend. As
much as I love sharing my life with you as my best friend, girlfriend and life
partner, I want to make you more than that, and I can’t wait anylonger, Ems. I
love you too much.”
Meet the Characters:
Taylor Carter could
be described as the quintessential good guy with a temper. He’s caring,
thoughtful, loyal and sweet to those allowed into his defenses. He’s the type
of man that would go to the ends of the Earth and take extreme measures to
protect those he loves. The problem is that he doesn’t allow himself to love
very often. His past has shown him that people can’t be trusted, especially
when you have what most people don’t. Therefore, he keeps mostly to himself.
Tay is
30 years-old, tall (6’2’’) and bulky, with chocolate brown hair and eyes. The
strong, angular planes of his face are accentuated by a perfectly manicured
stubble and a nice, big smile, one that grows whenever he’s looking at Emily.
He’s a Canadian, but for the past decade he has alternated between living in
the US and England. He has a PhD degree in fine arts with an emphasis on
photography and modern art. Good coffee is at the very top of the list of
things he can’t live without. His middle name is Ryan, but that’s something
very few people know.
Emily Anne Watson is
a woman with a broken past. Of all the things a person is exposed to in life,
pain and heartache have been the ones she experienced the most. Those
experiences have made her wary of people and scared of human contact in
general. She hates being touched and having strange people surrounding her. Her
safe haven is the tight nit group of friends that have become a family to her.
They are the ones that can make her break out of her shell and show her true
self. Despite all of that, she never allowed herself to become bitter and
always strives to be a little sweeter than required.
Ems is
28 years-old, on the shorter side (5’2’’), petite, and has black hair and deep
blue eyes. In all accounts, she’s beautiful. She grew up in California, but
after some pretty traumatic experiences, she moved to New Haven, Connecticut,
where she currently lives. She works as a book reviewer for a prominent
lifestyle blog, and heads a study group and book club to some Yale students.
Her favorite dessert is cheesecake, which was the inspiration to the nickname
her two best friends gave her. She has a passion for all things Jane Austen and
taught herself how to play the piano, something she doesn’t get to do much.
Zackary Clark is one
of Emily’s best friends. He’s a single child of very traditional parents, who cut
off all contact with him when he admitted to being gay at age 18. Since then
he’s been on his own, counting only on his lifelong friend, Jody, and his aunt
and uncle, May and Ben, who live in Vermont. He’s a pediatric surgeon and the
heart of Emily’s group of friends. He’s
very protective of Emily and has taken upon himself the job of protecting her from
those that mean her harm. He’s tall and thin, with coopery hair and green eyes.
Jody Francis O’Connell is Emily’s other best friend and easily the glue that keeps the group together. She has no
filter, none whatsoever, which makes her such a genuine person and a lot of fun
to hang out with. Her parents died in a car crash, leaving her the family
restaurant, Old Joe’s, to take care of. She’s been engaged to Bradley for five
years and living with him for one, but as of right now, they have no plans of
getting married. In a perfect match to her outlandish personality, she’s got
red hair, big boobs and all the right curves.
Author Bio:
Whenever I’m not sitting behind my computer, I’m either enjoying the company of my dear hubby, Alex, and our four four-legged babies or reading. I’m a firm believer in long hand written letters, love of any kind and good stories.
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