Annie
Campbell's predictable and cozy life gets turned on its side when her
son's prodigal father returns to town. Then an old enemy shows up and
the outcome will not only place her in danger, but their son as well.
Jared
Martin left Tidal Falls a hotheaded youth, and has seen his share of
violence in the eight years he’s served Uncle Sam. Floundering, he
returns to his hometown to regain his bearings, bitter and
disillusioned.
Then he finds out he’s a father.
When
an old enemy follows and causes mayhem in the small town, can Jared
overcome the odds to protect the woman he’s always loved and the child
he never knew, or will it be too late?
Excerpt:
“Miss Campbell, guess what? Jake’s here. He was outside when we went to get Susan. How cool is that?”
“That’s
pretty cool all right. How’d he get here? And where’s Chris?” She’d
grabbed up a napkin to wipe the ice cream from her lips, when a voice
out of the past lifted the hairs on the nape of her neck and sent a
shiver down her spine.
“He’s here. With me.”
The
smooth tones rolled over her, and sucked all the air out of the room.
Annie stiffened, then crumpled the napkin and slowly turned in her
seat—yep, it was Jared all right. And Chris.
Oh.
My.
God.
He
looked good. The random thought floated through her mind even as she
tried to digest the fact he was finally back. Eight years too late, but
he was here. She wanted to grab Chris and run. Run before what was
obvious to her became obvious to everyone else. Shit.
“Hello, Annie, it’s been a long time.” Why was he looking at her as if she’d betrayed him? She wasn’t the one to cut and run without a single word in all this time. Goddamn him.
“Jared.
Yes, it has been. A very long time. There were no phones where you
were? Your mother probably would’ve appreciated knowing whether you were
dead or alive.” Not to mention herself. She’d promised herself she
wasn’t going down this road, the blame road. It was time to leave.
She
turned her back on him, looked into Jack’s concerned eyes, and forced
herself to smile as if her heart wasn’t shattering into a million tiny
pieces. “I better get back. Tina needs to take her break. Call me
later?”
He
gave her waist a warm squeeze, and placed a gentle kiss on her cheek
before sliding free. “I’m not sure what’s going on, but for what it’s
worth, I’ve got your back.”
Near
tears, she stood from the table, and without looking at either man
again, grabbed both children’s hands and hustled them out the door.
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Jacquie
lives in paradise along the west coast of Canada with her husband,
daughter, & grandson. Loves reading, writing, and flower gardening.
Spoils her German Shepherd, Annie, and Calico cat, Harley. And can't
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Good morning Jacquie. thanks so much for sharing The Rebels's Redemption with us. It looks fabulous.
ReplyDeleteHi Penny, thank you for sharing your blog with me today :)
DeleteThis book sounds like a really good read. I have put it on my "to be read" list.
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Thanks Shannon, you've made my day :) I hope you give it at try. This is the second in a series but can be read as a stand-alone. Let me know what you think, you can reach me through my website,
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Take care,
Jacquie
Oooh, I want to read more?
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat, I hope that you do :)
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