by
Cate Baylor
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GENRE:
Contemporary Romance
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Raney
Hoffman eloped with her high school sweetheart believing they’d
found their happy ever after, but her world crashed down around her
when he left after less than two years of marriage. Nearly twenty
years later he’s back in town. Her broken heart tells her she
should still hate the jerk. But her traitorous body surges into
sexual overdrive at the sight of him.
Rob
Coleman was devoted to Raney the moment they met in high school.
After they married, his twin brother died unexpectedly and Rob’s
grief thrust him into an identity crisis he couldn’t recover from.
The decisions he made in that haze of grief have haunted him for
nearly twenty years. Now he’s back and completely befuddled by the
strength of his response to seeing Raney again.
They
rebuilt their lives without the other but their unexpected reunion
makes it clear their history is far from resolved.
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Excerpt:
Rob
sagged to his knees, overcome with repressed grief and memories.
Interred here, stolen away from him much too early, was his twin
brother. His other, better half. This was the first time he’d been
here since that cold, rainy November day they buried J.W.
He was
numb, unable to recall a single specific memory or identify a
particular emotion. He just felt empty. Bereft. Alone.
He
didn’t know how long he sat there gazing at J.W.’s headstone, but
a bone-deep ache began to overtake the numbness. He reached out,
tracing the letters of his brother’s name, following the lines that
led inexorably to the dates of his birth and death. As his hand
wandered lower against the marble, he noticed a vase embedded in
front of the marker. Fresh flowers spilled out of the unremarkable
green container.
He
leaned back on his heels, stunned out of the haze of his grief. The
vibrant, cheerful white daisies and red carnations seemed out of
place when he felt so overwhelmingly sad. Grudgingly, he considered
their simplicity perfectly suited J.W.’s personality. Assuming his
grandfather was responsible for them, he wondered how Pops had
managed to make the trip out here given his recent fall. He’d have
to remember to thank him. He supposed he should take over that
particular duty, too, now that he was back.
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One
liner:
Cate
Baylor is a romance writer, technical communicator, blogger, craft
addict, tea drinker, and geek.
Full
bio:
Cate
Baylor has been a technical communicator for over fifteen years. When
she's not writing, she suffers from hobby addiction, which includes
(but is not limited to!) reading, card making, crochet, knitting,
scrapbooking, cross stitching, and home DIY. She lives in Houston
with her geeky husband, neurotic cats, and precocious Yellow Lab
named Tex. She comes from a long line of German-Texan farmers who are
likely rolling over in their graves knowing she’d much rather stay
blissfully air-conditioned than suffer the Texas heat.
Connect
with Cate on her web site, http://www.catebaylor.com/
Twitter,
or
Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/CateBaylor
You’ll
also find her author profile on Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/catebaylor
and
LibraryThing. http://www.librarything.com/author/baylorcate
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