Unforgettable Hearts
By Emily A. Lawrence
Series: Soul's Desire # 2
Published: March 27, 2014
Publisher: Beau Coup
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Continuing the Soul’s Desire Series with book
2 Unforgettable Hearts
Ellie Benton lost all contact with her
childhood friend, Tyler Stuart, when she moved with her family to New York. For
seven years she’d mourned the loss of the copper-haired boy whom she’d secretly
admired her entire life. Saddened by the thought that he’d forgotten her, Ellie
carried on with her life, but nothing could fill the void he’d left in her
heart. When an unexpected trip reunited them after such a long time, Ellie
found herself unable to resist the strong pull she felt toward him, nor control
the feelings she’d fought so hard to keep at bay. Tyler’s initial coldness at
the sight of her made her question if he’d ever cared about her, but soon she
discovered things she’d never even dared dream of, secrets that turned her soul
inside out and brought her more joy than she’d ever experienced. Tyler proved
to be the man of her dreams, exactly how she’d imagined him. But, as they
embarked on a passionate relationship—just when she thought she’d finally found
her happiness—demons from their past and present threatened to separate them.
Will their love overcome all the obstacles they have to face?
I saw Tyler’s fingers
tighten around the glass, squeezing it so hard I feared it might shatter in his
hand. It only took seconds. First there was a crack, then his eyes became
slits, and before I could react, the crystal glass broke, slicing his palm
open.
“Tyler!” Caitlyn jumped, a look of horror on
her face.
“Dammit!” Tyler growled and grabbed a towel, pressing it against his
bleeding wound. I felt my stomach lurch and my heart beat a hundred miles per
hour.
“Son, what did you do? Let me see that!” Alfred was by his side, but
Tyler got up from his seat and stormed out of the dining room, causing several
heads to turn.
“I’ll go,” I said and rushed after him.
“Tyler, wait up! Tyler!”
I managed to catch up with him when he stopped to open his door.
“Go back,
Ellie. I’m fine,” he said through gritted teeth.
“No, you’re not. You’re
bleeding!” I followed him into the bathroom and watched him turn on the cold
water, getting his blood all over the faucet. He put his hand under the clear
water and grunted when it poured over his wound. He rinsed off as quickly as he
could, but it didn’t stop the bleeding.
“You might need some stitches—”
“No,
it’s not that deep.”
I opened the medical cabinet on the wall. “At least let me
put some alcohol on it. You don’t want it to get infected, do you?” After
opening the bottle I grabbed his wrist to hold him in place and poured a bit on
the bleeding wound.
Tyler growled, then mumbled all kinds of despicable things,
half of which I couldn’t understand. He thrust his hand under the stream of
water again and waited until it ran clean from his wound. The pain seemed to be
subsiding since his body relaxed.
He examined the wound closely. “It’s not as
severe as I thought it was. It still burns, though.”
“Sit down and let me
bandage you,” I said, taking what I needed from the cabinet. He sat down on the
edge of the tub, but stuck his hand behind his back when he saw me grab the
bottle.
“Oh, no. No more alcohol.”
“Don’t be such a baby. Come on. The faster I
finish this, the sooner I’ll leave you alone.” Saying those words hurt, but it
was the painful truth. Whatever pain he was feeling, mine was multiplied by
thousands of times at the thought that he didn’t want me around him.
His jaw
clenched, and said nothing in return. I had half expected him to tell me I was
mistaken, but he didn’t. Giving me his hand, he let me clean and bandage his
wound. The proximity was killing me slowly, and it took all I had to keep from
wrapping myself around him and settling into his arms.
I ached to hear that
he’d missed me and have the harrowing weight lifted off of my heart, but his
lips remained sealed and not one word came out as I attended him. Saddened, I
reflected deeply on our past relationship and how much it had meant to me,
feeling the poignancy of everything we’d shared in good times and bad. I
wondered if perhaps this was the beginning of the saddest time of all, as the
pain I felt in all the years we’d been apart was nothing compared to the way I
felt now. Holding my breath to avoid inhaling his masculine scent, I tried to
swallow the raw pain scraping its way toward my mouth as a scream demanded its
exit.
“There...you’ll be okay, but maybe you should let your dad have a look at
it—”
“Stay away from that man,” he said and grabbed my wrist unexpectedly.
My
heart jumped into my throat, blocking my windpipe. My throat contracted around
the emotions which threatened to leap up and out of my lips, my stomach tensed
and my insides felt like they were tied into a knot.
“What?” I barely
whispered, glaring at him perplexed.
“You heard me. Stay away from that Andrew
whatever.” Tyler was dead serious, his voice dry as bones. Was that what had
caused his anger? Him seeing me with the other man? There was a small flutter
of hope in my tummy, but I wasn’t sure what to think anymore.
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Emily A. Lawrence
lives in Transylvania with her family, hence her love for vampires and
paranormal books. She is extremely passionate about fiction and has been
writing stories, mostly fan fiction, for years now, but only began thinking
seriously about publishing approximately a year ago. Having her family's
support, and encouraged by friends and fellow authors, she pursued her dream of
becoming a published author.
Emily loves creating
new characters with whom readers can identify themselves, and losing herself in
their worlds. Usually, she writes contemporary romance in three heat levels:
sweet, sensual and erotic. However, she would like to try her hand at other
genres one day, such as paranormal or mystery.
When she's not
writing, she enjoys traveling and experiencing new cultures, new sceneries,
food and meeting new people, or simply reading a good book.
Oooh... nice excerpt! This sounds like a good read too! You are killing me today Itara!! This is definitely a series I'd enjoy.
ReplyDeleteNaomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace
Yeah, it's an awesome one and the covers are beautiful. I posted about the first book as well & the cover was really good and so was the blurb.
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