Blurb:
Eve is ready
for a clean slate. She nearly lost the love of her life in The Return. Now Eve must confront the people refusing to let her go
quietly into her happily ever after with Jake. Returning to Newport to tie up
loose ends may be the biggest mistake of her life.
Jake wants
one thing – and one thing only – Eve. He is ready to build a life with her, and
spend the rest of his days loving only her. But his surprise visit to Newport
makes him question everything he thought he knew about her, including her love.
At the
center of the turmoil is Eve’s ex-husband. Intrigued by the changes he sees in
her, Brad is determined to sabotage Jake and Eve’s relationship – and take Eve back.
Jake and Eve
must face their demons, and battle the outside forces that seek to destroy
their future. Can their love survive the Return
to Newport?
Excerpt:
Jake. It
nagged at her that she had still not had a word from him. She walked into the
kitchen to find some crackers to calm her now upset stomach. What the hell was
going on? She heard the kitchen door open, but had already pressed the button
for Jake’s phone, and she didn’t turn around. Clarissa’s voice filled the air
around her.
“Hey, Mom, I have a surprise for you,”
her voice sang.
“Hold on Clarissa, I’m on the phone. I
haven’t heard from Jake all day,” she muttered more to herself than for
Clarissa’s benefit. Jake’s voicemail picked up, and Eve shifted her weight as
she heard the beep. “Jake, where the hell are you?”
“I’m right here, beautiful,” came the
deep voice behind her.
Eve turned around, and her eyes met the
most beautiful blue eyes that she had ever seen - the ones that held the
deepest love - all for her.
“Jake,” she exhaled, and came towards
him. Her arms went around his neck, and she launched herself at him. He wrapped
his arms around her waist, holding her tightly against his body. She pressed
her lips against his, tilting her head to the side, and slipping her tongue
into his mouth. She was desperate for him, needed to feel him, make sure he was
truly there.
“Geez, you two, get a room,” Clarissa’s
voice giggled behind them. Eve placed her forehead against Jake’s, eyes closed,
and breathed him in. All the worry, the fears - the demons - all of them melted
away with the stroke of his hands across her back.
He exhaled, and pulled Eve tighter
against his body, whispering in her ear, “Now everything feels right again.”
About the Author:
Born and raised in the Rocky Mountains, A.L. Parks has spent
the last 25 years moving all over the United States. Married to the Navy - well
a man in the Navy - Parks has lived in various places throughout the United
States. Now she resides in the Washington D.C area, and loves every minute. She
has four children, and one spoiled German Shepard.
2013 marked her debut in publishing. Her first novel, Strangers, released on her 45th birthday. She was amazed at how many people fell in love with a story about two people dealing with grief, and finding love again. Abby and Bryce were the perfect couple to introduce Parks as an up-and-coming author.
Her second novel, The Return, released in December 2013. A wonderful Christmas romance, it is the first book in the Return To Me series. Book two, Return To Newport, is set to release on April 29, 2014.
2013 marked her debut in publishing. Her first novel, Strangers, released on her 45th birthday. She was amazed at how many people fell in love with a story about two people dealing with grief, and finding love again. Abby and Bryce were the perfect couple to introduce Parks as an up-and-coming author.
Her second novel, The Return, released in December 2013. A wonderful Christmas romance, it is the first book in the Return To Me series. Book two, Return To Newport, is set to release on April 29, 2014.
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