ABOUT THE BOOK
Paige
Langford has it all: wealth, beauty, and ambition. But when her boyfriend’s
betrayal leads to the loss of her job and her reputation, she retreats to her
brother’s rural Indiana home to regroup. There she meets Ryan Malloy, a gruff,
hard-drinking loner whose surly temper can’t hide the haunted misery in his
eyes. He is everything Paige never wanted, yet he may be exactly what she
needs—if only they can overcome their personal demons to forge a love strong
enough to save them both.
AN EXCERPT
“Hi,
honey. I’m home.” Ryan’s voice reverberated through the stillness, bounced off
the bare walls, and came back to mock him. He set his lunchbox on the kitchen
counter and leaned over to retrieve his supper from under the sink—a brand-new
bottle of Johnnie Walker Red.
Gripping
the bottle by the neck, he moved to the living room and set it on the coffee
table next to his vintage .357 revolver, the letter he’d written to his folks,
and the picture of his platoon, Task Force Iron, First Armored Division, Fourth
Brigade. One more item, and he could begin his nightly ritual. He retrieved the
snapshot of Theresa from his billfold, laid it down, and took his place on the
couch.
Letter.
Pictures. Gun. Bottle.
Theresa. Reaching out,
he traced the laminated photo with his finger. His throat tightened. God, he
missed her. How different his life would be if he hadn’t insisted they go
riding that morning five years ago. He’d be coming home every evening from some
swank advertising agency job. They’d have a couple of kids by now. A family.
His family. He’d be surrounded by love instead of this soul-sucking loneliness.
Ah,
but he wasn’t entirely alone, not if the hollow-eyed ghosts plaguing him
counted. He closed his eyes, and images from the suicide bombing near Mosul
played across his shattered mind.
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