Synopsis
Army Special Forces Senior Sergeant Eli Stevens is
married to his childhood sweetheart, Katherine. She is his princess, his world.
He is her first and only love, her best friend, her everything. They finally
have what they've always dreamed of…a baby on the way.
But this happy news
comes on the eve of Eli and his best friend Sergeant William Bradshaw’s
deployment for a special mission... A mission that Eli knows in his heart will
be his last.
Before Eli’s
premonition comes true he tells William to watch over his family, to be a
father to his child, to love Katherine. William reluctantly agrees, moving into
the Stevens home to take care of Katherine. The longer he is there the more she
depends on him. But she holds William emotionally at a distance, scared of the
feelings he stirs inside her. And despite fighting against it he falls in love
with Katherine and the child, even though feels he is betraying his friend.
Can they find their way through the nightmares to
give in to what is between them? Or will the past come back to haunt William in
more ways than one?
Excerpt
I took the envelope
from her, my brows furrowed in confusion. I flipped it over and gasped, my name
scrawled over the front of the thick envelope in Eli’s unmistakable
handwriting. I stared at it for the longest time before looking down at
Katherine. I wasn’t sure I should open it in front of her or not. I had no idea
what I would find when I did.
“I don’t know what
this is, Katherine. Believe me. I have no clue,” I said softly, shaking my
head.
She nodded softly
as she stood. She started to speak but then stopped, turning back to return to
her bedroom to get ready to go. I flipped the envelope over in my hands,
running my calloused finger over the handwriting.
“What the hell,
Eli?” I whispered. “How in the hell?”
I slid my index
finger beneath the flap of the large envelope, opening it. With shaking fingers
I pulled the contents of the envelope free. Two additional envelopes appeared,
along with a thick stick of folded papers. I turned the envelopes over, running
my fingers over the lettering of Eli’s heavy handwriting.
One addressed to
“My only child” and the other to “My beloved Katherine”. I started to call out
to her but something made me hold back. Instead I unfolded the stack of papers,
assuming it was a letter to me.
My suspicions were
confirmed when I saw “William” scrawled across the top of the paper in Eli’s
signature style. I looked up to see if Katherine was on her way back into the
room. I only heard sounds coming from her bedroom so I tucked the other two
envelopes in my suit jacket pocket and leaned back in the chair. I ran my hand
through my hair, taking a deep breath before working my way through the letter.
Meet Lorraine Britt
Lorraine Britt is a fourth
generation Native Texan who is also immensely proud of her Louisiana heritage
and solid Southern roots. As an enthusiastic lover of the written word,
inspiration struck Lorraine and she began to bubble over with her own ideas.
Grasping hold of her lifelong dreams, it wasn’t long before she was putting pen
to paper and letting her fingers fly over a keyboard to bring her own
characters to life. When she isn’t busy scribbling notes for her next idea you
might find her whipping up delicious creations in the kitchen or putting miles
on her car on road trip adventures. Lorraine is equally passionate about music,
movies and sports. You’ll no doubt find these familiar themes woven throughout
her books. Lorraine and her family currently make their home in northeast Texas.
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